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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.
Dragonflight
Anne McCaffrey, 1968
The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle, 1968
Akata Witch
Nnedi Okorafor, 2011
Pet
Akwaeke Emezi, 2010
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders, 2016
Trail of Lightning
Rebecca Roanhorse, 2018
The Once and Future King
T. H. White, 1958
The Wrath and the Dawn
Renée Ahdieh, 2015
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
J.K. Rowling, 2005
The Subtle Knife
Philip Pullman, 1995
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, 1950
Mary Poppins
P. L. Travers, 1934
We Hunt the Flame
Hafsah Faizal, 2019
Who Fears Death
Nnedi Okorafor, 2010
The Dragon Republic
R.F. Kuang, 2019
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo, 2015
The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin, 1970
Witchmark
C.L. Polk, 2018
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Salman Rushdie, 1990
The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin, 2017
The Crystal Cave
Mary Stewart, 1970
A Torch Against the Night
Sabaa Tahir, 2016
City of Glass
Cassandra Clare, 2009
Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll, 1865
§ 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.