This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with I to R) (ignoring "A", "An", and "The"); series are alphabetical by author-designated name or, if there is no such, some reasonable designation. Science-fiction novels and short-story collections are not included here.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Contents:
I
- The Idylls of the Queen by Phyllis Ann Karr
- Ile-Rien series by Martha Wells
- The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce
- Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony
- The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs
- Inda (novel) by Sherwood Smith
- In the Forests of Serre by Patricia McKillip
- The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (aka The War of Dreams) by Angela Carter
- Ingo series by Helen Dunmore
- The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
- Inheritance by Steven Savile
- Ink Exchange | Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
- Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke
- The Invisible Library series by Genevieve Cogman
- The Invisible Library, The Masked City, The Burning Page, The Lost Plot
- Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright
- The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare
J
- Jade City by Fonda Lee
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Journalists (novel) by Sergei Aman
K
- Kai Lung series by Ernest Bramah
- Kandide and the Secret of the Mists by Diana S. Zimmerman
- The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
- Kellory the Warlock by Lin Carter
- Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
- Kesrick by Lin Carter
- The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
- The Khaavren Romances by Steven Brust
- Khaled: A Tale of Arabia by F. Marion Crawford
- The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You, by Dorothy Bryant
- The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
- The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
- King Rat by China Miéville
- Kingdoms of Elfin by Sylvia Townsend Warner
- The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone by Greg Keyes
- Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
- Krondor's Sons (The Riftwar Stories) by Raymond E. Feist
- Kushiel's Legacy by Jacqueline Carey
L
- The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
- The Last Dragon by Silvana De Mari
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
- The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor by John Barth
- Latro series by Gene Wolfe
- The Lays of Anuskaya series by Bradley Beaulieu
- The Lays of Beleriand by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Legends of the Riftwar by Raymond E. Feist
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
- Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake
- The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by E. T. A. Hoffmann
- Lilith by George MacDonald
- The Little Grey Men by BB
- The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
- Little People by Tom Holt
- Little, Big by John Crowley
- Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
- Long Black Curl by Alex Bledsoe
- The Long Look by Richard Parks
- The Long Price Quartet series by Daniel Abraham
- The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- Lost Tales by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
- Lyonesse series by Jack Vance
- Lyra series by Patricia Wrede
M
- M is for Magic series by Neil Gaiman
- The Magic City by E. Nesbit
- The Magician Out of Manchuria by Charles G. Finney
- The Magician Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- Magyk by Angie Sage
- Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson
- The Malloreon by David and Leigh Eddings
- The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
- Mandricardo by Lin Carter
- Marianne by Sheri S. Tepper
- The Mark of the Demons by John Jakes
- Martin Dressler by Steven Millhauser
- Mary Poppins series by P. L. Travers
- The Mask of the Sorcerer by Darrell Schweitzer
- The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
- Master Li by Barry Hughart
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- May Bird and the Ever After series by Jodie Lynn Anderson
- Memoirs of a Master Forger by William Heaney
- Mention My Name in Atlantis by John Jakes
- Merlin's Ring by H. Warner Munn
- The Merman's Children by Poul Anderson
- Mickelsson's Ghosts by John Gardner
- Millroy the Magician by Paul Theroux
- Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White
- Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
- The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams
- Moonheart by Charles de Lint
- The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium by Suzanne Weyn
- Mr. Pye by Mervyn Peake
- The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson
- Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin
N
- The Nightrunner Series by Lynn Flewelling
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
- The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
- Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter
- Nothing But Blue Skies by Tom Holt
- Number9Dream by David Mitchell
- The Named by Marianne Curley
O
- The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody
- Od Magic by Patricia McKillip
- Oksa Pollock series by Anne Plichota and Cendrine Wolf
- Ombria in Shadow by Patricia McKillip
- On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
- The Once and Future King series by T.H. White
- Orlando by Virginia Woolf
- Our Ancestors a set by Italo Calvino
- Overtime by Tom Holt
- Oz series (40 "canonical" titles) by L. Frank Baum (original creator and author of 14 books of the series), Ruth Plumly Thompson (19 books), Rachel R. Cosgrove (1 book), John R. Neill (author of 3 books), Jack Snow (2 books), and Eloise Jarvis McGraw & Lauren McGraw Wagner (1 book as co-authors)
P
- Paint Your Dragon by Tom Holt
- The Paladin by C. J. Cherryh
- Pandava Quintet by Roshani Chokshi
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
- Peace by Gene Wolfe
- Pellinor by Alison Croggon
- Pellucidar series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Pendragon Adventure by D. J. MacHale
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
- Peregrine: Primus by Avram Davidson
- Peregrine: Secundus by Avram Davidson
- The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
- Peter and Wendy aka Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie
- Phantastes by George MacDonald
- The Phoenix and the Mirror by Avram Davidson
- Pilgermann by Russell Hoban
- Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
- The Piratica Series by Tanith Lee
- The Place of the Lion by Charles Williams
- Policeman Bluejay by L. Frank Baum
- The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
- Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan
- The Power of Five Series (a.k.a. The Gatekeepers Series) by Anthony Horowitz
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Prince of Nothing trilogy by R. Scott Bakker
- The Princes of the Golden Cage by Nathalie Mallet
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
- Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce
- The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Q
- The Quest of Kadji by Lin Carter
- Quidditch Through The Ages by J.K. Rowling
- The Quentaris Chronicles by various Australian writers
- Queste by Angie Sage
R
- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
- Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
- The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
- Raybearer duology by Jordan Ifueko
- Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant
- Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
- The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- The Revenants by Sheri S. Tepper
- A Riddle of Roses by Caryl Cude Mullin
- The Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip
- Riftwar series by Raymond E. Feist
- Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
- Roverandom by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Runelords series by David Farland
- Rusalka by C. J. Cherryh
See also
References
- Hollands, Neil (2007). Read on... fantasy fiction : reading lists for every taste. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9781591583301.
- Andrews, Stephen E.; Rennison, Nick (2009). 100 must-read fantasy novels. London: A & C Black. ISBN 9781408136072.
- "Hottest 6 New Fantasy Fiction Books and Authors | Best Fantasy Books HQ". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
