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.
Lang's Fairy Books
800 • 135 Readers • 518 pages • 3.7
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 216 Readers • 464 pages • 4
1990 • 385 Readers • 687 pages • 4
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 1,381 Readers • 708 pages • 4
1986 • 245 Readers • 356 pages • 4.1
1978 • 160 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
2002 • 5 Readers • 144 pages
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 995 Readers • 320 pages • 3.8
1985 • 6 Readers • 320 pages
1996 • 6 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1957 • 74 Readers • 394 pages • 3.6
1995 • 18 Readers • 64 pages • 4.7
2016 • 14 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 99 Readers • 643 pages • 3.5
1952 • 21 Readers • 128 pages • 5
145 Readers • 4.2
2019 • 373 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
2 • 1,845 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
2018 • 545 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
2018 • 39 Readers • 375 pages • 4.1
2017 • 179 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
2017 • 5 Readers • 18 pages • 3.3
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 301 Readers • 3.7
#1 of 2 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 217 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
2015 • 55 Readers • 336 pages • 3.2
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 543 Readers • 470 pages • 4.1
2015 • 264 Readers • 3.5
2014 • 245 Readers • 595 pages • 4
28 • 1,762 Readers • 11h 14m • 4.3
2011 • 1,314 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 418 Readers • 432 pages • 3.8
2009 • 47 Readers • 288 pages • 4.1
2013 • 6 Readers • 496 pages • 3.5
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 1,859 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
#1 of 7 in The Mistborn Saga
2006 • 2,291 Readers • 541 pages • 4.4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
1983 • 2,384 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#3 of 1 in Enhanced Edition): Parts 1 & 2 (A Song of Ice and Fire,
2000 • 1,117 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1987 • 3,471 Readers • 320 pages • 4.3
1998 • 56 Readers • 8 pages • 3.5
223 Readers • 4
#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,036 Readers • 480 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials
1995 • 1,309 Readers • 399 pages • 4.1
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 73 Readers • 224 pages • 4.3
1990 • 1,410 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#2 of 6 in Chrestomanci
1988 • 40 Readers • 319 pages • 4.3
98 Readers • 3.2
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 814 Readers • 448 pages • 4.1
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 205 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
1982 • 294 Readers • 4 pages • 4.2
#3 of 5 in Time Quintet
1978 • 132 Readers • 320 pages • 4
1975 • 176 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
1973 • 912 Readers • 465 pages • 4.2
1999 • 73 pages
1971 • 7 Readers • 146 pages • 2.8
1970 • 5 Readers • 384 pages • 3.8
1961 • 321 Readers • 268 pages • 4.2
1961 • 322 Readers • 126 pages • 3.8
#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 367 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 892 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
1954 • 8 Readers • 174 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,115 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 436 Readers • 266 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 1,301 Readers • 146 pages • 3.9
#1 of 5 in Mary Poppins
1934 • 132 Readers • 192 pages • 3.7
#2 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 142 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
