The 31 Best Fantasy Books Everyone Should Read

WIRED's team has summoned some of the strangest creatures in the most fantastic worlds in this list of the best fantasy books everyone should read.

WIRED's team has summoned some of the strangest creatures in the most fantastic worlds in this list of the best fantasy books everyone should read.

Details	Readers Count
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Marlon James	118 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	687 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	539 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	38 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	624 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	773 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	1,637 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	242 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	859 reads
La Belle Savage Philip Pullman	232 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	1,395 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	58 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	1,149 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	143 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	1,322 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	2,471 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	1,029 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	2,880 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	233 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	473 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	129 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	1,432 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	231 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	886 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	418 reads
Riot Baby	59 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	1,042 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	361 reads
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	1,818 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	70 reads

Details	Readers Count
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) Marlon James	118 reads
Mort Terry Pratchett	687 reads
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke	539 reads
The Iron King Maurice Druon	38 reads
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb	624 reads
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin	773 reads
American Gods Neil Gaiman	1,637 reads
Perdido Street Station China Miéville	242 reads
Storm Front Jim Butcher	859 reads
La Belle Savage Philip Pullman	232 reads
The Golden Compass Philip Pullman	1,395 reads
Titus Groan Mervyn Peake	58 reads
The Eye of the World Robert Jordan	1,149 reads
Midnight Riot Ben Aaronovitch	143 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	1,322 reads
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin	2,471 reads
The Gunslinger Stephen King	1,029 reads
Dune Frank Herbert	2,880 reads
The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker	233 reads
Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson	473 reads
Stone of Farewell Tad Williams	129 reads
Circe Madeline Miller	1,432 reads
Earthlings Sayaka Murata Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator)	231 reads
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch	886 reads
Kindred Octavia E. Butler	418 reads
Riot Baby	59 reads
The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin	1,042 reads
The Power Naomi Alderman	361 reads
A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas	1,818 reads
Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor	70 reads

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