The Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time!

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This is a Compilation of The Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time!

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The list has been carefully compiled by going over several top fantasy lists, and my own personal preferences as well.

If your looking for a great fantasy novel, you are sure to find them in this list.

  1. Lord of the Rings - 1955 - J.R.R. Tolkien
  2. The Name of The Wind – 2009 - Patrick Rothfuss
  3. Gardens of The Moon (Malazan Series) – 1999 – Steven Erickson
  4. The Eye of The World (The Wheel of Time) - 1990 – Robert Jordan
  5. The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive) – 2010 - Brandon Sanderson
  6. A Game of Thrones – 1996 – George R.R. Martin
  7. The Color of Magic (Discworld) – 2013 - Terry Pratchett
  8. Storm Front (The Dresden Files) – 2000 - Jim Butcher
  9. Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling– 1999
  10. The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy) – 2006 - Joe Abercrombie
  11. The Mistborn Trilogy – 2009 - Brandon Sanderson
  12. A Dance With Dragons – 2012 - George R.R. Martin
  13. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower) – 1982 - Stephen King
  14. Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire Trilogy) – 2012 - Mark Lawrence
  15. The Farseer Trilogy – 2014 - Robin Hobb
  16. The Hobbit – 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien
  17. The Black Company – 2007 - Glen Cook
  18. His Dark Materials – 2007 - Philip Pullman
  19. Earthsea Cycle – 1968 - Ursula K. LeGuin
  20. American Gods – 2002 - Neil Gaiman
  21. The Chronicles of Narnia – 1949 - C.S. Lewis
  22. Watership Down – 1972 - Richard Adams
  23. Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations) – 2011 - Michael J. Sullivan
  24. The Darkness That Comes Before – 2008 - R. Scott Bakker
  25. Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad) – David Eddings
  26. Tigana – 1990 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  27. The Book of the New Sun – 1998 - Gene Wolfe
  28. Legend (The Drenai Saga) – 1984 - David Gemmell
  29. The Chronicles of Amber 2015 – Roger Zelazny
  30. Under Heaven – 2010 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  31. The Lies of Locke Lamora - 2006 (Gentleman Bastards) – Scott Lynch
  32. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – 2004 - Susanna Clarke
  33. Blood Song (Raven's Shadow) – 2014 - Anthony Ryan
  34. Magician: Apprentice (The Riftwar Saga) - 2010 – Raymond E. Feist
  35. The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle) – 2010 - Peter V. Brett
  36. The Last Unicorn – 1968 - Peter S. Beagle
  37. The Black Prism (Lightbringer) – 2013 - Brent Weeks
  38. Furies of Calderon (The Codex Alera Series) – 2005 - Jim Butcher
  39. Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy) – 1992 - C.S. Friedman
  40. Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance) – 2000 - Weis/Hickman
  41. Sailing To Sarantium (Sarantine Mosaic) – 2010 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  42. Ship of Destiny (The Liveship Traders) – 2001 - Robin Hobb
  43. Sandman (The Sandman) – 2010 - Neil Gaiman
  44. The Silmarillion – 1977 - J.R.R. Tolkien
  45. The Lions of Al-Rassan – 2005 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  46. The Magicians – 2010 - Lev Grossman
  47. Neverwhere – 2003 - Neil Gaiman
  48. The Princess Bride – 1977 - William Goldman
  49. Fool’s Errand (The Tawny Man Trilogy) – 2002 - Robin Hobb
  50. The Last Wish (The Witcher) – 2008 - Andrezej Sapkowski
  51. Heroe’s Die (Acts of Caine) – 1998 - Matthew Stover
  52. Best Served Cold –2012 - Joe Abercrombie
  53. The Unbeliever – 1987 - Stephen Donaldson
  54. The Dark Is Rising – 1976 - Susan Cooper
  55. The Heroes – 2011 - Joe Abercrombie
  56. The Dragonbone Chair – 1989 - Tad Williams
