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The 60 Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past 3 Years

Per Goodreads: The collection below features the most popular fantasy titles published between July 2021 and June 2024, as measured by Goodreads members' ratings and reviews as well as their Read and Want to Read shelves. Each book has an average star rating of 3.5 or higher. To narrow the focus, we've excluded YA fantasy and books typically slotted with the romantasy designation. For series with multiple qualifying books in our three-year time span, we included whichever book was most popular overall.
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Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
1
Rebecca Kuang
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
2
T J Klune
Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
Fairy Tale
3
Stephen King
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
4
Sue Lynn Tan
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
5
Sangu Mandanna
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
6
Travis Baldree
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent
7
Leigh Bardugo
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
8
Heather Fawcett
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
9
Shelley Parker-Chan
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
10
Brandon Sanderson
Book of Night (Holly Black)
Book of Night
11
Holly Black
Starling House (Alix E. Harrow)
Starling House
12
Alix E. Harrow
A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
A Day of Fallen Night
13
Samantha Shannon
Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher)
Nettle & Bone
14
T. Kingfisher
A River Enchanted (Rebecca Ross)
A River Enchanted
15
Rebecca Ross
The Familiar (Leigh Bardugo)
The Familiar
16
Leigh Bardugo
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
17
Jay Kristoff
The Will of the Many (James Islington)
The Will of the Many
18
James Islington
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
19
S.A. Chakraborty
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
The Cartographers
20
Peng Shepherd
Stone Blind (Natalie Haynes)
Stone Blind
21
Natalie Haynes
The Last Graduate (Naomi Novik)
The Last Graduate
22
Naomi Novik
The Atlas Paradox (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Paradox
23
Olivie Blake
Clytemnestra (Costanza Casati)
Clytemnestra
24
Costanza Casati
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters
25
Sunyi Dean
When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill)
When Women Were Dragons
26
Kelly Barnhill
Sword Catcher (Cassandra Clare)
Sword Catcher
27
Cassandra Clare
The Fragile Threads of Power (V.E. Schwab)
The Fragile Threads of Power
28
V.E. Schwab
The Book That Wouldn't Burn (Mark Lawrence)
The Book That Wouldn't Burn
29
Mark Lawrence
Elektra (Jennifer Saint)
Elektra
30
Jennifer Saint
Ink Blood Sister Scribe (Emma Torz)
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
31
Emma Torz
The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson)
The Lost Metal
32
Brandon Sanderson
A Marvellous Light (Freya Marske)
A Marvellous Light
33
Freya Marske
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
34
Vaishnavi Patel
Godkiller (Hannah Kaner)
Godkiller
35
Hannah Kaner
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Roshani Chokshi)
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
36
Roshani Chokshi
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Charlie N. Holmberg)
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
37
Charlie N. Holmberg
The Book of Doors (Gareth Brown)
The Book of Doors
38
Gareth Brown
Immortal Longings (Chloe Gong)
Immortal Longings
39
Chloe Gong
Atalanta (Jennifer Saint)
Atalanta
40
Jennifer Saint
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