Must Read Fantasy Recommended by SFFBC

1.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,560 ratings
2.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,325 ratings
3.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3.99 avg rating — 423,069 ratings
4.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,207 ratings
5.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,637 ratings
6.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,984 ratings
7.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,596 ratings
8.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,692 ratings
9.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,977 ratings
10.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,582 ratings
11.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,420 ratings
12.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,007 ratings
13.
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.93 avg rating — 53,324 ratings
14.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 349,014 ratings
15.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,867 ratings
15.
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 52,308 ratings
17.
The Wizard Knight (The Wizard Knight #1-2)
The Wizard Knight (The Wizard Knight #1-2) 4.17 avg rating — 847 ratings
18.
The Blade Itself (The First Law #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,219 ratings
19.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,210 ratings
20.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,147 ratings
21.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,847 ratings
22.
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating — 70,683 ratings
23.
The Land of Laughs
The Land of Laughs 3.88 avg rating — 6,679 ratings
24.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,518 ratings
25.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,866 ratings
26.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,469 ratings
27.
Elantris (Elantris, #1)
Elantris (Elantris, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 329,915 ratings
28.
Warbreaker
Warbreaker 4.30 avg rating — 260,283 ratings
29.
Stormbringer (Tale of the Eternal Champion, #12)
Stormbringer (Tale of the Eternal Champion, #12) 4.22 avg rating — 186 ratings
30.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,758 ratings
31.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,905 ratings
31.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,843 ratings
33.
The Stand
The Stand 4.35 avg rating — 814,395 ratings
34.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,019 ratings
34.
Beneath the Ruins
Beneath the Ruins 4.29 avg rating — 72 ratings
36.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 60,108 ratings
37.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,237 ratings
37.
City of Bones
City of Bones 3.99 avg rating — 6,510 ratings
37.
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3)
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 30,708 ratings
40.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,983 ratings
40.
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)
Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 49,457 ratings
42.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,153 ratings
43.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,642 ratings
44.
The Prestige
The Prestige 3.92 avg rating — 24,072 ratings
45.
The Haunter of the Dark
The Haunter of the Dark 3.94 avg rating — 4,523 ratings
45.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,065 ratings
47.
The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1)
The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 11,361 ratings
47.
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,195 ratings
49.
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 63,955 ratings
49.
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 15,460 ratings
51.
Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., #1)
Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,239 ratings
51.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,470 ratings
53.
First Person Singular: Stories
First Person Singular: Stories 3.54 avg rating — 48,867 ratings
54.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by: Nghi Vo
3.92 avg rating — 42,156 ratings
54.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating — 228,353 ratings
56.
The Arrival
The Arrival
by: Shaun Tan
4.35 avg rating — 59,079 ratings
56.
Simple Prayers
Simple Prayers 4.10 avg rating — 152 ratings
58.
Beowulf
Beowulf 3.50 avg rating — 338,053 ratings
59.
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 3,337,072 ratings
60.
Rosehead
Rosehead really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 457 ratings
61.
Of Things Gone Astray
Of Things Gone Astray 3.78 avg rating — 1,214 ratings
62.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,009 ratings
63.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky 3.59 avg rating — 48,213 ratings
64.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,871 ratings
65.
The Dragon Business (The Dragon Business #1)
The Dragon Business (The Dragon Business #1) 3.72 avg rating — 579 ratings
66.
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed 4.08 avg rating — 395,500 ratings
67.
The Cave
The Cave 3.89 avg rating — 16,115 ratings
68.
The Outsider
The Outsider 4.01 avg rating — 360,517 ratings
69.
No One Is Here Except All of Us
No One Is Here Except All of Us 3.38 avg rating — 2,666 ratings
70.
Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1)
Onyx and Ivory (Rime Chronicles, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 16,176 ratings
71.
Needful Things
Needful Things 3.98 avg rating — 270,603 ratings
72.
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien, #4)
The City of Dreaming Books (Zamonien, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 23,505 ratings
73.
Randy Lopez Goes Home
Randy Lopez Goes Home 3.54 avg rating — 95 ratings
74.
The Roving Tree
The Roving Tree 3.62 avg rating — 124 ratings
75.
The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence 3.61 avg rating — 19,304 ratings
76.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 37,174 ratings
77.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,032 ratings
78.
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1)
Half a King (Shattered Sea, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 72,043 ratings
79.
Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #1)
Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 35,908 ratings
80.
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1)
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 184,576 ratings
81.
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 54,791 ratings
82.
The Time of My Life
The Time of My Life 3.86 avg rating — 22,268 ratings
83.
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,217 ratings
84.
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 71,755 ratings
85.
Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 31,642 ratings
86.
Thirsty
Thirsty 3.24 avg rating — 4,292 ratings
87.
There's No Place Like Here
There's No Place Like Here 3.68 avg rating — 35,614 ratings
88.
The Stone Raft
The Stone Raft 3.81 avg rating — 9,534 ratings
89.
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant 3.59 avg rating — 117,657 ratings
90.
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 559,275 ratings
91.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,336,926 ratings
92.
Lincoln's Dreams
Lincoln's Dreams 3.52 avg rating — 4,434 ratings
93.
The Beast Master (Beast Master / Hosteen Storm, #1)
The Beast Master (Beast Master / Hosteen Storm, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,293 ratings
94.
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,963 ratings
95.
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction 3.99 avg rating — 35,355 ratings
96.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,218 ratings