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Penguin Random House: The Best Fantasy Novels of All Time

According to Penguin Random House, here's a list of best fantasy books of all time (arranged alphabetically)! Fair warning: your TBR pile is about to get a lot bigger.
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Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch
1
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
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 Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
16
J.R.R Tolkein
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
17
George RR Martin
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
18
Philip Pullman
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
19
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
20
Naomi Novik
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
21
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Bloody Crown of Conan (Robert E.Howard)
The Bloody Crown of Conan
22
Robert E.Howard
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
23
Anne Rice
The Book of Jhereg (Steven Brust)
The Book of Jhereg
24
Steven Brust
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
25
Octavia E. Butler
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
26
Peter S. Beagle
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
27
Scott Hawkins
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
28
Scott Lynch
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
29
Stephen R. Donaldson
Magician (Raymond Feist)
Magician
30
Raymond Feist
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
31
Lev Grossman
Magic's Pawn
Magic's Pawn
32
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
33
Marion Zimmer Bradley
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
34
Ruth Gannett
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
35
Patrick Rothfuss
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
36
Erin Morgenstern
Night's Master (Tanith Lee)
Night's Master
37
Tanith Lee
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
38
T.H. White
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
39
Diana Gabaldon
Palimpsest (Catherynne M. Valente)
Palimpsest
40
Catherynne M. Valente
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