Epic Fantasy Books of the 2010s
The 228 most-read epic fantasy books first published between 2010 and 2019, led by Fire & Blood (2014), The Way of Kings (2010) and The Wise Man’s Fear (2011).
This list collects 228 books from the 2010s by 137 authors, published between 2010 and 2019. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Fire & Blood
George R. R. Martin
The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
The Wise Man’s Fear
Patrick Rothfuss
Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo
Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Regan Barnhill
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
Oathbringer
Brandon Sanderson
Gideon the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
The Passage
Justin Cronin
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi
Shadows of Self
Brandon Sanderson
Rhythm of War
Brandon Sanderson
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
George R. R. Martin
Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas
The Emperor's Soul
Brandon Sanderson
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Samantha Shannon
The Black Prism
Brent Weeks
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N. K. Jemisin
Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
The World of Ice & Fire
George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia
The City of Brass
Shannon A. Chakraborty
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows / A Dance with Dragons)
George R. R. Martin
The library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins, Hillary Huber
Raising Steam
Terry Pratchett
The Bands of Mourning
Brandon Sanderson
The Goblin Emperor
Sarah Monette
Nevernight
Jay Kristoff
The Dragon Republic
R. F. Kuang
Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff
The Twelve
Justin Cronin
The Blinding Knife
Brent Weeks
Jade City
Fonda Lee
The Obelisk Gate
N. K. Jemisin
The Sword of Kaigen
M. L. Wang
Beren and Lúthien
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Crier's War
Nina Varela
Kings of the Wyld
Nicholas Eames
The Stone Sky
N. K. Jemisin
A Little Hatred
Joe Abercrombie
A Memory of Light
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy Book 1)
James Islington
The Daylight War
Peter V. Brett
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
The Raven Tower
Ann Leckie
Year One
Nora Roberts
The Aeronaut's Windlass
Jim Butcher
Promise Of Blood
Brian McClellan
The Blood Mirror
Brent Weeks
The City of Mirrors
Justin Cronin
The Skull Throne
Peter V. Brett
The Burning White
Brent Weeks
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
Godsgrave
Jay Kristoff
The Kingdom of Copper: A Novel (The Daevabad Trilogy)
Shannon A. Chakraborty
Magician's End
Raymond E. Feist
Tower Lord
Anthony Ryan
The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman
Grey Sister
Mark Lawrence
A Kingdom Besieged
Raymond E. Feist
The Third Kingdom
Terry Goodkind, Sam Tsoutsouvas
The Core
Peter V. Brett
Holy Sister
Mark Lawrence
The Black Tides of Heaven
Neon Yang, Nancy Wu
Stormdancer
Jay Kristoff
Assassin's Fate
Robin Hobb
The Empire of Gold
Shannon A. Chakraborty
The Rise of Magicks
Nora Roberts
Heir of Novron
Michael J. Sullivan
Two Serpents Rise
Max Gladstone
Warheart (Sword of Truth)
Terry Goodkind, Sam Tsoutsouvas
The Ruin of Kings
Jenn Lyons
A Promise of Fire
Amanda Bouchet
Realm Breaker
Victoria Aveyard
The Queen of the Tearling
Erika Johansen
The First Confessor
Terry Goodkind
The Broken Eye
Brent Weeks
The Companions
R. A. Salvatore
Darkdawn
Jay Kristoff
The Red Knight
Miles Cameron
Bearers of the Black Staff
Terry Brooks
King of Ashes
Raymond E. Feist
Gauntlgrym
R. A. Salvatore
Words of Radiance, Part Two
Brandon Sanderson
Neverwinter
R. A. Salvatore
The Best of All Possible Worlds
Karen Lord, Robin Miles
The Way of Kings, Part One
Brandon Sanderson
The Measure of the Magic
Terry Brooks
The Cold Commands
Richard K. Morgan
Arm of the Sphinx
Josiah Bancroft
Wicked Saints
Emily A. Duncan
A Mighty Fortress
David Weber
Boundless
R. A. Salvatore
The Vorrh
Brian Catling