TIME 100 Must-Read Fantasy Books
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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
LE MORTE D’ARTHUR
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
OZMA OF OZ
MARY POPPINS
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
THE PALM-WINE DRINKARD
THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS
THE TWO TOWERS
THE RETURN OF THE KING
A HERO BORN
THE ONCE & FUTURE KING
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
A WRINKLE IN TIME
THE WANDERING UNICORN
DRAGONFLIGHT
THE LAST UNICORN
A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
THE TOMBS OF ATUAN
THE CRYSTAL CAVE
WATERSHIP DOWN
THE DARK IS RISING
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
TUCK EVERLASTING
A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET
THE BLOODY CHAMBER
THE BFG
ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE
HOWL ’S MOVING CASTLE
REDWALL
SWORDSPOINT
THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT
THE EYE OF THE WORLD
GOOD OMENS
HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORIES
OUTLANDER
TIGANA
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
NEVERWHERE
THE SUBTLE KNIFE
ELLA ENCHANTED
BROWN GIRL IN THE RING
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
SPINDLE’S END
A STORM OF SWORDS
AMERICAN GODS
HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
THE WEE FREE MEN
MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE
THE NAME OF THE WIND
CITY OF GLASS
WHO FEARS DEATH
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
AKATA WITCH
THE HUNDRED THOUSAND KINGDOMS
THE NIGHT CIRCUS
THE SONG OF ACHILLES
THE BONE CLOCKS
A STRANGER IN OLONDRIA
ANGELFALL
THE BURIED GIANT
AN EMBER IN THE ASHES
THE FIFTH SEASON
GET IN TROUBLE
THE GRACE OF KINGS
THE WRATH & THE DAWN
SIX OF CROWS
SHADOWSHAPER
ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY
A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT
THE WALL OF STORMS
THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN
THE STONE SKY
THE CHANGELING
JADE CITY
BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT
EMPIRE OF SAND
ARU SHAH AND THE E N D OF TIME
BLANCA & ROJA
CIRCE
THE POPPY W A R
TRAIL OF LIGHTNING
WITCHMARK
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE
CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE
SONG OF BLOOD & STONE
BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF
THE DRAGON REPUBLIC
GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW
PET
W E HUNT THE FLAME
QUEEN OF THE CONQUERED
THE RAGE OF DRAGONS
WOVEN IN MOONLIGHT
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TIME 100 Must-Read Fantasy Books
100 MUST-READ FANTASY BOOKS • We look to artists to help us understand—and escape. TIME celebrates the best, most captivating and essential fantasy books of all time, dating back to the 9th century. Together, these stories help us trace our history and understand our reality.