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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.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Amos Tutuola, 1952
Le Morte D'Arthur
Sir Thomas Malory, 1485
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales
Lewis Carroll, 2016
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Graphic Novel
Robin Lawrie, C. S. Lewis, 1950
A Hero Born
Jin Yong, 1957
The Wandering Unicorn
Manuel Mujica Láinez
Dragonflight
Anne McCaffrey, 1968
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1968
The Bloody Chamber
Angela Carter, 1978
Redwall
Brian Jacques, 1986
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, 1990
Tigana
Guy Gavriel Kay, 1990
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine, 1868
The Angelfall Trilogy
Susan Ee, 2015
A Torch Against the Night
Sabaa Tahir, 2016
Akata Witch
Nnedi Okorafor, 2011
The Once and Future King
T. H. White, 1958
Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners
Ellen Kushner, 1986
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo, 2015
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett, 2003
The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, 1996
§ 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.
- Which book on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine is the most popular?
- 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.
- What is the highest-rated book on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- 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.