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
17131 Indigo Graham Joyce 1999 British English
17131 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
17131 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
17131 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17131 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
17131 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17131 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17131 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17131 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17131 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17131 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17131 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17131 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17131 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17131 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17131 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17131 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17131 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17131 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17131 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17131 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
17131 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17131 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17131 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17131 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
17131 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17131 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17131 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17131 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17131 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17131 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
17131 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17131 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17131 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17131 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17131 The House Of Hades Rick Riordan 2013 American English
17131 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17131 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17131 Tress Of The Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17131 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17131 Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree 2022 American English
17131 Daughter Of The Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan 2022 Unknown English
17131 Red Country Joe Abercrombie 2012 British English
17131 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17131 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17131 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17131 The Children Of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien 2007 British English
17131 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17131 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17131 The Will Of The Many James Islington 2023 Australian English
17131 Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17131 The Tower Of Nero Rick Riordan 2020 American English
17131 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17131 The Ship Of The Dead Rick Riordan 2017 American English
17131 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17131 The Sword Of Summer Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17131 The Blood Of Olympus Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17131 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17131 The Mark Of Athena Rick Riordan 2012 American English
17131 The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson 2022 American English
17131 The Battle Of The Labyrinth Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17131 The Last Olympian Rick Riordan 2009 American English
17131 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17131 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17131 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17131 Yumi And The Nightmare Painter Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17131 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17131 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17131 The Waste Lands Stephen King 1991 American English
17131 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17131 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17131 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17131 The Daylight War Peter V. Brett 2013 American English
17131 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17131 The Core Peter V. Brett 2017 American English
17131 The Time Of Contempt Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Polish Polish
17131 Sword Of Destiny Andrzej Sapkowski 1992 Polish Polish
17131 Baptism Of Fire Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 Polish Polish
17131 From The Dust Returned Ray Bradbury 2001 American English
17131 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Paula Guran 2010 American English
17131 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17131 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17131 Fortunately, The Milk Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
17131 The First Law Trilogy Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
17131 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17131 Vita Nostra Marina Dyachenko 2007 Ukrainian Russian
17131 The Sandman, Vol. 5 Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17131 The Sandman, Vol. 4 Neil Gaiman 1992 British English
17131 Berserk, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 1990 Japanese Japanese
17131 The Simoqin Prophecies Samit Basu 2003 Indian English
17131 The Manticore's Secret Samit Basu 2005 Indian English
17131 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17131 The Alchemaster's Apprentice Walter Moers 2007 German German
17131 Rumo Walter Moers 2003 German German
17131 The City Of Dreaming Books Walter Moers 2004 German German
17131 Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman 2017 British English
17131 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn 1996 American English
17131 Vengeful V. E. Schwab 2018 American English
17131 Tales From Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
17131 The Book Of Lost Things John Connolly 2006 Irish English
17131 Hellboy, Vol. 1 Mike Mignola 1994 American English
17131 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17131 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman 2017 British English
17131 Kings Of The Wyld Nicholas Eames 2017 Canadian English
17131 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17131 Red Seas Under Red Skies Scott Lynch 2007 American English
17131 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17131 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17131 Rakesfall Vajra Chandrasekera 2024 Unknown English
17131 Clouds In Space Teresa Robeson 2024 Unknown English
17131 A Magical Girl Retires Park Seolyeon 2024 Unknown English
17131 Somewhere Beyond The Sea Tj Klune 2024 Unknown English
17131 Children Of Anguish And Anarchy Tomi Adeyemi 2024 American English
17131 The Mars House Natasha Pulley 2024 Unknown English
17131 An Academy For Liars Alexis Henderson 2024 Unknown English
17131 Not Quite A Ghost Anne Ursu 2024 Unknown English
17131 Queen Of Dreams Kit Rocha 2024 Unknown English
17131 Swordcrossed Freya Marske 2024 Unknown English
17131 The City In Glass Nghi Vo 2024 Unknown English
17131 The Deep Dark Molly Knox Ostertag 2024 Unknown English