  57. Abhorsen – 2004 - Garth Nix
  58. Anansi Boys – 2006 - Neil Gaiman
  59. Sheepfarmers Daughter – 1988 - Elizabeth Moon
  60. The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry) – 2001 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  61. The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy) – 2008 - Brent Weeks
  62. Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage) – 2014 - Brian McClellan
  63. A Song for Arbonne – 2002 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  64. Jhereg (Vlad Taltos) – 1987 - Steven Brust
  65. Perdido Street Station (The Bas-Lag Cycle) – 2001 - China Mieville
  66. The Black Jewels Trilogy – 1998 - Anne Bishop
  67. The Emperor's Soul – 2012 - Brandon Sanderson
  68. Daughter Of The Empire (The Empire Trilogy) – 1988 - Feist/Wurts
  69. Good Omens – 2006 - Pratchett/Gaiman
  70. Kushial’s Dart (The Kushiel's Legacy Series) - 2015 - Jacqueline Carey
  71. A Shadow In Shadow (Long Price Quartet) – 2008 - Daniel Abraham
  72. Nightwatch – 2013 - Sergei Lukyanenko
  73. The Once and Future King – 1987 - T.H. White
  74. The Picture of Dorian Gray – 1993 - Oscar Wilde
  75. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis – 1950
  76. Red Country – 2012 - Joe Abercrombie
  77. The Magic of Recluce (The Saga of Recluce) – 1992 - L.E. Modesitt Jr.
  78. Stardust – 2008 - Neil Gaiman
  79. A Wrinkle in Time – 2007 - Madeleine L’Engle
  80. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – 1868 - Lewis Carroll
  81. The Golem’s Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy) – 2004 - Jonathon Stroud
  82. The Curse of Chalion – 2006 - Lois McMaster Bujold
  83. Assassins Apprentice – 1995 - Robin Hobb
  84. The Dragon’s Path – 2011 - Daniel Abraha
  85. Dragon’s Fire (Dragonriders of Pern) – 2007 - Anne/Todd McCaffrey
  86. Elantris – 2006 - Brandon Sanderson
  87. Gormenghast – 1995 - Mervyn Peake
  88. The Sleeping Dragon (Guardian of the Flame) – 1983 - Joel Rosenberg
  89. Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle) – 2005 - Christopher Paolini
  90. The Legend of Eli Monpress – 2010 - Rachel Aaron
  91. Mythago Wood – 2003 - Robert Holdstock
  92. Sabriel (The Old Kingdom Trilogy) – 1997 - Garth Nix
  93. The Phantom Tollbooth – 1988 - Norton Juster
  94. The Riddle-Master of Hed – 1975 - Patricia A. McKillip
  95. River of Stars – 2014 - Guy Gavriel Kay
  96. Song for the Basilisk – 1999 - Patricia A. McKillip
  97. Wizard’s First Rule (The Word of Truth) – 1997 - Terry Goodkind
  98. A Knight of Seven Kingdoms – 2015 - George R.R. Martin
  99. Gateway To Fourline – 2015 – Pam Brondos
  100. Red Sister - (Book of the Ancestor) - 2017 - Mark Lawrence

Enjoy!

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     7 years ago  

    I think you may have messed up on 2 and 6, both the name of the wind. Did you mean to put wise mans fear for one of them?

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       7 years ago  

      Thanks, editing error...now fixed.

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         7 years ago  

        Have you read any of the books on your list?

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           7 years ago  

          Well, of course I have!

          I haven't read as much as I would have liked to, due to time constaints, but I have read a half dozen of the authors in my list.
          I have a preference for Brandon Sanderson, I like his books the best so far.

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           7 years ago  

          Sanderson is one of my favorites as well. Looking at your list I have read 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,20,26,30,33,42,44,45,47,49,52,55,58,60,63,67,76,83, and 86 :)

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           7 years ago  

          Sweet!...One day I'll have more available reading time and I'll bang off the list, from the top down.