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.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15724 | What The River Knows | Isabel Ibañez | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17172 | Wolf Brother | Michelle Paver | 2004 | British | English | |
| 17172 | A Woman of the Iron People | Eleanor Arnason | 1991 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Briar Rose | Jane Yolen | 1992 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Porcelain Dove | Delia Sherman | 1993 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Tamsin | Peter S. Beagle | 1999 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Innamorati | Midori Snyder | 1998 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Curse of Chalion | Lois McMaster Bujold | 2001 | Japanese | English | |
| 17172 | Solstice Wood | Patricia A. McKillip | 2006 | American | English | |
| 17172 | In the Night Garden | Catherynne M. Valente | 2006 | American | English | |
| 17172 | In the Cities of Coin and Spice | Catherynne M. Valente | 2007 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Flesh and Spirit | Carol Berg | 2007 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Lifelode | Jo Walton | 2009 | British | English | |
| 17172 | The Uncertain Places | Lisa Goldstein | 2011 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Tales from Rugosa Coven | Sarah Avery | 2013 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Kingfisher | Patricia A. McKillip | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Snow White Learns Witchcraft | Theodora Goss | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Or What You Will | Jo Walton | 2020 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Knight's Wyrd | Debra Doyle | 1992 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Owl in Love | Patrice Kindl | 1993 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Crown of Dalemark | Diana Wynne Jones | 1993 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Passager | Jane Yolen | 1996 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Hobby | Jane Yolen | 1996 | American | Unknown | |
| 17172 | Merlin | Jane Yolen | 2004 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dark Lord of Derkholm | Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin | 1998 | British | English | |
| 17172 | The Folk Keeper | Franny Billingsley | 1999 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Aria of the Sea | Dia Calhoun | 2000 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Ropemaker | Peter Dickinson | 2001 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Summerland | Michael Chabon | 2002 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Hollow Kingdom | Clare B. Dunkle | 2003 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Golem's Eye | Jonathan Stroud | 2004 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Ptolemy's Gate | Jonathan Stroud | 2005 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Corbenic | Catherine Fisher | 2002 | British | English | |
| 17172 | The Queen of Attolia | Megan Whalen Turner | 2000 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The King of Attolia | Megan Whalen Turner | 2006 | American | English | |
| 17172 | A Conspiracy of Kings | Megan Whalen Turner | 2010 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Vessel | Sarah Beth Durst | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Doll Bones | Holly Black | 2013 | American | English | |
| 17172 | A Snicker of Magic | Natalie Lloyd | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Castle Hangnail | Ursula Vernon | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Inquisitor's Tale | Adam Gidwitz | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Bob | Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dragon Pearl | Yoon Ha Lee | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Pahua and the Soul Stealer | Lori Lee | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Root Magic | Eden Royce | 2021 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Monstress Vol. 1 | Marjorie Liu | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17172 | A Bride's Story | Kaoru Mori | 2009 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17172 | Alice | Christina Henry | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Lamb Will Slaughter The Lion | Margaret Killjoy | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dactyl Hill Squad | Daniel José Older | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Worm Loves Worm | J.J Austrian | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Day You Begin | Jacqueline Woodson | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Drum Dream Girl | Margarita Engle | 2015 | Cuban | English | |
| 17172 | When Dreams Travel | Githa Hariharan | 1999 | Indian | English | |
| 17172 | The Deadman’s Pedal | Alan Warner | 2012 | Scottish | English | |
| 17172 | Words Of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Fledgling | Octavia E. Butler | 2005 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Wizard And Glass | Stephen King | 1997 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Looking Glass Wars | Frank Beddor | 2004 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Only Begotten Daughter | James K. Morrow | 1990 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Last Call | Tim Powers | 1992 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Glimpses | Lewis Shiner | 1993 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Towing Jehovah | James K. Morrow | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Godmother Night | Rachel Pollack | 1996 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Physiognomy | Jeffrey Ford | 1997 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Thraxas | Martin Scott | 1999 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Galveston | Sean Stewart | 1997 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Other Wind | Ursula K. Le Guin | 2001 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Facts Of Life | Graham Joyce | 2002 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Tooth And Claw | Jo Walton | 2003 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Soldier Of Sidon | Gene Wolfe | 2006 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Ysabel | Guy Gavriel Kay | 2007 | Canadian | English | |
| 17172 | Osama | Lavie Tidhar | 2011 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Trouble The Saints | Alaya Dawn Johnson | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Jasmine Throne | Tasha Suri | 2021 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Saint Death's Daughter | C. S. E. Cooney | 2022 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Harsh Cry Of The Heron | Lian Hearn | 2006 | Japanese | English | |
| 17172 | Solo Leveling 02 | Dubu, CHUGONG | 2020 | Korean | Korean | |
| 17172 | Lord Brocktree | Brian Jacques | 2000 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Jujutsu Kaisen | Gege Akutami | 2018 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17172 | Demon Slayer | Koyoharu Gotouge | 2016 | Japanese | Japanese | |
| 17172 | On A Sunbeam | Tillie Walden | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Empress Of Salt And Fortune | Nghi Vo | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Iron Widow | Xiran Jay Zhao | 2021 | Canadian | English | |
| 17172 | The Darkness That Comes Before | R. Scott Bakker | 2003 | Canadian | English | |
| 17172 | Marked (House Of Night) | Unknown | 2007 | American | English | |
| 17172 | All The Weyrs Of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | 1991 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Chronicles Of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | 1993 | Irish | English | |
| 17172 | Searching For Dragons | Patricia C. Wrede | 1991 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Calling On Dragons | Patricia C. Wrede | 1993 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Castle In The Air | Diana Wynne Jones | 1990 | British | English | |
| 17172 | House Of Many Ways | Diana Wynne Jones | 2008 | British | English | |
| 17172 | House Of Sky And Breath | Sarah J. Maas | 2022 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dragonfly In Amber | Diana Gabaldon | 1992 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Fiery Cross | Diana Gabaldon | 2001 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Under Heaven | Guy Gavriel Kay | 2010 | Canadian | English | |
| 17172 | The Way Of Shadows | Brent Weeks | 2008 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Prince Of Thorns | Mark Lawrence | 2011 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Palimpsest | Catherynne M. Valente | 2009 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Killing Moon | N. K. Jemisin | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Blackwing | Ed McDonald | 2017 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Middlegame | Seanan McGuire | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The Hills Have Spies | Mercedes Lackey | 2018 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dawnthief | James Barclay | 1999 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Dun Lady's Jess | Doranna Durgin | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Rise Of The Dragons | Morgan Rice | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The White Tower | Michael Wisehart | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Otherland | Tad Williams | 1996 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Riverland | Fran Wilde | 2019 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Updraft | Fran Wilde | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Sister Mine | Nalo Hopkinson | 2013 | Canadian | English | |
| 17172 | The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making | Catherynne M. Valente | 2011 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Flora's Dare | Ysabeau S. Wilce | 2008 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Magic Or Madness | Justine Larbalestier | 2005 | Australian | English | |
| 17172 | Valiant | Holly Black | 2005 | American | English | |
| 17172 | The House Of Shattered Wings | Aliette de Bodard | 2015 | French | English | |
| 17172 | Ash | Mary Gentle | 2000 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Outside The Dog Museum | Jonathan Carroll | 1991 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Dark Sister | Graham Joyce | 1992 | British | English | |
| 17172 | The Tooth Fairy | Graham Joyce | 1996 | British | English |