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
17117 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
17117 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
17117 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17117 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
17117 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17117 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17117 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17117 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17117 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17117 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17117 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17117 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17117 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17117 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17117 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17117 African Tales Gcina Mhlophe 1989 South African English
17077 Hauff's Fairy Tales Wilhelm Hauff 1825 German German
17117 The Indian In The Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980 British English
17117 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17117 The Rainbabies Laura Krauss Melmed 1992 American English
17117 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17117 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17059 The Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz 1911 American English
17117 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17117 Longa And The Ghoul Zahwar Wanissi Unknown Unknown
17117 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
17117 Mistress Of Spices Chitra Divakaruni 1997 American English
16909 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
16969 The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit 1907 British English
17117 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17117 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17117 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17117 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17117 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17117 The Drawing Of The Three Stephen King 1987 American English
17117 Wind And Truth Brandon Sanderson American Unknown
17117 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17117 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17117 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17117 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17117 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17117 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17117 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17117 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17117 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17117 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17117 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17117 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17117 The Time Of Contempt Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Polish Polish
17117 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17117 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17117 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17117 The Manticore's Secret Samit Basu 2005 Indian English
17117 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17117 Tales From Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
17117 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17117 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman 2017 British English
17117 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17024 The Golden Dawn Israel Regardie 1971 British English
17113 Initiation Into Hermetics Franz Bardon 1962 Czech German
17117 Allow Me To Introduce Lon Milo DuQuette American English