Top100FantasySeries

Rank Author TitleYear

1J R R TolkienThe Lord of the Rings1954

2George R R MartinA Song of Ice and Fire1996

3J K RowlingHarry Potter Series1997

4Robert JordanThe Wheel of Time1990

5C S LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia1950

6Terry PratchettDiscworld1983

7Rick RiordanPercy Jackson and the Olympians2005

8Stephenie MeyerThe Twilight Saga2005

9Philip PullmanHis Dark Materials1995

10Charlaine HarrisSookie Stackhouse2001

11Christopher PaoliniThe Inheritance Cycle2002

12Cassandra ClareThe Mortal Instruments2007

13Stephen KingThe Dark Tower1982

14Jim ButcherDresden Files2000

15Terry GoodkindSword of Truth1994

16Laurell K HamiltonAnita Blake Series1993

17Anne RiceThe Vampire Chronicles1976

18Eoin ColferArtemis Fowl Series2001

19Patrick RothfussKingkiller Chronicle2007

20Diana GabaldonThe Outlander Series1992

21Brandon SandersonMistborn Trilogy2006

22David EddingsThe Belgariad1982

23Kim HarrisonThe Hollows2004

24Patricia BriggsMercy Thompson2006

25Gregory MaguireThe Wicked Years1995

26Rachel CaineThe Morganville Vampires2006

27Cornelia FunkeInkheart Trilogy2003

28Brian JacquesRedwall Series1986

29Ursula K Le GuinEarthsea Cycle1968

30Maggie StiefvaterThe Wolves of Mercy Falls2009

31Raymond E FeistThe Riftwar Saga1982

32LaHaye & JenkinsLeft Behind1995

33Kristin CashoreGraceling Realm2008

34Kelley ArmstrongWomen of the Otherworld2001

35Christine FeehanCarpathian1999

36Piers AnthonyThe Magic of Xanth1977

37Robin HobbThe Farseer Trilogy1995

38Garth NixAbhorsen Trilogy1995

39Darren ShanCirque du Freak2000

40Marion Zimmer BradleyAvalon1983

41Tamora PierceSong of the Lioness1983

42Jasper FfordeThursday Next2002

43Terry BrooksOriginal Shannara Trilogy1977

44Jonathan StroudThe Bartimaeus Trilogy2003

45Angie SageSeptimus Heap2005

46Jim ButcherCodex Alera2004

47David EddingsThe Malloreon1987

48Lloyd AlexanderChronicles of Prydain1964

49D J MacHalePendragon2002

50Anne McCaffreyThe Dragonriders of Pern1968

51Joe AbercrombieThe First Law2007

52Brent WeeksNight Angel2008

53Roger ZelaznyThe Chronicles of Amber1970

54Steven EriksonMalazan Book of the Fallen1999

55Maria V SnyderStudy2004

56Susan CooperThe Dark Is Rising1973

57Suzanne CollinsUnderland Chronicles2003

58Weis & HickmanThe Chronicles Trilogy (Dragonlance)1984

59Jacqueline CareyKushiel's Legacy2001

60Patricia C WredeEnchanted Forest Chronicles1990

61Piers AnthonyIncarnations of Immortality1983

62Holly BlackThe Spiderwick Chronicles2003

63R A SalvatoreThe Dark Elf Trilogy1990

64Diana Wynne JonesHowl's Moving Castle1986

65Tad WilliamsMemory, Sorrow and Thorn1988

66Anne BishopBlack Jewels Trilogy1998

67Jenny NimmoChildren of the Red King2003

68Christopher MooreA Love Story1995

69Laini TaylorDaughter of Smoke and Bone2011

70Holly BlackModern Faerie Tales2002

71Orson Scott CardTales of Alvin Maker1987

72Naomi NovikTemeraire2006

73Trudi CanavanBlack Magician Trilogy2001

74Weis & HickmanDeath Gate Cycle1990

75Simon R GreenNightside2003

76Stephen DonaldsonThomas Covenant - The Unbeliever1977

77Robert Lynn AsprinMyth Adventures1978

78Frank E PerettiDarkness1986

79Juliet MarillierSevenwaters Trilogy1999

80Robin McKinleyDamar1982

81Joseph DelaneyThe Last Apprentice2004

82Mary StewartThe Arthurian Saga1970

83Mary NortonThe Borrowers1952

84Glen CookThe Chronicles of the Black Company1984

85Scott LynchGentleman Bastard2006

86Rachel CaineWeather Warden2003

87Darren ShanThe Demonata2005

88David EddingsThe Elenium1989

89Brandon SandersonThe Stormlight Archive2010

90L E Modesitt JrSaga of Recluce1991

91Diane DuaneYoung Wizards1983

92Michael MoorcockThe Elric Saga1972

93Steven BrustVlad Taltos1983

94Lian HearnTales of the Otori2002

95David GemmellDrenai Saga1984

96Charles de LintNewford1993

97China MievilleNew Crobuzon2000

98Mercedes LackeyThe Last Herald-Mage1989

99Obert SkyeLeven Thumps2005

100Amelia Atwater-RhodesDen of Shadows1999