Most Popular Epic Fantasy Books of the 1980s

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The Riftwar Saga #1

Magician

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

8.4/10 39 ratings

The Riftwar Saga #2

Silverthorn

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

8.1/10 30 ratings

The Riftwar Saga #3

A Darkness at Sethanon

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

8.0/10 27 ratings

Unfinished Tales

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Mythopoeic Awards

1980

7.8/10 198 ratings

The Belgariad #1

Pawn of Prophecy

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

7.5/10 413 ratings

The Belgariad #5

Enchanters' End Game

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

7.5/10 333 ratings

The Fionavar Tapestry #3

The Darkest Road

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

7.5/10 119 ratings

The Belgariad #3

Magician's Gambit

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1983

7.4/10 357 ratings

The Belgariad #4

Castle of Wizardry

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

7.4/10 346 ratings

Drenai Saga #1

Legend

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

7.4/10 79 ratings

The Belgariad #2

Queen of Sorcery

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

7.4/10 377 ratings

The Fionavar Tapestry #2

The Wandering Fire

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

7.3/10 117 ratings

Drenai Saga #2

The King Beyond the Gate

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

7.2/10 60 ratings

The Shannara Trilogy #2

The Elfstones of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1982

7.2/10 25 ratings

Deverry Series #2

Darkspell

Katharine Kerr

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1987

7.3/10 94 ratings

Deverry Series #1

Daggerspell

Katharine Kerr

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

7.3/10 115 ratings

The Fionavar Tapestry #1

The Summer Tree

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

7.2/10 137 ratings

The Shannara Trilogy #3

The Wishsong of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1985

7.1/10 24 ratings

The Malloreon #2

King of the Murgos

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

7.1/10 251 ratings

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1

The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1988

7.1/10 195 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

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 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

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 Dragonrealm #1

Firedrake

Richard A. Knaak

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1989

5.9/10 17 ratings

Deryni

The Deryni Archives

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Short Stories

1986

10.0/10 1 ratings

Ealdwood #2

The Tree of Swords and Jewels

C. J. Cherryh

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1983

9.5/10 4 ratings

Ealdwood #1

The Dreamstone

C. J. Cherryh

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1983

9.5/10 4 ratings

Chronicles of the Kencyrath #1

God Stalk

P. C. Hodgell

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

9.0/10 4 ratings

The Histories of King Kelson #3

The Quest for Saint Camber

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

9.0/10 2 ratings

The Histories of King Kelson #2

The King's Justice

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

9.0/10 2 ratings

Chronicles of the Cheysuli #2

The Song of Homana

Jennifer Roberson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1985

9.0/10 2 ratings

The Legends of Camber of Culdi #3

Camber the Heretic

Katherine Kurtz

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1981

9.0/10 2 ratings