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
2652 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
3189 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
4079 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
4190 An Ember In The Ashes Sabaa Tahir 2015 American English
4306 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4709 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4935 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4944 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
5276 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
5426 Glorious Exploits Ferdia Lennon 2024 Irish English
5447 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
5582 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5688 The Saint Of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera 2023 Unknown English
5702 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
5935 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
6091 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6246 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6297 Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 2011 American English
6376 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6414 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
6533 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
7205 Hounded Kevin Hearne 2011 American English
7666 Victory City Salman Rushdie 2023 British English
7672 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7672 Cinder Marissa Meyer 2012 American English
7672 The Raven Boys Maggie Stiefvater 2012 American English
7685 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
7685 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
7702 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones 2025 American English
7761 Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James 2019 Jamaican English
7762 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7839 The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue V. E. Schwab 2020 American English
7859 The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater 2011 American English
7895 The Bone Clocks David Mitchell 2014 British English
7903 The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune 2020 American English
7923 Uprooted Naomi Novik 2015 American English
7979 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
7984 The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
8050 Red Queen Victoria Aveyard 2015 American English
8053 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8059 The Dragon Republic R. F. Kuang 2019 American English
8067 Bunny Mona Awad 2019 Canadian English
8228 Unsouled Will Wight 2016 American English
8257 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8269 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8426 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
8579 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English
8596 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
8675 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8697 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8709 What We Can Know Ian McEwan 2025 Unknown English
8867 Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman 2020 American English
8870 Death Of The Author Nnedi Okorafor 2025 Unknown English
8880 Tongues Anders Nilsen 2025 American English
8890 Theft Of Swords Michael J. Sullivan 2011 American English
8942 Queen Of The Conquered Kacen Callender 2019 American English
8942 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8947 Wolf in White Van John Darnielle 2014 American English
8987 Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil V. E. Schwab 2025 Unknown English
8990 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
9064 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9083 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9088 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9098 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9131 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9182 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9259 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9290 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9335 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9335 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9530 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9533 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9572 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9578 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9703 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9703 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9785 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9809 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9910 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9978 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9984 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
10032 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10032 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10088 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10167 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10178 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10195 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10359 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10405 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10419 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10419 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10529 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10565 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10573 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10580 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10652 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10673 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10687 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10690 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10718 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10768 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10826 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
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
11022 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 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