The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads (672 books)

Looking for Fantasy books with over 100,000 ratings on goodreads with at least 1000 tags as fantasy.

Books with less than hundred thousand ratings or <1000 tags as fantasy should be deleted from this list without comment.

So is horror fantasy? If there is any doubt, call it out on the discussion board. But in general if it has 1,000 shelves as fantasy. Or has vampires or werewolves or elves or magic, in general for purposes of this and related fantasy lists, it is fantasy,

Some Subgenres:
Best Epic Fantasy
Best Heroic Fantasy
Best Historical Fantasy
Best Urban Fantasy

Fantasy by Time Period:
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy (Fantasy up through 1937)
Classic Fantasy (Fantasy written before 1980)

Fantasy by Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Locus Recommended Fantasy:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Fantasy By Ratings:
More than 100000, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

Other Fantasy Lists of Note:
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
Best Fantasy of the 20th Century
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
Popular Highly Rated Fantasy

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1	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,075,167 ratings score: 42,220, and 428 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.41 avg rating — 3,126,543 ratings score: 31,833, and 325 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.45 avg rating — 2,719,863 ratings score: 29,282, and 301 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,429,812 ratings score: 29,118, and 300 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 4,801,001 ratings score: 24,166, and 252 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,319,931 ratings score: 23,151, and 245 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 4,086,524 ratings score: 21,144, and 223 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 956,406 ratings score: 19,116, and 199 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling 4.57 avg rating — 4,164,391 ratings score: 18,920, and 200 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.58 avg rating — 1,032,883 ratings score: 17,863, and 190 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 660,332 ratings score: 17,521, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling 4.43 avg rating — 4,456,875 ratings score: 17,071, and 187 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.50 avg rating — 1,116,224 ratings score: 16,742, and 180 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,635,257 ratings score: 16,711, and 180 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,770,730 ratings score: 16,492, and 178 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 617,085 ratings score: 13,545, and 144 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin 4.55 avg rating — 842,732 ratings score: 12,894, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan 4.19 avg rating — 589,284 ratings score: 12,571, and 133 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,130,280 ratings score: 12,285, and 136 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 727,775 ratings score: 11,566, and 126 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) by George R.R. Martin 4.42 avg rating — 1,016,251 ratings score: 11,018, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,612,010 ratings score: 10,897, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett 4.25 avg rating — 821,662 ratings score: 9,123, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) by George R.R. Martin 4.34 avg rating — 735,552 ratings score: 9,111, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 988,269 ratings score: 8,493, and 94 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,409,253 ratings score: 7,584, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) by George R.R. Martin 4.17 avg rating — 788,649 ratings score: 7,581, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Neverwhere (London Below, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 560,488 ratings score: 7,506, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.99 avg rating — 420,484 ratings score: 7,454, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,931,203 ratings score: 7,274, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 945,501 ratings score: 6,641, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 480,254 ratings score: 6,602, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,278,819 ratings score: 6,596, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 704,952 ratings score: 6,262, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,353,452 ratings score: 6,004, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.02 avg rating — 4,502,664 ratings score: 5,982, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 565,362 ratings score: 5,726, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 504,397 ratings score: 5,593, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 395,801 ratings score: 5,461, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,464,701 ratings score: 5,312, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,157,854 ratings score: 5,151, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,148,049 ratings score: 5,093, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,451,252 ratings score: 4,785, and 56 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.02 avg rating — 646,864 ratings score: 4,671, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 396,652 ratings score: 4,554, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,092,311 ratings score: 4,503, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 644,646 ratings score: 4,402, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 926,937 ratings score: 4,393, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 778,344 ratings score: 4,345, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2) by Philip Pullman 4.15 avg rating — 458,569 ratings score: 4,333, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore 4.06 avg rating — 479,691 ratings score: 4,175, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.03 avg rating — 333,272 ratings score: 4,118, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.33 avg rating — 1,101,293 ratings score: 4,027, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 601,538 ratings score: 3,979, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 376,824 ratings score: 3,822, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 661,021 ratings score: 3,713, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) by Philip Pullman 4.11 avg rating — 382,364 ratings score: 3,661, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 358,596 ratings score: 3,546, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer 3.86 avg rating — 561,387 ratings score: 3,528, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.25 avg rating — 1,057,788 ratings score: 3,528, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 576,425 ratings score: 3,519, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 1,139,210 ratings score: 3,489, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,352,778 ratings score: 3,374, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 413,302 ratings score: 3,373, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,209,418 ratings score: 3,341, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis 4.09 avg rating — 505,432 ratings score: 3,319, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 384,264 ratings score: 3,290, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) by Stephenie Meyer 3.67 avg rating — 7,261,050 ratings score: 3,263, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 606,803 ratings score: 3,050, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 1,205,859 ratings score: 3,036, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 509,072 ratings score: 3,023, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,854,320 ratings score: 3,019, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) by Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 423,542 ratings score: 2,977, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.03 avg rating — 511,151 ratings score: 2,932, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 554,143 ratings score: 2,927, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones 4.28 avg rating — 443,780 ratings score: 2,911, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 489,485 ratings score: 2,883, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3) by Robert Jordan 4.28 avg rating — 322,537 ratings score: 2,881, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.13 avg rating — 212,570 ratings score: 2,875, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1) by Terry Goodkind 4.12 avg rating — 253,293 ratings score: 2,841, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 565,056 ratings score: 2,839, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 663,651 ratings score: 2,798, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 481,935 ratings score: 2,796, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 217,974 ratings score: 2,735, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Odyssey by Homer 3.83 avg rating — 1,183,698 ratings score: 2,705, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 678,985 ratings score: 2,685, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 656,145 ratings score: 2,678, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 559,806 ratings score: 2,493, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) by Stephenie Meyer 3.76 avg rating — 1,863,618 ratings score: 2,469, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 338,525 ratings score: 2,454, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 935,256 ratings score: 2,415, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.20 avg rating — 305,759 ratings score: 2,405, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 254,238 ratings score: 2,400, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Carrie by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 839,350 ratings score: 2,264, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 582,365 ratings score: 2,214, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) by Stephenie Meyer 3.74 avg rating — 1,983,027 ratings score: 2,134, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 524,487 ratings score: 2,089, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.04 avg rating — 513,846 ratings score: 2,034, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) by Stephenie Meyer 3.62 avg rating — 2,116,829 ratings score: 1,973, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 442,086 ratings score: 1,846, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 14, 2013 11:44AM

