The Initiate Brother by Sean RussellGatherer of Clouds by Sean Russell
Eastern and Asian Set Fantasy
37 books — 29 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke by Rainer Maria RilkeThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Works of William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
Ursula K. Le Guin recommends
56 books — 6 voters

The Bone Clocks by David  MitchellCloud Atlas by David  MitchellSlade House by David  Mitchell
David Mitchell
11 books — 105 voters

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Beautiful and magical books
141 books — 178 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winners
84 books — 272 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Magical Creatures
1,580 books — 858 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by Homer
Works of Pure Genius
746 books — 668 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Other Wind by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
The Greatest Dragon Books
245 books — 206 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads
672 books — 1,275 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerTowers of Midnight by Robert JordanA Memory of Light by Robert JordanThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy of the 2010s
1,630 books — 1,915 voters

The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le GuinHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy of the 2000s
606 books — 678 voters
The Eye of the World by Robert JordanHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingStardust by Neil GaimanTehanu by Ursula K. Le GuinHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy of the 90s
385 books — 793 voters

The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipWatership Down by Richard  Adams
Best Fantasy of the 70s
140 books — 309 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisFarmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. TolkienThe Ill-Made Knight by T.H. White
Best Fantasy of the 40s
47 books — 51 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
Best Fantasy of the 30s
58 books — 71 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Best Fantasy of the 50s
63 books — 126 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,170 books — 12,219 voters
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,118 books — 10,060 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
Fantasy Classics
303 books — 581 voters
The Iliad / The Odyssey by Homer
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 367 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le GuinRiddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillipThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,568 books — 26,612 voters
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le GuinHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillipOd Magic by Patricia A. McKillip
Schools with Magic
113 books — 73 voters

Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Gaslamp Fantasy
216 books — 188 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Love Stories of All Time
48 books — 50 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo TolstoyNotes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor DostoevskyEthan Frome by Edith Wharton
World's Greatest Novellas
727 books — 1,458 voters
The Iliad by HomerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Guardian Top 100 books of all time
103 books — 169 voters


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