The Fantasy Books

Most Influential Fantasy Books

Fantasy That's Been Highly Influential on the Genre and Other Writers

An alternate "Best Fantasy Books List" for those of you who prefer the more "high brow" fantasy books.

You might call this list the fantasy books that have influenced the genre as a whole. These are the pillars in the fantasy genre – books that inspired a generation of new writers or broke some new fantasy milestone. This is not a comprehensive list of every book that's ever influenced the genre, but more of a guide to some of the more stand out ones.

On this list, you'll find a few works you may have never heard of, but they are highly influential in their own right. If you are the type who considers the best fantasy books as books that had wide influence on the genre as a whole, this this list is probably more what you are looking for than the Top 25 Best Fantasy Books list. You might also want to consider the Best Literary Fantasy Books list as well, which shares some similarities with this list.

Ranked Fantasy Books

#1
Lord Of The Rings

Lord Of The Rings

by Tolkien, J.r.r.
#2
Chronicles Of Amber

Chronicles Of Amber

by Zelazny, Roger
#3
Lyonesse
#4
Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser

Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser

by Chaykin, Howard
#5
The King Of Elfland's Daughter

The King Of Elfland's Daughter

by Dunsany, Lord
#6
Gormenghast

Gormenghast

by Peake, Mervyn
#7
The Worm Ouroboros

The Worm Ouroboros

by Eddision, E. R.
#8
A Wizard Of Earthsea

A Wizard Of Earthsea

by Guin, Ursula K. Le
#9
The Eye of the World

The Eye of the World

by Jordan, Robert
#10
A Game Of Thrones

A Game Of Thrones

by Martin, George R. R.
#11
The Black Company

The Black Company

by Cook, Glen
#12
Chronicles Of The Black Company

Chronicles Of The Black Company

by Cook, Glen
#13
Chronicles Of Narnia

Chronicles Of Narnia

by Lewis, C. S.
#14
Harry Potter

Harry Potter

by Rowling, J. K.
#15
Sword Of Shannara

Sword Of Shannara

by Brooks, Terry
#16
Elric Of Melnibone

Elric Of Melnibone

by Moorcock, Michael
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