The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine
Time Magazine called upon top fantasy authors (e.g., N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Edeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, and Marlon James) to collect the most influential works of fantasy fiction in chronological order starting in the 9th century A.D.
#1 of 4 in The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1957 • 90 Readers • 394 pages • 3.6
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 264 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
2016 • 17 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#2 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 180 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 371 Readers • 3.6
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 700 Readers • 481 pages • 4.2
#3 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 1,490 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#3 of 5 in Time Quintet
1978 • 162 Readers • 320 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 286 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,254 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
#1 of 2 in Beasts Made of Night
2017 • 4 Readers • 304 pages • 3
2018 • 52 Readers • 375 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
2018 • 698 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
1998 • 68 Readers • 8 pages • 3.4
1999 • 73 pages
2018 • 2,438 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
272 Readers • 4
2015 • 86 Readers • 280 pages • 3.2
2019 • 450 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
1990 • 1,814 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 100 Readers • 224 pages • 4.1
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 3,218 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1997 • 4,673 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,078 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
1961 • 444 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 119 Readers • 643 pages • 3.6
1954 • 13 Readers • 174 pages • 3
#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,292 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
1996 • 7 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside
1986 • 107 Readers • 269 pages • 3
2010 • 171 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
1982 • 396 Readers • 4 pages • 4.2
1978 • 188 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
2014 • 315 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2015 • 358 Readers • 384 pages • 3.6
2017 • 230 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 1,715 Readers • 708 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,808 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 508 Readers • 432 pages • 3.8
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 1,727 Readers • 146 pages • 4
1995 • 28 Readers • 64 pages • 4.6
#2 of 6 in Chrestomanci
1988 • 51 Readers • 319 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 2,350 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
2011 • 1,748 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 444 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
1952 • 29 Readers • 128 pages • 3.7
1961 • 421 Readers • 268 pages • 4.2
1973 • 1,145 Readers • 465 pages • 4.2
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,184 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
2011 • 2,429 Readers • 11h 15m • 4.3
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,878 Readers • 447 pages • 4.5
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 563 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
1985 • 6 Readers • 320 pages
#1 of 2 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 335 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
1990 • 454 Readers • 687 pages • 4
1975 • 230 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
2009 • 61 Readers • 4.2
