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
9571 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9577 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9701 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9701 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9729 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9783 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9798 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9807 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9826 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9908 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9976 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9983 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9982 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10030 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10030 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10087 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10112 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10166 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10177 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10194 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10358 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10404 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10418 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10418 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10528 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10563 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10564 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10572 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10579 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10651 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10672 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10686 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10689 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10717 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10767 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10825 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10847 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10847 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10868 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10959 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10959 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10964 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10972 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11014 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11017 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11022 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11113 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11269 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11269 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11269 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11390 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11429 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11429 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11429 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11498 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11540 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11606 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11608 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11609 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11609 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11802 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11826 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
11837 I Gave You Eyes And You Looked Toward Darkness Irene Solà 2023 Unknown Catalan
11926 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
11927 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12024 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12075 The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow 2025 Unknown English
12077 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
12108 Good And Evil And Other Stories Samanta Schweblin 2025 Argentine Spanish
12107 The Ferryman And His Wife Frode Grytten, Alison McCullough 2023 Norwegian English
12106 Dwelling Emily Hunt Kivel 2025 Unknown English
12111 North Sun Ethan Rutherford 2025 Unknown English
12127 The Pelican Child Joy Williams 2025 Unknown English
12134 A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna 2025 Unknown English
12166 Running Close To The Wind Alexandra Rowland 2024 Unknown English
12226 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12226 Shades Of Grey Jasper Fforde 2009 British English
12235 Rules For Ruin Mimi Matthews 2025 American English
12308 The Midwatch Institute For Wayward Girls Judith Rossell 2024 Australian English
12321 Angel Down Daniel Kraus 2025 American English
12405 The Great Work Sheldon Costa 2025 Unknown English
12423 A Mouthful Of Dust Nghi Vo 2025 American English
12437 Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros 2025 Unknown English
12445 Hungerstone Kat Dunn 2025 Unknown English
12446 When The Moon Hits Your Eye John Scalzi 2025 Unknown English
12453 The Possession Of Alba Díaz Isabel Cañas 2025 Unknown English
12454 My Name Is Emilia Del Valle Isabel Allende 2025 Unknown English
12467 Immaculate Conception Ling Ling Huang 2025 Unknown English
12475 The Experiment Rebecca Stead 2025 Unknown English
12476 I, Medusa Ayana Gray 2025 Unknown English
12478 The Manor Of Dreams Christina Li 2025 Unknown English
12479 The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz 2024 Unknown English
12489 When The Wolf Comes Home Nat Cassidy 2025 Unknown English
12490 The Raven Scholar Antonia Hodgson 2025 Unknown English
12491 They Bloom At Night Trang Thanh Tran 2025 Unknown English
12492 Hemlock & Silver T. Kingfisher 2025 American English
12493 Black Woods Blue Sky Eowyn Ivey 2025 Unknown English
12494 Old Soul Susan Barker 2025 Unknown English
12509 The Survivor Wants To Die At The End Adam Silvera 2025 American English
12557 The Night Birds Christopher Golden 2025 American English
12558 Hansel And Gretel Stephen King, Maurice Sendak 2025 American English
12568 Meet Me At The Crossroads Megan Giddings 2025 American English
12573 Happy Land Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025 American English
12575 When They Burned The Butterfly Wen-yi Lee 2025 Taiwanese English
12583 The Last Tiger Julia Riew, Brad Riew 2025 American English
12607 Psychopomp & Circumstance Eden Royce 2025 American English
12610 After Life Gayle Forman 2025 American English
12617 The Expert Of Subtle Revisions Kirsten Menger-Anderson 2025 American English
12618 Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston 2025 American English
12625 The Island Of Last Things Emma Sloley 2025 Unknown English
12637 The Garden Nick Newman 2025 British English
12640 Animal Instinct Amy Shearn 2025 American English
12681 Audition For The Fox Martin Cahill 2025 Unknown English
12695 Scarlet Morning ND Stevenson 2025 American English
12710 Time Loops & Meet Cutes Jackie Lau 2025 Unknown English
12711 Beasts Of Carnaval Rosália Rodrigo 2025 Unknown English
12719 The Door On The Sea Caskey Russell 2025 American English
12720 A Feast For The Eyes Alex Crespo 2025 Unknown English
12727 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
12727 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English