Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 1990s

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

Nightrunner #3

Traitor's Moon

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1999

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 Liveship Traders #2

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1999

Nightrunner #2

Stalking Darkness

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1997

Discworld #11

Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Zombies · Reaper

1991

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

The Liveship Traders #1

Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

March 1998

Nightrunner #1

Luck in the Shadows

Lynn Flewelling

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1996

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

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

The Sandman #9

The Sandman: The Kindly Ones

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1996

Discworld #21

Jingo

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

November 1997

The Sandman #6

The Sandman: Fables & Reflections

Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell

Fantasy · Comics

1993

Discworld #23

Carpe Jugulum

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Vampires · Witches

November 1998

Discworld #12

Witches Abroad

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1991

Discworld #13

Small Gods

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1992

Discworld #14

Lords and Ladies

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Witches

1992

The Sandman #5

The Sandman: A Game of You

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · Comics

1992

Discworld #16

Soul Music

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy

1994

His Dark Materials #1

The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

1995

Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

1990

The Dark Tower #3

The Waste Lands

Stephen King

Fantasy

1991