Highbrow Fantasy Books

1.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,442 ratings
2.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,405 ratings
3.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,140 ratings
4.
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 — 2,673,708 ratings
5.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,813 ratings
6.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,578 ratings
7.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating — 9,798 ratings
8.
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3)
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 21,562 ratings
9.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,391 ratings
10.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,852 ratings
11.
Little, Big
Little, Big 3.80 avg rating — 12,095 ratings
12.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,771,925 ratings
13.
The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 324,979 ratings
14.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,405 ratings
15.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,374,999 ratings
16.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,411 ratings
17.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,684 ratings
18.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 400,999 ratings
19.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,680 ratings
20.
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)
Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 74,033 ratings
21.
Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 21,836 ratings
22.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,003 ratings
23.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,200 ratings
24.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,696 ratings
25.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,070 ratings
26.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,902 ratings
27.
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 — 116,431 ratings
28.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,003 ratings
29.
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1)
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
30.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,681 ratings
31.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,835 ratings
32.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,611 ratings
33.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,294 ratings
34.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,507 ratings
35.
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,193 ratings
36.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,569,986 ratings
37.
House of Leaves
House of Leaves 4.09 avg rating — 191,414 ratings
38.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,704 ratings
39.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.33 avg rating — 28,033 ratings
40.
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 — 3,058,677 ratings
41.
The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter 3.82 avg rating — 8,686 ratings
42.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating — 387,434 ratings
43.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,116 ratings
44.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,337,990 ratings
45.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,552 ratings
46.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,548 ratings
47.
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1-3)
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1-3) 4.38 avg rating — 1,852 ratings
48.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 23,027 ratings
49.
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1)
The Book of Lost Things (The Book of Lost Things, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 84,460 ratings
50.
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1)
The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 23,046 ratings
51.
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 604,278 ratings
52.
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros 3.70 avg rating — 5,024 ratings
53.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,615 ratings
54.
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees 4.02 avg rating — 51,046 ratings
55.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,809 ratings
56.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,426 ratings
57.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 121,201 ratings
58.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist 3.86 avg rating — 9,251 ratings
59.
In the Cities of Coin and Spice (The Orphan's Tales, #2)
In the Cities of Coin and Spice (The Orphan's Tales, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 2,959 ratings
60.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,168 ratings
61.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating — 108,206 ratings
62.
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,406 ratings
63.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 10,568 ratings
64.
Shardik
Shardik 3.52 avg rating — 4,514 ratings
65.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating — 3,826 ratings
66.
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 103,651 ratings
67.
Lanark
Lanark 4.10 avg rating — 7,665 ratings
68.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 60,092 ratings
69.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,245 ratings
70.
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao 3.80 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
71.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,878 ratings
72.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,752 ratings
73.
Blindness
Blindness 4.18 avg rating — 324,606 ratings
74.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 281,827 ratings
75.
A Fine and Private Place
A Fine and Private Place 3.99 avg rating — 4,322 ratings
76.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,286 ratings
77.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,642 ratings
78.
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 178,421 ratings
79.
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 58,430 ratings
80.
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4)
Viriconium (Viriconium, #1-4) 3.82 avg rating — 2,655 ratings
81.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,058 ratings
82.
The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, #2)
The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 15,325 ratings
82.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,285 ratings
84.
The Etched City
The Etched City 3.67 avg rating — 2,834 ratings
85.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,360 ratings
86.
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1)
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,862 ratings
87.
The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3)
The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 12,774 ratings
87.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,049 ratings
89.
Life of Pi
Life of Pi 3.94 avg rating — 1,726,434 ratings
90.
The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman 3.97 avg rating — 22,242 ratings
91.
Lilith
Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,163 ratings
92.
The Land of Laughs
The Land of Laughs 3.88 avg rating — 6,677 ratings
93.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,327 ratings
94.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,243 ratings
95.
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman 3.73 avg rating — 3,949 ratings
96.
Alphabet of Thorn
Alphabet of Thorn 4.09 avg rating — 6,140 ratings
97.
The Street of Crocodiles
The Street of Crocodiles 3.98 avg rating — 13,379 ratings
98.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,148 ratings
99.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,010 ratings
100.
Latro in the Mist (Latro #1-2)
Latro in the Mist (Latro #1-2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,859 ratings
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