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A Fantasy Education in 77 Books

New to the fantasy genre or looking to broaden your fantasy knowledge? Here are 77 fantasy novels, listed in chronological publication order. Some are classics, some are popular modern additions to the genre, and some are hidden gems in the genre. Vote for your favorites!
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
1
Anonymous
Beowolf (Unknown)
Beowolf
2
Unknown
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
3
William Shakespeare
Fairy Tales (Charles Perrault)
Fairy Tales
4
Charles Perrault
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
Fairy Tales (Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm)
Fairy Tales
6
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales
7
Hans Christian Anderson
The Blue Fairy Book (Andrew Lang, H. J. Ford, G. P. Jacomb Hood)
The Blue Fairy Book
8
Andrew Lang, H. J. Ford, G. P. Jacomb Hood
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
9
L. Frank Baum
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
10
J.M. Barrie
The King of Elfland's Daughter (Lord Dunsany)
The King of Elfland's Daughter
11
Lord Dunsany
Lud-In-The-Mist (Hope Mirrlees)
Lud-In-The-Mist
12
Hope Mirrlees
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
13
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
14
Jorge Luis Borges
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
15
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
16
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
17
C.S. Lewis
The Once and Future King (T. H. White)
The Once and Future King
18
T. H. White
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
19
Norton Juster
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
20
Madeleine L'engle
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
21
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
22
Peter S. Beagle
Dragonflight (Anne McCaffrey)
Dragonflight
23
Anne McCaffrey
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
24
Richard Adams
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
25
William Goldman
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
26
Patricia A. McKillip
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
27
Michael Ende
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
28
Angela Carter
The Blue Sword / the Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword / the Hero and the Crown
29
Song of the Lioness
Song of the Lioness
30
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld
31
Terry Pratchett
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
32
Diana Wynne Jones
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
33
Terry Pratchett
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
34
Robert Jordan
Tigana (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Tigana
35
Guy Gavriel Kay
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
36
Alan Lightman
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
37
Philip Pullman
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
38
Robin Hobb
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
39
Gregory Maguire
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
40
Garth Nix
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