The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 1927

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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
3542 The Dragon And The George Gordon R. Dickson 1976 American English
3549 Gloriana Michael Moorcock 1978 British English
3557 Magician Raymond E. Feist 1982 American English
3571 The Day After Judgement James Blish 1971 American English
3582 Two Sought Adventure Fritz Leiber 1957 American English
3592 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson 1999 British English
3614 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
3616 The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 1972 American English
3619 Day Of The Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann 1966 American English
3637 Der Gaulschreck Im Rosennetz Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando 1928 Austrian German
3814 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
3819 Weaveworld Clive Barker 1987 British English
3825 The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman 1997 British English
3830 Lord Foul's Bane Stephen R. Donaldson 1977 American English
3860 Forest of A Thousand Daemons Daniel O. Fagunwa 1938 Nigerian Yoruba
3878 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
3891 Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 1997 American English
3903 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 1982 American English
3907 The Wind on the Moon Eric Linklater 1944 British English
3927 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
3949 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4064 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
4077 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4102 Selected Poems Of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith 1971 American English
4188 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4220 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
4232 Eric In The Land Of The Insects Godfried Bomans 1941 Dutch Dutch
4256 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
4304 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4399 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
4449 The Eye Of The World Robert Jordan 1990 American English
4458 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British English
4471 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
4487 The Bears' Famous Invasion Of Sicily Dino Buzzati 1945 Italian Italian
4512 Comet In Moominland Tove Jansson 1946 Finnish Swedish
4515 Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson 1948 Finnish Swedish
4516 The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander 1965 American English
4547 Restoree Anne McCaffrey 1967 American English
4560 The Unfortunate Fursey Mervyn Wall 1946 Irish English
4560 Return Of Fursey Mervyn Wall 1948 Irish English
4572 The Moomins And The Great Flood Tove Jansson 1945 Finnish Swedish
4575 Alanna Tamora Pierce 1983 American English
4604 Swords And Deviltry Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
4638 The Vintner's Luck Elizabeth Knox 1998 New Zealand English
4654 Coraline Neil Gaiman 2002 British English
4707 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4709 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
4719 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 1982 American English
4767 The Incomplete Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp 1940 American English
4767 The White Deer James Thurber 1945 American English
4818 The Malacia Tapestry Brian Aldiss 1976 British English
4933 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4942 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
4955 Black God's Shadow C. L. Moore 1934 American English
4994 Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay 1990 Canadian English
5013 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5038 Storm Front Jim Butcher 2000 American English
5043 Typewriter In The Sky & Fear L. Ron Hubbard 1940 American English
5043 The Face In The Abyss A. Merritt 1931 American English
5043 The Invincible Adam George Vierick, Paul Eldridge 1932 American English
5097 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5161 The Blue Star Fletcher Pratt 1952 American English
5164 Jirel of Joiry C. L. Moore 1934 American English
5165 Northwest Smith C. L. Moore 1933 American English
5165 Mistress Masham's Repose T. H. White 1946 British English
5171 The Land Of Unreason L. Sprague de Camp 1942 American English
5171 Slaves Of Sleep L. Ron Hubbard 1939 American English
5171 Adept's Gambit Fritz Leiber 1947 American English
5171 Humour And Fantasy F. Anstey 1931 British Unknown
5171 War In Heaven Charles Williams 1930 British English
5188 Mistress Of Mistresses E. R. Eddison 1935 British English
5188 Witch Wood John Buchan 1927 British English
5188 The Valley Of The Flame Henry Kuttner 1946 American English
5188 The Dark World Henry Kuttner 1946 American English
5188 A Fish Dinner In Memison E. R. Eddison 1941 British English
5239 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
5241 The Life And Adventures Of Trobadora Beatrice Irmtraud Morgner 1974 German German
5251 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
5263 The Golden Key George MacDonald 1980 British English
5275 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5292 The Poisoned Kiss And Other Stories From The Portuguese Joyce Carol Oates 1975 American English
5326 A Storm Of Wings M. John Harrison 1980 British English
5377 Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart 1984 American English
5378 A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson 1974 American English
5385 The Tritonian Ring L. Sprague de Camp 1953 American English
5425 Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon 2024 Irish English
5446 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5500 Over Sea, Under Stone Susan Cooper 1965 British English
5501 The Trip To Panama Janosch 1978 German German
5520 Lost Worlds Clark Ashton Smith 1944 American English
5571 The Golden Stranger Henry Treece 1956 British English
5581 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5604 Tree And Leaf J. R. R. Tolkien 1964 British English
5650 The Last Enchantment Mary Stewart 1979 British English
5655 The Mezentian Gate E. R. Eddison 1958 British English
5656 Tea With The Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy 1983 American English
5687 The Saint Of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera 2023 Unknown English
5701 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
5714 Hotel Transylvania Chelsa quinn yarbro 1978 American English
5761 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
5776 The Serpent Jane Gaskell 1963 British English
5776 The Stealer Of Souls Michael Moorcock 1963 British English
5926 Sylvester And The Magic Pebble William Steig 1969 American English
5934 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
5948 The Wandering Fire Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
5963 Swords In The Mist Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
5963 Swords Against Wizardry Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
6073 Earthfasts William Mayne 1966 British English
6004 The Return Of Münchausen Sigismund Krzyzanowski 1927 Russian Russian
6077 The Darkest Road Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
6076 A Knight In Shining Armor Jude Deveraux 1989 American English
6086 The Maker Of Universes Philip José Farmer 1965 American English
6090 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6104 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6122 The Lives Of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones 1988 British English
6166 Atlan Jane Gaskell 1965 British English
6166 Peregrine Avram Davidson 1965 American English
6171 Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
6196 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6206 The High King Lloyd Alexander 1968 American English