Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,493 books — 18,297 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleSabriel by Garth NixPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Best Heroine in a Fantasy Book
1,481 books — 1,786 voters

The Angel Experiment by James  PattersonSo You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane DuaneSabriel by Garth NixThe Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettThe Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,163 books — 6,267 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books
1,682 books — 1,987 voters

Cicada Summer by Kate ConstableThe Demon King by Cinda Williams ChimaThe Fiend and the Forge by Henry H. Neff
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
222 books — 764 voters
Brisingr by Christopher PaoliniEldest by Christopher PaoliniArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Best Fantasy Books
1,729 books — 1,421 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite Books
14,562 books — 10,109 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienDragon Wing by Margaret Weis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,234 books — 25,832 voters

The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
Hidden Gems: YA-Fantasy Novels
2,205 books — 2,772 voters
Just Plain Weird by Tom UptonThe Chronicles of the Virago--The Novus by Michael BialysFor One More Day by Mitch AlbomHideaway by Dean KoontzThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Recommended Reads
3,788 books — 1,535 voters

Evermore by Alyson NoelWicked Lovely by Melissa Marr13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenMagic Study by Maria V. Snyder
YA Novels by Goodreads Authors
1,831 books — 2,830 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanNowhere Near Milkwood by Rhys HughesThe Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora PierceAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy Books by Goodreads Authors
261 books — 322 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,369 voters
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMatilda by Roald DahlThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,494 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,037 voters
The Witching Hour by Anne RiceBlood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,950 books — 3,002 voters

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Best for Book Clubs
14,875 books — 18,738 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,055 voters

Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanThe Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set by Garth NixThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best of YA and Children's Fantasy
695 books — 601 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinThe Giver by Lois Lowry1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Very Favorite Books
763 books — 470 voters

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezIt by Stephen  KingWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,942 books — 11,472 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,944 books — 16,684 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerLove, Stargirl by Jerry SpinelliThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniRuby Holler by Sharon Creech
The Greatest Books
600 books — 248 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Books of All Time
898 books — 430 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonEragon by Christopher PaoliniHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAssassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
Best Kindle Books
547 books — 326 voters
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe End by Lemony SnicketThe Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket
Best YA Books Ever
549 books — 531 voters

Miss Daisy Is Crazy! by Dan GutmanTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeFrindle by Andrew ClementsNo Talking by Andrew ClementsQueen of the World! by Jennifer L. Holm
Best Books for Reluctant Readers
2,596 books — 2,617 voters
Kin by Holly BlackKnight's Lady by Julianne LeeFaerie Blood by Angela Korra'tiThe Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
Books about Faery
1,124 books — 2,314 voters


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