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 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17131 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
17131 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17131 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17131 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17131 The Innkeeper's Song Peter S. Beagle 1993 American English
17131 Emily Wilde's Compendium Of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett 2023 Unknown English
17131 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17131 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17131 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17131 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17131 Dragons Of Summer Flame Margaret Weis 1995 American English
17131 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17131 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17131 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17131 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17131 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17131 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17131 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17131 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17131 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17131 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English
17131 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17131 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17131 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17131 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17131 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17131 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17131 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17131 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17131 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17131 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17131 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17131 The Butcher's Masquerade Matt Dinniman 2022 Unknown English
17131 Apprentice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17131 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17131 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English
17131 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
17131 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17131 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17131 War Of Lanka Amish Tripathi 2022 Indian English
17131 O Dia Do Curinga Jostein Gaarder 1990 Norwegian Norwegian
17131 Die Kunst Des Verschwindens. Jim Dodge 1990 Unknown German
17131 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17131 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17131 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17131 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17131 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17131 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17131 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17131 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17131 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17131 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17131 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17131 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17131 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17131 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17131 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English
17131 Red Side Story Jasper Fforde 2024 British English
17131 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17131 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17131 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17131 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English
17131 Hooked McIntire, Emily 2021 Unknown English
17131 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17131 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17131 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17131 From A Buick 8 Stephen King 2002 American English
17131 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese
17131 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17131 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17131 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17131 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown
17131 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17131 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English
17131 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17131 Anima Rising Christopher Moore 2025 American English
17131 Giant Bones Peter S. Beagle 1997 American English
17131 Platform Decay Martha Wells 2026 American English
17131 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English
17131 Twice Mitch Albom 2025 American English
17131 Captain Paul Edward Ellsberg 2010 American English
Princess Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews 2018 American English