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The Best Fantasy Novels I’ve Ever Read

The Best Fantasy Novels I’ve Ever Read

by @emilycreates · 6/30/2026

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Ranking fantasy books is almost impossible because they all excel at different things. The Lord of the Rings remains unmatched in world-building and influence, while The Name of the Wind has some of the most beautiful prose I’ve ever read. If you haven’t started The Stormlight Archive yet, you’re missing one of the greatest modern fantasy series.

Ranking

1
The Lord of the Rings (Book Series)
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy novel trilogy about the War of the Ring and the struggle to destroy the One Ring.Read more →
2
The Name of the Wind
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Patrick Rothfuss fantasy novel recounting the early life and legend of Kvothe.Read more →
3
The Way of Kings
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Brandon Sanderson fantasy novel that opens The Stormlight Archive with war, magic, and broken heroes on Roshar.Read more →
4
A Game of Thrones
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The first novel in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, launching the political fantasy saga of Westeros.Read more →
5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Third Harry Potter novel, following Sirius Black’s escape and Harry’s deeper look into his parents’ past.Read more →

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