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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Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
25,039 members
580 reviews
4.1
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The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
24,996 members
533 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
107,780 members
989 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
55,082 members
490 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Two Towers
by J. R. R. Tolkien
48,727 members
310 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
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The Return of the King
by J. R. R. Tolkien
47,093 members
285 reviews
½ 4.5
8 Members
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Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
36,382 members
744 reviews
4.1
8 Members
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
39,754 members
963 reviews
4
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Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett
34,981 members
794 reviews
½ 4.3
7 Members
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American Gods {original}
by Neil Gaiman
33,711 members
933 reviews
4.1
7 Members
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The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
25,016 members
355 reviews
4.1
7 Members
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Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
3,133 members
53 reviews
3.9
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
101,878 members
936 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
25,648 members
259 reviews
4
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
19,900 members
363 reviews
3.9
6 Members
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A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
16,057 members
377 reviews
4
6 Members
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The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
15,400 members
207 reviews
4.1
6 Members
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The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
10,849 members
260 reviews
4.2
6 Members
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A Storm of Swords
by George R. R. Martin
25,141 members
450 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
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Watership Down
by Richard Adams
25,030 members
473 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
17,595 members
425 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
12,323 members
439 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
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Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
9,122 members
181 reviews
3.9
5 Members
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The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin
8,991 members
164 reviews
4
5 Members
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The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
8,140 members
365 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
7,604 members
192 reviews
4.2
5 Members
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Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers
6,432 members
164 reviews
3.8
5 Members
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The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
5,878 members
111 reviews
4.1
5 Members
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Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay
5,052 members
145 reviews
4.1
5 Members
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
23,948 members
989 reviews
4.2
4 Members
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The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
20,608 members
795 reviews
½ 4.4
4 Members
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The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
19,915 members
376 reviews
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4 Members
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The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
18,658 members
1,269 reviews
4.1
4 Members
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Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
15,352 members
548 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
12,092 members
108 reviews
4
4 Members
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
11,271 members
143 reviews
4
4 Members
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The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
8,513 members
228 reviews
4.1
4 Members
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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
4,718 members
75 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
3,794 members
169 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
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All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
2,887 members
179 reviews
½ 3.6
4 Members
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Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,658 members
101 reviews
3.9
4 Members
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
19,628 members
320 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
13,340 members
401 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Alanna: The First Adventure
by Tamora Pierce
7,582 members
193 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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Le Morte d'Arthur
by Thomas Malory
7,137 members
51 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
5,855 members
222 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Buried Giant
by Kazuo Ishiguro
5,247 members
262 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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The Poppy War
by R. F. Kuang
4,659 members
142 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N. K. Jemisin
4,187 members
291 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Spindle's End
by Robin McKinley
3,936 members
82 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
2,731 members
59 reviews
½ 3.3
3 Members
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Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner
2,573 members
93 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance
by Tomi Adeyemi
1,942 members
46 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
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The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu
1,893 members
73 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
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The Lives of Christopher Chant
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,888 members
29 reviews
4.2
3 Members
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The Dragon Republic
by R. F. Kuang
1,841 members
40 reviews
4
3 Members
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
1,440 members
39 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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City of Glass
by Cassandra Clare
13,695 members
409 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
13,311 members
515 reviews
4.2
2 Members
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The Final Empire
by Brandon Sanderson
12,917 members
445 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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Circe
by Madeline Miller
12,596 members
481 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
11,206 members
351 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
5,552 members
149 reviews
4
2 Members
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An Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa Tahir
5,122 members
215 reviews
4
2 Members
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
4,030 members
234 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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The Wrath and the Dawn
by Renée Ahdieh
2,995 members
147 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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Angelfall
by Susan Ee
2,439 members
205 reviews
4
2 Members
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A Torch Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir
2,371 members
83 reviews
4
2 Members
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Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,277 members
126 reviews
4
2 Members
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Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,226 members
108 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
2,223 members
41 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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75
Gods of Jade and Shadow
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2,210 members
79 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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Jade City
by Fonda Lee
2,071 members
70 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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The Changeling
by Victor LaValle
1,359 members
77 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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Brown Girl in the Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
1,190 members
53 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Get in Trouble: Stories
by Kelly Link
1,149 members
75 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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80
Pet
by Akwaeke Emezi
1,091 members
43 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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81
The Rage of Dragons
by Evan Winter
1,070 members
27 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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82
Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older
1,060 members
63 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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83
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
1,031 members
48 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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84
The Black Tides of Heaven
by Neon Yang
1,019 members
47 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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85
Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
951 members
51 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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86
The Arabian Nights
by Anonymous
873 members
14 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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A Stranger in Olondria
by Sofia Samatar
745 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Empire of Sand
by Tasha Suri
689 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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89
A Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1
by Yong Jin
591 members
24 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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90
The Wall of Storms
by Ken Liu
579 members
10 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
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91
Beasts Made of Night
by Tochi Onyebuchi
539 members
10 reviews
½ 3.3
2 Members
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92
Woven in Moonlight
by Isabel Ibanez
535 members
11 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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93
The Palm-Wine Drinkard and his Dead Palm-Wine Tapster in the Deads' Town
by Amos Tutuola
499 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
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94
Blanca and Roja
by Anna-Marie McLemore
383 members
12 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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95
Song of Blood and Stone
by L. Penelope
377 members
33 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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96
The Wandering Unicorn
by Manuel Mujica Lainez
348 members
7 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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Queen of the Conquered
by Kacen Callender
312 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
by Amos Tutuola
255 members
7 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
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99
The Bone Clocks
by David Mitchell
5,018 members
290 reviews
3.8
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
4,904 members
84 reviews
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