Epic Fantasy Books of the 2020s
The 129 most-read epic fantasy books first published between 2020 and 2029, led by Iron Flame (2023), Onyx Storm (2025) and A Court of Silver Flames (2021).
This list collects 129 books from the 2020s by 83 authors, published between 2020 and 2026. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas
Babel
R. F. Kuang, Michel Pagel
House of Sky and Breath
Sarah J. Maas
A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik
Harrow the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
Leviathan Falls
James S. A. Corey
The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson
Murtagh
Christopher Paolini
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson
Dawnshard
Brandon Sanderson
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas
The Burning God
R. F. Kuang
Crush
Tracy Wolff, Vicky Charques
Nona the Ninth
Tamsyn Muir
This Woven Kingdom
Tahereh Mafi
Black Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Gilded Ones
Namina Forna
Daughter of No Worlds
Carissa Broadbent
Blood over Bright Haven
M. L. Wang
The Golden Enclaves
Naomi Novik
Godkiller
Hannah Kaner
Hurricane Wars
Thea Guanzon
All the Stars and Teeth
Adalyn Grace
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
Nghi Vo
The Girl and the Stars
Mark Lawrence
Narrow Road Between Desires
Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor
The book of Azrael
Amber V. Nicole
Fable
Adrienne Young
Heart of the Sun Warrior
Sue Lynn Tan
The Unspoken Name
A. K. Larkwood
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
Skyhunter
Marie Lu
For the Wolf
Hannah Whitten
Night Angel Nemesis
Brent Weeks
Iron Heart
Nina Varela
Queen of Storms
Raymond E. Feist
Blade Breaker
Victoria Aveyard
Final Strife
Saara El-Arifi
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
Roseanne A. Brown
Ruinsong
Julia Ember
Relentless
R. A. Salvatore
Steelstriker
Marie Lu
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
Zen Cho
Ashes of Man
Christopher Ruocchio
Heart of Black Ice
Terry Goodkind
The Justice of Kings
Richard Swan
Children of Fallen Gods
Carissa Broadbent
The Last Druid
Terry Brooks
Ashes of the Sun
Django Wexler
The Other Side of the Sky
Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Of Blood And Fire
Ryan Cahill
Ruthless Gods
Emily A. Duncan
Skeleton Key
Piers Anthony
The Maleficent Seven
Cameron Johnston
The Silverblood Promise
James Logan
Master of One
Jaida Jones, Dani Bennett
Daughters of Izdihar
Hadeer Elsbai
The Tyranny of Faith
Richard Swan
Mother of Death and Dawn
Carissa Broadbent
The Trials of Empire
Richard Swan
Race the Sands
Sarah Beth Durst
Legacy of Steel
Matthew Ward
Grave Empire
Richard Swan
We Ride the Storm
Devin Madson
Kingdom of Sea and Stone
Mara Rutherford
A World of Monsters
Ankur_93
Queen of Volts
Amanda Foody
This Golden Flame
Emily Victoria
Bladebone
Ausma Zehanat Khan
Jest Right
Piers Anthony
Legacy of Light
Matthew Ward
Warrior's Curse (the Traitor's Game, Book 3)
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Sunshield
Emily B. Martin
Of Darkness and Light
Ryan Cahill
Between Dragons and Their Wrath
Devin Madson
Les Chroniques de Sundaris I
Maùve McWeil
The Blackfire Blade
James Logan
Song of the Risen God
R. A. Salvatore
We Dream of Gods
Devin Madson
The Darkness Before Them
Matthew Ward
Stormlight Archives HC Boxed Set 1-4
Brandon Sanderson
Sword Catcher
Cassandra Clare
The Last Shield
Cameron Johnston
The Memory of Babel
Christelle Dabos
Night of the Dragon
Julie Kagawa
The Fire Within Them
Matthew Ward
Origins – Curse of Kuru
Surendra Pavuluri
The Boundless (the Deathless Trilogy, Book 3)
Peter Newman
Lies Weeping
Glen Cook
Shadow City
Francesca Flores
The King's Questioner
Nikki Katz
We Lie with Death
Devin Madson
We Cry for Blood
Devin Madson
Iron Queen Special Edition
Julie Kagawa