Most Popular Epic Fantasy Books of the 2000s

Discover popular Epic Fantasy books from the 2000s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Malazan Book of the Fallen #2

Deadhouse Gates

Steven Erikson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

September 2000

8.1/10 35 ratings

Elantris #1

Elantris

Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 2005

8.0/10 39 ratings

Tales of Middle-Earth

The Children of Húrin

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth

April 2007

8.0/10 195 ratings

The First Law Trilogy #1

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 2006

7.9/10 168 ratings

The Witcher #3

Blood of Elves

Andrzej Sapkowski

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · David Gemmell Award · Translation

October 15, 2008

7.9/10 164 ratings

Earthsea #6

The Other Wind

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series · World Fantasy Award

2001

7.9/10 134 ratings

Chronicles of the Western Shore #3

Powers

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Nebula Award

September 2007

7.9/10 71 ratings

The Black Magician Trilogy #3

The High Lord

Trudi Canavan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2003

7.9/10 21 ratings

The Witcher #1

The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Short Stories · Translation

June 2007

7.9/10 290 ratings

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

2001

7.9/10 284 ratings

The Soldier Son Trilogy #3

Renegade's Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

July 2, 2007

7.9/10 28 ratings

The Inheritance Cycle #2

Eldest

Christopher Paolini

Fantasy · Dragons · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2005

7.8/10 493 ratings

Earthsea #5

Tales from Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Locus Award · Short Stories

2001

7.8/10 135 ratings

The Black Magician Trilogy #1

The Magicians' Guild

Trudi Canavan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2001

7.8/10 27 ratings

The Soldier Son Trilogy #1

Shaman's Crossing

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

July 4, 2005

7.8/10 37 ratings

The Soldier Son Trilogy #2

Forest Mage

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

July 3, 2006

7.8/10 32 ratings

The Wheel of Time #11

Knife of Dreams

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

October 2005

7.7/10 142 ratings

Shadowmarch #2

Shadowplay

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fairies · High Fantasy

March 2007

7.7/10 43 ratings

The Icemark Chronicles #2

Blade of Fire

Stuart Hill

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2006

7.7/10 98 ratings

The Icemark Chronicles #3

Last Battle of the Icemark

Stuart Hill

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

June 24, 2008

7.7/10 47 ratings

Yelena Zaltana #2

Magic Study

Maria V. Snyder

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2006

7.6/10 33 ratings

Chronicles of the Western Shore #2

Voices

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2006

7.7/10 109 ratings

The Wheel of Time #9

Winter's Heart

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

November 2000

7.7/10 161 ratings

The Inheritance Cycle #1

Eragon

Christopher Paolini

Fantasy · Dragons · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2002

7.6/10 656 ratings

The Black Magician Trilogy #2

The Novice

Trudi Canavan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2002

7.6/10 21 ratings

Shadowmarch #1

Shadowmarch

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fairies · High Fantasy

November 2004

7.3/10 83 ratings

The Sword of Truth #11

Confessor

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

November 11, 2007

7.6/10 21 ratings

The Icemark Chronicles #1

The Cry of the Icemark

Stuart Hill

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2005

7.6/10 158 ratings

The Wheel of Time #15

New Spring: The Novel

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

January 2004

7.5/10 103 ratings

The Ice Dragon

George R. R. Martin

Fantasy · Dragons · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2006

7.4/10 73 ratings

Chronicles of the Western Shore #1

Gifts

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2004

7.5/10 162 ratings

The Wheel of Time #10

Crossroads of Twilight

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

January 2003

7.4/10 160 ratings

The Redemption of Althalus

David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

July 2000

7.2/10 253 ratings

Saga of the First King #1

The Highwayman

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 2004

6.8/10 16 ratings

The Sovereign Stone Trilogy #3

Journey into the Void

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2003

6.7/10 47 ratings

The Bronze Canticles #2

Mystic Quest

Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2005

6.4/10 17 ratings