49 Best Fantasy Books
Goal: Find the best Fantasy books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best fantasy books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
49 Best Fantasy Books
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A Wizard of Earthsea
The Earthsea Cycle Series, Book 1
by Ursula K. Le Guin
American Gods
A Novel
by Neil Gaiman
A Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones, Book 1
by George R. R. Martin
His Dark Materials Trilogy
The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
The Lord of the Rings
One Volume
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
by Patrick Rothfuss
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland, Book 1
by Lewis Carroll
Also recommended by:
Salman Rushdie, Naval Ravikant, Richa Chadha, Russell Brand, Sahil Lavingia
Good Omens
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman
Also recommended by:
Assassin's Apprentice
The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1
by Robin Hobb
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter, Book 1
by J.K. Rowling
Storm Front
The Dresden Files, Book 1
by Jim Butcher
The Dark Tower I
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
The Magicians
A Novel
by Lev Grossman
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Also recommended by:
Peter Thiel, Jordan Peterson, Jack Dorsey, Max Levchin, Jack Edwards, PewDiePie
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1
by C. S. Lewis
Also recommended by:
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Inheritance Trilogy, Book 1
by N.K. Jemisin
Also recommended by:
The Way of Kings
The Stormlight Archive, Book 1
by Brandon Sanderson
Also recommended by:
A Stranger in Olondria
A Novel
by Sofia Samatar
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
by Marlon James
Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
by Steven Erikson
Jade City
The Green Bone Saga, Book 1
by Fonda Lee
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
Legend
Drenai Saga, Book 1
by David Gemmell
The Bone Clocks
A Novel
by David Mitchell
The Color of Magic
Discworld, Book 1
by Terry Pratchett
The Dragonbone Chair
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 1
by Tad Williams
The Final Empire
Mistborn, Book 1
by Brandon Sanderson
The Golem and the Jinni
A Novel
by Helene Wecker
The Grace of Kings
The Dandelion Dynasty, Book 1
by Ken Liu
Under Heaven
Under Heaven, Book 1
by Guy Gavriel Kay
Wheel of Time
Premium Boxed: Books 1-3
by Robert Jordan
Sources
- 1
50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: The Ultimate List (2023)
nerdmuch.com
- 2
The 60 Best Fantasy Books of All Time | Reedsy Discovery
reedsy.com
- 3
The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time | TIME
time.com
- 4
36 of the best fantasy books everyone should read | WIRED UK
wired.co.uk
- 5
Top25 Fantasy Books.Php
bestfantasybooks.com
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