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
17150 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17150 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17150 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17150 Memories Of Ice Steven Erikson 2001 Canadian English
17150 Harry Potter Pottermore Publishing 1997 British English
17150 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17150 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17150 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17150 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17150 The Secret Life Of Insects Bernardo Esquinca 2023 Unknown English
17150 Flesh Coloured Dominoes Zigmunds Skujiņš 1999 Latvian Latvian
17150 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17150 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17150 The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17150 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17150 Wintersmith Terry Pratchett 2006 British English
17150 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17150 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17150 The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk 1993 American English
17150 Saltatempo Stefano Benni 2001 Italian Italian
17150 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17150 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17150 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17150 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17150 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17150 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17150 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17150 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17150 The Hike Drew Magary 2016 American English
17150 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17150 Strange The Dreamer Laini Taylor 2017 American English
17150 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17150 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17150 The Angelical Language, Volume I Aaron Leitch 2010 Unknown English
17150 Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore 1992 American English
17150 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17150 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17150 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17150 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17150 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17150 Shrek! William Steig 1990 American English
17150 Starry River Of The Sky Grace Lin 2012 American English
17150 Cursed Fates Caroline Peckham 2022 Unknown English
17150 Gold Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17150 The Ballad Of Never After Stephanie Garber 2022 American English
17150 Rouge Mona Awad 2023 Canadian English
17150 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17150 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17150 Masters Of Death Olivie Blake 2023 Unknown English
17150 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17150 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17150 Broken Bonds J. Bree 2021 Unknown English
17150 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17150 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17150 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17150 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17150 Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2018 American English
17150 Lord Of The Mysteries Volume 1 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2018 Chinese Chinese
17150 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
17150 The Race Nina Allan 2014 British English
17150 Christmas Days Jeanette Winterson 2016 British English
17150 The Immortals Of Tehran Ali Araghi 2020 Unknown English
17150 The Fall Of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien 2018 British English
17150 The Unwanteds Lisa McMann 2011 American English
17150 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 4 Hayao Miyazaki 1990 Japanese Japanese
17150 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17150 Once Upon A Time In The North Philip Pullman 2008 British English
17150 Just One Damned Thing After Another Jodi Taylor 2013 British English
17150 D.Gray Man, Vol. 1 Katsura Hoshino 2004 Japanese Japanese
17150 Mother Of Learning Domagoj Kurmaić 2011 Unknown English
17150 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17150 Percy Jackson And The Olympians Boxed Set Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17150 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17150 The Sword Thief Peter Lerangis 2009 American English
17150 The Emperor Of Nihon Ja John Flanagan 2010 Australian English
17150 The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break Steven Sherrill 2000 American English
17150 Daughter Of The Red Dear Joan Wolf 1991 American English
17150 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17150 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17150 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17150 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17150 Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson 1991 American English
17150 Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 Singshong 2018 Korean Korean
17150 Crier's War Francisco J. Varela 2019 Unknown English
17150 Beauty Sheri S. Tepper 1991 American English
17150 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17150 On Earth As It Is On Television Emily Jane 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet Vandana Singh 2009 Indian English
17150 The Skull Jon Klassen 2023 Canadian English
17150 Dragon Palace Hiromi Kawakami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17150 Owlish Dorothy Tse 2023 Unknown Chinese
17150 White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link 2023 American English
17150 No One Will Come Back For Us Premee Mohamed 2023 Canadian English
17150 The Strange Nathan Ballingrud 2023 American English
17150 The Many Assassinations Of Samir, The Seller Of Dreams Daniel Nayeri 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Magicians Blexbolex, Karin Snelson 2022 Unknown French
17150 The Tree And The River Aaron Becker 2023 Unknown English
17150 The Search For The Giant Arctic Jellyfish Chloe Savage 2022 Unknown English
17150 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17150 Traitor's Blade Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17150 The Curse Of The Mistwraith Janny Wurts 1993 American English
17150 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 7 Hayao Miyazaki 1995 Japanese Japanese
17150 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 6 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17150 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 5 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17150 Lost Gods Brom 2016 American English
17150 To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17150 Stone Of Farewell Tad Williams 1990 American English
17150 Mistborn Trilogy Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17150 Enchantment Orson Scott Card 1999 American English
17150 9 From The Nine Worlds Rick Riordan 2018 American English
17150 The Maze Of Bones Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17150 The Harry Potter Collection 1 4 J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
17150 The Rise Of Kyoshi F.C. Yee 2019 American English
17150 The Long Patrol Brian Jacques 1997 British English
17150 Little Stalker Jennifer Belle 2007 American English
17150 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17150 Dear Mothman Robin Gow 2023 Unknown English
17150 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English
17150 The Horn Of Moran M.L. Forman 2011 Unknown English
17150 Faith Of The Fallen Terry Goodkind 2000 American English