Best Fantasy of 2016 (35 books)

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Vote for the best Fantasy books that were published in 2016. All Fantasy sub-genres are welcome (high fantasy, urban, paranormal, historical, etc.) just as long fantasy is predominant and it was published in 2016.

Best Fantasy By Year:
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Other Fantasy Lists of Note:
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
All Fantasy with at least 100,000 ratings

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1	A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab 4.18 avg rating — 243,978 ratings score: 492, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 207,385 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1) by Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 42,489 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 3,470,206 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Left-Hand Gods by Jamie Lackey (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Paulie Zahn: Not Human. Not Vampire. Something the Hidden World Has Never Seen. (Newmark Series, Book 1) (The Newmark Series) by Ed Sorensen (Goodreads Author) 4.84 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 206,780 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Edge of Worlds (The Books of the Raksura, #4) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 4,900 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson, #9) by Patricia Briggs 4.38 avg rating — 55,730 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9) by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 41,366 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4) by Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 54,182 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 21,540 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1) by Anthony Ryan (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 15,708 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 806,793 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Calamity (Reckoners, #3) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 93,985 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1) by Amy Harmon (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 47,501 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Marked in Flesh (The Others, #4) by Anne Bishop 4.27 avg rating — 31,701 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	An Isle Full of Noises (The Merlin Chronicles #3) by Rhuddem Gwelin (Goodreads Author) 4.81 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Frost Like Night (Snow Like Ashes, #3) by Sara Raasch (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 16,158 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fair Rebel (Fourlands, #5) by Steph Swainston 4.17 avg rating — 157 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Night Study (Soulfinders, #2; Study, #5) by Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 12,813 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 6,889 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) by Brian Staveley (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 18,141 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 1,397,314 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Red Heir (The World Reborn, #1) by Holden R. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Sleeping Life (Eferum #2) by Andrea K. Höst (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Visitor (Graveyard Queen, #4) by Amanda Stevens (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 4,009 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Chaos Choreography (InCryptid #5) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 6,418 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia #1) by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 15,747 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4) by Marie Brennan (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 9,886 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) by Sabaa Tahir (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 208,014 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 8,905 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Mirror King (The Orphan Queen, #2) by Jodi Meadows (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,789 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, #3) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 7,021 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Sinner (Graveyard Queen, #5) by Amanda Stevens (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,975 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars