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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.
Le Morte D'Arthur
Sir Thomas Malory, 1485
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Graphic Novel
Robin Lawrie, C. S. Lewis, 1950
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine, 1868
Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners
Ellen Kushner, 1986
Empire of Sand
Tasha Suri, 2018
Beasts Made of Night
Tochi Onyebuchi, 2017
Woven in Moonlight
Isabel Ibañez, 2020
Five Children and It
Edith Nesbit, 1902
The Dark is Rising
Susan Cooper, 1965
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Madeleine L'Engle, 1978
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Diana Wynne Jones, 1988
Aru Shah and the Song of Death
Roshani Chokshi, 2019
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C. S. Lewis, 1951
Spindle's End
Robin McKinley, 2000
Ozma of Oz
L. Frank Baum, 1907
The Angelfall Trilogy
Susan Ee, 2015
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, 2011
Circe
Madeline Miller, 2018
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, 1990
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, 2011
The Princess Bride
William Goldman, 1973
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, 1961
The BFG
Roald Dahl, 1982
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl, 1961
§ 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.
- Where should I start with The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine?
- 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.