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The 39 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

The best fantasy books provide windows into imagined worlds, from medieval kingdoms to strange life on other planets.
Fantasy fiction is original, inventive, and thrilling, and it can be incredible to discover the places that authors dream up. When we pick up the best thriller books, the best romance books, and the best historical fiction books we know that, despite action, glamour or the passing of time, we will be reading about people in our world with recognizable human emotions. But fantasy offers something slightly different. We swap the world we know for another, one where magic exists in some form. It allows us to escape from our society, but also creates a space to explore real-life issues in a mirror world. Subsequently, many of the best books of all time are fantasy novels. (By Isabelle Broom, Anna Fielding)
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Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
Anna Kavan
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
David Mitchell
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Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Wyrd Sisters
Terry Pratchett
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
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Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
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The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
A.S. Byatt
9
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
Brian Jacques
10
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
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Storyland (Amy Jeffs)
Storyland
Amy Jeffs
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City of Dark Magic
City of Dark Magic
13
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
Indra Das
14
Swamplandia!
Swamplandia!
15
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch
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A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
V.E. Schwab
17
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin
18
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett
19
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch
20
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
21
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
22
The Coven (Lizzie Fry)
The Coven
Lizzie Fry
23
House of Earth and Blood Crescent City #1 (Sarah J. Maas)
House of Earth and Blood Crescent City #1
Sarah J. Maas
24
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
S.A.Chakraborty
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Lani Taylor
26
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness
27
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden
28
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
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Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
Madeline Miller
30
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
31
Thread Needle (Cari Thomas)
Thread Needle
Cari Thomas
32
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
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The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey)
The Mermaid of Black Conch
Monique Roffey
34
Under the Whispering Door (T J Klune)
Under the Whispering Door
T J Klune
35
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
36
The Kingdoms (Natasha Pulley)
The Kingdoms
Natasha Pulley
37
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
38
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
Libba Bray
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Once Upon a Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber)
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber
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