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
14025 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14055 City Alessandro Baricco 1999 Italian Italian
14071 Riddance Shelley Jackson 2018 American English
14075 The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde 2001 British English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14078 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
14078 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2020 American English
14097 Trader Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14121 Mulengro Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14157 Someplace To Be Flying Charles de Lint 1998 Canadian English
14167 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14232 One Dark Window Rachel Gillig 2022 Unknown English
14232 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14477 The Sword Of Truth Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
14498 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
14498 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14649 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
14670 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14679 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14712 Faebound Saara El-Arifi 2024 Unknown English
14859 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14984 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14984 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14984 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14984 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14984 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14984 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14984 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14984 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14984 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14984 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14984 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14984 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14984 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
14984 The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich 1998 American English
14984 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14984 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14984 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14984 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14984 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14984 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14984 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14984 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14984 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
14984 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14984 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14984 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14984 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14984 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14984 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14984 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14984 Sailing To Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay 1998 Canadian English
14984 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14984 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14984 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14984 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14984 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14984 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14984 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14984 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
14984 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14984 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14984 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14984 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14984 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
14984 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
14984 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14984 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14984 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14984 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2009 American English
14984 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14984 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14984 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
14984 Fairy Tale Stephen King 2023 American English
14984 The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan 1992 American English
14984 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
14984 The Mercy Of Gods James S. A. Corey 2024 Unknown Unknown
14984 The Library At Mount Char Scott Hawkins 2015 American English
14984 The Vorrh Brian Catling 2012 British English
14984 Blood Over Bright Haven M. L. Wang 2024 Unknown Unknown
14984 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins P. Djèlí Clark 2024 American English
14984 Emily Wilde's Map Of The Otherlands Heather Fawcett 2024 Unknown English
14984 A Stroke Of The Pen Terry Pratchett 2023 British English
14984 Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell 2023 British English
14984 Starling House Alix E. Harrow 2023 American English
14984 The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty 2023 American English
14984 The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang 2023 Unknown English
14984 The Hurricane Wars Thea Guanzon 2023 Unknown English
14984 A Marvellous Light Freya Marske 2021 British English
14984 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
14984 Assistant To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
14984 A Touch Of Darkness Scarlett St. Clair 2019 Unknown English
14984 The Fragile Threads Of Power V. E. Schwab 2023 American English
14984 This Will Be Fun E. B. Asher 2024 Unknown English
14984 The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce 2011 American English
14984 The Fairy Tale Detectives Michael Buckley 2005 American English
14984 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15563 A Private Cathedral James Lee Burke 2020 American English
15583 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15682 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15711 Kingdom Of The Wicked Kerri Maniscalco 2020 American English
15711 A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin Roseanne A. Brown 2020 Unknown English
15713 King Of Battle And Blood Scarlett St. Clair 2021 Unknown English
15717 Immortal Longings Chloe Gong 2023 Unknown English
15717 What The River Knows Isabel Ibañez 2023 Unknown English
17131 Wolf Brother Michelle Paver 2004 British English