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.

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

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

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