Time Magazine called upon top fantasy authors (e.g., N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Edeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, and Marlon James) to collect the most influential works of fantasy fiction in chronological order starting in the 9th century A.D.
2010 • 171 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 286 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
1990 • 454 Readers • 687 pages • 4
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 1,711 Readers • 708 pages • 4
1978 • 188 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,254 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
1985 • 6 Readers • 320 pages
1996 • 7 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1957 • 90 Readers • 394 pages • 3.6
1995 • 28 Readers • 64 pages • 4.6
2016 • 17 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 119 Readers • 643 pages • 3.6
1952 • 29 Readers • 128 pages • 3.7
2019 • 450 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8
2018 • 2,437 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
2018 • 695 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2018 • 39 Readers • 375 pages • 4.1
2017 • 230 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
#1 of 2 in Beasts Made of Night
2017 • 4 Readers • 304 pages • 3
#1 of 1 in All the Birds in the Sky
2016 • 371 Readers • 3.6
#1 of 2 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 335 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
2015 • 86 Readers • 280 pages • 3.2
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 700 Readers • 481 pages • 4.2
2015 • 352 Readers • 384 pages • 3.5
2014 • 315 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2011 • 2,426 Readers • 11h 15m • 4.3
2011 • 1,735 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 508 Readers • 432 pages • 3.8
2009 • 61 Readers • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 2,350 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 3,198 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 1,485 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1997 • 4,657 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
1998 • 68 Readers • 8 pages • 3.4
272 Readers • 4
#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,292 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 100 Readers • 224 pages • 4.1
1990 • 1,804 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#2 of 6 in Chrestomanci
1988 • 51 Readers • 319 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in The World of Riverside
1986 • 107 Readers • 269 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle
1986 • 1,075 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 264 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
1982 • 396 Readers • 4 pages • 4.2
#3 of 5 in Time Quintet
1978 • 162 Readers • 320 pages • 4
1975 • 230 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
1973 • 1,145 Readers • 465 pages • 4.2
1999 • 73 pages
1961 • 421 Readers • 268 pages • 4.2
1961 • 444 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 442 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,176 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,867 Readers • 447 pages • 4.5
1954 • 13 Readers • 174 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,791 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 563 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 1,727 Readers • 146 pages • 4
#2 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 180 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
