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The High Fantastic: Best Fantasy Novels and Serires

Another highly subjective list from our retired literature teacher and genre enthusiast. This time he looks at High Fantasy and comes up with 64 series and novels that he feels make a core reading list in the genre. Fee free to disagree.
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The Hobbit (Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
2
Tolkien
The Return of the King (Tolkien)
The Return of the King
3
Tolkien
The Two Towers (Tolkien)
The Two Towers
4
Tolkien
The Tolkien Reader (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Tolkien Reader
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Smith of Wooton Major (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Smith of Wooton Major
6
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Silmarillion
7
J.R.R. Tolkien
Anita Blake Series (Laurell K. Hamilton)
Anita Blake Series
8
Laurell K. Hamilton
Argonautica (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Argonautica
9
Apollonius of Rhodes
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
10
Avalon Cycle (Marion Z Bradley)
Avalon Cycle
11
Marion Z Bradley
Beowulf (Crossley-Holland)
Beowulf
12
Crossley-Holland
The Book of Merlin (T H White)
The Book of Merlin
13
T H White
The Changeling Saga (Zelazny)
The Changeling Saga
14
Zelazny
The Chronicles of Amber (Roger Zelazny)
The Chronicles of Amber
15
Roger Zelazny
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
16
Conan the Barbarian Series (Robert E. Howard)
Conan the Barbarian Series
17
Robert E. Howard
Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
Dark Tower Series
18
Stephen King
Darkover Series (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Series
19
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Deryni Cycle
Deryni Cycle
20
Discworld Series
Discworld Series
21
Dragon Riders of Pern Series (McCaffrey)
Dragon Riders of Pern Series
22
McCaffrey
Earthsea Cycle (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea Cycle
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Elric Saga
The Elric Saga
24
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (Saberhagen)
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
25
Saberhagen
A Fine and Private Place
A Fine and Private Place
26
A Fish Dinner in Memison (Eddison)
A Fish Dinner in Memison
27
Eddison
Gilgamesh (Tr. Stephen Mitchell)
Gilgamesh
28
Tr. Stephen Mitchell
Godspeaker (Karen Miller)
Godspeaker
29
Karen Miller
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Trilogy
30
Mervyn Peake
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
31
Neil Gaiman
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
32
J. K. Rowling
Heralds of Valdemar (Mercedes Lackey)
Heralds of Valdemar
33
Mercedes Lackey
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
34
Philip Pullman
Inheritance Cycle Series (Christopher Paolini)
Inheritance Cycle Series
35
Christopher Paolini
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
36
N.K. Jemisin
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
37
Roger Zelazny
The King Arthur Trilogy (Cornwell)
The King Arthur Trilogy
38
Cornwell
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
39
Peter S. Beagle
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
40
Sir Thomas Malory
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