The Greatest Fantasy Books Since -10000

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17 The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1959 English English
35 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll 1865 British English
46 One Thousand and One Nights Unknown 800 Multiple Arabic
146 The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 British English
211 The Tempest William Shakespeare 1623 British English
224 Watership Down Richard Adams 1972 British English
225 Fairy Tales and Stories Hans Christian Andersen 1835 Danish Danish
234 The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis 1950 British English
236 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
278 A Wizard Of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
286 The Once and Future King T. H. White 1958 British English
293 A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L'Engle 1962 American English
303 Peter And Wendy J. M. Barrie 1911 Scottish English
309 Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 American English
320 Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak 1963 American English
322 Household Tales Brothers Grimm 1812 German German
340 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum 1900 American English
367 Journey to the West Wu Cheng'en 1592 Chinese Chinese
381 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis 1950 British English
399 His Dark Materials Philip Pullman 1995 British English
522 The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster 1961 American English
547 Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll 1871 British English
548 Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory 1485 British Middle english
676 The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 American English
677 Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees 1926 British English
696 King Solomon's Mines H. Rider Haggard 1885 British English
702 Vathek William Beckford 1786 British French
712 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court Mark Twain 1889 American English
769 A Voyage To Arcturus David Lindsay 1920 Scottish English
810 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
842 Outlander Diana Gabaldon 1991 American English
864 Reynard the Fox Unknown 1479 Multiple Middle dutch
896 She H. Rider Haggard 1887 British English
926 Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne 1864 French French
951 A Princess Of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 American English
972 The Orlando Furioso Lodovico Ariosto 1516 Italian Italian
1005 The Dark Is Rising Susan Cooper 1973 British English
1013 Green Mansions W. H. Hudson 1904 British English
1017 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban J. K. Rowling 1999 British English
1079 The Book of the New Sun Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
1117 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
1134 The Neverending Story Michael Ende 1979 German German
1223 Jurgen James Branch Cabell 1919 American English
1247 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling 1894 British English
1250 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
1284 The Faerie Queene Edmund Spenser 1590 British English
1288 The 13 Clocks James Thurber 1950 American English
1289 A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
1290 Lilith George MacDonald 1895 Scottish English
1291 Parzival Wolfram Eschenbach 1200 German Middle high german
1348 Sandman Neil Gaiman 1989 British English
1373 Winter's Tale Mark Helprin 1983 American English
1377 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 1964 British English
1380 The Sword in the Stone T. H. White 1938 British English
1395 The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley 1983 American English
1397 The BFG Roald Dahl 1982 British English
1423 Out Of Space And Time Clark Ashton Smith 1942 American English
1444 James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl 1961 British English
1493 Charles And Elegast Unknown 1250 Dutch Middle dutch
1516 Heinrich of Ofterdingen Novalis 1802 German German
1537 The Owl Service Alan Garner 1967 British English
1548 Tom's Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce 1958 British English
1585 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 2004 British English
1598 Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren 1981 Swedish Swedish
1626 The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 1983 British English
1661 A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare 1595 British English
1680 Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson 1955 American English
1707 The House at Pooh Corner A. A. Milne 1928 British English
1730 The Mouse And His Child Russell Hoban 1967 American English
1736 Mary Poppins P. L. Travers 1934 British English
1744 Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie 1990 British English
1755 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 2005 British English
1793 The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle 1968 American English
1805 A Hero Born Jin Yong 1957 Chinese Chinese
1806 Moominland Midwinter Tove Jansson 1957 Finnish Swedish
1813 Swan Song Robert R. McCammon 1987 American English
1831 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
1833 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis 1952 British English
1836 Grendel John Gardner 1971 American English
1842 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 2000 British English
1853 The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 1922 British English
1866 The Lion of Flanders Hendrik Conscience 1838 Belgian Dutch
1879 Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 1975 American English
1910 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
1919 The Dying Earth Jack Vance 1950 American English
1931 The Witches Roald Dahl 1983 British English
2006 The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Unknown 900 Japanese Japanese
2046 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2050 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2086 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones 1986 British English
2097 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2122 The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart 1970 British English
2136 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
2138 The Worm Ouroboros E. R. Eddison 1922 British English
2141 Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock 1984 British English
2144 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets J. K. Rowling 1998 British English
2192 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2196 That Hideous Strength C. S. Lewis 1945 British English
2211 Swordspoint Ellen Kushner 1987 American English
2223 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
2228 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 1983 American English
2232 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2243 The Tombs Of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
2276 The Old English Baron Clara Reeve 1777 British English
2331 The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Charles Perrault 1697 French French
2345 The Well Of The Unicorn Fletcher Pratt 1948 American English
2389 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2398 The Blazing World Margaret Cavendish 1666 British English
2470 The Grey King Susan Cooper 1975 British English
2475 The Last Battle C. S. Lewis 1956 British English
2486 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 1995 British English
2528 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
2592 The Gods Of Pegana Lord Dunsany 1905 Irish English
2600 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
2611 The Winter's Tale William Shakespeare 1623 British English
2651 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
2682 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2686 Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis 1951 British English
2700 Witch World Andre Norton 1963 American English
2722 Perelandra C. S. Lewis 1943 British English