List of high fantasy works

The following is a list of high fantasy works. High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by being set in a secondary world as opposed to the primary world like low fantasy.

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Literature

• J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium (1937-present)
• Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber (1939-1988)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (1950-1956)
• Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock (1961-2005)
• The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander (1964-1968)
• Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (1964-2014)
• The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson (1977-2013)
• Shannara by Terry Brooks (1977-present)
• Xanth by Piers Anthony (1977-present)
• The Dark Tower by Stephen King (1982-2012)
• Discworld by Terry Pratchet (1983-2015)
• Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (1986)
  • Castle in the Air (1990)
  • House of Many Ways (2008)
• Redwall by Brian Jacques (1986-2011)
• Record of Lodoss War by Ryo Mizuno (1988-1993)
• Slayers by Hajime Kanzaka (1989-2000)
• The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (1990-2013)
• The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (1993-2013)
• The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind (1994-present)
• His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (1995-2000)
• A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin (1996-present)
• Rune Soldier by Ryo Mizuno (1997-2012)
• Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson (1999-2011)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2002)
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (2003-2015)
• Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini (2003-2011)
• The Familiar of Zero by Noboru Yamaguchi (2004-2017)
• The Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson
  • Elantris (2005)
  • Mistborn series (2006-present)
  • Warbreaker (2009)
  • The Stormlight Archive (2010-present)
  • White Sand (2016-present)
  • Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection (2016)
• Spice and Wolf by Isuna Hasekura (2006-present)
• Overlord by Kugane Maruyama (2012-present)
• KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! by Natsume Akatsuki (2013-present)
• The Rising of the Shield Hero by Aneko Yusagi (2013-present)
• Saga of Tanya the Evil by Carlo Zen (2013-present)
• Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World by Tappei Nagatsuki (2014-present)

Comics

• Conan by Corporacion Editorial Mexicana, SA (1952), Ediciones Mexicanas Asocidas (1958-1959), Ediciones Joma (1965-1966), Marvel Comics (1970-2000), Dark Horse Comics (2003-present)
• Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini (1978-present)
• Masters of the Universe by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, London Edition Magazines, Image Comics, and Dark Horse Comics (1981-present)
• Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama (1984-1995)
• Berserk by Kentaro Miura (1989-present)
• One Piece by Eiichiro Oda (1997-present)
• Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi (1998-present)
• Rave Master by Hiro Mashima (1999-2005)
• Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (1999-2014)
  • The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (2015)
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations by Ukyō Kodachi (2016-present)
• Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2001-2010)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender by Nickelodeon Magazine (2006-2011) and Dark Horse Comics (2012-2017)
  • The Legend of Korra by Dark Horse Comics (2017-present)
• Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (2006-2017)
• My Little Pony by IDW Publishing (2012-present)
• Black Clover by Yūki Tabata (2015-present)

Film and television

Live action

• Conan the Barbarian by John Milius (1982)
  • Conan the Destroyer by Richard Fleischer (1984)
• Masters of the Universe by Gary Goddard (1987)
• Conan the Adventurer by Max A. and Micheline Keller (1997-1998)
• Kull the Conqueror by John Nicolella (1997)
• The Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson (2001-2003)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by Andrew Adamson (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian), Michael Apted (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), and Joe Johnston (The Silver Chair) (2005-present)
• Eragon by Stefen Fangmeier (2006)
• The Golden Compass by Chris Weitz (2007)
• Conan the Barbarian by Marcus Nispel (2011)
• Game of Thrones by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (2011-present)
• The Hobbit by Peter Jackson (2012-2014)

