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The 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far)

Best relatively new fantasy books according to pastemagazine.com. List from April 2018. Have fun with that.
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The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
1
Patrick Rothfuss
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
2
Brandon Sanderson
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
3
J.K. Rowling
Fragile Things (Neil Gaiman)
Fragile Things
4
Neil Gaiman
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
5
Sabaa Tahir
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Lies of Locke Lamora
6
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Mistborn: The Final Empire
7
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
8
N. K. Jemisin
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
9
David Mitchell
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
10
S.A.Chakraborty
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
11
Erin Morgenstern
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
12
George R.R. Martin
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
13
J.K. Rowling
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
14
Patrick Rothfuss
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
15
Leigh Bardugo
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
16
Nnedi Okorafor
Trickster's Queen (Tamora Pierce)
Trickster's Queen
17
Tamora Pierce
A Memory of Light (Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson)
A Memory of Light
18
Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
A Corner of White (Jaclyn Moriarty)
A Corner of White
19
Jaclyn Moriarty
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
20
Brent Weeks
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
21
Neil Gaiman
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon
22
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
23
Rainbow Rowell
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
24
China Mieville
The King of Attolia
The King of Attolia
25
Spindle's End (Robin McKinley)
Spindle's End
26
Robin McKinley
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
27
Susanna Clarke
Tuesdays at the Castle (Jessica Day George)
Tuesdays at the Castle
28
Jessica Day George
Night Watch (Terry Pratchett)
Night Watch
29
Terry Pratchett
Lirael (Garth Nix)
Lirael
30
Garth Nix
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
31
N.K. Jemison
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Leslye Walton)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
32
Leslye Walton
A Torch Against the Night (Sabaa Tahir)
A Torch Against the Night
33
Sabaa Tahir
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
34
George R.R. Martin
The Winner's Kiss (Marie Rutkowski)
The Winner's Kiss
35
Marie Rutkowski
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
36
Joe Abercrombie
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
37
Ken Liu
Crooked Kingdom (Leigh Bardugo)
Crooked Kingdom
38
Leigh Bardugo
Egg & Spoon (Gregory Maguire)
Egg & Spoon
39
Gregory Maguire
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
40
Thomas Hobbes
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