Historical Fantasy Books of the 1990s
The 166 most-read historical fantasy books first published between 1990 and 1999, led by Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), Outlander (1991) and Stardust (1997).
This list collects 166 books from the 1990s by 111 authors, published between 1990 and 1999. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Stardust
Neil Gaiman

The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time Book 2)
Robert Jordan

Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon

Fear Street saga
Robert Lawrence Stine

A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Diana Gabaldon

The Fiery Cross
Diana Gabaldon

Blood and Gold
Anne Rice

Servant of the Bones
Anne Rice

The Winter King
Bernard Cornwell

Pani Jeziora
Andrzej Sapkowski

El Príncipe de la Niebla
Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Lost Years of Merlin
Thomas A. Barron

Dolphins at Daybreak
Mary Pope Osborne

Mummies in the Morning
Mary Pope Osborne

Night of the Ninjas
Mary Pope Osborne

The Science of Discworld
Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart

Excalibur
Bernard Cornwell

Day of the Dragon King
Mary Pope Osborne

Alvin Journeyman
Orson Scott Card

Ghost Town at Sundown
Mary Pope Osborne

How Few Remain
Harry Turtledove

The fires of Merlin
Thomas A. Barron

Sunset of the Sabertooth
Mary Pope Osborne

Afternoon on the Amazon
Mary Pope Osborne

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
A. S. Byatt

Enemy of God
Bernard Cornwell, Concepcion Cardenoso

The Paradise War (The Song of Albion #1)
Stephen R. Lawhead

A song for Arbonne
Guy Gavriel Kay

Blizzard Of the Blue Moon
Mary Pope Osborne

Sword & Citadel
Gene Wolfe

Zombie Lover
Piers Anthony

The War of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

The monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff

The Prince and the Pilgrim
Mary Stewart

The Moon and the Sun
Vonda N. McIntyre

The Silver Hand
Stephen R. Lawhead

Mara and Dann
Doris Lessing

Pendragon
Stephen R. Lawhead

Tut, Tut
Jon Scieszka

The Phoenix Guards
Steven Brust

The War of the Jewels
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Grail (Pendragon Cycle #5)
Stephen R. Lawhead

Avalon
Stephen R. Lawhead

The Magicianʼs Wife
Brian Moore

Sauron Defeated
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Thomas the Rhymer
Ellen Kushner

The Oasis
Pauline Gedge

Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman
Walter M. Miller Jr.

Photographing Fairies
Steve Szilagyi

Five Hundred Years After (Phoenix Guards)
Steven Brust

To visit the Queen
Diane Duane

King and Emperor (Hammer and the Cross)
Harry Harrison

The Outlandish Companion
Diana Gabaldon

Dark Prince
David A. Gemmell

Encyclopedia Cthulhiana
Daniel Harms

I Am Mordred
Nancy Springer

Making Waves
Annie Dalton

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
Robert E. Howard, Paul Boehmer

Shame of Man
Piers Anthony

Gibbon's Decline and Fall
Sheri S. Tepper

Freedom and Necessity
Emma Bull, Steven Brust

The Black Swan
Mercedes Lackey

The Gilded Chain
Dave Duncan

The shadow of Albion
Andre Norton, Rosemary Edghill

The Skystone (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 1)
Jack Whyte

Magic City
Jewell Parker Rhodes

Into the Darkness (World at War, Book 1)
Harry Turtledove

Blackmantle
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison

The Kingmaking
Helen Hollick

Night of the Wolf
Alice Borchardt

The Sorcerer
Jack Whyte

King and Raven
Cary James

The Chalice and the Blade
Glenna McReynolds

Up, Up, and Away
Nancy Holder

The Dragon Knight
Gordon R. Dickson

Tolkien's Ring
David Day

The Dragon and the Unicorn
A. A. Attanasio

Merlin
Mallory, James.

In the shadow of the Vampire
Jana Marcus

The Silver Wolf
Alice Borchardt

One for Sorrow
Mary Reed, Eric Mayer

LADY OF THE FOREST
Jennifer Roberson

Lord of the Fire Lands
Dave Duncan

The Book of the Sword
Diana L. Paxson

Muse of Art
Piers Anthony

The Deer's Cry
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison

Pendragon's Banner
Helen Hollick

The Lord of the Rings
Jane Chance

Swords of Haven
Simon R. Green

Red Death
P. N. Elrod

The Book of Knights
Yves Meynard

The Book of the Spear
Diana L. Paxson

Household Gods
Judith Tarr

The Anne Rice reader
Katherine M. Ramsland