Most Popular Epic Fantasy Books of the 20th century

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The Serpentwar Saga #2

Rise of a Merchant Prince

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1995

7.1/10 87 ratings

The Malloreon #1

Guardians of the West

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1987

7.0/10 265 ratings

The Malloreon #4

Sorceress of Darshiva

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

7.1/10 248 ratings

The Malloreon #3

Demon Lord of Karanda

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

7.1/10 244 ratings

Chronicles of Prydain #1

The Book of Three

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1964

7.0/10 54 ratings

Chronicles of Prydain #4

Taran Wanderer

Lloyd Alexander

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

1967

7.0/10 46 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #4

The Silver Chair

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Narnia

1953

7.0/10 181 ratings

The Serpentwar Saga #1

Shadow of a Dark Queen

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994

6.9/10 99 ratings

The Serpentwar Saga #4

Shards of a Broken Crown

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1998

6.8/10 68 ratings

The Shannara Trilogy #1

The Sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1977

6.7/10 33 ratings

The DemonWars Saga #1

The Demon Awakens

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1997

6.7/10 88 ratings

The DemonWars Saga #2

The Demon Spirit

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1998

6.6/10 81 ratings

Rose of the Prophet #1

The Will of the Wanderer

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

6.6/10 77 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia #7

The Last Battle

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1956

6.6/10 166 ratings

The Elenium #1

The Diamond Throne

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

6.5/10 179 ratings

Rose of the Prophet #3

The Prophet of Akhran

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

6.5/10 57 ratings

The DemonWars Saga #3

The Demon Apostle

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1999

6.3/10 76 ratings

The Elenium #3

The Sapphire Rose

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1991

6.4/10 168 ratings

The Elenium #2

The Ruby Knight

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

6.3/10 169 ratings

Rose of the Prophet #2

The Paladin of the Night

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

6.2/10 68 ratings

The Tamuli #3

The Hidden City

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994

6.2/10 139 ratings

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever #1

Lord Foul's Bane

Stephen R. Donaldson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · British Fantasy Award

1977

6.2/10 51 ratings

The Tamuli #2

The Shining Ones

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

6.1/10 139 ratings

The Tamuli #1

Domes of Fire

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1992

6.1/10 148 ratings

The Heritage of Shannara #3

The Elf Queen of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1992

6.2/10 77 ratings

The Heritage of Shannara #1

The Scions of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

6.0/10 95 ratings

The Heritage of Shannara #2

The Druid of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1991

6.0/10 83 ratings

Spearwielder's Tale #1

The Woods Out Back

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

5.9/10 69 ratings

Spearwielder's Tale #2

The Dragon's Dagger

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994

5.9/10 59 ratings

Spearwielder's Tale #3

Dragonslayer's Return

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1995

5.8/10 55 ratings

The Heritage of Shannara #4

The Talismans of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

5.8/10 69 ratings

Belgarian Universe

The Rivan Codex

David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Non-fiction

July 1998

4.9/10 137 ratings

The Chronicles of Sirkara

In Legend Born

Laura Resnick

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1998

10.0/10 1 ratings

Ealdwood

The Dreaming Tree

C. J. Cherryh

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection

1997

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Fortress Series #1

Fortress in the Eye of Time

C. J. Cherryh

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1995

10.0/10 1 ratings

The Dragonrealm #6

The Dragon Crown

Richard A. Knaak

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994