The Greatest Low Fantasy Books of All Time

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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
5759 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
6907 The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson 2002 American English
7215 Complete Works Lewis Carroll 1939 British English
7215 Puck Of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1906 British English
9979 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
10763 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
11351 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
13236 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
13359 The Dark Is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper 1965 British English
13715 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13771 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
13771 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
13805 The First Book Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
13971 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
13971 Revenant Gun Yoon Ha Lee 2018 Korean-American English
14025 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14498 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
14649 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
14983 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 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 Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14983 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
15897 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
17119 The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981 American English
17119 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
17119 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
17119 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
17119 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English
17119 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991 American English
17119 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
17119 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
17119 Castle Hangnail Ursula Vernon 2015 American English
17119 The Inquisitor's Tale Adam Gidwitz 2016 American English
17119 Bob Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass 2018 American English
17119 The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor 2004 American English
17119 Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn 1979 American English
17119 Thraxas Martin Scott 1999 British English
17119 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
17119 The Black Company Glen Cook 1984 American English
17119 Prince Of Thorns Mark Lawrence 2011 British English
17119 Blackwing Ed McDonald 2017 British English
17119 Dun Lady's Jess Doranna Durgin 1994 American English
17119 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17119 Valiant Holly Black 2005 American English
17119 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17119 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17119 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17119 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17119 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17119 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17119 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17119 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17119 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17119 Sword Of Destiny Andrzej Sapkowski 1992 Polish Polish
17119 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17119 The Last Human Job Allison Pugh 2024 Unknown English
17119 Witcher Series 6 Books Set Collection Andrzej Sapkowski 1986 Polish Polish