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
8692 Wicked Gregory Maguire 1995 American English
8697 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8709 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8752 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
8763 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
8776 Four Ways To Forgiveness Ursula K. Le Guin 1994 American English
8823 The Werewolves Of London Brian Stableford 1990 British English
8867 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman 2020 American English
8870 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8880 Tongues Anders Nilsen 2025 American English
8890 Theft Of Swords Michael J. Sullivan 2011 American English
8907 Left Foot, Right Nalo Hopkinson 1996 Canadian Unknown
8916 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
8942 Queen Of The Conquered Kacen Callender 2019 American English
8942 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8947 Wolf in White Van John Darnielle 2014 American English
8960 Stardust Neil Gaiman 1999 British English
8987 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
8990 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8998 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9064 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9083 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9088 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9096 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9098 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9131 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9182 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9243 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9259 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9290 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9335 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9335 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9342 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9366 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9530 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9533 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9572 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9578 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9606 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9703 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9703 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9724 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9731 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9785 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9800 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9809 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9817 Possible Worlds Of The Fantastic Nancy H. Trail 1995 American Unknown
9828 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9857 The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy John Clute 1997 British English
9903 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9910 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9978 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9986 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9985 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9984 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10032 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10032 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10088 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10090 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10108 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10113 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10132 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10167 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10178 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10195 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10359 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10365 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10405 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10419 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10419 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10529 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10564 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10565 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10573 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10580 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10586 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10652 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10664 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10673 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10687 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10690 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10718 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10768 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10826 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10848 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10848 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10869 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10960 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10960 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10965 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10973 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11014 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11017 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11022 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11113 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11113 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11133 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11195 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11269 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11269 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11269 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11356 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11390 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11429 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11429 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11429 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11498 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11540 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11606 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11608 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11609 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11609 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11802 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11826 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
11837 I Gave You Eyes And You Looked Toward Darkness Irene Solà 2023 Unknown Catalan
11926 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
11927 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12024 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12075 The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow 2025 Unknown English
12077 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English