List of fantasy novels (S–Z)

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.

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.

S

• 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
• Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
• 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

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

• 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

• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
• Valhalla by Tom Holt
• Velgarth series by Mercedes Lackey
• Vergil in Averno by Avram Davidson
• 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

• 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

• Xanth series by Piers Anthony

Y

• 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

• Zimiamvia series by E. R. Eddison
• Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

References

1. Hollands, Neil (2007). Read on... fantasy fiction : reading lists for every taste. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 9781591583301.
2. Andrews, Stephen E.; Rennison, Nick (2009). 100 must-read fantasy novels. London: A & C Black. ISBN 9781408136072.