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The Most Popular Fantasy on Goodreads

These are Fantasy books with over 100,000 ratings on Goodreads. People were then asked to vote for their favourites among these works. The list is complete and was captured on 2019-10-2.
A book was classified as fantasy "in general if it has 1,000 shelves as fantasy ... Or has vampires or werewolves or elves or magic"
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The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
1
Patrick Rothfuss
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
3
George R.R. Martin
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
4
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
6
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
7
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8
J.K. Rowling
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
10
Brandon Sanderson
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
11
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
12
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
13
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
14
J.K. Rowling
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
15
Brandon Sanderson
A Storm of Swords (George R.R. Martin)
A Storm of Swords
16
George R.R. Martin
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
17
Patrick Rothfuss
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
18
Robert Jordan
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
19
C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
20
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Clash of Kings (George R.R. Martin)
A Clash of Kings
21
George R.R. Martin
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
22
Philip Pullman
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
23
George R.R. Martin
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
24
Terry Pratchett
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
25
Neil Gaiman
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
A Feast for Crows
26
George R.R. Martin
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
27
Neil Gaiman
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
28
Terry Pratchett
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
29
Christopher Paolini
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
30
Rick Riordan
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
31
William Goldman
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
32
Neil Gaiman
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
33
Madeleine L'engle
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 Books) (C. S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia (7 Books)
34
C. S. Lewis
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
35
George Orwell
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
36
Neil Gaiman
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
37
Richard Adams
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
38
Bram Stoker
Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
Throne of Glass
39
Sarah J. Maas
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
40
Lewis Carroll
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