could you please remove all books that have less than 100 thousand ratings.

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message 2: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 14, 2013 05:15PM

Deleting Alif the Unseen, Wizard and Glass, The Truth, Sandman vol 5, The Sandman vol 9, The Wiseman's Fear, The Once and Future King, Fragile Things, The Anubus Gates, On Stranger Tides - all for not having 100 thousand ratings.

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message 3: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 14, 2013 05:19PM

Remove A Wizard of Earthsea, Isles of the Forsaken and Ison of the Isles, Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher, Heart-Shaped Box - all for not having 100 thousand ratings.

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message 4: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 14, 2013 09:45PM

Removed Jonathan Strange and Mrs. Norrel, Perdido Street Station and Anathem - all for not having 100 thousand ratings.

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message 5: by Sophie (new)

Sep 12, 2013 06:04AM

Removed The Mark of Athena for not having 100,000 ratings.

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 12, 2013 09:20AM

I was considering a new list with fantasy books from 50,000 to 99,999 - with the same rules as this list. So sequels are fine, boxed sets are fine.

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message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Oct 06, 2014 03:54PM

Please vote on the other "most popular" fantasy book by ratings:

All Fantasy with between 50,000 and 99,999 ratings
All Fantasy with between 25,000 and 49,999 ratings
Best fantasy with less than 40,000 ratings
All Fantasy with between 10,000 and 24,999 ratings
Best Fantasy on Goodreads with less than 100 ratings

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message 8: by Jason (new)

Nov 22, 2014 09:10PM

Hmm, I've read every author on this list, though not every book listed for each author here.

