Most Popular Fantasy Books of the 2000s

Dresden Files #6

Blood Rites

Jim Butcher

Fantasy · Urban Fantasy

August 2004

House of Night #6

Tempted

P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Young Adult · Romance

October 25, 2009

Old Magic

Marianne Curley

Fantasy · Young Adult

2001

The Bartimaeus Trilogy #1

The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Fantasy · Djinn · Gargoyle · Young Adult · Mythopoeic Awards

2003

Skulduggery Pleasant #1

Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

2007

Earthsea #6

The Other Wind

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · TV Series · World Fantasy Award

2001

Dragonlance: The Minotaur Wars #3

Empire of Blood

Richard A. Knaak

Fantasy · Dragonlance · Dungeons and Dragons

2005

Black Dagger Brotherhood #7

Lover Avenged

J. R. Ward

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Vampires · Romance

April 18, 2009

Howl's Castle #3

House of Many Ways

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Young Adult

June 6, 2008

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #2

Spirit Walker

Michelle Paver

Fantasy · Young Adult

2005

Transitions #1

The Orc King

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Dungeons and Dragons · Forgotten Realms

September 2007

Chronicles of the Western Shore #3

Powers

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Nebula Award

September 2007

In the Forests of Serre

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy

June 2003

The Black Magician Trilogy #3

The High Lord

Trudi Canavan

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

2003

The Witcher #1

The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Short Stories · Translation

June 2007

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #3

Soul Eater

Michelle Paver

Fantasy · Young Adult

2006

The Dark Tower #6

Song of Susannah

Stephen King

Fantasy

June 2004

Silverhorse #2

Midnight

Lene Kaaberbøl

Fantasy · Young Adult

March 28, 2009

Fragile Things

Neil Gaiman

Fantasy · British Fantasy Award · Locus Award · Short Stories

September 2006

Fly by Night #1

Fly by Night

Frances Hardinge

Fantasy · Young Adult

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult · Movie

2001

Stravaganza #1

City of Masks

Mary Hoffman

Fantasy · Young Adult

2002

Skulduggery Pleasant #2

Playing with Fire

Derek Landy

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Young Adult

April 1, 2008

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #2

The Magician

Michael Scott

Fantasy · Young Adult

June 2, 2008

The Power of Five #4

Necropolis

Anthony Horowitz

Fantasy · Horror · Young Adult

2008

Castle Series #2

No Present Like Time

Steph Swainston

Fantasy · New Weird

April 2005

Dresden Files #4

Summer Knight

Jim Butcher

Fantasy · Occult Detective · Urban Fantasy · Mystery

2002

Talisman #2

Black House

Stephen King, Peter Straub

Fantasy

2001

The Soldier Son Trilogy #3

Renegade's Magic

Robin Hobb

Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy

July 2, 2007

Vampire Academy #1

Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead

Fantasy · Young Adult

2007

The Sellswords #3

Road of the Patriarch

R. A. Salvatore

Fantasy · Dungeons and Dragons · Forgotten Realms

2006

The Twilight Saga #1

Twilight

Stephenie Meyer

Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Urban Fantasy · Vampires · Werewolves

2005

Discworld (for young readers) #1

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Young Adult · Carnegie Medal

November 2001

The Dark Tower #5

Wolves of the Calla

Stephen King

Fantasy

November 2003

Outlander #7

An Echo in the Bone

Diana Gabaldon

Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance

September 22, 2009

The Inheritance Cycle #2

Eldest

Christopher Paolini

Fantasy · Dragons · Epic Fantasy · High Fantasy · Young Adult

2005