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
29,362 members
601 reviews
½ 4.3
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Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
8,824 members
141 reviews
4
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
122,454 members
1,084 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
63,908 members
575 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
56,461 members
357 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
54,811 members
337 reviews
½ 4.5
8 Members
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Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
40,165 members
793 reviews
4.1
8 Members
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Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
26,670 members
633 reviews
4.1
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
45,558 members
1,039 reviews
4
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Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman
39,123 members
875 reviews
4.2
7 Members
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The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
27,323 members
376 reviews
4.1
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Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
3,516 members
62 reviews
3.9
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
113,380 members
1,002 reviews
½ 4.4
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
35,003 members
965 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
30,024 members
299 reviews
4
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
23,785 members
386 reviews
3.9
6 Members
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A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,437 members
439 reviews
4
6 Members
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The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
17,368 members
225 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
11,957 members
285 reviews
4.2
6 Members
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Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
10,168 members
188 reviews
3.9
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Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,570 members
160 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
28,182 members
479 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
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Watership Down
by Richard Adams
27,994 members
515 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
20,342 members
472 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
15,557 members
493 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
11,056 members
446 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin
10,245 members
187 reviews
4
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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
8,841 members
218 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers
7,730 members
187 reviews
3.8
5 Members
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The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
6,423 members
120 reviews
4.1
5 Members
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
27,190 members
1,054 reviews
4.2
4 Members
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The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
24,252 members
856 reviews
½ 4.4
4 Members
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The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
23,539 members
402 reviews
4
4 Members
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The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
22,557 members
1,357 reviews
4
4 Members
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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
18,240 members
578 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
13,470 members
114 reviews
4
4 Members
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
12,736 members
157 reviews
4
4 Members
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The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
9,587 members
243 reviews
4.1
4 Members
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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
5,373 members
83 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
5,218 members
193 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
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All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
3,317 members
191 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
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Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
2,010 members
121 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
23,314 members
347 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
15,260 members
423 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang
8,351 members
209 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Alanna: The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce
8,311 members
204 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Le Morte d'Arthur
by Thomas Malory
8,086 members
58 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
8,002 members
258 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Buried Giant
by Kazuo Ishiguro
6,593 members
285 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N. K. Jemisin
4,863 members
310 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Spindle's End
by Robin McKinley
4,224 members
90 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Dragon Republic
by R. F. Kuang
3,724 members
60 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
3,513 members
77 reviews
½ 3.3
3 Members
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance
by Tomi Adeyemi
2,955 members
57 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner
2,771 members
93 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu
2,592 members
83 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
1,997 members
42 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Lives of Christopher Chant
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,982 members
34 reviews
4.2
3 Members
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A Stranger in Olondria
by Sofia Samatar
852 members
39 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
20,613 members
617 reviews
4.2
2 Members
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Circe
by Madeline Miller
18,604 members
583 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
by Brandon Sanderson
17,793 members
537 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
16,821 members
426 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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City of Glass
by Cassandra Clare
16,732 members
429 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
7,065 members
240 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
6,446 members
163 reviews
4
2 Members
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
4,993 members
252 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
3,682 members
152 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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Jade City
by Fonda Lee
3,585 members
102 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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A Torch Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir
3,340 members
100 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
3,150 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3,035 members
97 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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Angelfall
by Susan Ee
2,758 members
211 reviews
4
2 Members
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Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,728 members
136 reviews
4
2 Members
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Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,602 members
116 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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The Changeling
by Victor LaValle
1,772 members
89 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
1,665 members
36 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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80
Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
1,514 members
53 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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81
Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
1,382 members
60 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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82
Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
1,348 members
63 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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83
Get in Trouble: Stories
by Kelly Link
1,338 members
83 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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84
The Black Tides of Heaven
by Neon Yang
1,229 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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85
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older
1,226 members
67 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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86
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
1,225 members
59 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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87
Empire of Sand
by Tasha Suri
870 members
32 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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88
The Wall of Storms
by Ken Liu
850 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
773 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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90
The Arabian Nights {unspecified}
763 members
12 reviews
4
2 Members
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Woven in Moonlight
by Isabel Ibañez
720 members
16 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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92
Beasts Made of Night
by Tochi Onyebuchi
630 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
584 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
435 members
33 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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96
Queen of the Conquered
by Kacen Callender
402 members
5 reviews
½ 3.3
2 Members
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97
The Wandering Unicorn
by Manuel Mujica Lainez
392 members
8 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
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98
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by Amos Tutuola
316 members
9 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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99
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
5,962 members
311 reviews
3.8
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
5,434 members
95 reviews
4
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