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Books That Inspire Imagination

Inspiration comes from many places. As a fantasy author, these books have all inspired my writing in some way.
- not in order of importance and not a conclusive list -
How many have you read? How many have inspired YOU in some way?
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
All Creatures Great and Small Series (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small Series
3
James Herriot
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
4
Frank McCourt
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
6
Anne Frank
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
8
Jules Verne
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
9
Ayn Rand
The Black Opal (Victoria Holt)
The Black Opal
10
Victoria Holt
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
11
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Cat Who
The Cat Who
12
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
13
J.D. Salinger
Chapterhouse Dune (Frank Herbert)
Chapterhouse Dune
14
Frank Herbert
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
15
Frank Herbert
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
16
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
17
C.S. Lewis
The Cloud Roads (Martha Wells)
The Cloud Roads
18
Martha Wells
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
19
Edgar Allen Poe
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
20
Alexandre Dumas
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
21
Stephen King
The Curse of the Kings (Victoria Holt)
The Curse of the Kings
22
Victoria Holt
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
23
George Eliot
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
24
Dan Brown
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
25
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
26
Bram Stoker
The Dragonriders of Pern
The Dragonriders of Pern
27
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
28
Frank Herbert
Dune: House Atreides (Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson)
Dune: House Atreides
29
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Dune: House Corrino (Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson)
Dune: House Corrino
30
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
Dune: House Harkonnen (Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson)
Dune: House Harkonnen
31
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
The Elfstones of Shannara
The Elfstones of Shannara
32
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
33
Jane Austen
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
34
Orson Scott Card
Eragon Series (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon Series
35
Christopher Paolini
Exile
Exile
36
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
37
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
38
Stieg Larsson
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
39
Lois Lowry
The Golden Acorn (Catherine Cooper)
The Golden Acorn
40
Catherine Cooper
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