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
12727 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12758 Crumble Meredith McClaren, Andrea Bell 2025 Unknown English
12771 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12772 The Burial Tide Neil Sharpson 2025 Unknown English
12776 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12777 The Country Under Heaven Frederic S. Durbin 2025 American English
12780 Drome Jesse Lonergan 2025 Unknown English
12824 The Starving Saints Caitlin Starling 2025 Unknown English
12825 Witchcraft For Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix 2025 Unknown English
12828 King Sorrow Joe Hill 2025 Unknown English
12829 Silver Elite Dani Francis 2025 Unknown English
12830 Bat Eater And Other Names For Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker 2025 Unknown English
12831 Harriet Tubman Bob the Drag Queen 2025 Unknown English
12832 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
12891 Pan Michael Clune 2025 American English
12936 The Eleventh Hour Salman Rushdie 2025 British English
12979 Lessons In Magic And Disaster Charlie Jane Anders 2025 Unknown Unknown
12993 All That We See Or Seem Ken Liu 2025 American English
13056 Engines Of War R.S. Ford 2025 Unknown English
13059 Female Fantasy Iman Hariri-Kia 2025 Iranian English
13065 The Blackfire Blade James Logan 2025 Unknown English
13068 Aunt Tigress Emily Yu-Xuan Qin 2025 Unknown English
13077 The Isle In The Silver Sea Tasha Suri 2025 British English
13192 Blob Maggie Su 2025 Unknown English
13193 These Memories Do Not Belong To Us Yiming Ma 2025 Unknown English
13204 Awakened A.E. Osworth 2025 Unknown English
13114 The Conjuring Of America Lindsey Stewart 2025 Unknown English
13171 Dracula & Daughters Emma Carroll 2025 British English
13172 Deep Dark Zohra Nabi 2025 Unknown English
13173 Torchfire Moira Buffini 2025 British English
13188 The Witch's Egg Donya Todd 2025 Unknown English
13239 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse 2020 American English
13239 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
13239 The Burning God R. F. Kuang 2020 American English
13305 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
13321 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13321 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher 2022 American English
13321 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13513 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13716 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13716 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13716 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
13716 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13767 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13772 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
13772 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
13772 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
13886 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American English
13886 Down Among The Sticks And Bones Seanan McGuire 2017 American English
13886 Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee 2017 American English
13886 Underground Airlines Ben H. Winters 2016 American English
13886 Unseen Academicals Terry Pratchett 2009 British English
13941 The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker 2013 American English
13941 Saga Vol. 1 Brian K. Vaughan 2012 American English
13941 Ninth House Leigh Bardugo 2019 American English
13941 The Tale Of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo 2003 American English
13971 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
13971 Revenant Gun Yoon Ha Lee 2018 Korean-American English
13971 The Monster Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2018 American English
13971 The Radleys Matt Haig 2010 British English
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14025 The Rosewater Redemption Tade Thompson 2019 British English
14025 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14071 Riddance Shelley Jackson 2018 American English
14075 The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde 2001 British English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14078 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
14078 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2020 American English
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14166 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14232 One Dark Window Rachel Gillig 2022 Unknown English
14232 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 American English
14348 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14453 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14671 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14713 Faebound Saara El-Arifi 2024 Unknown English
14860 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14985 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14985 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14985 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14985 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14985 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14985 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14985 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14985 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14985 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14985 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14985 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14985 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14985 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14985 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14985 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14985 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14985 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14985 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14985 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14985 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14985 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14985 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14985 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14985 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14985 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14985 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14985 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14985 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14985 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14985 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14985 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14985 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14985 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14985 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English