The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 1990

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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
236 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
399 His Dark Materials Philip Pullman 1995 British English
842 Outlander Diana Gabaldon 1991 American English
1017 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban J. K. Rowling 1999 British English
1117 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
1289 A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
1585 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 2004 British 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
1842 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 2000 British English
1910 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
2145 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets J. K. Rowling 1998 British English
2193 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2224 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
2233 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2391 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2488 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 1995 British English
2652 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
2683 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2882 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
2890 Olvidado Rey Gudú Ana María Matute 1996 Spanish Spanish
2970 The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 2000 British English
2989 Eragon Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
3190 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3213 Neverwhere Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
3398 The Name Of The Wind Patrick Rothfuss 2007 American English
3437 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3451 Mistborn Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
3489 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3593 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson 1999 British English
3814 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
3825 The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman 1997 British English
3891 Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 1997 American English
3927 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
4079 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4190 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4306 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4451 The Eye Of The World Robert Jordan 1990 American English
4460 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British 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
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
5276 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5426 Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon 2024 Irish English
5447 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5582 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5688 The Saint Of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera 2023 Unknown English
5702 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
5762 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
5935 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
6091 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6105 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6198 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6246 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6297 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6376 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6405 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6414 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
6533 A Stranger In Olondria Sofia Samatar 2013 American English
6760 Bold As Love Gwyneth Jones 2001 British English
6868 The Cruel Prince Holly Black 2018 American English
6890 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer 2001 Irish English
6907 The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson 2002 American English
6917 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin, Janet Song 2009 Chinese English
7042 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Simon Armitage 2007 British Middle english
7079 A Court Of Mist And Fury Sarah J. Maas 2016 American English
7093 Small Gods Terry Pratchett 1992 British English
7141 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
7149 Magic In The Wind Christine Feehan 2003 American English
7157 La Horde Du Contrevent Alain Damasio 2004 French French
7205 Hounded Kevin Hearne 2011 American English
7629 The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
7637 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7637 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7666 Victory City Salman Rushdie 2023 British English
7672 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7672 Cinder Marissa Meyer 2012 American English
7672 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7685 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
7685 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7702 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7761 Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James 2019 Jamaican English
7762 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7804 Anno Dracula Kim Newman 1992 British English
7839 The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue V. E. Schwab 2020 American English
7859 The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater 2011 American English
7888 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
7895 The Bone Clocks David Mitchell 2014 British English
7903 The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune 2020 American English
7923 Uprooted Naomi Novik 2015 American English
7979 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
7984 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
8050 Red Queen Victoria Aveyard 2015 American English
8053 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8059 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8067 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
8144 Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock 1992 British English
8206 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand, Elisabeth Hand 1994 American English
8227 Unsouled Will Wight 2016 American English
8256 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8268 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8318 Moon Called Patricia Briggs 2006 Unknown English
8322 The Truth Terry Pratchett 2000 British English
8330 Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
8401 Graceling Kristin Cashore 2008 American English
8411 Lost In A Good Book Jasper Fforde 2002 British English
8411 City Of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007 American English
8425 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
8535 Tehanu Ursula K. Le Guin 1990 American English
8577 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8594 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8646 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8649 The Leiber Chronicles Fritz Leiber 1990 American English
8673 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English