Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 1980s
Discover popular Fantasy books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Howl's Castle #1
Howl's Moving Castle
Fantasy · Witches · Young Adult
1986
Fevre Dream
Fantasy · Horror · Vampires
1982
H.P. Lovecraft Omnibus #1
At the Mountains of Madness
Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Cthulhu · Weird Fiction
1985
A Chronicle of the Black Company #3
The White Rose
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
1985
The Sandman #2
The Sandman: The Doll's House
Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics
1989
The Riftwar Saga #1
Magician
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1982
A Chronicle of the Black Company #2
Shadows Linger
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
October 1984
Discworld #4
Mort
Fantasy · Reaper
1987
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1981
Chrestomanci #4
The Lives of Christopher Chant
Fantasy · Young Adult
1988
The Sandman #1
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
Fantasy · Horror · Graphic Novels · Comics
1989
Discworld #8
Guards! Guards!
Fantasy · Dragons
1989
Matilda
Fantasy · Childrens
1988
The Dark Tower #2
The Drawing of the Three
Fantasy
1987
The Riftwar Saga #2
Silverthorn
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1985
The Riftwar Saga #3
A Darkness at Sethanon
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy
1986
Talisman #1
The Talisman
Fantasy
1984
The Anubis Gates
Fantasy · Philip K. Dick Award · Prix Apollo
1983
Discworld #6
Wyrd Sisters
Fantasy · Witches
1988
Discworld #2
The Light Fantastic
Fantasy · TV Series
1986
Dragonlance Chronicles #1
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons
1984
Dragonlance Chronicles #2
Dragons of Winter Night
Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons
1985
Discworld #7
Pyramids
Fantasy · BSFA Award
1989
Discworld #3
Equal Rites
Fantasy · Witches
1987
Unfinished Tales
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Middle-earth · Mythopoeic Awards
1980
Avalon #1
The Mists of Avalon
Fantasy · Arthuriana · Historical Fantasy · Locus Award
January 1983
A Chronicle of the Black Company #1
The Black Company
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy
May 1984
Fire and Hemlock
Fantasy · Young Adult
1984
Dragonlance Chronicles #3
Dragons of Spring Dawning
Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons
1985
Archer's Goon
Fantasy · Young Adult
1984
The Book of the New Sun #3
The Sword of the Lictor
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Locus Award
1982
The Land of Laughs
Fantasy · Prix Apollo
1980
Dragonlance Legends #1
Time of the Twins
Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons
1986
Dragonlance Legends #3
Test of the Twins
Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons
1986
The Witches
Fantasy · Childrens
1983
Mythago Cycle #1
Mythago Wood
Fantasy · BSFA Award · World Fantasy Award
1984