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AbeBook's 50 Essential Fantasy Books

Spoiler: there's a lot of dragons.
(Taken from AbeBook's list of 50 Essential Fantasy Books as of 2018.)
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The Dragonriders of Pern
The Dragonriders of Pern
1
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
3
Susan Cooper
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
4
Mervyn Peake
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
5
Robert Jordan
A Torch Against the Night (Sabaa Tahir)
A Torch Against the Night
6
Sabaa Tahir
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
7
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
8
C.S.Lewis
Year of the Unicorn
Year of the Unicorn
9
Magician (Raymond Feist)
Magician
10
Raymond Feist
The Belgariad (David Eddings)
The Belgariad
11
David Eddings
Daybreak on a Different Mountain (Colin Greenland)
Daybreak on a Different Mountain
12
Colin Greenland
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
13
Philip Pullman
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros
14
Ship of Magic (Robin Hobb)
Ship of Magic
15
Robin Hobb
War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks
16
Taltos (Steven Brust)
Taltos
17
Steven Brust
The Summer Tree
The Summer Tree
18
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hills Have Spies (Mercedes Lackey)
The Hills Have Spies
20
Mercedes Lackey
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen R. Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
21
Stephen R. Donaldson
In the Garden of Iden (Kage Baker)
In the Garden of Iden
22
Kage Baker
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
23
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
24
Terry Brooks
Dawnthief (James Barclay)
Dawnthief
25
James Barclay
Conan the Cimmerian
Conan the Cimmerian
26
A Walk Out of the World (Ruth Nichols)
A Walk Out of the World
27
Ruth Nichols
The Serpent Mage (Greg Bear)
The Serpent Mage
28
Greg Bear
Phantastes
Phantastes
29
Swords and Deviltry (Fritz 	Leiber)
Swords and Deviltry
30
Fritz Leiber
Dun Lady's Jess (Doranna Durgin)
Dun Lady's Jess
31
Doranna Durgin
The Well of the Unicorn (Fletcher Pratt)
The Well of the Unicorn
32
Fletcher Pratt
The Well at the World's End
The Well at the World's End
33
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
34
George R.R. Martin
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
35
Patrick Rothfuss
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
36
Kristin Cashore
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
37
Terry Pratchett
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
38
T.H. White
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
39
Christopher Paolini
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
40
Cornelia Funke
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