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
8646 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8649 The Leiber Chronicles Fritz Leiber 1990 American English
8660 Krabat Otfried Preußler 1971 German German
8673 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8686 The Poetic Fantastic Patrick D. Murphy 1989 American English
8690 Wicked Gregory Maguire 1995 American English
8695 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8707 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8750 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
8761 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
8764 Prentice Alvin Orson Scott Card 1989 American English
8774 Four Ways To Forgiveness Ursula K. Le Guin 1994 American English
8821 The Werewolves Of London Brian Stableford 1990 British English
8865 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman 2020 American English
8868 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8878 Tongues Anders Nilsen 2025 American English
8888 Theft Of Swords Michael J. Sullivan 2011 American English
8905 Left Foot, Right Nalo Hopkinson 1996 Canadian Unknown
8914 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
8916 O Picapau Amarelo Monteiro Lobato 1939 Brazilian Portuguese
8940 Queen Of The Conquered Kacen Callender 2019 American English
8940 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8945 Wolf in White Van John Darnielle 2014 American English
8958 Stardust Neil Gaiman 1999 British English
8985 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
8988 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8996 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9062 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9081 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9086 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9094 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9096 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9129 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9140 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
9180 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9240 The Sword Of Shannara Terry Brooks 1977 American English
9241 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9257 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9289 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9334 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9334 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9341 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9365 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9377 You'll Need A Light Christine Campbell Thompson 1927 British Unknown
9529 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9532 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9571 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9577 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9587 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 1967 American English
9605 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9688 Moominpappa At Sea Tove Jansson 1965 Finnish Swedish
9692 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
9701 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9701 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9722 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9729 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9783 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9798 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9807 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9815 Possible Worlds Of The Fantastic Nancy H. Trail 1995 American Unknown
9826 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9830 Darkness Weaves Karl Edward Wagner 1970 American English
9855 The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy John Clute 1997 British English
9901 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9908 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9919 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
9976 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9984 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9983 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9982 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10028 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
10030 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10030 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10087 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10089 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10107 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10112 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10131 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10166 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10177 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10194 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10204 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
10245 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10263 The Warrior Who Carried Life Geoff Ryman 1985 British English
10358 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10361 The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952 British English
10364 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10404 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10418 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10418 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10438 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10530 Roads Seabury Quinn 1948 American English
10530 Genius Loci, And Other Tales Clark Ashton Smith 1948 American English
10528 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10563 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10564 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10572 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10579 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10585 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10651 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10663 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10672 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10686 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10689 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10717 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10767 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10825 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10847 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10847 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10867 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10958 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10958 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10963 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10971 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11013 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11016 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11021 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11112 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11112 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11132 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English