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
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
14232 The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey 1978 American English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14232 One Dark Window Rachel Gillig 2022 Unknown English
14232 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 American English
14232 Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg 1981 American English
14348 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14359 The Crystal Shard R. A. Salvatore 1988 American English
14453 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14478 The Sword Of Truth Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
14499 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
14499 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
14554 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14621 The Book Of Wonder Lord Dunsany 1912 British English
14650 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
14671 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14680 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14680 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14713 Faebound Saara El-Arifi 2024 Unknown English
14751 Children Of Dune Frank Herbert 1976 American English
14860 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14897 The Devil At The Long Bridge Riccardo Bacchelli 1927 Italian Unknown
14883 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir R. A. Dick 1945 British English
14924 Life, The Universe And Everything Douglas Adams 1982 British English
14986 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14986 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14986 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14986 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14986 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14986 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14986 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14986 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14986 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14986 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14986 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14986 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14986 The Many Coloured Land Julian May 1981 American English
14986 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
14986 The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich 1998 American English
14986 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14986 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14986 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14986 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14986 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14986 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
14986 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14986 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14986 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14986 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
14986 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14986 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14986 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14986 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14986 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14986 In The Hand Of The Goddess Tamora Pierce 1984 American English
14986 The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Tamora Pierce 1986 American English
14986 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
14986 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14986 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14986 Sailing To Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay 1998 Canadian English
14986 The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams 1988 American English
14986 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14986 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14986 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14986 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14986 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14986 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14986 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14986 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
14986 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14986 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14986 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14986 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14986 Pyramids Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
14986 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
14986 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
14986 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14986 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14986 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14986 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2009 American English
14986 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14986 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14986 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
14986 Fairy Tale Stephen King 2023 American English
14986 The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan 1992 American English
14986 The Dark Tower Stephen King 1982 American English
14986 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
14986 The Mercy Of Gods James S. A. Corey 2024 Unknown Unknown
14986 The Library At Mount Char Scott Hawkins 2015 American English
14986 The Vorrh Brian Catling 2012 British English
14986 Blood Over Bright Haven M. L. Wang 2024 Unknown Unknown
14986 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins P. Djèlí Clark 2024 American English
14986 Emily Wilde's Map Of The Otherlands Heather Fawcett 2024 Unknown English
14986 Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky 1986 American English
14986 A Stroke Of The Pen Terry Pratchett 2023 British English
14986 Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell 2023 British English
14986 Starling House Alix E. Harrow 2023 American English
14986 The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty 2023 American English
14986 The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang 2023 Unknown English
14986 The Hurricane Wars Thea Guanzon 2023 Unknown English
14986 A Marvellous Light Freya Marske 2021 British English
14986 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
14986 Assistant To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
14986 A Touch Of Darkness Scarlett St. Clair 2019 Unknown English
14986 Powerless Lauren Roberts 2023 Unknown English
14986 The Fragile Threads Of Power V. E. Schwab 2023 American English
14986 This Will Be Fun E. B. Asher 2024 Unknown English
14986 The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce 2011 American English
14986 The Paper Bag Princess Robert Munsch 1980 Canadian English
14986 The Fairy Tale Detectives Michael Buckley 2005 American English
14986 Strega Nona Tomie dePaola 1975 American English
14986 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15569 A Private Cathedral James Lee Burke 2020 American English
15589 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15658 Where The Blue Begins Christopher Morley 1922 American English
15688 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15717 Kingdom Of The Wicked Kerri Maniscalco 2020 American English