Animation

• Masters of the Universe
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Filmation (1983-1985)
    • She-Ra: Princess of Power by Filmation (1985-1986)
    • The Secret of the Sword (1985)
    • He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985)
    • The New Adventures of He-Man (1990)
  • He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Mike Young Productions (2002-2004)
• My Little Pony
  • My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight Castle by John Gibbs (1984)
    • Escape from Catrina (1985)
  • My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film) by Michael Joens (1986)
  • My Little Pony by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions (1986-1987)
  • My Little Pony Tales by Sunbow Productions and Graz Entertainment (1992)
  • My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas by SD Entertainment (2005)
  • My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow by SD Entertainment (2005-2006)
  • My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade by SD Entertainment (2006)
  • My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place by SD Entertainment (2007)
  • My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies by SD Entertainment (2008)
  • My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure by SD Entertainment (2009)
  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic by Lauren Faust (2010-present)
    • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (film) by Jayson Thiessen (2013)
      • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks by Jayson Thiessen (2014)
      • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games by Josh Haber (2015)
      • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree by Kristine Songco and Joanna Lewis (2016)
      • The Miniseries by Hasbro (2017)
      • The Animated Shorts by Hasbro (2017)
    • My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film) by Jayson Thiessen
• Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki (1986)
• Dragon Ball by Toei Animation (1986-1989)
  • Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996)
  • Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997)
  • Dragon Ball Super (2015-present)
  • Films and Specials (1986-2015)
• Conan the Adventurer by Jetlag Productions and Sunbow Productions (1992-1993)
  • Conan and the Young Warriors by Sunbow Productions (1994)
• Berserk
  • Berserk (1997 TV series) by Oriental Light and Magic (1997-1998)
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc by Studio 4°C (2012-2013)
  • Berserk (2016 TV series) by Shin Itagaki (2016-2017)
• One Piece Films, Shorts, and Specials by Toei Animation (2000-present)
• Shrek by DreamWorks Animation (2001-present)
• Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Fullmetal Alchemist by Bones, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Aniplex (2003-2004)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Bones (2009-2010)
    • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
• Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki (2004)
• Naruto
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow by Studio Pierrot (2004)
  • Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel by Studio Pierrot (2005)
  • Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom by Studio Pierrot (2006)
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie by Studio Pierrot (2007)
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds by Studio Pierrot (2008)
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire by Studio Pierrot (2009)
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower by Studio Pierrot (2010)
  • Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison by Studio Pierrot (2011)
  • Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie by Studio Pierrot (2012)
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie by Studio Pierrot (2014)
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie by Studio Pierrot (2015)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko (2005-2008)
  • The Legend of Korra (2012-2014)
• Kung Fu Panda by DreamWorks Animation (2008-present)
• Adventure Time by Pendleton Ward (2010-present)
• How to Train Your Dragon by Dreamworks Animation (2010-present)
• Elena of Avalor by Craig Gerber (2016)
• Mighty Magiswords by Kyle A. Carrozza (2016-present)
• Trolls by DreamWorks Animation (2016)

Games

Tabletop

• Dungeons & Dragons by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson (1974-present)
• Empire of the Petal Throne by M. A. R. Barker (1974-present)
• Tunnels & Trolls by Ken St. Andre (1975-present)
• White Bear and Red Moon by Greg Stafford (1975-present)
• Chivalry & Sorcery by Fantasy Games Unlimited (1977-present)
• RuneQuest by Steve Perrin (1978-present)
• Rolemaster by Iron Crown Enterprises (1980-present)
• Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game by Palladium Books (1983-present)
• Warhammer Fantasy Battle by Games Workshop (1983-2015)
  • Blood Bowl (1986-present)
  • Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1986-present)
  • Man 'O War (1993-1998)
  • Warhammer Quest (1995-1998)
  • Mordheim (1999-2014)
  • Warmaster (2000-2013)
  • Warhammer: Invasion (2009-present)
  • Dreadfleet (2011)
• Sword World RPG by Group SNE (1989-present)
• The World of Synnibarr by Raven C.S. McCracken and Bryce Thelin (1991-present)
• Earthdawn by FASA (First and Fourth Edition), Living Room Games (Second Edition), and RedBrick Limited (Third Edition) (1993-present)
• Magic: The Gathering by Richard Garfield (1993-present)
• Legend of the Five Rings by John Zinser, Dave Seay, Dave Williams, and John Wick (1995-present)
• 7th Sea by Jennifer Wick, John Wick, and Kevin Wilson (1999-present)
  • The Card Game (1999-2001)
• Ironclaw by Sanguine Productions (1999-present)
  • Jadeclaw (2002-present)
• HeroQuest by Robin D. Laws (2000-present)
• Exalted by White Wolf Publishing (2001-present)
• HackMaster by Kenzer & Company (2001-present)
• Warmachine and Hordes by Privateer Press (2003-present)
  • Iron Kingdoms (2004-present)
• Castles & Crusades by Troll Lord Games (2004-present)
• Anima by Anima Game Studio (2005-present)
• Blue Rose by Green Ronin Publishing (2005)
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game by Paizo Publishing (2008-present)
• Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel (2012-present)
• 13th Age by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet (2013-present)

