The Greatest Books of All Time on Magic

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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
34 The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov 1967 Russian Russian
64 Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie 1981 Indian English
236 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
291 The House of the Spirits Isabel Allende 1982 Chilean Spanish
340 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum 1900 American English
381 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis 1950 British English
585 Tao Te Ching Lao Tsu -300 Chinese Classical chinese
628 Nights At The Circus Angela Carter 1984 British English
677 Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees 1926 British English
725 The Kingdom of This World Alejo Carpentier 1949 Cuban Spanish
810 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
859 The Palm-Wine Drinkard Amos Tutola 1952 Nigerian English
972 The Orlando Furioso Lodovico Ariosto 1516 Italian Italian
991 Macunaíma Mario de Andrade 1928 Brazilian Portuguese
1107 The Passion Jeanette Winterson 1987 British English
1117 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
1134 The Neverending Story Michael Ende 1979 German German
1173 Little, Big John Crowley 1981 American English
1186 Tristan Gottfried von Strassburg 1210 German Middle high german
1250 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
1288 The 13 Clocks James Thurber 1950 American English
1338 Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury 1962 American English
1444 James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl 1961 British English
1501 The Magician of Lublin Isaac Bashevis Singer 1960 Polish Yiddish
1507 Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo Anaya 1972 American English
1537 The Owl Service Alan Garner 1967 British English
1571 Fifth Business Robertson Davies 1970 Canadian English
1585 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 2004 British English
1626 The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 1983 British English
1682 Asterix the Gaul Rene Goscinny 1959 French French
1687 The Hearing Trumpet Leonora Carrington 1974 British English
1696 Evenings On A Farm Near Dikanka Nikolai Gogol 1831 Russian Russian
1736 Mary Poppins P. L. Travers 1934 British English
1744 Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie 1990 British English
1782 The Wild Ass's Skin Honoré de Balzac 1831 French French
1793 The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle 1968 American English
1800 The Deptford Trilogy Robertson Davies 1970 Canadian English
1831 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
1833 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis 1952 British English
1853 The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 1922 British English
1919 The Dying Earth Jack Vance 1950 American English
1994 Fancies And Goodnights John Collier 1951 British English
2029 The Land Of Laughs Jonathan Carroll 1980 American English
2052 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2087 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones 1986 British English
2098 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2137 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
2139 The Worm Ouroboros E. R. Eddison 1922 British English
2142 Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock 1984 British English
2192 The Witches Of Eastwick John Updike 1984 American English
2229 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 1983 American English
2244 The Tombs Of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
2347 The Well Of The Unicorn Fletcher Pratt 1948 American English
2374 The Tales Of Hoffmann E. T. A. Hoffmann 1814 German German
2472 The Grey King Susan Cooper 1975 British English
2530 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
2612 The Winter's Tale William Shakespeare 1623 British English
2630 Our Lady Of Darkness Fritz Leiber 1977 American English
2701 Witch World Andre Norton 1963 American English
2743 The Little White Horse Elizabeth Goudge 1946 British English
2797 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
2804 Stormbringer Michael Moorcock 1965 British English
2829 A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L'Engle 1978 American English
2843 The Magician's Nephew C. S. Lewis 1955 British English
2862 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Hanns Heinz Ewers 1910 German German
2890 Olvidado Rey Gudú Ana María Matute 1996 Spanish Spanish
2894 Seven Days In New Crete Robert Graves 1949 British English
2916 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson 1954 American English
2926 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
2933 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
2989 Eragon Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
3017 The House With A Clock In Its Walls John Bellairs 1973 American English
3048 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
3159 Nine Princes In Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
3166 Red Moon and Black Mountain Joy Chant 1970 British English
3190 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3210 The Magic Faraway Tree Enid Blyton 1943 British English
3213 Neverwhere Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
3215 The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld Patricia A. McKillip 1974 American English
3229 Phantastes George McDonald 1858 British English
3257 Goosebumps R. L. Stine 1992 American English
3396 Cities of the Red Night William S. Burroughs 1981 American English
3398 The Name Of The Wind Patrick Rothfuss 2007 American English
3436 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3442 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
3453 Magic for Beginners Kelly Link 2005 American English
3455 Ян Бибиян Elin Pelin 1923 Bulgarian Bulgarian
3456 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 1963 American English
3480 The King Of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 1924 British English
3488 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
3542 The Dragon And The George Gordon R. Dickson 1976 American English
3546 Five Children And It Edith Nesbit 1902 British English
3557 Magician Raymond E. Feist 1982 American English
3571 The Day After Judgement James Blish 1971 American English
3582 Two Sought Adventure Fritz Leiber 1957 American English
3602 Celtic Tales Hugo Pratt 1980 Italian Italian
3614 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
3616 The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 1972 American English
3619 Day Of The Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann 1966 American English
3818 Weaveworld Clive Barker 1987 British English
3824 The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman 1997 British English
3829 Lord Foul's Bane Stephen R. Donaldson 1977 American English
3859 Forest of A Thousand Daemons Daniel O. Fagunwa 1938 Nigerian Yoruba
3877 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
3890 Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 1997 American English
3902 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 1982 American English
3906 The Wind on the Moon Eric Linklater 1944 British English
3950 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4100 Aegypt John Crowley 1987 American English
4257 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
4305 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4456 The Circus Of Dr. Lao Charles G. Finney 1935 American English
4472 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
4516 Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson 1948 Finnish Swedish
4517 The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander 1965 American English
4576 Alanna Tamora Pierce 1983 American English
4604 Babel R. F. Kuang 2022 American English
4605 Swords And Deviltry Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
4625 Blue Bird Maurice Maeterlinck 1908 Belgian French
4794 Yvain Chrétien de Troyes 1177 French Old french