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The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
Time Magazine called upon top fantasy authors (e.g., N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Edeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, and Marlon James) to collect the most influential works of fantasy fiction in chronological order starting in the 9th century A.D.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling, 1997
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson, 2006
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, 2007
American Gods
Neil Gaiman, 2001
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis, 1950
The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman, 1995
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, 1990
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin, 2015
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, 1996
The Poppy War
R.F. Kuang, 2018
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, 1962
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1968
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones, 1986
Jade City
Fonda Lee, 2017
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, 1974
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir, 2015
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett, 2003
A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, 2000
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, 2018
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N. K. Jemisin, 2010
Alanna: The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce, 1983
Redwall
Brian Jacques, 1986
§ About this list
- Books
- 93
- Published
- 1485–2020
- Average rating
- 4.2 / 5 across 65,334 ratings
- Genres
- Fiction, Adventure, Classics, General
Most-rated on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
- 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
- 2Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · J.K. Rowling
- 3The Fellowship of the Ring · J.R.R. Tolkien
Common questions about The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
- How many books are on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine has 93 books, published between 1485 and 2020.
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is the most-rated book on the list, with 6,199 ratings and a 4.3 average.
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- The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.6 out of 5.
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- Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Fellowship of the Ring: the three most-rated books on the list.
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- The books on this list are tagged Fiction, Adventure, Classics and General.