Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 20th century

The Wheel of Time #2

The Great Hunt

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1990

Dragonlance Legends #2

War of the Twins

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

1986

Discworld #1

The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · TV Series

1983

The Death Gate Cycle #6

Into the Labyrinth

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1993

Merlin's Wood

Robert Holdstock

Fantasy

1994

The Belgariad #1

Pawn of Prophecy

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

Belgarian Universe

Belgarath the Sorcerer

David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1995

Elric Saga #1

Elric of Melniboné

Michael Moorcock

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1972

The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance

Margaret Mahy

Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1984

The Belgariad #5

Enchanters' End Game

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #2

Searching for Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult

1991

The Fionavar Tapestry #3

The Darkest Road

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1986

The Dark Tower #1

The Gunslinger

Stephen King

Fantasy

1982

The Wheel of Time #8

The Path of Daggers

Robert Jordan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

October 1998

The Book of the New Sun #1

The Shadow of the Torturer

Gene Wolfe

Fantasy · Science Fiction · BSFA Award · World Fantasy Award

1980

Tree and Leaf

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Short Stories · Non-fiction

1964

The King of Elfland's Daughter

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy · Elf · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1924

The Bromeliad Trilogy #3

Wings

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Young Adult

1990

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #2

Stone of Farewell

Tad Williams

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

The Belgariad #3

Magician's Gambit

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1983

The Belgariad #4

Castle of Wizardry

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

The Death Gate Cycle #3

Fire Sea

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1991

The Death Gate Cycle #5

The Hand of Chaos

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fairy Tale · High Fantasy

1992

The Father Christmas Letters

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy

1976

The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1979

The Death Gate Cycle #7

The Seventh Gate

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1994

Drenai Saga #1

Legend

David Gemmell

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1984

Mythago Cycle #4

Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn

Robert Holdstock

Fantasy

1997

The Belgariad #2

Queen of Sorcery

David Eddings

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1982

The Death Gate Cycle #4

Serpent Mage

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1992

Redwall #6

Martin the Warrior

Brian Jacques

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Young Adult

1993

Seaward

Susan Cooper

Fantasy · Young Adult

1983

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

P. L. Travers

Fantasy · Childrens

1934

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles #3

Calling on Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede

Fantasy · Young Adult

1993

The Eyes of the Dragon

Stephen King

Fantasy

1984

The Sword of Truth #1

Wizard's First Rule

Terry Goodkind

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series

1994