Core Best Fantasy Lists
- Top 25 Fantasy Books
- Top 100 Fantasy Books
- Nominated Fantasy Books of 2018
- Top 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2017
- Best Fantasy Books of 2017
- Best Fantasy Series
- Best Stand Alone Fantasy
- Best Young Adult Fantasy
- Top 50 Coming-of-Age Fantasy
- Top 25 Best Indie Fantasy
- Best Fantasy Audiobooks
- Best Fantasy You've Never Read
- Most Influential Fantasy
- Best Non-English Fantasy
- Great Fantasy Books
- Good Fantasy Books
- Worst Fantasy Books Ever
Best Yearly Lists
- Best Fantasy Books of 2017
- Best Fantasy of 2017 (SO FAR)
- Best Fantasy of 2016
- Best Fantasy Books of 2015
- Best Fantasy Books of 2014
Best Decade Lists
- Best Fantasy Since 2010
- Best Fantasy Books of the 90's
- Best Fantasy Best of the 80's
- Best Fantasy Books of the 70's
- Best Fantasy Books of the 60's
- Best Early Modern Fantasy (30's to 50's)
- Best Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
Best Thematic Lists
- Best Anti-Hero Fantasy
- Best Asian Fantasy
- Best Feel Good Fantasy
- Best of the Tolkien Clones
- Best of the Dresden Clones
- Fantasy That Will Blow Your Mind
- Best Fantasy Books for Women
- Best Strong Female Heroine Books
- Best Fantasy Books by Female Authors
- Best Fantasy Books for Children
- Best Vampire Books for YA
- Best Vampire Books for Adults
Best Subgenre Lists
- Top 50 EPIC Fantasy
- Best Heroic Fantasy
- Best Grimdark Fantasy
- Best Gritty Fantasy
- Best LitRPG Books
- Best Military Fantasy
- Best Vampire Fantasy
- Best Urban Fantasy
- Best Dark Fantasy
- Best Assassin Fantasy
- Best Steampunk Fantasy
- Best Literary Fantasy
- Best Sword and Sorcery
- Best Fantasy Mystery Books
- Best Romance Fantasy
- Best Paranormal Romance Fantasy
- Best Vampire Romance
- Best Dragon Fantasy
Award Winners
Fantasy Guides
- Guide to Fantasy Genres
- How to Find Your Next Read Here
- Guide to Vampire Books
- Beginner's Fantasy Guide
- Best Science Fiction Books
Games Guides
Film Guides
Welcome to Best Fantasy Books
Take a stroll through any mega bookstore, and you will be inundated with countless fantasy fiction books. A few will be great fantasy books, some will be good fantasy books, and most will be bad fantasy books. Finding a good fantasy novel is difficult, like sifting for gold among sand. But occasionally, just occasionally, you'll find that rare nugget, that grain of gold to forever treasure.
Some have a negative perception towards fantasy literature (especially those who read only "mainstream" literature) as being cheesy, badly written, and cliche. Yet, rest assured there are some very well written fantasy books out there -- books that can compete arm to arm with "literature". You just have to know where to look.
BestFantasyBooks.com
is your number one source for fantasy and science fiction recommendations -- books, comics, anime, movies, and games. We've spent countless hours creating detailed recommendation lists to suite EVERY fantasy fanboy's taste.
Make sure to check out our new sister site devoted to ONLY science fiction:
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. It's still in development, but there are a number of recomendation lists ready, including our Top 25 Best Science Fiction Books.
Subgenre Recommendations
- Epic Fantasy Books
- Grimdark Books
- High Fantasy Books
- Low Fantasy Books
- Mundane Fantasy Books
- Hard Fantasy Books
- Young Adult Fantasy Books
- Juvenile Fantasy Books
- Quest Fantasy Books
- Coming of Age Fantasy Books
- Heroic Fantasy Books
- Sword & Sorcery Books
- Swashbuckling Fantasy Books
- Arabian Fantasy Books
- Wuxia Fantasy Books
- Flintlock Fantasy Books
- Gunpowder Fantasy
- Military Fantasy Books
- Gritty Fantasy Books
- Dark Fantasy Books
- Vampire Fantasy Books
- Urban Fantasy Books
- Paranormal Fantasy Books
- Fantastic Romance Books
- Romantic Fantasy Books
- Erotic Fantasy Books
- Classical Fantasy Books
- Medieval Fantasy Books
- Court Intrigue Fantasy Books
- Fantasy of Manners Books
- Science Fantasy Books
- Sword & Planet Fantasy Books
- Dying Earth Fantasy Books
- Futuristic Fantasy Books
- Steampunk Fantasy Books
- Arcane Fantasy Books
- Gaslamp Fantasy Books
- Weird West Fantasy Books
- Political Fantasy Books
- Literary Fantasy Books
- Magic Realism Books
- New Weird Fantasy Books
- Comedic Fantasy Book
- Series Fantasy Books
- Superhero Fantasy Books
- Media Tie-In Fantasy Books
- Prehistoric Fantasy Books
- Historical Fantasy Books
- High Historical Fantasy Books
- Alternate History Books
- Alternate World Books
- Crossworlds Fantasy Book
- Portal Fantasy Books
- Christian Fantasy Books
- Celtic Fantasy Books
- Arthurian Fantasy Book
- Mythic Fantasy Books
- Legend Retelling Fantasy Books
- Allegorial Fantasy Books
- Fables / Fairy Tales Books
- Anthropomorphic Fantasy Books
- Dragon Fantasy Books
- Bangsian Fantasy Books
- Assassin Fantasy Books
- Fables / Fairy Tales Books
- Colonial Fantasy Books
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We've updated our Fantasy Subgenre Guide with more than 30 new subgenres. This section was incomplete for several years...but not anymore. So make sure you take a look and give it a read to find out all you want to know about the different fantasy subgenres. If you think we're missing some subgenres, let us know in the comments!
We are trying to finish the NEW BLOG wordpress theme (the current one is just temporary) and we are working on overhauling the listiverse.
And stay tuned -- we are almost finished updating our sister website BestScienceFictionBooks.com. Expect a completely redesigned look (similar to this site) with new social features, now book recommendation features, new lists, updated lists (we've updated the Top 25 Best Science Fiction Books for example), a NEW active blog, science fiction forums, twitter page, and facebook page. Pay attention to this site and you might just find out about some upcoming cool giveaways!
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