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 • 388 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
2016 • 23 Readers • 560 pages • 4.5
#2 of 3 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 262 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 515 Readers • 12h 36m • 3.6
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 989 Readers • 481 pages • 4.1
#2 in A Pandava Novel
2019 • 71 Readers • 400 pages • 4.1
#3 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 2,184 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#3 of 6 in Time Quintet
1978 • 218 Readers • 320 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 391 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,864 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in Beasts Made of Night
2017 • 14 Readers • 304 pages • 3
2018 • 72 Readers • 375 pages • 3.8
1998 • 101 Readers • 8 pages • 3.5
1999 • 2 Readers • 73 pages
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
1900 • 1,000 Readers • 544 pages • 4
2018 • 3,451 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
401 Readers • 4
2015 • 139 Readers • 280 pages • 3.4
2019 • 619 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
1990 • 2,532 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 137 Readers • 227 pages • 4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 4,690 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1989 • 6,836 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,567 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
1961 • 628 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 159 Readers • 643 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy
2006 • 4,479 Readers • 534 pages • 4.5
1954 • 18 Readers • 170 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,825 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
1996 • 9 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside
1986 • 151 Readers • 269 pages • 3.1
2010 • 232 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
1982 • 555 Readers • 4 pages • 4.1
1978 • 280 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
2014 • 459 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2015 • 515 Readers • 317 pages • 3.5
2017 • 328 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 2,422 Readers • 708 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 4,157 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 708 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 2,547 Readers • 208 pages • 4
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 47 Readers • 171 pages • 4.4
#2 of 7 in Chrestomanci
1988 • 83 Readers • 326 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 3,405 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
2011 • 2,394 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 577 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
1952 • 47 Readers • 128 pages • 3.5
1961 • 601 Readers • 268 pages • 4.3
1973 • 1,665 Readers • 399 pages • 4.2
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1950 • 1,830 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
1995 • 3,465 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,786 Readers • 725 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 852 Readers • 256 pages • 3.9
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#1 of 3 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 466 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
1990 • 619 Readers • 688 pages • 4
1975 • 328 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
2009 • 94 Readers • 4.1
