Most Popular Epic Fantasy Books of the 1990s

Discover popular Epic Fantasy books from the 1990s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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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

8.9/10 653 ratings

Nightrunner #3

Traitor's Moon

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1999

9.0/10 20 ratings

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

8.9/10 481 ratings

The Farseer #2

Royal Assassin

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

February 1996

8.9/10 486 ratings

The Farseer #3

Assassin's Quest

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1997

8.8/10 466 ratings

The Farseer #1

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 1995

8.8/10 582 ratings

The Liveship Traders #2

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1999

8.7/10 81 ratings

Nightrunner #2

Stalking Darkness

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1997

8.7/10 23 ratings

The Liveship Traders #1

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1998

8.4/10 99 ratings

Nightrunner #1

Luck in the Shadows

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1996

8.4/10 26 ratings

Earthsea

The Earthsea Quartet

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection · TV Series

1993

8.4/10 136 ratings

The Malazan Book of the Fallen #1

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

April 1999

8.3/10 48 ratings

Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

8.1/10 155 ratings

The Sword of Truth #4

Temple of the Winds

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1997

8.0/10 29 ratings

The Old Kingdom #1

Sabriel

Garth Nix

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Mythopoeic Awards

1995

8.0/10 238 ratings

The Sword of Truth #5

Soul of the Fire

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

April 1999

7.8/10 25 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Collection

1998

7.9/10 136 ratings

The Wheel of Time #6

Lord of Chaos

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1994

7.5/10 191 ratings

The Sword of Truth #2

Stone of Tears

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1995

7.7/10 35 ratings

The Sword of Truth #3

Blood of the Fold

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1996

7.7/10 31 ratings

The Wheel of Time #4

The Shadow Rising

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1992

7.7/10 223 ratings

The Wheel of Time #7

A Crown of Swords

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1996

7.5/10 176 ratings

The Wheel of Time #1

The Eye of the World

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1990

7.6/10 326 ratings

Belgarian Universe

Polgara the Sorceress

David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1997

7.6/10 247 ratings

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #3

To Green Angel Tower

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

7.6/10 133 ratings

The Wheel of Time #3

The Dragon Reborn

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1991

7.5/10 238 ratings

Earthsea #4

Tehanu

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · Nebula Award

1990

7.5/10 215 ratings

The Wheel of Time #5

The Fires of Heaven

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1993

7.5/10 204 ratings

The Wheel of Time #2

The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1990

7.5/10 255 ratings

The Death Gate Cycle #6

Into the Labyrinth

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

7.5/10 145 ratings

Belgarian Universe

Belgarath the Sorcerer

David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1995

7.5/10 237 ratings

The Wheel of Time #8

The Path of Daggers

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

October 1998

7.5/10 173 ratings

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #2

Stone of Farewell

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

7.5/10 145 ratings

The Death Gate Cycle #3

Fire Sea

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1991

7.4/10 156 ratings

The Death Gate Cycle #5

The Hand of Chaos

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fairy Tale · High Fantasy

1992

7.5/10 140 ratings

The Death Gate Cycle #7

The Seventh Gate

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994

7.4/10 141 ratings