100 Must Read Fantasy

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,052 ratings
2.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,528 ratings
3.
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 — 3,059,281 ratings
4.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,778 ratings
5.
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 — 2,674,043 ratings
6.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,183 ratings
7.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,275 ratings
8.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,803 ratings
9.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,986 ratings
10.
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1)
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 110,181 ratings
11.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,459 ratings
12.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,109 ratings
13.
Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1)
Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 35,004 ratings
14.
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 — 809,864 ratings
15.
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 265,353 ratings
16.
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,415 ratings
17.
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon 3.95 avg rating — 24,254 ratings
18.
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.02 avg rating — 633,855 ratings
19.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 376,647 ratings
20.
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 650,164 ratings
21.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,208 ratings
22.
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2)
Magician (The Riftwar Saga, #1-2) 4.32 avg rating — 70,681 ratings
23.
Waylander (The Drenai Saga #3)
Waylander (The Drenai Saga #3) 4.29 avg rating — 21,167 ratings
24.
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 322,506 ratings
25.
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 382,009 ratings
26.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,726 ratings
27.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,030 ratings
28.
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 453,233 ratings
29.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,572 ratings
30.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,092 ratings
31.
Morningstar
Morningstar 4.20 avg rating — 5,037 ratings
32.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,246 ratings
33.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,620 ratings
33.
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1)
Nine Princes in Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 60,103 ratings
35.
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 44,717 ratings
36.
She (She, #1)
She (She, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 13,886 ratings
37.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,644 ratings
38.
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 55,631 ratings
39.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,017 ratings
40.
Sword in the Storm (The Rigante, #1)
Sword in the Storm (The Rigante, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 12,635 ratings
41.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 4.14 avg rating — 306,594 ratings
42.
Lion of Macedon (Greek Series, #1)
Lion of Macedon (Greek Series, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 5,622 ratings
43.
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1) 3.95 avg rating — 89,162 ratings
44.
Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 130,416 ratings
45.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,004 ratings
46.
Lilith
Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,164 ratings
47.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,836 ratings
48.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 27,944 ratings
49.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,906 ratings
50.
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3)
The Earthsea Trilogy (Earthsea Cycle, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 21,563 ratings
51.
Redheart (Leland Dragon, #1)
Redheart (Leland Dragon, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 135 ratings
51.
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3)
The Gormenghast Novels (Gormenghast, #1-3) 4.03 avg rating — 9,798 ratings
53.
A Feast Unknown
A Feast Unknown 3.69 avg rating — 620 ratings
53.
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 76,177 ratings
55.
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros 3.70 avg rating — 5,024 ratings
56.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,403 ratings
57.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,606 ratings
58.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,618 ratings
59.
Weave World
Weave World 4.13 avg rating — 33,643 ratings
60.
The Hour of the Dragon
The Hour of the Dragon 4.11 avg rating — 4,852 ratings
61.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,818 ratings
62.
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 10,800 ratings
63.
Replay
Replay 4.15 avg rating — 43,068 ratings
63.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,543 ratings
65.
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 132,118 ratings
66.
A Time of Omens (Deverry, #6; The Westlands, #2)
A Time of Omens (Deverry, #6; The Westlands, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 5,019 ratings
66.
The Book of Lost Things
The Book of Lost Things 3.96 avg rating — 84,468 ratings
68.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,190 ratings
68.
A Time of Exile (Deverry, #5; The Westlands, #1)
A Time of Exile (Deverry, #5; The Westlands, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 7,271 ratings
70.
The Great Victorian Collection
The Great Victorian Collection 3.46 avg rating — 120 ratings
70.
The Bristling Wood (Deverry, #3)
The Bristling Wood (Deverry, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 7,472 ratings
72.
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 30,371 ratings
73.
Darkspell (Deverry, #2)
Darkspell (Deverry, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 10,479 ratings
74.
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1)
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 16,887 ratings
75.
The Serpent (Atlan, #1)
The Serpent (Atlan, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 249 ratings
76.
Nifft the Lean
Nifft the Lean 3.99 avg rating — 780 ratings
77.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating — 3,825 ratings
78.
The Emperor of Dreams
The Emperor of Dreams 4.12 avg rating — 729 ratings
79.
War in Heaven
War in Heaven 3.84 avg rating — 1,929 ratings
79.
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3)
Soul Music (Discworld, #16; Death, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 85,077 ratings
81.
Peace
Peace 4.11 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
81.
Islandia
Islandia 4.26 avg rating — 624 ratings
83.
The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy #2)
The Novice (The Black Magician Trilogy #2) 4.08 avg rating — 63,510 ratings
84.
The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy #3)
The High Lord (The Black Magician Trilogy #3) 4.15 avg rating — 62,797 ratings
85.
The Magician's Apprentice (Black Magician, #0.5)
The Magician's Apprentice (Black Magician, #0.5) 3.98 avg rating — 25,778 ratings
86.
Silverlock (Silverlock, #1)
Silverlock (Silverlock, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
87.
Kojiki (Kojiki, #1)
Kojiki (Kojiki, #1) 2.97 avg rating — 483 ratings
87.
The Witch's Price (The Lonely Man, #1)
The Witch's Price (The Lonely Man, #1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
87.
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 6,267 ratings
90.
To Ride Hell’s Chasm
To Ride Hell’s Chasm 3.84 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
91.
The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1)
The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,707 ratings
92.
The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter 3.82 avg rating — 8,688 ratings
92.
Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2)
Gormenghast (Gormenghast, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 14,680 ratings
94.
Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities 4.10 avg rating — 93,535 ratings
95.
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao 3.80 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
96.
The Land of Laughs
The Land of Laughs 3.88 avg rating — 6,679 ratings
97.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 10,569 ratings
98.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,242 ratings
98.
Castle Dor
Castle Dor 3.21 avg rating — 972 ratings
100.
The Secret World of Polly Flint
The Secret World of Polly Flint 3.97 avg rating — 163 ratings
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