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
2144 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets J. K. Rowling 1998 British English
2192 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2223 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
2232 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2390 The Wheel of Time Series Robert Jordan 1990 American English
2487 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
3436 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3450 Mistborn Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
3488 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3592 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
4077 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4188 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4304 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4449 The Eye Of The World Robert Jordan 1990 American English
4458 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British 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
4933 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4942 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British 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
5097 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5275 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5425 Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon 2024 Irish English
5446 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5581 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5687 The Saint Of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera 2023 Unknown English
5701 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
5761 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
5934 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 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
6196 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6244 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6296 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6375 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6404 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6413 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
7204 Hounded Kevin Hearne 2011 American English
7628 The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
7636 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7636 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7665 Victory City Salman Rushdie 2023 British English
7671 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7671 Cinder Marissa Meyer 2012 American English
7671 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7684 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
7684 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7701 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7760 Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James 2019 Jamaican English
7761 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7803 Anno Dracula Kim Newman 1992 British English
7838 The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue V. E. Schwab 2020 American English
7858 The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater 2011 American English
7887 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
7894 The Bone Clocks David Mitchell 2014 British English
7902 The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune 2020 American English
7922 Uprooted Naomi Novik 2015 American English
7978 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
7983 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
8049 Red Queen Victoria Aveyard 2015 American English
8052 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8058 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8066 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
8143 Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock 1992 British English
8205 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand, Elisabeth Hand 1994 American English
8226 Unsouled Will Wight 2016 American English
8255 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8267 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8317 Moon Called Patricia Briggs 2006 Unknown English
8321 The Truth Terry Pratchett 2000 British English
8329 Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
8400 Graceling Kristin Cashore 2008 American English
8410 Lost In A Good Book Jasper Fforde 2002 British English
8410 City Of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007 American English
8424 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
8534 Tehanu Ursula K. Le Guin 1990 American English
8576 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8593 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8645 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8648 The Leiber Chronicles Fritz Leiber 1990 American English
8672 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English