Literary Fantasy

Wonder kept close to human consequence.

Literary Fantasy3.5

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon · 2023

Accessible · 631 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.2

A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness · 2011

Moderate · 382 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.5

Babel

R.F. Kuang · 2022

Accessible · 580 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.0

Crooked Kingdom

Leigh Bardugo · 2016

Challenging · 507 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.7

Galatea

Madeline Miller · 2023

Challenging · 335 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.6

La Belle Sauvage

Philip Pullman · 2017

Moderate · 380 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.8

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon · 1991

Accessible · 597 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.0

Prince Caspian

C.S. Lewis · 1951

Challenging · 531 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.9

The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman · 2000

Moderate · 387 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.8

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang · 2020

Accessible · 320 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.7

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black · 2018

Challenging · 577 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.6

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin · 2015

Moderate · 556 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.3

The Glass Queen

Holly Black · 2020

Challenging · 663 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.5

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien · 1937

Accessible · 333 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.3

The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis · 1953

Challenging · 505 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.3

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch · 2006

Challenging · 578 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.5

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954

Accessible · 341 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.2

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss · 2007

Moderate · 487 pp.

Literary Fantasy4.0

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern · 2011

Challenging · 641 pp.

Literary Fantasy3.7

The Princess Bride

William Goldman · 1973

Challenging · 546 pp.