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 • 158 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 268 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
1990 • 429 Readers • 687 pages • 4
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 1,603 Readers • 708 pages • 4
1978 • 176 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,189 Readers • 210 pages • 3.9
1985 • 6 Readers • 320 pages
1996 • 6 Readers • 57 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1957 • 83 Readers • 394 pages • 3.6
1995 • 24 Readers • 64 pages • 4.6
2016 • 15 Readers • 560 pages • 4.4
#1 of 2 in Le Morte d'Arthur Volumes
1485 • 110 Readers • 643 pages • 3.5
1952 • 27 Readers • 128 pages • 4.5
174 Readers • 4.3
2019 • 425 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,290 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
2018 • 652 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2018 • 39 Readers • 375 pages • 4.1
2017 • 220 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 • 320 Readers • 3.6
#1 of 2 in The Wrath and the Dawn
1700 • 266 Readers • 418 pages • 3.7
2015 • 71 Readers • 280 pages • 3.2
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 655 Readers • 481 pages • 4.2
2015 • 321 Readers • 317 pages • 3.5
2014 • 301 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2011 • 2,274 Readers • 11h 15m • 4.3
2011 • 1,637 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 470 Readers • 432 pages • 3.8
2009 • 58 Readers • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 2,210 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
#1 of 7 in The Mistborn Saga
2006 • 2,771 Readers • 541 pages • 4.4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 2,965 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 1,375 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1997 • 4,343 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
1998 • 68 Readers • 8 pages • 3.4
261 Readers • 4
#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,234 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 95 Readers • 224 pages • 4.2
1990 • 1,704 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 • 1,007 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 248 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
1982 • 368 Readers • 4 pages • 4.2
#3 of 5 in Time Quintet
1978 • 162 Readers • 320 pages • 4
1975 • 214 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
1973 • 1,072 Readers • 465 pages • 4.2
1999 • 73 pages
1970 • 5 Readers • 384 pages • 3.8
1961 • 380 Readers • 268 pages • 4.2
1961 • 415 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 413 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,083 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,726 Readers • 447 pages • 4.5
1954 • 13 Readers • 174 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,595 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 526 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 1,617 Readers • 146 pages • 4
#2 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 166 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
