Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 1950s

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Conan

The Coming of Conan

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1953

8.0/10 1 ratings

The 13 Clocks

James Thurber

Fantasy · Childrens

1950

8.0/10 1 ratings

Harold Shea #2

The Castle of Iron

L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt

Fantasy

1950

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Strange Journeys of Colonel Polders

Lord Dunsany

Fantasy

1950

8.0/10 1 ratings

Conjure Wife

Fritz Leiber

Fantasy · Horror

1953

7.4/10 5 ratings

Tom's Midnight Garden

Philippa Pearce

Fantasy · Young Adult

1958

7.3/10 14 ratings

Gormenghast #3

Titus Alone

Mervyn Peake

Fantasy

1959

7.2/10 6 ratings

Conan

King Conan

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1953

7.0/10 2 ratings

Conan

The Sword of Conan

Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1952

6.7/10 3 ratings

Switch on the Night

Ray Bradbury

Fantasy · Childrens · Picture book

1955

6.0/10 2 ratings

The Divine Comedy #1

Hell

Dante Alighieri

Fantasy

1950

6.0/10 2 ratings

Zimiamvia #3

The Mezentian Gate

E. R. Eddison

Fantasy

1958

6.0/10 1 ratings

Travel Light

Naomi Mitchison

Fantasy

1952

6.0/10 1 ratings

Report from Paradise

Mark Twain

Fantasy

1952

6.3/10 7 ratings

The Once and Future King #4

The Candle in the Wind

T. H. White

Fantasy

1958

5.7/10 3 ratings

Invitation to a Beheading

Vladimir Nabokov

Fantasy · Translation

1959

5.0/10 1 ratings

Conan

Tales of Conan

L. Sprague de Camp, Robert E. Howard

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery · Short Stories

1955

4.0/10 1 ratings

Charlotte's Web

E. B. White

Fantasy · Childrens

1952

4.0/10 1 ratings

The Green Knowe Chronicles #3

The River at Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Young Adult

1959

Fu Manchu #12

Emperor Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer

Fantasy · Thriller

1959

Minnipins #1

The Gammage Cup

Carol Kendall

Fantasy · Young Adult

1959

The Green Knowe Chronicles #2

The Chimneys of Green Knowe

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Young Adult

1958

The Great All-Star Animal League Ball Game

Vincent Starrett

Fantasy

1958

Pictures in the Fire

John Collier

Fantasy · Short Stories

1958

The Latimers #3

Come and Go

Manning Coles

Fantasy

1958

Yonder: Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Charles Beaumont

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1958

King's Daughter

Jane Gaskell

Fantasy

1958

Wolves of Darkness

Jack Williamson

Fantasy · Horror

1958

Thomasina

Paul Gallico

Fantasy

1957

Fu Manchu #13

Re-Enter: Dr. Fu Manchu

Sax Rohmer

Fantasy · Thriller

1957

The Singing Wreath and Other Stories

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Short Stories

1957

In the Realm of Terror: Eight Haunting Tales

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories

1957

Strange Evil

Jane Gaskell

Fantasy

1957

Robots and Changelings

Lester del Rey

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories

1957

Conan

The Return of Conan

L. Sprague de Camp, Björn Nyberg

Fantasy · Sword and Sorcery

1957

Solomon's Stone

L. Sprague de Camp

Fantasy

1957