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Esquire - 50 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

By Adam Morgan - To keep this lineup manageable, we only included books originally published as a bound book on paper—which ruled out classics like Journey to the West and One Thousand and One Nights—and ensured they were currently and easily available in print. We also limited the list to one book per author, to avoid crowding it with multiple titles in the same series.
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The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
1
S.A.Chakraborty
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
2
Erin Morgenstern
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
3
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
4
Scott Hawkins
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
5
P. Djèlí Clark
The Other City (Michal Ajvaz)
The Other City
6
Michal Ajvaz
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
7
Kai Ashante Wilson
The Unfinished World (Amber Sparks)
The Unfinished World
8
Amber Sparks
Witchmark (C.L.Polk)
Witchmark
9
C.L.Polk
Tales of Falling and Flying (Ben Loory)
Tales of Falling and Flying
10
Ben Loory
What Should Be Wild (Julia Fine)
What Should Be Wild
11
Julia Fine
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
12
V.E. Schwab
The Vorrh (B.Catling)
The Vorrh
13
B.Catling
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
14
Guy Gavriel Kay
The Black Tides of Heaven (Neon Yang)
The Black Tides of Heaven
15
Neon Yang
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
16
George R.R. Martin
The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)
The Subtle Knife
17
Philip Pullman
Queen of the Conquered (Kacen Callender)
Queen of the Conquered
18
Kacen Callender
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
19
Angélica Gorodischer
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
20
Neil Gaiman
The Blue Fox (Sjon)
The Blue Fox
21
Sjon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Grace Lin)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
22
Grace Lin
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
23
Kelly Link
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo
24
Karen Lord
Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
25
Robert Jackson Bennett
Moon Witch, Spider King (Marlon James)
Moon Witch, Spider King
26
Marlon James
The Drowned Life (Jeffrey Ford)
The Drowned Life
27
Jeffrey Ford
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
28
Naomi Novik
The Bird King (G. Willow Wilson)
The Bird King
29
G. Willow Wilson
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
30
Victor Lavalle
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
31
Brandon Sanderson
The Shadow Rising (Robert Jordan)
The Shadow Rising
32
Robert Jordan
Ozma of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Ozma of Oz
33
L. Frank Baum
Once and Forever (Kenji Miyazawa)
Once and Forever
34
Kenji Miyazawa
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
35
C.S. Lewis
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
36
Amos Tutuola
Latro Series (Gene Wolfe)
Latro Series
37
Gene Wolfe
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
38
Angela Carter
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
39
Octavia Butler
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
40
Tomi Adyemi
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