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
9921 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
9978 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9986 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9985 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
10030 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
10032 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10088 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10090 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10108 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10132 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10167 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10205 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
10246 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10246 Nine Unlikely Tales E. Nesbit 1901 British English
10264 The Warrior Who Carried Life Geoff Ryman 1985 British English
10359 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10362 The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952 British English
10365 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10419 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10419 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10439 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10531 Roads Seabury Quinn 1948 American English
10531 Genius Loci, And Other Tales Clark Ashton Smith 1948 American English
10529 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10564 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10573 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10580 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10586 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10664 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10690 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10768 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10826 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10848 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10848 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10869 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10960 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10973 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11014 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11022 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11113 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11113 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11133 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11195 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11269 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11269 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11269 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11356 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11390 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11429 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11429 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11540 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11582 Copper Crown Lane Von Herzen 1986 American English
11606 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11608 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11609 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11609 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11625 Tales Of Science And Sorcery Clark Ashton Smith 1964 American English
11798 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980 American English
11802 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
11826 The Wax Child Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken 2023 Danish English
11926 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
12024 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
12077 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
12107 The Ferryman And His Wife Frode Grytten, Alison McCullough 2023 Norwegian English
12226 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
12226 Shades Of Grey Jasper Fforde 2009 British English
12235 Rules For Ruin Mimi Matthews 2025 American English
12308 The Midwatch Institute For Wayward Girls Judith Rossell 2024 Australian English
12318 The Hero And The Crown Robin McKinley 1984 American English
12321 Angel Down Daniel Kraus 2025 American English
12421 Moonheart Charles de Lint 1984 Canadian English
12423 A Mouthful Of Dust Nghi Vo 2025 American English
12492 Hemlock & Silver T. Kingfisher 2025 American English
12501 The Shadow On The Stone Bench Maria Gripe 1982 Swedish Unknown
12509 The Survivor Wants To Die At The End Adam Silvera 2025 American English
12557 The Night Birds Christopher Golden 2025 American English
12558 Hansel And Gretel Stephen King, Maurice Sendak 2025 American English
12568 Meet Me At The Crossroads Megan Giddings 2025 American English
12573 Happy Land Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025 American English
12583 The Last Tiger Julia Riew, Brad Riew 2025 American English
12607 Psychopomp & Circumstance Eden Royce 2025 American English
12610 After Life Gayle Forman 2025 American English
12617 The Expert Of Subtle Revisions Kirsten Menger-Anderson 2025 American English
12618 Sounds Like Love Ashley Poston 2025 American English
12637 The Garden Nick Newman 2025 British English
12640 Animal Instinct Amy Shearn 2025 American English
12695 Scarlet Morning ND Stevenson 2025 American English
12719 The Door On The Sea Caskey Russell 2025 American English
12727 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
12727 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
12727 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
12761 Sundust Zeke Peña American English
12777 The Country Under Heaven Frederic S. Durbin 2025 American English
12872 Yarrow Charles de Lint 1986 Canadian English
12891 Pan Michael Clune 2025 American English
12936 The Eleventh Hour Salman Rushdie 2025 British English
13010 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
12993 All That We See Or Seem Ken Liu 2025 American English
13092 The Wood Wife Terri Windling 1996 American English
13077 The Isle In The Silver Sea Tasha Suri 2025 British English
13171 Dracula & Daughters Emma Carroll 2025 British English
13173 Torchfire Moira Buffini 2025 British English
13218 The Belgariad David Eddings 1982 American English
13229 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
13239 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse 2020 American English
13239 The Burning God R. F. Kuang 2020 American English
13305 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
13321 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
13321 Nettle & Bone T. Kingfisher 2022 American English
13319 The Lions Of Al Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay 1995 Canadian English
13321 The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett 2024 American Unknown
13362 The People Of The Black Circle Robert E. Howard 1934 American English
13362 The Wizard Of The Emerald City Alexander Wolkow 1939 Russian Russian
13362 Die Fahrten Thiodolfs Des Isländers Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1815 German German
13362 Sintram And His Companions Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 1814 German German
13362 The Chronicles Of Prydain Lloyd Alexander 1964 American English
13362 The Dark Is Rising Sequence Susan Cooper 1965 British English
13362 Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving 1819 American English
13513 Gil's All Fright Diner A. Lee Martinez 2005 American English
13531 Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler 1980 American English