This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series).[1][2] The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with S to Z) (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.
S
[edit]- Sangreal Trilogy by Jan Siegel
- The Scarlet Fig by Avram Davidson
- The School for Good and Evil series by Soman Chainani
- The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott
- Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
- Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
- The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler
- The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
- Shadow Warrior series by Chris Bunch
- Shadowmarch by Tad Williams
- Shadowplay by Tad Williams
- Shannara series by Terry Brooks
- The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn
- The Shapeshifter series by Ali Sparkes
- Shardik by Richard Adams
- The Shattered Goddess by Darrell Schweitzer
- Shattered Sea series by Joe Abercrombie
- The Shaving of Shagpat by George Meredith
- Shrek! by William Steig
- The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
- The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Silver John series by Manly Wade Wellman
- Silverlock by John Myers Myers
- Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
- Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede
- Snow White and the Seven Samurai by Tom Holt
- Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
- Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A. McKillip
- Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip
- A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce
- The Song of the Shattered Sands series by Bradley Beaulieu
- The Sorcerer's Ship by Hannes Bok
- The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black
- Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
- Spook's by Joseph Delaney
- The Stand by Stephen King
- The Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
- The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
- Stone and Sky trilogy by Graham Edwards
- Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
- The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson
- Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman
- The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
- Stuart Little by E. B. White
- The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
- The Sundering Flood by William Morris
- The Switchers Trilogy by Kate Thompson
- The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
- The Sword Smith by Eleanor Arnason
- Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan
- Swords Against the Shadowland by Robin Wayne Bailey
- The Swords of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
- Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
- Symphony of Ages series by Elizabeth Haydon
T
[edit]Note: If a novel or a novel series starts with "The", that does not mean it is in the "T" List. Example: The Trials of Apollo is a "T" because trials starts with T. The Chronicles of Narnia is not, it's a" C".
- Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams
- Tales From The Flat Earth series by Tanith Lee
- The Tales of Alvin Maker series by Orson Scott Card
- The Tales Of Beedle The Bard by J.K. Rowling
- The Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
- Talking Man by Terry Bisson
- Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
- The Tamuli series by David Eddings
- Tara of the Twilight by Lin Carter
- Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
- Ten Silver Coins by Andrew Kooman
- These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
- The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
- The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini
- Thieves' World series edited by Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey
- The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
- Thongor Against the Gods by Lin Carter
- Thongor at the End of Time by Lin Carter
- Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus by Lin Carter
- Thongor in the City of Magicians by Lin Carter
- Thongor of Lemuria by Lin Carter
- The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen
- The Three Worlds Cycle by Ian Irvine
- Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson
- Three to See the King by Magnus Mills
- The Throme of the Erril of Sherill by Patricia A. McKillip
- Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
- Thunder on the Left by Christopher Morley
- Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
- Titus series (aka Gormenghast) by Mervyn Peake
- To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams
- Tomoe Gozen series by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
- The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce
- Topper duo by Thorne Smith
- The Touch of Evil by John Rackham
- The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip
- Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
- Traitor Son Cycle series by Miles Cameron
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
- The Tree of Swords and Jewels by C. J. Cherryh
- The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
- The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
- The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
U
[edit]- Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
- The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
- Unfinished Tales by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Unicorn Series by Tanith Lee
- The Unicorns of Balinor by Mary Stanton
- The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
- Ursus of Ultima Thule by Avram Davidson
V
[edit]- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Valhalla by Tom Holt
- Velgarth series by Mercedes Lackey
- Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward
- Viriconium cycle by M. John Harrison
- The Vlad Taltos books by Steven Brust
- Von Bek series by Michael Moorcock
- A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
W
[edit]- War in Heaven by Charles Williams
- The War of Dreams (aka The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman) by Angela Carter
- The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- The Warrior of World's End by Lin Carter
- Warriors Series by Erin Hunter
- The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby by Charles Kingsley
- The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris
- Watership Down by Richard Adams
- Weaveworld by Clive Barker
- The Well at the World's End by William Morris
- The Well of the Unicorn by Fletcher Pratt
- Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
- When the Birds Fly South by Stanton A. Coblentz
- When the Idols Walked by John Jakes
- The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis
- The White Isle by Darrell Schweitzer
- Who's Afraid of Beowulf? by Tom Holt
- Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
- Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne
- Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip
- Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
- Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden
- Wish You Were Here by Tom Holt
- Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe
- Witch of the Four Winds by John Jakes
- The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski
- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
- The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
- The Wizard of Lemuria by Lin Carter
- Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm
- The Wizard of Zao by Lin Carter
- The Wolf Leader by Alexandre Dumas
- The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
- Women of the Otherworld series by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong.
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum.
- The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris
- The World According to Novikoff by Andrei Gusev
- The Worldbreaker Saga by Kameron Hurley
- The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
X
[edit]- Xanth series by Piers Anthony
Y
[edit]- Yamada Monogatari: The Emperor in Shadow by Richard Parks
- Yamada Monogatari: The War God's Son by Richard Parks
- Yamada Monogatari: To Break the Demon Gate by Richard Parks
- The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce
- Young Wizards series by Diane Duane
- Yvgenie by C. J. Cherryh
Z
[edit]- Zimiamvia series by E. R. Eddison
- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
References
[edit]- ^ 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.