The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 2000

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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
1117 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
1585 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 2004 British English
1755 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 2005 British English
1842 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 2000 British English
1910 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
2192 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2232 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
2651 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
2682 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
2881 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One Rick Riordan 2005 American English
2969 The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 2000 British English
2988 Eragon Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
3190 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3399 The Name Of The Wind Patrick Rothfuss 2007 American English
3437 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3451 Mistborn Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
3489 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3815 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
3928 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
4078 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4189 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4305 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4459 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British English
4655 Coraline Neil Gaiman 2002 British English
4708 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4933 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4942 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
5013 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5038 Storm Front Jim Butcher 2000 American English
5097 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5275 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5425 Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon 2024 Irish English
5446 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5581 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5686 The Saint Of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera 2023 Unknown English
5700 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
5760 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
5933 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
6089 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6103 A Storm Of Swords George R. R. Martin 2000 American English
6243 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6295 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6374 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6412 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
6532 A Stranger In Olondria Sofia Samatar 2013 American English
6760 Bold As Love Gwyneth Jones 2001 British English
6868 The Cruel Prince Holly Black 2018 American English
6890 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer 2001 Irish English
6907 The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson 2002 American English
6917 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin, Janet Song 2009 Chinese English
7042 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Simon Armitage 2007 British Middle english
7079 A Court Of Mist And Fury Sarah J. Maas 2016 American English
7141 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
7149 Magic In The Wind Christine Feehan 2003 American English
7157 La Horde Du Contrevent Alain Damasio 2004 French French
7204 Hounded Kevin Hearne 2011 American English
7628 The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
7636 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7636 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7665 Victory City Salman Rushdie 2023 British English
7670 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7670 Cinder Marissa Meyer 2012 American English
7670 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7684 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
7684 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7701 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7760 Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James 2019 Jamaican English
7761 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7838 The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue V. E. Schwab 2020 American English
7858 The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater 2011 American English
7887 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
7894 The Bone Clocks David Mitchell 2014 British English
7902 The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune 2020 American English
7922 Uprooted Naomi Novik 2015 American English
7978 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
7983 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
8049 Red Queen Victoria Aveyard 2015 American English
8052 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8058 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8066 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
8225 Unsouled Will Wight 2016 American English
8254 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8266 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8316 Moon Called Patricia Briggs 2006 Unknown English
8320 The Truth Terry Pratchett 2000 British English
8399 Graceling Kristin Cashore 2008 American English
8409 Lost In A Good Book Jasper Fforde 2002 British English
8409 City Of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007 American English
8423 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
8575 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8592 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8644 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
8671 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8693 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8705 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8863 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman 2020 American English
8866 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8876 Tongues Anders Nilsen 2025 American English
8886 Theft Of Swords Michael J. Sullivan 2011 American English
8912 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
8938 Queen Of The Conquered Kacen Callender 2019 American English
8938 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8943 Wolf in White Van John Darnielle 2014 American English
8983 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
8986 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8994 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9060 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9079 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9084 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9094 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9127 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9179 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9256 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9287 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9332 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9332 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9339 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9363 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9527 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9530 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English