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
9569 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9575 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9699 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9699 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9727 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9781 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9796 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9805 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9824 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9906 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9973 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9980 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9979 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10027 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10027 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10083 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10108 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10163 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10173 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10190 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10355 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10401 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10415 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10415 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10526 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10561 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10562 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10570 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10577 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10648 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10669 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10683 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10686 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10714 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10764 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10821 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10844 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10844 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10864 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10955 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10955 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10960 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10968 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11010 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11013 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11018 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11109 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11265 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11265 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11265 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11387 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11426 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11426 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11426 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11496 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11538 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11604 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11606 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11607 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11607 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11800 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11824 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
11835 I Gave You Eyes And You Looked Toward Darkness Irene Solà 2023 Unknown Catalan
11924 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
11925 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12022 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12074 The Everlasting Alix E. Harrow 2025 Unknown English
12076 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
12107 Good And Evil And Other Stories Samanta Schweblin 2025 Argentine Spanish
12106 The Ferryman And His Wife Frode Grytten, Alison McCullough 2023 Norwegian English
12105 Dwelling Emily Hunt Kivel 2025 Unknown English
12110 North Sun Ethan Rutherford 2025 Unknown English
12126 The Pelican Child Joy Williams 2025 Unknown English
12133 A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna 2025 Unknown English
12165 Running Close To The Wind Alexandra Rowland 2024 Unknown English
12225 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12225 Shades Of Grey Jasper Fforde 2009 British English
12234 Rules For Ruin Mimi Matthews 2025 American English
12307 The Midwatch Institute For Wayward Girls Judith Rossell 2024 Australian English
12319 Angel Down Daniel Kraus 2025 American English
12403 The Great Work Sheldon Costa 2025 Unknown English
12421 A Mouthful Of Dust Nghi Vo 2025 American English
12435 Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros 2025 Unknown English
12443 Hungerstone Kat Dunn 2025 Unknown English
12444 When The Moon Hits Your Eye John Scalzi 2025 Unknown English
12451 The Possession Of Alba Díaz Isabel Cañas 2025 Unknown English
12452 My Name Is Emilia Del Valle Isabel Allende 2025 Unknown English
12465 Immaculate Conception Ling Ling Huang 2025 Unknown English
12473 The Experiment Rebecca Stead 2025 Unknown English
12474 I, Medusa Ayana Gray 2025 Unknown English
12476 The Manor Of Dreams Christina Li 2025 Unknown English
12477 The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz 2024 Unknown English
12487 When The Wolf Comes Home Nat Cassidy 2025 Unknown English
12488 The Raven Scholar Antonia Hodgson 2025 Unknown English
12489 They Bloom At Night Trang Thanh Tran 2025 Unknown English
12490 Hemlock & Silver T. Kingfisher 2025 American English
12491 Black Woods Blue Sky Eowyn Ivey 2025 Unknown English
12492 Old Soul Susan Barker 2025 Unknown English
12507 The Survivor Wants To Die At The End Adam Silvera 2025 American English
12555 The Night Birds Christopher Golden 2025 American English
12556 Hansel And Gretel Stephen King, Maurice Sendak 2025 American English
12566 Meet Me At The Crossroads Megan Giddings 2025 American English
12571 Happy Land Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025 American English
12573 When They Burned The Butterfly Wen-yi Lee 2025 Taiwanese English
12581 The Last Tiger Julia Riew, Brad Riew 2025 American English
12605 Psychopomp & Circumstance Eden Royce 2025 American English
12608 After Life Gayle Forman 2025 American English
12615 The Expert Of Subtle Revisions Kirsten Menger-Anderson 2025 American English
12616 Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston 2025 American English
12623 The Island Of Last Things Emma Sloley 2025 Unknown English
12635 The Garden Nick Newman 2025 British English
12638 Animal Instinct Amy Shearn 2025 American English
12679 Audition For The Fox Martin Cahill 2025 Unknown English
12693 Scarlet Morning ND Stevenson 2025 American English
12708 Time Loops & Meet Cutes Jackie Lau 2025 Unknown English
12709 Beasts Of Carnaval Rosália Rodrigo 2025 Unknown English
12717 The Door On The Sea Caskey Russell 2025 American English
12718 A Feast For The Eyes Alex Crespo 2025 Unknown English
12725 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
12725 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English