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100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels

This is my second list based on Bloomsbury's Good Reading Guides series, this one was written by Nick Rennison & Stephen E. Andrews. A few pre-1950 books, but most should be familiar. In alphabetical order by author, though I messed up on Alan Garner's "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen". It's nice to see "Game of Thrones" here, I hope George R.R. Martin brings back Jon Snow! I have my own theory about him & I'd like it to be proven true!(It concerns Lyanna Stark's final words to Ned, which I believe was a reference to "A Christmas Carol".) Enjoy!
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Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
1
Richard Adams
The Malacia Tapestry (Brian W. Aldiss)
The Malacia Tapestry
2
Brian W. Aldiss
The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword
3
Weaveworld (Clive Barker)
Weaveworld
4
Clive Barker
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
5
L. Frank Baum
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
6
Peter S. Beagle
Homunculus
Homunculus
7
The Book of Sand (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Book of Sand
8
Jorge Luis Borges
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
9
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
10
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
11
Terry Brooks
The Compleat Traveller in Black (John Brunner)
The Compleat Traveller in Black
12
John Brunner
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
13
Mikhail Bulgakov
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
14
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
15
Italo Calvino
The Land of Laughs (Jonathan Carroll)
The Land of Laughs
16
Jonathan Carroll
The Annotated Alice (Lewis Carroll / Martin Gardener)
The Annotated Alice
17
Lewis Carroll / Martin Gardener
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
18
Angela Carter
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
19
G.K. Chesterton
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
20
Susanna Clarke
Over Sea, Under Stone (Susan Cooper)
Over Sea, Under Stone
21
Susan Cooper
Little, Big
Little, Big
22
The Compleat Enchanter (L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt)
The Compleat Enchanter
23
L. Sprague De Camp & Fletcher Pratt
Dragon and the George (Gordon R. Dickson)
Dragon and the George
24
Gordon R. Dickson
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
25
Stephen R. Donaldson
The King of Elfland's Daughter (Lord Dunsany)
The King of Elfland's Daughter
26
Lord Dunsany
Pawn of Prophecy (David Eddings)
Pawn of Prophecy
27
David Eddings
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros
28
Gardens of the Moon
Gardens of the Moon
29
A Feast Unknown
A Feast Unknown
30
Magician (Raymond E. Feist)
Magician
31
Raymond E. Feist
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao
32
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
33
Cornelia Funke
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
34
Neil Gaiman
Grendel
Grendel
35
The Serpent (Jane Gaskell)
The Serpent
36
Jane Gaskell
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
37
David Gemmell
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
38
Kenneth Grahame
Replay (Ken Grimwood)
Replay
39
Ken Grimwood
She (H. Rider Haggard)
She
40
H. Rider Haggard
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