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
17150 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17150 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17150 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17150 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17150 White Witch Elizabeth Goudge 1958 British English
17150 Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson 1991 American English
17150 Waiting For The Galactic Bus Parke Godwin 1988 American English
17150 Beauty Sheri S. Tepper 1991 American English
17150 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17150 The Steerswoman Rosemary Kirstein 1989 American English
17150 The Skull Jon Klassen 2023 Canadian English
17150 White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link 2023 American English
17150 No One Will Come Back For Us Premee Mohamed 2023 Canadian English
17150 The Strange Nathan Ballingrud 2023 American English
17150 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17150 Traitor's Blade Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17150 The Curse Of The Mistwraith Janny Wurts 1993 American English
17150 Lost Gods Brom 2016 American English
17150 To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17150 Stone Of Farewell Tad Williams 1990 American English
17150 Mistborn Trilogy Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17150 Enchantment Orson Scott Card 1999 American English
17150 9 From The Nine Worlds Rick Riordan 2018 American English
17150 The Maze Of Bones Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17150 The Harry Potter Collection 1 4 J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
17150 The Rise Of Kyoshi F.C. Yee 2019 American English
17150 The Long Patrol Brian Jacques 1997 British English
17150 Little Stalker Jennifer Belle 2007 American English
17150 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17150 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English
17150 Faith Of The Fallen Terry Goodkind 2000 American English
17150 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17150 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
17150 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17150 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
17150 The Innkeeper's Song Peter S. Beagle 1993 American English
17150 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17150 Dragons Of Summer Flame Margaret Weis 1995 American English
17150 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17150 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17150 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17150 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17150 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17150 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17150 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17150 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17150 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English
17150 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Sebastian Lloyd Alexander 1970 American English
17150 The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn Donald Barthelme 1971 American English
17150 The Court Of The Stone Children Eleanor Cameron 1973 American English
17150 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17150 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17150 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17150 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17150 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17150 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17150 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17150 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17150 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17150 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17150 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
16958 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English
17150 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17150 O Dia Do Curinga Jostein Gaarder 1990 Norwegian Norwegian
17150 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17150 The Complete Malazan Book Of The Fallen Steven Erikson Canadian English
17150 Jabberwocky And Other Nonsense Lewis Carroll British English
17150 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17150 The Talisman And Black House Stephen King American English
17150 Cage Of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky British English
17150 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17150 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17150 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17150 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17150 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17150 Deep Blue Jennifer Donnelly American English
17150 Divided Allegiance Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17150 Oath Of Gold Elizabeth Moon 1989 American English
17150 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17150 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17150 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17150 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English
17150 Red Side Story Jasper Fforde 2024 British English
17150 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17150 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17150 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17150 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English
17150 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17150 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17150 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17150 From A Buick 8 Stephen King 2002 American English
17150 What Dreams May Come Richard Matheson 1978 American English
16871 The Heart Of A Dog Mikhail Bulgakov 1925 Russian Russian
17150 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17150 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17150 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown
17150 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English
16903 The Outlaw Of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1914 American English
17150 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17150 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English
17150 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17150 Anima Rising Christopher Moore 2025 American English
17150 Giant Bones Peter S. Beagle 1997 American English
17150 Platform Decay Martha Wells 2026 American English
17150 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English
17150 Twice Mitch Albom 2025 American English
17150 Captain Paul Edward Ellsberg 2010 American English
17150 Princess Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews 2018 American English