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The 72 Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past Three Years

"Fantasy literature is arguably the single oldest genre in all of storytelling. Contemporary fantasy has its roots, overtly or not, in world mythology and folklore, which in turn have their roots in oral traditions that extend back beyond recorded history. Old!

But today we're interested in new fantasy. Gathered below are the most popular fantasy books of the past three years, as determined by reader shelvings and reviews. All books listed here were published in 2019 or later, in the U.S., and for fantasy series with multiple titles (Armentrout! Butcher! Maas!) we've listed the first series book published in that time period.

History nerds will find that all this makes for a fascinating reading list, with explorations and riffs on dozens of literary archetypes and world mythologies."
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The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
1
V.E. Schwab
From Blood and Ash (Jennifer L. Armentrout)
From Blood and Ash
2
Jennifer L. Armentrout
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
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
5
Leigh Bardugo
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
6
Erin Morgenstern
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
7
Samantha Shannon
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
8
Susanna Clarke
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
9
Alix E. Harrow
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Six
10
Olivie Blake
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
11
Naomi Novik
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
12
T J Klune
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
13
Alix E. Harrow
Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
Ariadne
14
Jennifer Saint
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
15
Shelley Parker-Chan
The City We Became (N. K. Jemisin)
The City We Became
16
N. K. Jemisin
Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson)
Rhythm of War
17
Brandon Sanderson
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
18
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Binding (Bridget Collins)
The Binding
19
Bridget Collins
The Witch's Heart (Genevieve Gornichec)
The Witch's Heart
20
Genevieve Gornichec
A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
A Thousand Ships
21
Natalie Haynes
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
22
Marlon James
Book of Night (Holly Black)
Book of Night
23
Holly Black
The Year of the Witching (Alexis Henderson)
The Year of the Witching
24
Alexis Henderson
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
25
Rebecca Roanhorse
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
26
Sue Lynn Tan
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
27
Katherine Arden
Magic Lessons (Alice Hoffman)
Magic Lessons
28
Alice Hoffman
The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
The Dragon Republic
29
R.F. Kuang
For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten)
For the Wolf
30
Hannah Whitten
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire
31
Jay Kristoff
Middlegame (Seanan McGuire)
Middlegame
32
Seanan McGuire
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter
33
Andrea Stewart
The Cartographers (Peng Shepherd)
The Cartographers
34
Peng Shepherd
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
35
Rivers Solomon
The Kingdom of Copper (S. A. Chakraborty)
The Kingdom of Copper
36
S. A. Chakraborty
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
37
Nghi Vo
Chosen Ones (Veronica Roth)
Chosen Ones
38
Veronica Roth
The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne)
The Shadow of the Gods
39
John Gwynne
Malice (Heather Walter)
Malice
40
Heather Walter
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