fantasy
about
Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great d...more
popular fantasy books (showing 1-50 of 29,705)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 4300 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.20 — 311,275 ratings — published 1997
my rating:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 4012 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.45 — 245,542 ratings — published 2006
my rating:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 3975 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 230,219 ratings — published 1999
my rating:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 3956 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.35 — 230,692 ratings — published 2000
my rating:
Harry Potter et la Chambre des Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 3949 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1998
my rating:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 3929 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.37 — 229,702 ratings — published 2005
my rating:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 3917 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 227,135 ratings — published 2003
my rating:
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 3796 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 184,408 ratings — published 1937
my rating:
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 3036 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.19 — 147,496 ratings — published 1951
my rating:
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 2391 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.29 — 52,350 ratings — published 1954
my rating:
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 2353 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.40 — 50,265 ratings — published 1954
my rating:
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)
by Philip Pullman (shelved 2025 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.88 — 86,001 ratings — published 1995
my rating:
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1858 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 275,930 ratings — published 2005
my rating:
Eragon (Inheritance, #1)
by Christopher Paolini (shelved 1757 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.64 — 75,955 ratings — published 2003
my rating:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 1666 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.13 — 72,460 ratings — published 1950
my rating:
New Moon (Twilight, #2)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1450 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 189,847 ratings — published 2006
my rating:
Stardust (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 1425 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.91 — 23,589 ratings — published 1998
my rating:
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)
by Philip Pullman (shelved 1422 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.02 — 28,702 ratings — published 1997
my rating:
Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1372 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.10 — 177,410 ratings — published 2007
my rating:
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3)
by Philip Pullman (shelved 1305 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.95 — 26,069 ratings — published 2000
my rating:
The Lord of the Rings (Books 1-3)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 1273 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.42 — 32,238 ratings — published 1968
my rating:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1)
by Gregory Maguire (shelved 1265 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.35 — 100,296 ratings — published 1995
my rating:
Neverwhere: A Novel (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 1262 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 24,868 ratings — published 1996
my rating:
Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 1254 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.98 — 158,796 ratings — published 2008
my rating:
American Gods (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 1241 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.06 — 28,262 ratings — published 2001
my rating:
The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by William Goldman (shelved 1221 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.23 — 69,162 ratings — published 1973
my rating:
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by George R.R. Martin (shelved 1188 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.44 — 14,614 ratings — published 1996
my rating:
Eldest (Inheritance, #2)
by Christopher Paolini (shelved 1188 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.88 — 31,036 ratings — published 2005
my rating:
The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time, #1)
by Robert Jordan (shelved 1166 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.14 — 15,233 ratings — published 1990
my rating:
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Mass Market Paperback)
by Terry Pratchett (shelved 1145 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.27 — 23,694 ratings — published 1990
my rating:
The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 1125 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,545 ratings — published 1955
my rating:
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 1113 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.08 — 54,945 ratings — published 1962
my rating:
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 1060 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,232 ratings — published 1951
my rating:
The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 1056 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.60 — 14,927 ratings — published 1977
my rating:
The Chronicles of Narnia (Books 1-7)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 1049 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.28 — 39,051 ratings — published 1954
my rating:
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 984 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.87 — 24,649 ratings — published 1954
my rating:
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by Susanna Clarke (shelved 981 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.78 — 18,599 ratings — published 2004
my rating:
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by George R.R. Martin (shelved 948 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.44 — 10,347 ratings — published 1998
my rating:
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 933 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.07 — 24,227 ratings — published 1952
my rating:
The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, #2)
by Robert Jordan (shelved 921 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 11,976 ratings — published 1990
my rating:
The Mists of Avalon (Paperback)
by Marion Zimmer Bradley (shelved 918 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 21,185 ratings — published 1982
my rating:
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 914 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.92 — 23,116 ratings — published 1953
my rating:
La Ultima Batalla (Narnia®)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 885 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.50 — 3 ratings — published 1956
my rating:
Inkheart (Inkheart, #1)
by Cornelia Funke (shelved 883 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.90 — 23,268 ratings — published 2003
my rating:
The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 882 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.15 — 22,736 ratings — published 2008
my rating:
Coraline (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 877 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.93 — 24,607 ratings — published 2002
my rating:
The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of Time, #3)
by Robert Jordan (shelved 872 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.09 — 10,739 ratings — published 1991
my rating:
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by George R.R. Martin (shelved 843 times as fantasy)
avg rating 4.48 — 10,428 ratings — published 2000
my rating:
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)
by Terry Pratchett (shelved 834 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.72 — 9,909 ratings — published 1983
my rating:
The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time, #4)
by Robert Jordan (shelved 821 times as fantasy)
avg rating 3.98 — 10,628 ratings — published 1992
my rating:
all shelves
More quotes...
"Why should a man be scorned, if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls? The world outside has not become less real because the prisoner cannot see it. In using Escape in this way the critics have chosen the wrong word, and, what is more, they are confusing, not always by sincere error, the Escape of the Prisoner with the Flight of the Deserter. just so a Party-spokesman might have labeled departure from the misery of the Fuhrer's or any other Reich and even criticism of it as treachery .... Not only do they confound the escape of the prisoner with the flight of the deserter; but they would seem to prefer the acquiescence of the "quisling" to the resistance of the patriot. (On Fairy-Stories)"
— J.R.R. Tolkien
— J.R.R. Tolkien
""Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief."
The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good plan. But remember, the king's instructions were to keep them alive."
-from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge."
— Christopher Paolini
The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good plan. But remember, the king's instructions were to keep them alive."
-from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge."
— Christopher Paolini
tags:
fantasy
19 people liked it
