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Best Fantasy Novels of All Time

Here's a list of best fantasy books of all time from Penguin Random House.
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Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor)
Akata Witch
1
Nnedi Okorafor
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
2
Lewis Carroll
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
3
Robin Hobb
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
4
Katherine Arden
The Belgariad (Volume 1) (David Eddings)
The Belgariad (Volume 1)
5
David Eddings
The Blue Sword (Robin McKinley)
The Blue Sword
6
Robin McKinley
The Broken Crown (Michelle West)
The Broken Crown
7
Michelle West
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
8
Victor Lavalle
City of Stairs (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Stairs
9
Robert Jackson Bennett
Crown Duel (Sherwood Smith)
Crown Duel
10
Sherwood Smith
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
11
Indra Das
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Dragonbone Chair
12
Tad Williams
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
13
Anne McCaffrey
The Dreaming Tree (Cherryh)
The Dreaming Tree
14
Cherryh
The King of Elfland's Daughter (Lord Dunsany)
The King of Elfland's Daughter
15
Lord Dunsany
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
16
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
17
George R.R. Martin
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
18
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
19
Naomi Novik
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
20
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Robert E.Howard)
The Bloody Crown of Conan
21
Robert E.Howard
Interview With a Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With a Vampire
22
Anne Rice
The Book of Jhereg (Steven Brust)
The Book of Jhereg
23
Steven Brust
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
24
Peter S. Beagle
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
25
Scott Hawkins
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
26
Scott Lynch
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
27
Stephen R. Donaldson
Magician: Apprentice (Raymond E. Feist)
Magician: Apprentice
28
Raymond E. Feist
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
29
Lev Grossman
Mercedes Lackey: Magic's Pawn
Mercedes Lackey: Magic's Pawn
30
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
31
Marion Zimmer Bradley
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
32
Ruth Gannett
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
33
Patrick Rothfuss
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
34
Erin Morgenstern
Night's Master (Tanith Lee)
Night's Master
35
Tanith Lee
The Once and Future King (T. H. White)
The Once and Future King
36
T. H. White
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
37
Diana Gabaldon
Palimpsest (Catherynne M. Valente)
Palimpsest
38
Catherynne M. Valente
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
39
China Mieville
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
40
Mark Lawrence
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