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25 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

"As the oldest genre of literature on record, what constitutes fantasy often depends on who you ask. Originating from the oral tradition of folklore and stories told around ancient campfires, some consider mythology and epics, like The Odyssey, to be the purest form of fantasy, while others point to the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien. C.S. Lewis and Lewis Carroll as the pinnacle of the form." -goodhousekeeping
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The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
1
Scott Hawkins
A Hero Born (Yin Yong)
A Hero Born
2
Yin Yong
What Should Be Wild (Julia Fine)
What Should Be Wild
3
Julia Fine
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
4
S.A.Chakraborty
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
5
Guy Gavriel Kay
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
6
George R.R. Martin
Queen of the Conquered (Kacen Callender)
Queen of the Conquered
7
Kacen Callender
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
8
V.E. Schwab
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
9
Neil Gaiman
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
11
Philip Pullman
Tales of Falling and Flying (Ben Loory)
Tales of Falling and Flying
12
Ben Loory
The Black Tides of Heaven (Neon Yang)
The Black Tides of Heaven
13
Neon Yang
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
14
Marlon James
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
15
Kelly Link
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
16
Tomi Adyemi
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
17
Victor Lavalle
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
18
N. K. Jemisin
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
19
Brandon Sanderson
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
20
P. Djèlí Clark
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
21
C.S. Lewis
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
22
Angela Carter
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
23
Octavia Butler
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
25
JRR Tolkien
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