Paste Magazine's the 30 Best Fantasy Novels of the 2010s

"The fantasy genre allows for the impossible to occur—for a magic-wielding peasant to lead a revolution, for an overlooked goddess to transform into a powerful sorceress, for a Jewish moneylender to outwit a fey king. Fantasy epics introduce readers to adventures starring world-conquering villains and selfless heroes (or, sometimes, to tender-hearted villains and amoral heroes). It's a genre that celebrates creativity, combining lush world-building with compelling character development.
As the decade comes to a close, we want to highlight the fantasy novels that captivated us during the last 10 years. This list includes 30 novels published in English between 2010 and 2019, and we've limited it to one book per author (with the exception of a solo novel and a co-authored novel by Brandon Sanderson). This list is obviously subjective; it's by no means representative of the only "good" fantasy books published during the last 10 years."