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message 9: by Mitchell (new)

Mar 13, 2015 10:59AM

I don't consider Divergent or Insurgent to be fantasy. Thoughts? Discussion?

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message 10: by Sarah (new)

May 09, 2015 10:55AM

Mitchell wrote: "I don't consider Divergent or Insurgent to be fantasy. Thoughts? Discussion?"

Yeah, no. They fall under science fiction.

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message 11: by Empress (new)

May 14, 2015 02:06PM

"Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future. It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science—these stories involve partially true- partially fictitious laws or theories of science."

Aren't Divergent and Insurgent just fiction, or more accurately Dystopia?

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message 12: by Marth (new)

Jul 17, 2015 12:22PM

No simirillion?

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message 13: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 17, 2015 02:23PM

Marth wrote: "No simirillion?"

just looking on the first page of this list, The Silmarillion is 53rd with 13 votes.

That said, this list has been compiled by hand - I hope it is close to complete but I expect that there are fantasy books with over 100,000 ratings missing from this list.

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message 14: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 31, 2015 08:40AM

check out this nice fantasy list I found r fantasy s Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy.

It's especially good in the 1000 to 9999 ratings fantasy books.

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message 15: by Jsmh (new)

Sep 23, 2015 05:23PM

#87 and 156 are duplicates.

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message 16: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 23, 2015 07:18PM

Jsmh wrote: "#87 and 156 are duplicates."

two duplicates found and removed

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message 17: by Mitchell (last edited Oct 31, 2015 12:33PM) (new)

Oct 28, 2015 11:37PM

removing books by Karl Edward Wagner. I'd have moved them to the appropriate lists if I only had the votes. I was able to add some of them.

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message 18: by Noah (new)

Dec 03, 2015 07:59PM

Can we put A Wizard of Earthsea back up here since it does have over 100,000 ratings?

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message 19: by Mitchell (last edited Dec 03, 2015 08:44PM) (new)

Dec 03, 2015 08:43PM

Noah wrote: "Can we put A Wizard of Earthsea back up here since it does have over 100,000 ratings?"

A Wizard of Earthsea is already on this list as #101 with 9 votes. If you were to vote for it, it probably would be on the first page.

But even if you couldn't find it on this list, you'd be able to add it yourself by clicking the [add books to this list] tab.

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message 20: by Jonathan (new)

Jan 04, 2016 04:22PM

Maybe I misunderstood the goal of this list, but there's a lot of horror on here (like Stephen King's IT), and a lot of vampire novels too. Isn't the goal 100k rated fantasy? Why the hell is Twilight on here? If you're going to allow horror, then might as well open up the list to sci-fi while you're at it. Right?

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message 21: by Mitchell (last edited Feb 25, 2016 09:18PM) (new)

Feb 25, 2016 09:16PM

Jonathan wrote: "Maybe I misunderstood the goal of this list, but there's a lot of horror on here (like Stephen King's IT), and a lot of vampire novels too. Isn't the goal 100k rated fantasy? Why the hell is Twilig..."

What is fantasy to a large degree is a matter of opinion, basically like what is science fiction. Given that there are apparently less than 200 books on Goodreads that could possibly be considered fantasy, that have more than 100,000 ratings - I think there's room. That said vampires are almost always fantasy. As are werewolves. And elves. Being scary is unlikely to make you horror without some supernatural element.

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message 22: by Mitchell (new)

May 17, 2016 01:19PM

Anyone looking at this list should really also take a look at the 50,000 to 99,999 rating list as well.

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message 23: by Mitchell (last edited Aug 31, 2017 08:56PM) (new)

Aug 31, 2017 08:53PM

Jonathan wrote: "Maybe I misunderstood the goal of this list, but there's a lot of horror on here (like Stephen King's IT), and a lot of vampire novels too. Isn't the goal 100k rated fantasy? Why the hell is Twilig..."

Specifically as relates to It, this is a book that was nominated for Locus Best Fantasy Award and World Fantasy Award and won the British Fantasy Award. And is shelved on goodreads 670 times as fantasy.

