Most Popular Fiction Books of the 20th century

Discworld #14

Lords and Ladies

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1992

The Culture #3

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks

Science Fiction · Space Opera

1990

The Sandman #5

The Sandman: A Game of You

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1992

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

Science Fiction · Dystopia · Post-Apocalyptic · Social Science Fiction

1949

The Silmarillion

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · Middle-earth

1977

Discworld #8

Guards! Guards!

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Dragons

1989

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

The Moomin Books #1

Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1946

The Dark Tower #2

The Drawing of the Three

Stephen King

Fantasy

1987

Discworld #16

Soul Music

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1994

His Dark Materials #1

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1995

Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

The Moomin Books #7

Moominpappa at Sea

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1965

The Dark Tower #3

The Waste Lands

Stephen King

Fantasy

1991

Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale · Movie

1926

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction

1979

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide

Douglas Adams

Science Fiction · Collection

1997

Chrestomanci #1

Charmed Life

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult

1977

Hainish Cycle

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction · Social Science Fiction · Utopia · Hugo Award · Locus Award

1974

The Riftwar Saga #2

Silverthorn

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles #1

The Soulforge

Margaret Weis

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

1998

Outlander #1

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance

1991

Ender #2

Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1986

Earthsea #3

The Farthest Shore

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1972

The Moomin Books #2

Finn Family Moomintroll

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1948

Hainish Cycle

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

Science Fiction · Hugo Award · Nebula Award

1969

The Moomin Books #6

Tales from Moominvalley

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories · Translation

1962

Talisman #1

The Talisman

Stephen King, Peter Straub

Fantasy

1984

The Helliconia Trilogy #2

Helliconia Summer

Brian Aldiss

Science Fiction

1983

Neverwhere #1

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy

1996

Earthsea #2

The Tombs of Atuan

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1971

Animal Farm

George Orwell

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Hugo Award

1945

The Dark Tower #4

Wizard and Glass

Stephen King, Dave McKean

Fantasy

1997

The House at Pooh Corner

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1928

Harry Potter #2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

Fantasy · Young Adult · Harry Potter · Mythopoeic Awards

1998

Earthsea #1

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1968