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
14984 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14984 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14984 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14984 Pyramids Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
14984 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
14984 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
14984 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14984 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14984 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2009 American English
14984 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14984 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14984 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
14984 Fairy Tale Stephen King 2023 American English
14984 The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan 1992 American English
14984 The Dark Tower Stephen King 1982 American English
14984 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
14984 The Library At Mount Char Scott Hawkins 2015 American English
14984 The Vorrh Brian Catling 2012 British English
14984 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins P. Djèlí Clark 2024 American English
14984 Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky 1986 American English
14984 A Stroke Of The Pen Terry Pratchett 2023 British English
14984 Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell 2023 British English
14984 Starling House Alix E. Harrow 2023 American English
14984 The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty 2023 American English
14984 A Marvellous Light Freya Marske 2021 British English
14984 The Fragile Threads Of Power V. E. Schwab 2023 American English
14984 The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce 2011 American English
14984 The Paper Bag Princess Robert Munsch 1980 Canadian English
14984 The Fairy Tale Detectives Michael Buckley 2005 American English
14984 Strega Nona Tomie dePaola 1975 American English
14984 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15563 A Private Cathedral James Lee Burke 2020 American English
15652 Where The Blue Begins Christopher Morley 1922 American English
15682 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15711 Kingdom Of The Wicked Kerri Maniscalco 2020 American English
15719 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15720 The Return Of The King J. R. R. Tolkien 1955 British English
15766 J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Book Boxed Set J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15787 Perrault's Fairy Tales Charles Perrault 1697 French French
15811 A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket On The Hearth Charles Dickens 1843 British English
15816 Half Magic Edward Eager 1954 American English
15819 The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 British English
15839 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1981 British English
15864 Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen 1835 Danish Danish
15838 The Time Quartet Box Set Madeleine L'Engle 1962 American English
15867 Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15853 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15902 The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll 1876 British English
15902 The Enchanted Wood Enid Blyton 1939 British English
15902 Gobbolino The Witch's Cat Ursula Williams 1942 British English
16489 The Iron Giant Ted Hughes 1968 British English
15902 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
15902 My Father's Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett 1948 American English
15888 God Emperor Of Dune Frank Herbert 1981 American English
15902 The Story Of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1920 British English
15902 The Adventures Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie May Gibbs 1918 Australian English
15902 Dot And The Kangaroo Ethel Pedley 1899 Australian English
15902 Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens J. M. Barrie 1906 British English
15902 Pierre Maurice Sendak 1962 American English
15902 How The Whale Became Ted Hughes 1963 British English
15890 Space Trilogy C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
15902 The Corn King And The Spring Queen Naomi Mitchison 1931 British English
15902 Islandia Austin Tappan Wright 1942 American English
15902 The King Of The Golden River John Ruskin 1851 British English
15902 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
15901 The Complete Stories Edgar Allan Poe 1832 American English
16598 Trilby Charles Lomon 1894 British Unknown
16536 A Walk Out Of The World Ruth Nichols 1969 Canadian English
16579 The Halloween Tree Ray Bradbury 1972 American English
16742 Alice In Wonderland Jane Carruth 1865 British English
16728 The Earthsea Trilogy Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
16720 Travel Light Naomi Mitchison 1952 British English
16648 The Black Castle Les Daniels 1978 American English
17126 Wolf Brother Michelle Paver 2004 British English
17126 Outside Over There Maurice Sendak 1981 American English
17126 Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 American English
17126 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
17126 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
17126 The Worst Witch Jill Murphy 1974 British English
17126 The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972 British English
17126 Unfinished Tales Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 1980 British English
17126 The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981 American English
17126 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
17126 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
17126 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
17126 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English
17126 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991 American English
17126 Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992 American English
17126 The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993 American English
17126 Something Rich and Strange Patricia A. McKillip 1984 American English
17126 The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye A. S. Byatt 1994 British English
17126 Tamsin Peter S. Beagle 1999 American English
17126 The Innamorati Midori Snyder 1998 American English
17126 Solstice Wood Patricia A. McKillip 2006 American English
17126 In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006 American English
17126 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
17126 Flesh and Spirit Carol Berg 2007 American English
17126 Lifelode Jo Walton 2009 British English
17126 The Uncertain Places Lisa Goldstein 2011 American English
17126 Tales from Rugosa Coven Sarah Avery 2013 American English
17126 Kingfisher Patricia A. McKillip 2016 American English
17126 Snow White Learns Witchcraft Theodora Goss 2019 American English
17126 Or What You Will Jo Walton 2020 British English
17126 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17126 The Kingdom of Kevin Malone Suzy McKee Charnas 1977 American English
17126 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
17126 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17126 Passager Jane Yolen 1996 American English
17126 Hobby Jane Yolen 1996 American Unknown
17126 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
17126 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
17126 The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley 1999 American English
17126 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
17126 The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson 2001 British English
17126 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
17126 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
17126 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
17126 Ptolemy's Gate Jonathan Stroud 2005 British English
17126 Corbenic Catherine Fisher 2002 British English
17126 The Queen of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2000 American English