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
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	3.76	1,434 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	4.39	2,046 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	4.02	1,377 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	4.1	515 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	3.88	636 reads
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Marlon James	3.05	102 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	4.26	1,188 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	4.28	2,382 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	3.69	202 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	3.96	405 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	4.2	1,110 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	4.01	454 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	4.31	367 reads
La Belle Savage Philip Pullman	3.96	182 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	3.78	126 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	4.07	566 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	4	198 reads
Riot Baby	3.77	56 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	3.93	114 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	3.72	726 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	4.01	984 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	4.33	887 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	4.04	1,152 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	4.19	204 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	3.63	857 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	3.88	26 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	4.28	751 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	3.75	291 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	3.34	53 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	3.8	58 reads