Community Thoughts on the "100 Best Fantasy Books - by Time Magazine"

1.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,584 ratings
2.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,694 ratings
3.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,809 ratings
4.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,345 ratings
5.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,130 ratings
6.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,780 ratings
7.
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 — 809,818 ratings
8.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,345 ratings
9.
The Phantom Toolbooth, Grade 6 Library Book: Lib Bk:the Phantom Tollbooth Lib Bk:the Phantom Tollbooth (Signatures 97 Y046)
The Phantom Toolbooth, Grade 6 Library Book: Lib Bk:the Phantom Tollbooth Lib Bk:the Phantom Tollbooth (Signatures 97 Y046)
by: HB
4.20 avg rating — 301,794 ratings
10.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,432 ratings
11.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,930 ratings
12.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,532 ratings
13.
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 505,707 ratings
14.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,179 ratings
15.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,578 ratings
16.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,810 ratings
17.
Alice Através do Espelho
Alice Através do Espelho 4.01 avg rating — 141,696 ratings
18.
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 26,631 ratings
19.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,954 ratings
20.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,226 ratings
21.
A Morte de Arthur: Rei Arthur e os Cavaleiros da Távola Redonda
A Morte de Arthur: Rei Arthur e os Cavaleiros da Távola Redonda 3.92 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
22.
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1)
Woven in Moonlight (Woven in Moonlight, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 10,283 ratings
23.
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,340 ratings
24.
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1)
We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 105,694 ratings
25.
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 43,253 ratings
26.
Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1)
Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 2,331 ratings
27.
Pet (Pet, #1)
Pet (Pet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 33,364 ratings
27.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,437 ratings
27.
The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles, #1)
The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 15,028 ratings
30.
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.88 avg rating — 74,716 ratings
30.
O leão, a feiticeira e o guarda-roupa (As crónicas de Nárnia, #2)
O leão, a feiticeira e o guarda-roupa (As crónicas de Nárnia, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,973 ratings
32.
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 189,387 ratings
32.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,572 ratings
34.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 78,666 ratings
34.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,718 ratings
36.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 30,279 ratings
36.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,305 ratings
36.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,855 ratings
39.
Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1)
Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle, #1)
by: C.L. Polk
3.86 avg rating — 15,985 ratings
39.
Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 60,989 ratings
41.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 27,078 ratings
41.
Nettle & Bone
Nettle & Bone 4.09 avg rating — 125,247 ratings
43.
Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1)
Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,443 ratings
44.
Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha, #1)
Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 13,215 ratings
45.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,782 ratings
46.
Blanca & Roja
Blanca & Roja 3.75 avg rating — 3,922 ratings
46.
Strange Practice (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1)
Strange Practice (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 15,102 ratings
48.
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 28,050 ratings
48.
The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1)
The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 9,599 ratings
50.
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 159,385 ratings
50.
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,636 ratings
52.
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
by: Fonda Lee
4.07 avg rating — 97,542 ratings
52.
Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1)
Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,611 ratings
54.
The Changeling
The Changeling 3.77 avg rating — 26,915 ratings
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Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,795 ratings
56.
The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate, #1)
The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate, #1)
by: Neon Yang
3.70 avg rating — 13,443 ratings
56.
The Oversight (Oversight Trilogy, #1)
The Oversight (Oversight Trilogy, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
58.
Beasts Made of Night (Beasts Made of Night, #1)
Beasts Made of Night (Beasts Made of Night, #1) 3.26 avg rating — 5,278 ratings
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The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 146,188 ratings
60.
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
by: Ken Liu
4.35 avg rating — 8,979 ratings
61.
A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2)
A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 188,357 ratings
62.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky 3.59 avg rating — 48,204 ratings
62.
Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1)
Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 52,955 ratings
64.
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 — 184,551 ratings
64.
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1)
Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 116,654 ratings
66.
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1)
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Cypher, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 10,801 ratings
66.
The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)
The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 13,460 ratings
68.
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
by: Ken Liu
3.80 avg rating — 26,865 ratings
68.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,761 ratings
70.
Get in Trouble
Get in Trouble 3.67 avg rating — 12,778 ratings
70.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,072 ratings
72.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,092 ratings
73.
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant 3.59 avg rating — 117,627 ratings
74.
The Bone Clocks
The Bone Clocks 3.84 avg rating — 99,254 ratings
75.
A Stranger in Olondria
A Stranger in Olondria 3.66 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
76.
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by: Susan Ee
4.10 avg rating — 197,228 ratings
77.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,833 ratings
78.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
79.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,313 ratings
80.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by: Grace Lin
4.32 avg rating — 53,138 ratings
81.
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 1,003,322 ratings
82.
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,205 ratings
83.
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,496 ratings
84.
Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,088 ratings
85.
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring 3.85 avg rating — 7,276 ratings
86.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,206 ratings
87.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,421 ratings
88.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,015 ratings
89.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,956 ratings
90.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 37,169 ratings
91.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,749 ratings
92.
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2)
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
93.
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,930 ratings
94.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,673 ratings
95.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,450 ratings
96.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 516,110 ratings
97.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,236 ratings
98.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,836 ratings
99.
Meri Popins (Mary Poppins, #1)
Meri Popins (Mary Poppins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 139,022 ratings
100.
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
The Palm-Wine Drinkard 3.73 avg rating — 3,577 ratings
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