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
12725 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12756 Crumble Meredith McClaren, Andrea Bell 2025 Unknown English
12769 Blood On Her Tongue Johanna van Veen 2025 Unknown English
12770 The Burial Tide Neil Sharpson 2025 Unknown English
12774 The Confessional Paige Hender 2025 Unknown English
12775 The Country Under Heaven Frederic S. Durbin 2025 American English
12778 Drome Jesse Lonergan 2025 Unknown English
12822 The Starving Saints Caitlin Starling 2025 Unknown English
12823 Witchcraft For Wayward Girls Grady Hendrix 2025 Unknown English
12826 King Sorrow Joe Hill 2025 Unknown English
12827 Silver Elite Dani Francis 2025 Unknown English
12828 Bat Eater And Other Names For Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker 2025 Unknown English
12829 Harriet Tubman Bob the Drag Queen 2025 Unknown English
12830 Of Monsters And Mainframes Barbara Truelove 2025 Unknown English
12889 Pan Michael Clune 2025 American English
12933 The Eleventh Hour Salman Rushdie 2025 British English
12976 Lessons In Magic And Disaster Charlie Jane Anders 2025 Unknown Unknown
12990 All That We See Or Seem Ken Liu 2025 American English
13053 Engines Of War R.S. Ford 2025 Unknown English
13056 Female Fantasy Iman Hariri-Kia 2025 Iranian English
13062 The Blackfire Blade James Logan 2025 Unknown English
13065 Aunt Tigress Emily Yu-Xuan Qin 2025 Unknown English
13074 The Isle In The Silver Sea Tasha Suri 2025 British English
13189 Blob Maggie Su 2025 Unknown English
13190 These Memories Do Not Belong To Us Yiming Ma 2025 Unknown English
13201 Awakened A.E. Osworth 2025 Unknown English
13111 The Conjuring Of America Lindsey Stewart 2025 Unknown English
13168 Dracula & Daughters Emma Carroll 2025 British English
13169 Deep Dark Zohra Nabi 2025 Unknown English
13170 Torchfire Moira Buffini 2025 British English
13185 The Witch's Egg Donya Todd 2025 Unknown English
13236 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse 2020 American English
13236 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
13236 The Burning God R. F. Kuang 2020 American English
13302 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
13318 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13318 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher 2022 American English
13318 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13511 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13715 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13715 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13715 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
13715 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13766 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13771 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
13771 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
13771 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
13885 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American English
13885 Down Among The Sticks And Bones Seanan McGuire 2017 American English
13885 Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee 2017 American English
13885 Underground Airlines Ben H. Winters 2016 American English
13885 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
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14670 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14712 Faebound Saara El-Arifi 2024 Unknown English
14858 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14983 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14983 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14983 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14983 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14983 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14983 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14983 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14983 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14983 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14983 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14983 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14983 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14983 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14983 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14983 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14983 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14983 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14983 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14983 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14983 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
14983 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14983 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14983 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14983 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14983 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14983 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14983 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14983 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14983 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14983 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14983 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14983 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14983 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14983 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English