--- title: The Rage of Dragons: 100 Best Fantasy Books description: Find out why The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter is on TIME's list of the best fantasy books of all time canonical: https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-10-14T20:02:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-02T23:42:55.350Z og:title: 'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books og:description: Here’s why it made the list og:url: https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7be6168d4ee991a4/698a1330929fad28aebf6a77/The-Rage-of-Dragons-Evan-Winter-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books twitter:description: Here’s why it made the list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7be6168d4ee991a4/698a1330929fad28aebf6a77/The-Rage-of-Dragons-Evan-Winter-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 14, 2020 # The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff  The greatest fantasy fiction uses the boundless power of imagination to examine the deep limitations that exist in the real world. Evan Winter knows that, and his originally self-published debut, _The Rage of Dragons_, underlines the importance that the fantasy genre can have in reckoning with life on earth. Winter, who was born in the U.K. to South American parents with African ancestry, has said he wished to create a world that reflected his family and their global experiences. _The Rage of Dragons_, touted as a cross between _Gladiator_ and _Game of Thrones_, is set among the Omehi people**,** where every so often a woman is born with “the Gift” to control dragons and their destructive power. The book’s main character is Tau, a swordsman from an oppressed class who is out for revenge after a terrible tragedy. Winter’s debut was re-released by publisher Orbit as part of a four-book deal and won Reddit’s Fantasy Award for best debut novel. The anticipated sequel, _Fires of Vengeance_, is due in November 2020\. —_Peter Allen Clark_ **Buy Now:** _The Rage of Dragon_s on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780316489768 "undefined") | [Amazon ](https://amzn.to/3nsDxeW "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/"},"headline":"'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books","datePublished":"2020-10-14T20:02:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:42:55.350Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/","keywords":["Books","list"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7be6168d4ee991a4/698a1330929fad28aebf6a77/The-Rage-of-Dragons-Evan-Winter-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7be6168d4ee991a4/698a1330929fad28aebf6a77/The-Rage-of-Dragons-Evan-Winter-100-best-fantasy-books.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-best-fantasy-books/5898535/the-rage-of-dragons/","name":"'The Rage of Dragons' Is on TIME's List of the 100 Best Fantasy Books"}}]}] ```