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
9804 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9823 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9898 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9905 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9916 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
9972 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
10024 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
10084 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10127 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10240 Nine Unlikely Tales E. Nesbit 1901 British English
10259 Forever Pete Hamill 2002 American English
10292 The Jumbies Tracey Baptiste 2015 Trinidadian English
10304 Chinook Texts Franz Boas 1894 American English
10360 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10581 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10763 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10772 The Invisible Child Tove Jansson 1962 Finnish Swedish
10843 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10843 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10863 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10954 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10954 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10959 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10967 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
10977 The Maid Of The North Ethel Johnston Phelps 1980 American English
11009 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11012 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11108 The Healer's War Elizabeth Ann Scarborough 1988 American English
11108 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11108 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11128 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11190 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11225 Carter Beats The Devil Glen David Gold 2001 American English
11248 The Man Who Walked Through Walls Marcel Aymé 1943 French French
11264 Blanca & Roja Anna-Marie McLemore 2018 American English
11264 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11264 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11264 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11351 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11386 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11425 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11425 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11425 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11544 Idyls Of The King Alfred Tennyson 1859 British English
11606 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11606 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11800 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11874 Monday Begins On Saturday Arkadi Strugatski 1964 Russian Russian
11925 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12022 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12034 When The Moon Was Ours Anna-Marie McLemore 2016 American English
12076 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
12187 American Street Ibi Zoboi 2017 American English
12225 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12725 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
12725 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
12725 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12832 The Painted Alphabet Diana Darling 1992 Indonesian English
13007 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
13089 The Wood Wife Terri Windling 1996 American English
13215 The Belgariad David Eddings 1982 American English
13226 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
13236 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse 2020 American English
13236 The Burning God R. F. Kuang 2020 American English
13294 Legend Of The Swordsmen Of The Mountains Of Shu Huanzhulouzhu 1932 Chinese Chinese
13318 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13318 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher 2022 American English
13359 The People Of The Black Circle Robert E. Howard 1934 American English
13359 The Wizard Of The Emerald City Alexander Wolkow 1939 Russian Russian
13532 Blood Summer Louise Cooper 1976 British English
13548 Conan The Barbarian Robert E. Howard 1932 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
13805 The Chronicles Of The Deryni Katherine Kurtz 1970 American English
13885 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American 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
13971 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14025 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14078 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
14106 L'éducation D'une Fée Didier van Cauwelaert 2000 French French
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14166 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14180 Dragons Of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1984 American English
14212 Dragons Of Winter Night Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
14212 Dragons Of Spring Dawning Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British 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 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14358 The Crystal Shard R. A. Salvatore 1988 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14498 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
14498 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14620 The Book Of Wonder Lord Dunsany 1912 British English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14679 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14858 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14952 The Tain Thomas Kinsella 1969 Irish English
14983 The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie 2008 British English
14983 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14983 Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down Ishmael Reed 1969 American English
14983 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 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 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14983 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14983 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14983 Lovecraft Country Matt Ruff 2016 American English
14983 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14983 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14983 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14983 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English