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message 24: by Vicki (new)

Nov 16, 2017 08:33PM

What's the easiest way to see how many ratings a book has? That statistic does not show when one is in the process of adding what one thinks is a good candidate.

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message 25: by Mitchell (new)

Nov 16, 2017 11:14PM

Vicki wrote: "What's the easiest way to see how many ratings a book has? That statistic does not show when one is in the process of adding what one thinks is a good candidate."

Let's suppose you were thinking that Robin Hobb had books missing from this list. In another tab you open her link, and her books are sorted by number of ratings. The first book on the list, Assassin's Apprentice has 168,755 ratings - which you can see as the line about that book just to the right of the stars - "4.14 avg rating — 168,755 ratings — published 1995 — 116 editions"

And on that list she has 2 books with over 100,000 ratings. And 2 books with between 50,000 and 100,000 ratings. And 5 books with 25,000 to 50,000 ratings.

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message 26: by Mitchell (new)

Nov 16, 2017 11:18PM

Vicki wrote: "What's the easiest way to see how many ratings a book has? That statistic does not show when one is in the process of adding what one thinks is a good candidate."

Or you could look at your own big shelf (in another tab) - like something like https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/17756157-vicki?page=3&per_page=100&shelf=read&sort=num_ratings&utf8=%E2%9C%93

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message 27: by Vicki (new)

Apr 11, 2018 01:00PM

I see 5 books among the ties for 216 that all have less than 10 ratings!

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message 28: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 11, 2018 02:40PM

Vicki wrote: "I see 5 books among the ties for 216 that all have less than 10 ratings!"

There is no locking on any of the lists. So anyone can publish books that don't fit the list criteria. And the list owner is not contacted when books are added. So it can take some time for such to be noticed, many times by people like you commenting on it. so thanks... looks like I have some deleting to do.

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message 29: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 02, 2018 12:47PM

1000 voters!

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message 30: by Sue (new)

Jul 07, 2020 01:50PM

Pick up any book by Tanya Huff or Charles de Lint and you will love it. Believe me.

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message 31: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 07, 2020 03:13PM

Sue wrote: "Pick up any book by Tanya Huff or Charles de Lint and you will love it. Believe me."

I love Charles de Lint especially the Newford Series. However his book with most ratings is The Blue Girl which only has 9,535 ratings. And so isn't eligible for this list. But his books certainly are on - the 1000 to 9999 rating fantasy list

Likewise Tanya Huff's book with the most ratings is Blood Price which has only 9,754 ratings. And so also isn't eligible for this list but should be findable on that same list.

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message 32: by Mitchell (new)

Apr 07, 2021 08:13AM

Apparently there are a number of science fiction books with 100,000 ratings and 1000 tags as fantasy. Considering changing the criteria to explicitly exclude those - probably something like - if it has 3x more tags as science fiction than fantasy - than it should not be on this list.

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message 33: by Jason (new)

Feb 27, 2022 11:19AM

I assume it's due to accidental deletions on someone's part at one point but...technically Inheritance 4 and Wheel of Time 5 have under 1k fantasy shelves.

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message 34: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 27, 2022 03:26PM

Jason wrote: "I assume it's due to accidental deletions on someone's part at one point but...technically Inheritance 4 and Wheel of Time 5 have under 1k fantasy shelves."

It's tough to enforce the shelf number - since it isn't that visible - Inheritance has only 786 but with 240k ratings.

The Fires of Heaven has only 369 but with 157k ratings

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message 35: by Emily (new)

Aug 16, 2025 04:51PM

Dungeon Crawler Carl

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message 36: by Mynameisntcollins (new)

Nov 16, 2025 11:05AM

Books with less than 1000 ratings and do not belong on this list; if a friendly librarian could please remove them...

#133 Timeaous Spark: And the Luck Curse by E. K. Kidwell

#255 Redemption: A Novel of the Creation of Sumer (The Alterran Legacy Book 4) by Regina Joseph

#259 In the Beginning Grace by Patricia Everett

#260 Cat Scratch Murder (Crystal Beach #1) by Karen McSpade

Also, there is a duplicate entry for The Will of the Many by James Islington (currently listed at both #652 and #656).

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