Most Popular Fiction Books of the 20th century

The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1955

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection · Middle-earth

1968

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

A Game of Thrones

George R. R. Martin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · TV Series

August 1996

The Lord of the Rings #2

The Two Towers

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

A Clash of Kings

George R. R. Martin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · TV Series

November 1998

The Farseer #2

Royal Assassin

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

February 1996

V for Vendetta

Alan Moore, David Lloyd

Science Fiction · Graphic Novels · Comics

1990

The Farseer #3

Assassin's Quest

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1997

Harry Potter #3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling

Fantasy · Young Adult · Bram Stoker Award · Harry Potter · Locus Award

1999

The Farseer #1

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 1995

Hyperion Cantos #1

Hyperion

Dan Simmons

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1989

The Lord of the Rings #1

The Fellowship of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

Watchmen

Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Science Fiction · Graphic Novels · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Comics

1987

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

Science Fiction · Nebula Award

1966

The Liveship Traders #2

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1999

Howl's Castle #1

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult

1986

Discworld #11

Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Zombies · Reaper

1991

The Moomin Books #5

Moominland in Midwinter

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1957

Ender #1

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction · Military Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Movie · Nebula Award

1985

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Movie · Mystery · Thriller

November 6, 1939

Discworld #19

Feet of Clay

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

June 1996

The Sandman #4

The Sandman: Season of Mists

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1992

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Fantasy

1990

Discworld #20

Hogfather

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

November 1996

Discworld #15

Men at Arms

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1993

The Egyptian

Mika Waltari

Translation · Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1949

Watership Down

Richard Adams

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Carnegie Medal

1972

The Liveship Traders #1

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1998

Zones of Thought #2

A Deepness in the Sky

Vernor Vinge

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Hugo Award

1999

The Etruscan

Mika Waltari

Fantasy · Translation · Historical Fiction

1956

The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

A Chronicle of the Black Company #3

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1985

The Sandman #2

The Sandman: The Doll's House

Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III

Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics

1989

The Riftwar Saga #1

Magician

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens · Dragons · Middle-earth · Movie

1937

Thomas the Rhymer

Ellen Kushner

Fantasy · Mythopoeic Awards · World Fantasy Award

1990