This are the most popular fantasybooks and by whom they are written:
Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond Feist
Dragonlance by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Malloreon & Belgariad Saga by David Eddings
Memory Sorrow And Thorn by Tad Williams
The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
The Darkelf R.A. Salvatore
Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Little Hobbit by T.R.R. T