The 31 Best Fantasy Books Everyone Should Read

WIRED's team has summoned some of the strangest creatures in the most fantastic worlds in this list of the best fantasy books everyone should read.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Marlon James	2.93	82 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	4.06	435 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	4	366 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	4	20 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	4.13	416 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.85	513 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	4.02	1,094 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	4.03	157 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	3.7	596 reads
The Book of Dust Philip Pullman	4	141 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	4.05	913 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	3.33	47 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	3.98	824 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	3.82	104 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	4.22	885 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.39	1,586 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	3.65	707 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	4.28	1,861 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	4.25	174 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.96	346 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	3.89	95 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	4.25	926 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	3.59	138 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	4.26	635 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	4.31	278 reads
Riot Baby	3.73	50 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	4.33	707 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	3.73	238 reads
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	3.74	1,054 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	3.84	47 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Marlon James	2.93	82 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	4.06	435 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	4	366 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	4	20 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	4.13	416 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.85	513 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	4.02	1,094 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	4.03	157 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	3.7	596 reads
The Book of Dust Philip Pullman	4	141 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	4.05	913 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	3.33	47 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	3.98	824 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	3.82	104 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	4.22	885 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.39	1,586 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	3.65	707 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	4.28	1,861 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	4.25	174 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.96	346 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	3.89	95 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	4.25	926 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	3.59	138 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	4.26	635 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	4.31	278 reads
Riot Baby	3.73	50 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	4.33	707 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	3.73	238 reads
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	3.74	1,054 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	3.84	47 reads

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