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Epic Fantasy Books of the 2000s

The 195 most-read epic fantasy books first published between 2000 and 2009, led by The Name of the Wind (2007), A Feast for Crows (2005) and A Storm of Swords (2000).

This list collects 195 books from the 2000s by 111 authors, published between 2000 and 2009. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

195 books

The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, Marc Simonetti
2007★ 4.3
A Feast for Crows
George R. R. Martin
2005★ 4.1
A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin
2000★ 4.4
The Well of Ascension
Brandon Sanderson
2007★ 4.4
The Hero of Ages
Brandon Sanderson
2008★ 4.6
Elantris
Brandon Sanderson
2005★ 4.1
A Dance With Dragons
George R. R. Martin
2008★ 4.3
The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson
2001★ 4.1
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch
2001★ 4.1
The Gathering Storm
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
2009★ 4.2
Before They Are Hanged
Joe Abercrombie
2007★ 4.2
Knife of Dreams
Robert Jordan
2005★ 4.0
The Children of Húrin
J.R.R. Tolkien
2001★ 4.0
Last Argument of Kings
Joe Abercrombie
2008★ 4.2
Winter's Heart
Robert Jordan
2000★ 3.9
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, Book 0)
Robert Jordan
2004★ 4.1
Best Served Cold
Joe Abercrombie
2009★ 4.3
The Way of Shadows
Brent Weeks
2008★ 3.9
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor
2001★ 4.1
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentlemen Bastards #2)
Scott Lynch
2007★ 4.1
Faith of the Fallen
Terry Goodkind
2000★ 3.9
Memories of Ice
Steven Erikson
2001★ 4.4
The Shadow of Kyoshi
F.C. Yee, Michael Dante DiMartino
2007★ 4.7
Shadow's Edge
Brent Weeks
2008★ 4.0
Confessor
Terry Goodkind
2007★ 3.9
Chainfire
Terry Goodkind
2005★ 3.9
Naked Empire
Terry Goodkind
2003★ 3.9
Phantom
Terry Goodkind
2006★ 3.9
Captain's Fury
Jim Butcher
2007★ 4.1
Bonehunters
Steven Erikson
2006★ 4.5
Blood and Gold
George R. R. Martin
2001★ 4.3
First Lord's Fury
Jim Butcher
2009★ 4.2
Fool's Assassin
Robin Hobb
2001★ 4.0
Poison Study
Maria V. Snyder
2005★ 4.2
Toll the Hounds
Steven Erikson
2008★ 4.5
Debt of Bones (Sword of Truth Prequel Novel)
Terry Goodkind
2001★ 4.2
The Crippled God
Steven Erikson
2007★ 4.4
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty)
Ken Liu
2001★ 3.2
Exile's Return
Raymond E. Feist
2004★ 4.2
Prince of Fools
Mark Lawrence
2001★ 3.6
The Painted Man
Peter V. Brett
2001★ 4.8
Shaman's Crossing
Robin Hobb
2005★ 3.4
Sea of Swords
R. A. Salvatore
2001★ 4.3
Rides a Dread Legion
Raymond E. Feist
2009★ 3.6
The Genesis of Shannara
Terry Brooks
2007★ 4.0
Jimmy the Hand
Raymond E. Feist, Steve Stirling
2003★ 4.1
The redemption of Althalus
David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
2000★ 4.5
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara 1
Terry Brooks
2000★ 3.9
Legacy of the Drow Gift Set
R. A. Salvatore
2001
Severed Souls
Terry Goodkind
2001★ 3.3
Kushiel's Avatar
Jacqueline Carey
2003★ 4.8
The Pirate King
R. A. Salvatore
2008★ 4.2
High Druid of Shannara
Terry Brooks
2003★ 3.8
Ascendance
R. A. Salvatore
2001
Die Zwerge
Markus Heitz
2004★ 3.5
One Good Knight (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2)
Mercedes Lackey
2006★ 3.3
Shadowmarch
Tad Williams
2004★ 3.8
The Magician's Apprentice
Trudi Canavan
2009★ 4.7
The Night Angel Trilogy Boxed Set
Brent Weeks
2009★ 4.4
Morgawr
Terry Brooks
2002★ 4.3
Acorna's World
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
2000★ 5.0
Dragon Age - The Stolen Throne
David Gaider
2009★ 3.0
Palace of Illusions
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2009
Kushiel's Scion
Jacqueline Carey, Simon Vance
2006★ 3.5
Antrax (The Voyage of Jerle Shannara, Book 2)
Terry Brooks
2001★ 4.0
Sailing to Sarantium (The Sarantium Mosaic)
Guy Gavriel Kay
2002★ 4.5
A princess of Landover
Terry Brooks
2009★ 4.0
The Wizard
Gene Wolfe
2004★ 3.5
Forest Mage (The Soldier Son Trilogy, Book 2)
Robin Hobb
2006★ 3.2
Magic Study
Maria V. Snyder
2006★ 4.2
Seraphina
Rachel Hartman
2009★ 3.3
Soldiers Live
Glen Cook
2000★ 4.2
Dune
Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert
2004
The Ghost King
R. A. Salvatore
2009
Fire Logic
Laurie J. Marks
2002
Shadow Games / Dreams of Steel / The Silver Spike
Glen Cook
2002★ 4.0
Prophecy
Elizabeth Haydon
2000★ 4.0
Acorna's Rebels
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
2003★ 3.7
The Crystal Shard / Streams of Silver / The Halfling's Gem
R. A. Salvatore
2008
The Belgariad, Vol. 2 (Books 4 & 5)
David Eddings
2002
Day of the Dragon
Richard A. Knaak
2001★ 3.3
The Mystic Rose
Stephen R. Lawhead
2000
The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3)
David Eddings
2002★ 4.0
The Darkness That Comes Before
R. Scott Bakker
2003
Brightly Burning (Valdemar (Chronological) #18)
Mercedes Lackey
2000
Kushiel's Mercy
Jacqueline Carey
2008★ 3.8
Well of Darkness
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
2000
The Elder Gods
David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
2003
Monster Hunter International (Monster Hunter #1)
Larry Correia
2009
Renegade's Magic
Robin Hobb
2007
Die Rache der Zwerge
Markus Heitz
2005★ 3.0
To Light a Candle
Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory
2004★ 3.3
The Wizard Hunters
Martha Wells
2003
First Warning
Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
2005
Der Krieg der Zwerge
Markus Heitz
2004
Wellspring of Chaos
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
2004★ 4.0

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