Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 20th century

The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1955

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Collection · Middle-earth

1968

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

The Lord of the Rings #2

The Two Towers

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

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

The Farseer #2

Royal Assassin

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

February 1996

The Farseer #3

Assassin's Quest

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1997

Harry Potter #3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling

Fantasy · Young Adult · Bram Stoker Award · Harry Potter · Locus Award

1999

The Farseer #1

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

May 1995

The Lord of the Rings #1

The Fellowship of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Movie

1954

The Liveship Traders #2

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1999

Howl's Castle #1

Howl's Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult

1986

Discworld #11

Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Zombies · Reaper

1991

The Moomin Books #5

Moominland in Midwinter

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1957

Discworld #19

Feet of Clay

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

June 1996

The Sandman #4

The Sandman: Season of Mists

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1992

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

Fantasy

1990

Discworld #20

Hogfather

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

November 1996

Discworld #15

Men at Arms

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1993

Watership Down

Richard Adams

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Carnegie Medal

1972

The Liveship Traders #1

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1998

The Etruscan

Mika Waltari

Fantasy · Translation · Historical Fiction

1956

The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

A Chronicle of the Black Company #3

The White Rose

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

1985

The Sandman #2

The Sandman: The Doll's House

Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Malcolm Jones III

Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics

1989

The Riftwar Saga #1

Magician

Raymond E. Feist

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens · Dragons · Middle-earth · Movie

1937

Thomas the Rhymer

Ellen Kushner

Fantasy · Mythopoeic Awards · World Fantasy Award

1990

Earthsea

The Earthsea Quartet

Ursula K. Le Guin

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

1993

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction

1951

Harry Potter #1

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J. K. Rowling

Fantasy · Young Adult · Harry Potter · Mythopoeic Awards

1997

Discworld #18

Maskerade

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1995

Discworld #24

The Fifth Elephant

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Werewolves

November 1999

The Sandman #3

The Sandman: Dream Country

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1990

The Malazan Book of the Fallen #1

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

April 1999

A Chronicle of the Black Company #2

Shadows Linger

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

October 1984