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Goodreads Most Popular Fantasy Novels of the Past Three Years (2021-2023)

Our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Week celebrations continue anon with this collection of the most popular fantasy books of the past three years. As always, the included books are determined by average star ratings (everything here is 3.5 stars or better) and which titles wind up on Goodreads members' Read and Want to Read shelves.

A three-year chunk is a pretty good time frame to get a sense of what's trending in the genre—which books are finding readers in the ebb and flow of fantasy writing. One interesting little wave: We're definitely seeing more of a quieter and gentler style of speculative fiction, sometimes called cozy fantasy
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The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
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A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Silver Flames (Sarah J. Maas)
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The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
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Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas)
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The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
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Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
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Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
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Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
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A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
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Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
Fairy Tale (Stephen King)
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Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
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Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
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She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
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The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
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Book of Night (Holly Black)
Book of Night (Holly Black)
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Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson)
Rhythm of War (Brandon Sanderson)
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
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Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
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The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
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Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
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The Witch's Heart (Genevieve Gornichec)
The Witch's Heart (Genevieve Gornichec)
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Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
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For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten)
For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten)
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Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Vampire (Jay Kristoff)
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The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne)
The Shadow of the Gods (John Gwynne)
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Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher)
Nettle & Bone (T. Kingfisher)
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The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
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The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
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When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill)
When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill)
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The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
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The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson)
The Lost Metal (Brandon Sanderson)
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Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
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The Awakening (Nora Roberts)
The Awakening (Nora Roberts)
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Malice (Heather Walter)
Malice (Heather Walter)
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Emily Wilde Book 1: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde Book 1: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries (Heather Fawcett)
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A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
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A River Enchanted (Rebecca Ross)
A River Enchanted (Rebecca Ross)
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The Empire of Gold (S. A. Chakraborty)
The Empire of Gold (S. A. Chakraborty)
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The Wolf and the Woodsman (Ava Reid)
The Wolf and the Woodsman (Ava Reid)
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