The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 1967

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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
224 Watership Down Richard Adams 1972 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
399 His Dark Materials Philip Pullman 1995 British English
676 The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 American English
842 Outlander Diana Gabaldon 1991 American English
1005 The Dark Is Rising Susan Cooper 1973 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
1289 A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
1348 Sandman Neil Gaiman 1989 British English
1373 Winter's Tale Mark Helprin 1983 American English
1395 The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley 1983 American English
1397 The BFG Roald Dahl 1982 British English
1537 The Owl Service Alan Garner 1967 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
1729 The Mouse And His Child Russell Hoban 1967 American 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
1813 Swan Song Robert R. McCammon 1987 American English
1831 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
1836 Grendel John Gardner 1971 American English
1842 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 2000 British English
1879 Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 1975 American English
1910 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
1932 The Witches Roald Dahl 1983 British English
2047 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2052 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2087 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones 1986 British English
2123 The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart 1970 British English
2142 Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock 1984 British English
2145 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets J. K. Rowling 1998 British English
2193 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2212 Swordspoint Ellen Kushner 1987 American English
2224 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
2229 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 1983 American English
2233 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2244 The Tombs Of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
2391 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2472 The Grey King Susan Cooper 1975 British English
2488 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 1995 British English
2652 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
2683 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2828 A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L'Engle 1978 American English
2881 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
2889 Olvidado Rey Gudú Ana María Matute 1996 Spanish Spanish
2917 Legend David Gemmell 1984 British English
2932 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
2949 Redwall Brian Jacques 1986 British English
2969 The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 2000 British English
2984 The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice 1985 American English
2988 Eragon Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
3016 The House With A Clock In Its Walls John Bellairs 1973 American English
3085 Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey 1968 American English
3158 Nine Princes In Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
3165 Red Moon and Black Mountain Joy Chant 1970 British English
3189 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3212 Neverwhere Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
3214 The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld Patricia A. McKillip 1974 American English
3304 The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien 1977 British English
3377 Black Easter James Blish 1968 American English
3397 The Name Of The Wind Patrick Rothfuss 2007 American English
3436 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3442 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
3450 Mistborn Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
3488 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3491 The Claw Of The Conciliator Gene Wolfe 1981 American English
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
3592 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson 1999 British English
3616 The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 1972 American English
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
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
3927 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
3951 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4066 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
4079 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4104 Selected Poems Of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith 1971 American English
4190 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4222 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
4258 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
4306 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4401 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
4451 The Eye Of The World Robert Jordan 1990 American English
4460 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British English
4473 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
4549 Restoree Anne McCaffrey 1967 American English
4577 Alanna Tamora Pierce 1983 American English
4606 Swords And Deviltry Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
4640 The Vintner's Luck Elizabeth Knox 1998 New Zealand English
4656 Coraline Neil Gaiman 2002 British English
4709 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4711 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
4721 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 1982 American English
4820 The Malacia Tapestry Brian Aldiss 1976 British English
4935 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4944 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
4997 Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay 1990 Canadian English
5016 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5041 Storm Front Jim Butcher 2000 American English
5099 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5240 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
5242 The Life And Adventures Of Trobadora Beatrice Irmtraud Morgner 1974 German German
5252 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
5264 The Golden Key George MacDonald 1980 British English
5276 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5293 The Poisoned Kiss And Other Stories From The Portuguese Joyce Carol Oates 1975 American English
5327 A Storm Of Wings M. John Harrison 1980 British English