The Greatest Fantasy Books Since 2010

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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
2651 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
3190 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3436 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3488 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3927 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
4077 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4188 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4304 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4707 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
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
5933 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
6089 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 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
6868 The Cruel Prince Holly Black 2018 American English
7079 A Court Of Mist And Fury Sarah J. Maas 2016 American English
7141 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
7204 Hounded Kevin Hearne 2011 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
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
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
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
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
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
9527 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9530 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
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
9781 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9805 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 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
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
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
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
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
11018 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 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