The Greatest Western 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
17131 Death Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17131 Rise Of The Evening Star Brandon Mull 2007 American English
17131 A Winter's Promise Christelle Dabos 2013 French French
17064 The Guns Of Avalon Roger Zelazny 1972 American English
17131 Harry Potter Boxset J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
17131 The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen 1986 Danish Danish
17041 Понедельник начинается в субботу Arkady Strugatsky 1965 Russian Russian
17131 The School For Good And Evil : The Complete Series : The School For Good And Evil, The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani 2013 American English
17131 коти вояки. книга 1. на волю! Erin Hunter 2003 British English
17131 The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition R. A. Salvatore 1998 American English
17131 Shakespeare For Squirrels Christopher Moore 2020 American English
17131 Fool Christopher Moore 2009 American English
17131 Deadhouse Gates Steven Erikson 2000 Canadian English
17131 Secret Wars Jonathan Hickman 2015 American English
17131 The Sandman, Vol. 7 Neil Gaiman 1994 British English
17131 The Sandman, Vol. 10 Neil Gaiman 1997 British English
17131 The Sandman, Vol. 9 Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
17131 The Republic Of Thieves Scott Lynch 2013 American English
17131 Myst Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, David Wingrove 1996 American English
17131 Latro In The Mist Gene Wolfe 2003 American English
17131 The Drowned Life Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
17131 What Should Be Wild Julia Fine 2018 American English
17131 Tales Of Falling And Flying Ben Loory 2017 American English
17131 The Sorcerer Of The Wildeeps Kai Ashante Wilson 2015 American English
17131 The Other City Michal Ajvaz 1993 Czech Czech
17131 Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 2020 American English
17131 The Tales Of Beedle The Bard J. K. Rowling 2008 British English
17131 Harry Potter Series Box Set J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
16882 Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander 1967 American English
17131 Bottersnikes And Gumbles S A Wakefield 1967 Australian English
17131 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17131 The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec 2021 American English
17131 Fall Of Ruin And Wrath Jennifer L. Armentrout 2023 American English
17131 Swordheart T. Kingfisher 2018 American English
17131 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17131 Bearing An Hourglass Piers Anthony 1984 American English
17131 On A Pale Horse Piers Anthony 1983 American English
17131 With A Tangled Skein Piers Anthony 1985 American English
17131 Being A Green Mother Piers Anthony 1987 American English
17131 Saga, Compendium One Brian K. Vaughan 2019 American English
17131 Beren And Luthien J. R. R. Tolkien 2017 British English
17131 The Little Tales Of Smethers And Other Stories Lord Dunsany 1952 British English
17131 House Of Flame And Shadow Sarah J. Maas 2024 American English
17131 The Book Of Koli M. R. Carey 2020 British English
17131 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17131 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17131 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17131 Reaper's Gale Steven Erikson 2007 Canadian English
17131 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17131 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17131 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17131 Memories Of Ice Steven Erikson 2001 Canadian English
17131 Harry Potter Pottermore Publishing 1997 British English
16859 Das Kalte Herz Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
17131 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17131 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17131 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17131 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17131 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17131 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17131 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17131 The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17131 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17131 Wintersmith Terry Pratchett 2006 British English
17131 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17131 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17131 The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk 1993 American English
17131 Saltatempo Stefano Benni 2001 Italian Italian
17131 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17131 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17131 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17131 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17131 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17131 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17131 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17131 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17131 The Hike Drew Magary 2016 American English
17131 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17131 Strange The Dreamer Laini Taylor 2017 American English
17131 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17131 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
16991 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17131 Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore 1992 American English
17131 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17131 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17131 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17131 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17131 Shrek! William Steig 1990 American English
17131 Huon De Bordeaux Unknown French Old french
17131 Starry River Of The Sky Grace Lin 2012 American English
17131 The Ballad Of Never After Stephanie Garber 2022 American English
17131 Rouge Mona Awad 2023 Canadian English
17131 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17131 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17131 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17131 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17131 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17131 Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2018 American English
17131 The Race Nina Allan 2014 British English
17131 Christmas Days Jeanette Winterson 2016 British English
16973 Alice's Adventures In Wonderland & Other Stories Lewis Carroll 1865 British English
17131 The Fall Of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien 2018 British English
17131 The Unwanteds Lisa McMann 2011 American English
17131 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17131 Once Upon A Time In The North Philip Pullman 2008 British English
17131 Just One Damned Thing After Another Jodi Taylor 2013 British English
17131 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17131 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17131 Percy Jackson And The Olympians Boxed Set Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17131 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17131 The Sword Thief Peter Lerangis 2009 American English
17131 The Emperor Of Nihon Ja John Flanagan 2010 Australian English
17131 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17131 The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break Steven Sherrill 2000 American English
17131 Daughter Of The Red Dear Joan Wolf 1991 American English
17131 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17131 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17131 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17131 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17131 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English