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 • 183 Readers • 523 pages • 3.8
#2 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2016 • 307 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1
1990 • 469 Readers • 687 pages • 4
#1 of 14 in The Wheel of Time
1990 • 1,801 Readers • 708 pages • 4
1978 • 188 Readers • 164 pages • 3.7
#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle
1968 • 1,335 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 • 30 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 • 30 Readers • 128 pages • 3.7
2019 • 472 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2018 • 2,573 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
#1 of 3 in Legacy of Orïsha
2018 • 737 Readers • 544 pages • 3.9
2018 • 54 Readers • 375 pages • 3.9
2017 • 241 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 • 385 Readers • 3.6
#1 of 2 in The Wrath and the Dawn
2015 • 353 Readers • 418 pages • 3.9
2015 • 86 Readers • 280 pages • 3.2
#1 of 4 in An Ember in the Ashes
2015 • 754 Readers • 481 pages • 4.2
2015 • 360 Readers • 384 pages • 3.6
2014 • 344 Readers • 595 pages • 3.9
2011 • 2,586 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
2011 • 1,844 Readers • 387 pages • 3.9
#1 of 4 in Inheritance Trilogy
2010 • 540 Readers • 432 pages • 3.9
2009 • 69 Readers • 4.1
#1 of 3 in The Kingkiller Chronicle
1 • 2,481 Readers • 669 pages • 4.4
#1 of 3 in The Mistborn Saga: The Original Trilogly
2006 • 3,199 Readers • 534 pages • 4.4
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
8 • 3,414 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire
2000 • 1,577 Readers • 992 pages • 4.5
#1 of 8 in Harry Potter
1936 • 4,956 Readers • 309 pages • 4.3
1998 • 68 Readers • 8 pages • 3.4
288 Readers • 4
#1 of 2 in London Below, The World of Neverwhere
1996 • 1,389 Readers • 480 pages • 4.1
#1 of 2 in Khalifa Brothers
1990 • 100 Readers • 224 pages • 4.1
1990 • 1,899 Readers • 432 pages • 4.2
#4 of 6 in Chrestomanci (Publication Order)
1988 • 56 Readers • 240 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 • 1,146 Readers • 448 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Song of the Lioness
1983 • 284 Readers • 274 pages • 4.1
1982 • 419 Readers • 4 pages • 4.2
#3 of 5 in Time Quintet
1978 • 172 Readers • 320 pages • 4
1975 • 251 Readers • 151 pages • 3.8
1973 • 1,202 Readers • 465 pages • 4.2
1999 • 73 pages
1961 • 441 Readers • 268 pages • 4.2
1961 • 457 Readers • 146 pages • 3.8
#1 of 1 in The Once and Future King
1958 • 459 Readers • 650 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,264 Readers • 432 pages • 4.6
#2 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,996 Readers • 447 pages • 4.4
1954 • 13 Readers • 174 pages • 3
#1 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 2,968 Readers • 398 pages • 4.4
#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1952 • 612 Readers • 228 pages • 3.9
#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)
1950 • 1,862 Readers • 146 pages • 4
#2 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1866 • 195 Readers • 112 pages • 3.9
