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
17169 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17169 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17169 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17169 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17169 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17169 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17169 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17169 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17169 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17169 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17169 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17169 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17169 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17169 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17169 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17169 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17169 Telephone Tales Gianni Rodari 1962 Italian Italian
17169 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17169 The Indian In The Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980 British English
17169 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17169 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17169 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
17169 Zoom At Sea Tim Wynne-Jones 1983 Canadian English
17169 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17169 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
16843 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
17007 The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit 1907 British English
17169 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17169 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17169 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17169 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
17169 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17169 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17169 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17169 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17169 The House Of Hades Rick Riordan 2013 American English
17169 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17169 The Drawing Of The Three Stephen King 1987 American English
17169 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17169 Wind And Truth Brandon Sanderson American Unknown
17169 Tress Of The Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17169 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17169 Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree 2022 American English
17169 Red Country Joe Abercrombie 2012 British English
17169 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17169 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17169 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17169 The Children Of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien 2007 British English
17169 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17169 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17169 The Will Of The Many James Islington 2023 Australian English
17169 Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17169 The Tower Of Nero Rick Riordan 2020 American English
17169 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17169 The Ship Of The Dead Rick Riordan 2017 American English
17169 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17169 The Sword Of Summer Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17169 The Blood Of Olympus Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17169 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17169 The Mark Of Athena Rick Riordan 2012 American English
17169 The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson 2022 American English
17169 The Battle Of The Labyrinth Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17169 The Last Olympian Rick Riordan 2009 American English
17169 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17169 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17169 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17169 Yumi And The Nightmare Painter Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17169 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17169 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17169 The Waste Lands Stephen King 1991 American English
17169 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17169 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17169 The Daylight War Peter V. Brett 2013 American English
17169 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17169 The Core Peter V. Brett 2017 American English
17169 From The Dust Returned Ray Bradbury 2001 American English
17169 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Paula Guran 2010 American English
17169 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17169 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17169 Fortunately, The Milk Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
17169 The First Law Trilogy Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
17169 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17169 The Sandman, Vol. 5 Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17169 The Sandman, Vol. 4 Neil Gaiman 1992 British English
17169 Preludes & Nocturnes Neil Gaiman 1989 British English
17169 The Long Dark Tea Time Of The Soul Douglas Adams 1988 British English
17169 The Alchemaster's Apprentice Walter Moers 2007 German German
17169 Rumo Walter Moers 2003 German German
17169 The City Of Dreaming Books Walter Moers 2004 German German
17169 Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman 2017 British English
17169 Dragonsong Anne McCaffrey 1976 American English
17169 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn 1996 American English
17169 Vengeful V. E. Schwab 2018 American English
17169 Tales From Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
16872 Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl 1972 British English
17169 The Book Of Lost Things John Connolly 2006 Irish English
17169 Hellboy, Vol. 1 Mike Mignola 1994 American English
17169 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17169 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman 2017 British English
17169 Kings Of The Wyld Nicholas Eames 2017 Canadian English
17169 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17169 Red Seas Under Red Skies Scott Lynch 2007 American English
17169 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17169 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17169 Children Of Anguish And Anarchy Tomi Adeyemi 2024 American English
17169 The Lotus Empire Tasha Suri 2024 British English
17169 The Voyage Home Pat Barker 2024 British English
17169 Hell And Back Craig Johnson 2022 American English
17169 Saga, Volume 4 Brian K. Vaughan 2014 American English
17169 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17169 Absolution Jeff VanderMeer 2024 American English
17169 Reincarnation Blues Michael Poore 2017 American English
17169 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Hank Green 2020 American English
17169 The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August Claire North 2014 British English
17169 Mad Ship Robin Hobb 1999 American English
17169 The Stupidest Angel Christopher Moore 2004 American English
17169 Royal Assassin Robin Hobb 1997 American English
17169 The Magpie Lord K.J. Charles 2013 British English
17169 Burn For Me Ilona Andrews 2014 American English
17169 Tales From Watership Down Richard Adams 1996 British English