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.
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 365 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
2016 • 21 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#2 of 3 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 242 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 484 Readers • 12h 36m • 3.6
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 935 Readers • 481 pages • 4.1
#3 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 2,017 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#3 of 6 in Time Quintet
1978 • 210 Readers • 320 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 375 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,741 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in Beasts Made of Night
2017 • 13 Readers • 304 pages • 3
2018 • 70 Readers • 375 pages • 3.8
1998 • 95 Readers • 8 pages • 3.5
1999 • 2 Readers • 73 pages
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
1900 • 961 Readers • 544 pages • 4
2018 • 3,252 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
386 Readers • 4
2015 • 133 Readers • 280 pages • 3.4
2019 • 599 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
1990 • 2,398 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 133 Readers • 227 pages • 4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 4,370 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1989 • 6,387 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,473 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
1961 • 597 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 151 Readers • 643 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy
2006 • 4,168 Readers • 534 pages • 4.5
1954 • 19 Readers • 170 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,737 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
1996 • 8 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside
1986 • 145 Readers • 269 pages • 3.2
2010 • 221 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
1982 • 535 Readers • 4 pages • 4.1
1978 • 263 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
2014 • 437 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2015 • 484 Readers • 317 pages • 3.5
2017 • 309 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 2,261 Readers • 708 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 3,878 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 673 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 2,409 Readers • 146 pages • 4
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 44 Readers • 171 pages • 4.5
#2 of 7 in Chrestomanci
1988 • 77 Readers • 326 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 3,161 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
2011 • 2,278 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 551 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
1952 • 40 Readers • 128 pages • 3.7
1961 • 575 Readers • 268 pages • 4.3
1973 • 1,563 Readers • 399 pages • 4.2
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1950 • 1,679 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
2011 • 3,263 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,586 Readers • 725 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 806 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
1985 • 9 Readers • 320 pages
#1 of 3 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 448 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
1990 • 581 Readers • 686 pages • 4
1975 • 320 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
2009 • 92 Readers • 4.1
