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Goodreads' the Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past Three Years

Per Goodreads: 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. Readers are responding to the slice-of-(fantasy)-life style in books like The House in the Cerulean Sea, Legends & Lattes, and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.
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The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
1
V.E. Schwab
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Silver Flames
2
Sarah J. Maas
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
3
Tj Klune
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
Crescent City
4
Sarah J. Maas
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Six
5
Olivie Blake
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
6
Susanna Clarke
Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
7
Rebecca Kuang
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
8
T J Klune
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
9
Naomi Novik
Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
Fairy Tale
10
Stephen King
Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
Fourth Wing
11
Rebecca Yarros
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
12
Sue Lynn Tan
Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
Ariadne
13
Jennifer Saint
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
14
Shelley Parker-Chan
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
15
Alix E. Harrow
Book of Night (Holly Black)
Book of Night
16
Holly Black
Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson)
Rhythm of War
17
Brandon Sanderson
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
18
Sangu Mandanna
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
19
Travis Baldree
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
20
N K Jemisin
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent
21
Leigh Bardugo
The Witch's Heart (Genevieve Gornichec)
The Witch's Heart
22
Genevieve Gornichec
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
23
Rebecca Roanhorse
For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten)
For the Wolf
24
Hannah Whitten
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
25
Jay Kristoff
The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne)
The Shadow of the Gods
26
John Gwynne
Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher)
Nettle & Bone
27
T. Kingfisher
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters
28
Sunyi Dean
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter
29
Andrea Stewart
When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill)
When Women Were Dragons
30
Kelly Barnhill
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
31
Tasha Suri
The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson)
The Lost Metal
32
Brandon Sanderson
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
33
Vaishnavi Patel
The Awakening (Nora Roberts)
The Awakening
34
Nora Roberts
Malice (Heather Walter)
Malice
35
Heather Walter
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
36
Heather Fawcett
A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
A Day of Fallen Night
37
Samantha Shannon
A River Enchanted (Rebecca Ross)
A River Enchanted
38
Rebecca Ross
The Empire of Gold (S. A. Chakraborty)
The Empire of Gold
39
S. A. Chakraborty
The Wolf and the Woodsman (Ava Reid)
The Wolf and the Woodsman
40
Ava Reid
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