The 31 Best Fantasy Books Everyone Should Read

WIRED's team has summoned some of the strangest creatures in the most fantastic worlds in this list of the best fantasy books everyone should read.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	3.71	2,107 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.37	2,875 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	4.03	1,896 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	4.1	715 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.89	901 reads
Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James	3.11	137 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	4.24	1,639 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	4.29	3,393 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	3.6	270 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.99	538 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	4.17	1,527 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	3.99	637 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	4.36	518 reads
La Belle Savage Philip Pullman	4.01	273 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	3.83	158 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	4.07	836 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	3.99	287 reads
Riot Baby	3.69	67 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	3.91	148 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	3.7	1,042 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	4.01	1,340 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	4.34	1,203 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	4.03	1,639 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	4.22	267 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	3.61	1,204 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	4.04	42 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	4.29	1,020 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	3.7	414 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	3.47	77 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	3.82	79 reads