Collider has published a ranking of the ten greatest high fantasy books of all time, spanning several decades and encompassing a wide range of styles within the genre. High fantasy, defined as stories set in fully realised worlds detached from everyday reality, is presented as having evolved over time from straightforward tales of good versus evil into works with greater moral complexity, political intrigue and character depth. The list highlights titles the author considers most influential or accomplished within the genre.

Entries include Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's "Midnight Over Sanctaphrax" (2004) from the Edge Chronicles series, praised for its imaginative setting and illustrations; Steven Erikson's "The Crippled God" (2011), the finale to the ten-volume, 11,000-page Malazan Book of the Fallen series; and C.S. Lewis's classic "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (1950), which introduces readers to the world of Narnia. The full text provided covers only the lower-ranked entries (numbers 8 to 10) of the ten-book countdown.