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Goodreads Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past Three Years (2021-2023) - Page 2

Our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Week celebrations continue anon with this collection of the most popular fantasy books of the past three years. As always, the included books are determined by average star ratings (everything here is 3.5 stars or better) and which titles wind up on Goodreads members' Read and Want to Read shelves.

A three-year chunk is a pretty good time frame to get a sense of what's trending in the genre—which books are finding readers in the ebb and flow of fantasy writing. One interesting little wave: We're definitely seeing more of a quieter and gentler style of speculative fiction, sometimes called cozy fantasy
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Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
41
Brandon Sanderson
A Marvellous Light (Freya Marske)
A Marvellous Light
42
Freya Marske
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
43
Nghi Vo
Stone Blind (Natalie Haynes)
Stone Blind
44
Natalie Haynes
Thistlefoot (Gennarose Nethercott)
Thistlefoot
45
Gennarose Nethercott
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
46
Zoraida Cordova
Chosen Ones (Veronica Roth)
Chosen Ones
47
Veronica Roth
The Stardust Thief (Chelsea Abdullah)
The Stardust Thief
48
Chelsea Abdullah
Peace Talks (Jim Butcher)
Peace Talks
49
Jim Butcher
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
50
P. Djeli Clark
Spellbreaker (Charlie N. Holmberg)
Spellbreaker
51
Charlie N. Holmberg
Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
52
Rivers Solomon
The Change (Kirsten Miller)
The Change
53
Kirsten Miller
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
54
S.A. Chakraborty
The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)
The Nature of Witches
55
Rachel Griffin
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Charlie N. Holmberg)
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
56
Charlie N. Holmberg
Song of the Forever Rains (E.J. Mellow)
Song of the Forever Rains
57
E.J. Mellow
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
58
C. L. Clark
Atalanta (Jennifer Saint)
Atalanta
59
Jennifer Saint
The Library of the Dead (T.L. Huchu)
The Library of the Dead
60
T.L. Huchu
The Hidden Palace (Helene Wecker)
The Hidden Palace
61
Helene Wecker
The Foxglove King (Hannah F. Whitten)
The Foxglove King
62
Hannah F. Whitten
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Megan Bannen)
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
63
Megan Bannen
Siren Queen (Nghi Vo)
Siren Queen
64
Nghi Vo
Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Juno Dawson)
Her Majesty's Royal Coven
65
Juno Dawson
Clytemnestra (Costanza Casati)
Clytemnestra
66
Costanza Casati
The Blacktongue Thief (Christopher Buehlman)
The Blacktongue Thief
67
Christopher Buehlman
Witch King (Martha Wells)
Witch King
68
Martha Wells
The Women of Troy (Pat Barker)
The Women of Troy
69
Pat Barker
Victory City (Salman Rushdie)
Victory City
70
Salman Rushdie
Venco (Cherie Dimaline)
Venco
71
Cherie Dimaline
Jade Legacy (Fonda Lee)
Jade Legacy
72
Fonda Lee
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