With a total of 3,284 votes cast (a maximum of 10 per reader) for the 87 novels nominated, the best Fantasy novel of all time as selected by the readers of GeekDad is (drum roll…)

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

It looks like there was one story to rule them all, since the Lord of the Rings books took 1 st, 3 rd, and 4th places with The Hobbit taking 2 nd.

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

5. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

6. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

7. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’€™s/Philosopher’€™s Stone by J.K. Rowling

9. The Princess Bride by William Goldman

10. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Interesting to note: Of the three Harry Potter novels nominated, only Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’€™s/Philosopher’€™s Stone broke the top 10, but all three were in the top 15.

Here are the full results: