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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.
Circe
Madeline Miller, 2018
Trail of Lightning
Rebecca Roanhorse, 2018
Woven in Moonlight
Isabel Ibañez, 2020
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, 1990
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C. S. Lewis, 1951
The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle, 1968
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones, 1986
American Gods
Neil Gaiman, 2001
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N. K. Jemisin, 2010
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir, 2015
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi, 2018
Witchmark
C.L. Polk, 2018
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, 2007
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1950
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt, 1975
Five Children and It
Edith Nesbit, 1902
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis, 1950
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Diana Wynne Jones, 1988
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, 2009
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Madeleine L'Engle, 1978
Alanna: The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce, 1983
§ 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.