The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

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With a panel of leading fantasy authors—N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Adeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare and Marlon James—TIME presents the most engaging, inventive and influential works of fantasy fiction, in chronological order beginning in the 9th century. Time Magazine 2020
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The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
29,119 members
597 reviews
½ 4.3
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Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
8,774 members
141 reviews
4
9 Members
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
121,748 members
1,077 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
63,500 members
572 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
56,059 members
356 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
54,432 members
336 reviews
½ 4.5
8 Members
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Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
40,095 members
790 reviews
4.1
8 Members
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Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
26,602 members
627 reviews
4.1
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
45,354 members
1,040 reviews
4
7 Members
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Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman
38,913 members
873 reviews
4.2
7 Members
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The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
27,373 members
377 reviews
4.1
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Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
3,482 members
62 reviews
3.9
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
112,944 members
993 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
34,946 members
958 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
29,828 members
295 reviews
4
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
23,595 members
385 reviews
3.9
6 Members
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A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,313 members
434 reviews
4
6 Members
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The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
17,262 members
224 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
11,904 members
284 reviews
4.2
6 Members
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Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
10,114 members
186 reviews
3.9
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Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,541 members
158 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
28,041 members
479 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
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Watership Down
by Richard Adams
27,831 members
513 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
20,228 members
470 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
15,360 members
494 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
10,903 members
444 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,180 members
185 reviews
4
5 Members
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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
8,790 members
218 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers
7,676 members
186 reviews
3.8
5 Members
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The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
6,400 members
119 reviews
4.1
5 Members
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
27,022 members
1,053 reviews
4.2
4 Members
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The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
24,053 members
851 reviews
½ 4.4
4 Members
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The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
23,319 members
401 reviews
4
4 Members
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The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
22,404 members
1,354 reviews
4
4 Members
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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
18,106 members
577 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
13,398 members
114 reviews
4
4 Members
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
12,664 members
158 reviews
4
4 Members
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The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
9,547 members
242 reviews
4.1
4 Members
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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
5,341 members
83 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
5,152 members
192 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
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All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
3,300 members
190 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
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Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,996 members
118 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
23,206 members
347 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
15,157 members
423 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Alanna: The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce
8,291 members
204 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang
8,204 members
204 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Le Morte d'Arthur
by Thomas Malory
8,034 members
57 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
7,891 members
258 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Buried Giant
by Kazuo Ishiguro
6,517 members
285 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N. K. Jemisin
4,840 members
308 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Spindle's End
by Robin McKinley
4,218 members
90 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Dragon Republic
by R. F. Kuang
3,631 members
59 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
3,478 members
77 reviews
½ 3.3
3 Members
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance
by Tomi Adeyemi
2,911 members
57 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner
2,767 members
93 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu
2,563 members
82 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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The Lives of Christopher Chant
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,976 members
34 reviews
4.2
3 Members
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
1,972 members
42 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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A Stranger in Olondria
by Sofia Samatar
850 members
39 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
20,209 members
611 reviews
4.2
2 Members
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Circe
by Madeline Miller
18,287 members
577 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
by Brandon Sanderson
17,755 members
533 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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City of Glass
by Cassandra Clare
16,650 members
428 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
16,531 members
421 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
6,961 members
240 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
6,397 members
162 reviews
4
2 Members
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
4,958 members
252 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
3,651 members
154 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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Jade City
by Fonda Lee
3,498 members
100 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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A Torch Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir
3,287 members
100 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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73
We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
3,184 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2,993 members
97 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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75
Angelfall
by Susan Ee
2,747 members
212 reviews
4
2 Members
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Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,712 members
135 reviews
4
2 Members
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Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,590 members
116 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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78
The Changeling
by Victor LaValle
1,738 members
89 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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79
The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
1,635 members
37 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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80
Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
1,502 members
53 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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81
Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
1,355 members
60 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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82
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
1,341 members
62 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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83
Get in Trouble: Stories
by Kelly Link
1,335 members
83 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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84
The Black Tides of Heaven
by Neon Yang
1,220 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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85
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older
1,218 members
66 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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86
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
1,215 members
59 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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87
Empire of Sand
by Tasha Suri
863 members
31 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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88
The Wall of Storms
by Ken Liu
836 members
11 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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89
A Hero Born: The Definitive Edition (Legends of the Condor Heroes, 1)
by Louis Cha
763 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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90
The Arabian Nights {unspecified}
759 members
12 reviews
4
2 Members
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91
Woven in Moonlight
by Isabel Ibañez
710 members
18 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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92
Beasts Made of Night
by Tochi Onyebuchi
629 members
10 reviews
½ 3.3
2 Members
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93
The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads' Town
by Amos Tutuola
583 members
18 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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94
Blanca and Roja
by Anna-Marie McLemore
443 members
12 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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95
Song of Blood and Stone
by L. Penelope
429 members
33 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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96
Queen of the Conquered
by Kacen Callender
401 members
5 reviews
½ 3.3
2 Members
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97
The Wandering Unicorn
by Manuel Mujica Lainez
389 members
8 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
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98
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by Amos Tutuola
312 members
9 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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99
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
5,922 members
313 reviews
3.8
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
5,411 members
95 reviews
4
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