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
17173 Light Errant Chaz Brenchley 1997 British English
17173 Indigo Graham Joyce 1999 British English
17173 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
17173 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
17173 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17173 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
17173 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17173 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17173 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17173 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17173 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17173 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17173 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17173 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17173 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17173 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17173 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17173 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17173 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17173 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17173 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17173 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
17173 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17173 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17173 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17173 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
17173 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17173 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17173 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17173 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17173 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17173 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
17173 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17173 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17173 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17173 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17173 The House Of Hades Rick Riordan 2013 American English
17173 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17173 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17173 Tress Of The Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17173 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17173 Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree 2022 American English
17173 Daughter Of The Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan 2022 Unknown English
17173 Red Country Joe Abercrombie 2012 British English
17173 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17173 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17173 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17173 The Children Of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien 2007 British English
17173 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17173 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17173 The Will Of The Many James Islington 2023 Australian English
17173 Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17173 The Tower Of Nero Rick Riordan 2020 American English
17173 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17173 The Ship Of The Dead Rick Riordan 2017 American English
17173 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17173 The Sword Of Summer Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17173 The Blood Of Olympus Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17173 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17173 The Mark Of Athena Rick Riordan 2012 American English
17173 The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson 2022 American English
17173 The Battle Of The Labyrinth Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17173 The Last Olympian Rick Riordan 2009 American English
17173 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17173 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17173 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17173 Yumi And The Nightmare Painter Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17173 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17173 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17173 The Waste Lands Stephen King 1991 American English
17173 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17173 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17173 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17173 The Daylight War Peter V. Brett 2013 American English
17173 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17173 The Core Peter V. Brett 2017 American English
17173 The Time Of Contempt Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Polish Polish
17173 Sword Of Destiny Andrzej Sapkowski 1992 Polish Polish
17173 Baptism Of Fire Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 Polish Polish
17173 From The Dust Returned Ray Bradbury 2001 American English
17173 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Paula Guran 2010 American English
17173 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17173 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17173 Fortunately, The Milk Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
17173 The First Law Trilogy Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
17173 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17173 Vita Nostra Marina Dyachenko 2007 Ukrainian Russian
17173 The Sandman, Vol. 5 Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17173 The Sandman, Vol. 4 Neil Gaiman 1992 British English
17173 Berserk, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 1990 Japanese Japanese
17173 The Simoqin Prophecies Samit Basu 2003 Indian English
17173 The Manticore's Secret Samit Basu 2005 Indian English
17173 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17173 The Alchemaster's Apprentice Walter Moers 2007 German German
17173 Rumo Walter Moers 2003 German German
17173 The City Of Dreaming Books Walter Moers 2004 German German
17173 Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman 2017 British English
17173 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn 1996 American English
17173 Vengeful V. E. Schwab 2018 American English
17173 Tales From Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
17173 The Book Of Lost Things John Connolly 2006 Irish English
17173 Hellboy, Vol. 1 Mike Mignola 1994 American English
17173 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17173 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman 2017 British English
17173 Kings Of The Wyld Nicholas Eames 2017 Canadian English
17173 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17173 Red Seas Under Red Skies Scott Lynch 2007 American English
17173 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17173 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17173 Rakesfall Vajra Chandrasekera 2024 Unknown English
17173 Clouds In Space Teresa Robeson 2024 Unknown English
17173 A Magical Girl Retires Park Seolyeon 2024 Unknown English
17173 Somewhere Beyond The Sea Tj Klune 2024 Unknown English
17173 Children Of Anguish And Anarchy Tomi Adeyemi 2024 American English
17173 The Mars House Natasha Pulley 2024 Unknown English
17173 An Academy For Liars Alexis Henderson 2024 Unknown English
17173 Not Quite A Ghost Anne Ursu 2024 Unknown English
17173 Queen Of Dreams Kit Rocha 2024 Unknown English
17173 Swordcrossed Freya Marske 2024 Unknown English
17173 The City In Glass Nghi Vo 2024 Unknown English