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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
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor, 2010
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro, 2015
Get in Trouble
Kelly Link, 1991
Aru Shah and the Song of Death
Roshani Chokshi, 2019
Empire of Sand
Tasha Suri, 2018
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 2019
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, 1962
Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll, 1865
The Two Towers
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
Challenge to Efrafa
Judy Allen, 1999
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Salman Rushdie, 1990
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling, 2005
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, 2011
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders, 2016
The Dragon Republic
R.F. Kuang, 2019
The Dark is Rising
Susan Cooper, 1965
City of Glass
Cassandra Clare, 2009
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, 1974
The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1970
Mary Poppins
P. L. Travers, 1934
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Amos Tutuola, 1954
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted #1)
Gail Carson Levine, 1997
Spindle's End
Robin McKinley, 2000
§ 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.
- What genres are on The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- The books on this list are tagged Fiction, Adventure, Classics and General.