What is the single best fantasy novel of all time?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You can only pick one, and you can't just cite a whole series.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Golden Compass would be my pick.

Incredible world building, fantastic characters, and the kind of fantasy world that makes you imagine yourself as part of it.

 

[Parmandur]

For me, The Lord of the Rings (which is a unitary work).

Per the hivemind at GoodReads, Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (which is truly excllent).

 

[Stalker0]

The first book of the king killer chronicles is really damn good. Hasn’t stuck the landing so far though with a much weaker second book and Martinesque delays on the 3rd

 

[Divine2021]

Tower of the Elephant, by Robert E. Howard. Hands down, single most influential fantasy story in the development of the hobby we all profess to love.

 

[deganawida]

Taran Wanderer.

 

[ichabod]

The Curse of Chalion

 

[aco175]

Pick a Drizzt, any Drizzt.

 

[TaranTheWanderer]

Taran Wanderer.

I have no choice but to agree.

 

[jerryrice4949]

Name of the Wind.