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 • 367 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
2016 • 21 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#2 of 3 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 246 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 490 Readers • 12h 36m • 3.6
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 945 Readers • 481 pages • 4.1
#3 of 6 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 2,051 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#3 of 6 in Time Quintet
1978 • 214 Readers • 320 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 379 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,762 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 • 968 Readers • 544 pages • 4
2018 • 3,296 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
387 Readers • 4
2015 • 134 Readers • 280 pages • 3.4
2019 • 601 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
1990 • 2,432 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 134 Readers • 227 pages • 4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 4,422 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1989 • 6,463 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,490 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
1961 • 602 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 152 Readers • 643 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogy
2006 • 4,240 Readers • 534 pages • 4.4
1954 • 19 Readers • 170 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,758 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
1996 • 9 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside
1986 • 145 Readers • 269 pages • 3.2
2010 • 224 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
1982 • 539 Readers • 4 pages • 4.1
1978 • 265 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
2014 • 442 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2015 • 490 Readers • 317 pages • 3.5
2017 • 311 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 2,302 Readers • 708 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 3,928 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 687 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 2,437 Readers • 208 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 • 3,219 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
2011 • 2,303 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 559 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
1952 • 42 Readers • 128 pages • 3.7
1961 • 582 Readers • 268 pages • 4.3
1973 • 1,586 Readers • 399 pages • 4.2
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1950 • 1,716 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
2011 • 3,303 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,623 Readers • 725 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 813 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
1985 • 9 Readers • 320 pages
#1 of 3 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 450 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
1990 • 589 Readers • 686 pages • 4
1975 • 320 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
2009 • 92 Readers • 4.1
