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
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
8749 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
8760 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
8773 Four Ways To Forgiveness Ursula K. Le Guin 1994 American English
8820 The Werewolves Of London Brian Stableford 1990 British English
8864 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman 2020 American English
8867 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8877 Tongues Anders Nilsen 2025 American English
8887 Theft Of Swords Michael J. Sullivan 2011 American English
8904 Left Foot, Right Nalo Hopkinson 1996 Canadian Unknown
8913 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
8939 Queen Of The Conquered Kacen Callender 2019 American English
8939 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8944 Wolf in White Van John Darnielle 2014 American English
8957 Stardust Neil Gaiman 1999 British English
8984 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
8987 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8995 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9061 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9080 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9085 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9093 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9095 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9128 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9179 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9240 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9256 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9287 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9332 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9332 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9339 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9363 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9527 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9530 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9569 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9575 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9603 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9699 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9699 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9720 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9727 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9781 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9796 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9805 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9813 Possible Worlds Of The Fantastic Nancy H. Trail 1995 American Unknown
9824 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9853 The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy John Clute 1997 British English
9899 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9906 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9973 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9981 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9980 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9979 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10027 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10027 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10083 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10085 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10103 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10108 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10128 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10163 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10173 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10190 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10355 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10361 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10401 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10415 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10415 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10526 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10561 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10562 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10570 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10577 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10583 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10649 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10661 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10670 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10684 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10687 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10715 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10765 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10823 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10845 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10845 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10865 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10956 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10956 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10961 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10969 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11011 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11014 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11019 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11110 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11110 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11130 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11192 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11266 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11266 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11266 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11353 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11388 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11427 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11427 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11427 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11497 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11539 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11604 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11606 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11607 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11607 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11800 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11824 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
11835 I Gave You Eyes And You Looked Toward Darkness Irene Solà 2023 Unknown Catalan
11924 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
11925 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12022 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12074 The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow 2025 Unknown English
12076 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English