Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 20th century

The House at Pooh Corner

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1928

Harry Potter #2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

Fantasy · Young Adult · Harry Potter · Mythopoeic Awards

1998

Earthsea #1

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1968

The Warlord Chronicles #1

The Winter King - A Novel of Arthur

Bernard Cornwell

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fiction

1995

The Lurker at the Threshold

H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction

1945

The Moomin Books #8

Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1970

Farthing Wood #1

The Animals of Farthing Wood

Colin Dann

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1979

Outlander #2

Dragonfly in Amber

Diana Gabaldon

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance

1992

Momo

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

The Dark Elf Trilogy #1

Homeland

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Dungeons and Dragons · Forgotten Realms

1990

The Old Kingdom #1

Sabriel

Garth Nix

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

1995

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1

Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

The Anubis Gates

Tim Powers

Fantasy · Philip K. Dick Award · Prix Apollo

1983

Discworld #6

Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1988

The Chronicles of Amber #1

Nine Princes in Amber

Roger Zelazny

Fantasy

1970

Song for the Basilisk

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy

1998

Outlander #3

Voyager

Diana Gabaldon

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance

1993

The Satanic Mill

Otfried Preußler

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1972

The Chronicles of Amber #2

The Guns of Avalon

Roger Zelazny

Fantasy

1972

Discworld #2

The Light Fantastic

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · TV Series

1986

Dragonlance Chronicles #1

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

1984

Dragonlance Chronicles #2

Dragons of Winter Night

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

1985

Discworld #7

Pyramids

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · BSFA Award

1989

Discworld #17

Interesting Times

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1994

Discworld #3

Equal Rites

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1987

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

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

1998

Unfinished Tales

J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

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

1980

The Wheel of Time #6

Lord of Chaos

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1994

Avalon #1

The Mists of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley

Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy · Locus Award

January 1983

Outlander #4

The Drums of Autumn

Diana Gabaldon

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance

1996

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1908

A Chronicle of the Black Company #1

The Black Company

Glen Cook

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy

May 1984

His Dark Materials #2

The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman

Fantasy · Young Adult

1997

Fire and Hemlock

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Young Adult

1984

The Sword of Truth #2

Stone of Tears

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1995

Dragonlance Chronicles #3

Dragons of Spring Dawning

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

1985