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Epic Fantasy Books of the 1990s

The 190 most-read epic fantasy books first published between 1990 and 1999, led by A Game of Thrones (1996), The Eye of the World (1990) and A Clash of Kings (1998).

This list collects 190 books from the 1990s by 70 authors, published between 1990 and 1999. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

190 books

A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
1996★ 4.2
The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan
1990★ 3.9
A Clash of Kings
George R. R. Martin
1998★ 4.3
Wolves of the Calla
Stephen King
1997★ 4.0
A Torre Negra
Stephen King
1991★ 4.2
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2)
Robert Jordan
1990★ 4.0
Wizard and Glass
Stephen King
1997★ 4.0
Wicked
Gregory Maguire
1995★ 4.1
Wizard's First Rule
Terry Goodkind
1994★ 4.2
Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb
1995★ 3.9
Xenocide
Orson Scott Card
1991★ 3.8
Song of Susannah
Stephen King
1999★ 4.2
The Shadow Rising
Robert Jordan
1992★ 4.1
Krew elfów
Andrzej Sapkowski
1994★ 3.8
Homeland
R. A. Salvatore
1990★ 4.4
Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
1999★ 4.0
Lord of Chaos
Robert Jordan
1994★ 3.9
Crossroads of Twilight
Robert Jordan
1995★ 3.7
The Fires of Heaven
Robert Jordan
1993★ 4.0
Czas Pogardy
Andrzej Sapkowski
1995★ 3.9
The Path of Daggers
Robert Jordan
1998★ 3.8
Wild Magic
Tamora Pierce
1992★ 4.6
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
1990★ 4.3
Sojourn
R. A. Salvatore
1991★ 3.9
Stone of Tears
Terry Goodkind
1995★ 4.1
Blood of the Fold
Terry Goodkind
1996★ 3.9
Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb
1998★ 4.0
Exile
R. A. Salvatore
1990★ 4.0
Soul of the Fire
Terry Goodkind
1999★ 3.5
Assassin's Quest
Robin Hobb
1997★ 3.8
Taltos
Anne Rice
1994★ 4.2
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3)
Robert Jordan
1991★ 3.7
Emperor Mage (Immortals #3)
Tamora Pierce
1994★ 4.4
Mad Ship
Robin Hobb
1999★ 4.0
All the Weyrs of Pern
Anne McCaffrey, Mel Foster
1991★ 4.5
Pani Jeziora
Andrzej Sapkowski
1999★ 4.1
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7)
Robert Jordan
1996★ 3.5
City of Golden Shadow
Tad Williams
1991★ 3.5
Temple of the Winds
Terry Goodkind
1997★ 4.5
The Masterharper of Pern
Anne McCaffrey
1998★ 4.1
Mistress of the Empire
Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
1992★ 4.3
Shards of a Broken Crown
Raymond E. Feist
1998★ 4.0
The magic of Recluce
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Kirby Heyborne
1991★ 3.3
Servant of the Empire
Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
1990★ 4.3
The Icewind Dale Trilogy
R. A. Salvatore
1999
The Chronicles of Pern
Anne McCaffrey
1993★ 4.2
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of Fallen 7) (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
Steven Erikson
1998★ 4.2
Dragonseye
Anne McCaffrey, Dick Hill
1996★ 4.8
The Dolphins of Pern
Anne McCaffrey
1994★ 4.5
Tilting the Balance (Worldwar Series, Volume 2)
Harry Turtledove, Todd McLaren
1994★ 3.3
Elven Star
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
1990★ 4.1
The Spine of the World
R. A. Salvatore
1999★ 3.3
The Memory of Earth
Orson Scott Card
1992★ 3.7
The Call of Earth
Orson Scott Card
1993★ 3.6
The Silent Blade
R. A. Salvatore
1998★ 3.5
The First King of Shannara (Prequel to the Shannara Series)
Terry Brooks
1996★ 3.9
The Talismans of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1993★ 4.3
River of Blue Fire
Tad Williams
1998★ 3.9
Daughter of the Blood
Anne Bishop
1998★ 4.2
The Scions of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1990★ 4.6
The Towers of the Sunset
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
1992★ 2.9
The Druid of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1991★ 4.8
Storm Warning (Valdemar, Mage Storms #1)
Mercedes Lackey
1994★ 4.5
The Paradise War (The Song of Albion #1)
Stephen R. Lawhead
1991★ 4.5
The ships of Earth
Orson Scott Card
1994★ 3.6
The Black Gryphon (Valdemar
Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
1994
Winds of Fate
Mercedes Lackey
1991★ 2.7
Mountain of Black Glass
Tad Williams
1999★ 4.3
Earthborn
Orson Scott Card
1995★ 3.6
The Magic Engineer
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
1994★ 3.1
Acorna's Quest
Anne McCaffrey, Margaret Ball
1998★ 4.6
The Hand of Chaos
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
1993★ 4.4
Sword & Citadel
Gene Wolfe
1994★ 4.0
Morgoth's Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
1993
The Order War
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Kirby Heyborne
1995★ 3.3
The War of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
1990
Bleak Seasons
Glen Cook
1996★ 3.3
The Elf Queen of Shannara
Terry Brooks
1992
Polgara the Sorceress (Malloreon (Paperback Random House))
David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
1998★ 3.4
The death of Chaos
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
1995★ 3.3
Magic's Promise
Mercedes Lackey
1990★ 4.8
The Sum of All Men (The Runelords, Book One)
David Farland
1999★ 3.3
The Sword of Bedwyr
R. A. Salvatore
1995
Deep Secret
Diana Wynne Jones
1997★ 3.4
The Seventh Gate
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
1994★ 4.3
Earthfall
Orson Scott Card
1995★ 3.6
She Is the Darkness
Glen Cook
1997★ 3.7
The Tower and the Hive
Anne McCaffrey
1999
Storm Rising (Mage Storms)
Mercedes Lackey
1995
Magic's Price (The Last Herald-Mage Series, Book 3)
Mercedes Lackey
1990★ 4.0
Water Sleeps
Glen Cook
1999★ 4.1
Powers That Be
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
1993★ 4.0
By the Sword
Mercedes Lackey, C. J. Cherryh
1991
The Silver Hand
Stephen R. Lawhead
1992
Acorna's People
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
1999
Winds of Change (Valdemar
Mercedes Lackey, Karen White
1992

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