The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fantasy Classics
301 books — 580 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Books
1,683 books — 1,988 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  AdamsA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Highbrow Fantasy Books
420 books — 626 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Decameron by Giovanni BoccaccioCloud Atlas by David  MitchellThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles
Frame Narratives
61 books — 17 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienParadise Lost and Paradise Regained by John MiltonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The C.S. Lewis Library
76 books — 13 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,236 books — 25,907 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Five Star Fantasy Books
1,816 books — 2,138 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDoomsday Book by Connie WillisDune by Frank Herbert
Top Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominees
202 books — 27 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
590 books — 3,507 voters