The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 1900

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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
17150 The Horn Of Moran M.L. Forman 2011 Unknown English
17150 Faith Of The Fallen Terry Goodkind 2000 American English
17150 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17150 The Golem Isaac Bashevis Singer 1969 Unknown English
17150 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
17150 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17150 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17150 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Innkeeper's Song Peter S. Beagle 1993 American English
17150 Emily Wilde's Compendium Of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett 2023 Unknown English
17150 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17150 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17150 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17150 Dragons Of Summer Flame Margaret Weis 1995 American English
17150 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17150 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17150 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17150 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17150 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17150 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17150 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17150 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17150 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17150 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English
17150 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Sebastian Lloyd Alexander 1970 American English
17150 The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn Donald Barthelme 1971 American English
17150 The Court Of The Stone Children Eleanor Cameron 1973 American English
17150 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17150 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17150 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17150 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17150 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17150 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17150 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17150 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17150 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17150 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17150 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17150 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17150 The Butcher's Masquerade Matt Dinniman 2022 Unknown English
17150 Apprentice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17150 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English
17150 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
16958 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English
17150 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17150 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17150 War Of Lanka Amish Tripathi 2022 Indian English
17150 O Dia Do Curinga Jostein Gaarder 1990 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Die Kunst Des Verschwindens. Jim Dodge 1990 Unknown German
17150 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17150 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17150 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17150 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17150 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17150 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17150 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17150 रश्मिरथी Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' 1981 Indian Hindi
17150 Witcher Series 6 Books Set Collection Andrzej Sapkowski 1986 Polish Polish
17150 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17150 Divided Allegiance Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17150 Oath Of Gold Elizabeth Moon 1989 American English
17150 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17150 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17150 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17150 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17150 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17150 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17150 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17150 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English
17150 Red Side Story Jasper Fforde 2024 British English
17150 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17150 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17150 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17150 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English
17150 Hooked McIntire, Emily 2021 Unknown English
17150 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17150 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17150 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17150 From A Buick 8 Stephen King 2002 American English
17150 What Dreams May Come Richard Matheson 1978 American English
16871 The Heart Of A Dog Mikhail Bulgakov 1925 Russian Russian
17150 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese
17150 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17150 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17150 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17150 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown
17150 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English
16903 The Outlaw Of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1914 American English
17150 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17150 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English
17150 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17150 Anima Rising Christopher Moore 2025 American English
17150 Giant Bones Peter S. Beagle 1997 American English
17150 Platform Decay Martha Wells 2026 American English
17150 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English
17150 Twice Mitch Albom 2025 American English
17150 Captain Paul Edward Ellsberg 2010 American English
17071 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 English English
17150 Princess Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews 2018 American English