Uprooted by Naomi NovikDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierGraceling by Kristin CashoreKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Traditional Fantasy Written by Women
397 books — 88 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen  KingWylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
The Shirley Jackson Awards
130 books — 56 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
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope MirrleesThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord DunsanyLilith by George MacDonaldPhantastes by George MacDonaldZothique by Clark Ashton Smith
Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
66 books — 36 voters