Video

• The Mario Franchise by Nintendo (1981-present)
• Ultima by Richard Garriott (1981-present)
• Wizardry by Sir-Tech (1981-present)
• Dragon Quest by Square Enix (formerly Enix) (1986-present)
• The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo (1986-present)
• Final Fantasy by Square Enix (formerly Square) (1987-present)
• SaGa by Square Enix (formerly Square) (1989-present)
• Fire Emblem by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo (1990-present)
• The Mana Series by Square Enix (formerly Square) (1991-present)
• The Shining Series by Sega (1991-present)
• Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega (1991-present)
• Lunar by Game Arts (1992-present)
• Lufia by Neverland (1993-present)
• The Elder Scrolls by Bethesda (1994-present)
• Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment (1994-present)
• The Chrono Series by Square Enix (formerly Square) (1995-)
• Diablo by Blizzard Entertainment (1996-present)
• Baldur's Gate by BioWare (1998-present)
• Banjo-Kazooie by Rare (1998-)
• Spyro by Insomniac Games (1998-2000), Digital Eclipse (2001-2003), Equinoxe Digital Entertainment (2002), Check Six (2002), Vicarious Visions (2004), Eurocom (2004), Amaze Entertainment (2005-2007), Krome Studios (2006-2007), and Étranges Libellules (2008)
• Thief by Looking Glass Studios (1998-2000), Ion Storm (2004), and Eidos Montréal (2014-Present)
• Conker by Rare (1999-)
• EverQuest by Sony Online Entertainment (1999-)
• Planescape: Torment by Black Isle Studios (1999)
• Jak and Daxter by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin (2001-Present)
• RuneScape by Jagex (2001-present)
• Kingdom Hearts by Square Enix (formerly Square) (2002-present)
• Neverwinter Nights by BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment (2002-2009)
• Shantae by WayForward Technologies (2002-present)
• Guild Wars by ArenaNet (2005-Present)
• Mount & Blade by TaleWorlds (2008)
  • Mount & Blade: Warband by TaleWorlds Entertainment (2010)
• Dragon Age by BioWare (2009-present)
• The Souls Series by FromSoftware (2009-present)
  • Bloodborne (2015)
• Shovel Knight by Yacht Club Games (2014)
• Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment (2015)
• Darkest Dungeon by Red Hook Studios (2016)

Web fiction

Web series

• RWBY by Monty Oum (2013-present)

Webcomics

• 8-Bit Theater by Brian Clevinger (2001-2010)
• The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew (2003-present)
• Goblins by Tarol "Thunt" Hunt (2005-present)
• Erfworld by Rob Balder (2006-present)
• Looking for Group by Ryan Sohmer (2006-present)
• Guilded Age by T Campbell, Erica Henderson, and Phil Kahn (2009-present)
• Tower of God by Lee Jong-hui (2010-present)
• Cucumber Quest by Gigi D.G (2011-present)

See also

• List of low fantasy works

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