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Top 25 Fantasy Books - IGN

Most of us have watched fantasy movies, from the outrageous spectacle of the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the comic genius of The Princess Bride. Indeed, the Harry Potter series has made the fantasy genre more popular than ever before, but how many of us have truly explored the foundations on which many of these movies are built – the original novels?
Of course, there are popular fantasy books that we all know and love, but there are also less well known epics every connosieur should read before they die, which is why IGN presents the Top 25 Fantasy Books ever written.
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The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
1
William Goldman
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
3
Philip Pullman
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4
C.S. Lewis
Gormenghast (Mervyn Peake)
Gormenghast
5
Mervyn Peake
Peter Pan and Wendy
Peter Pan and Wendy
6
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
7
Neil Gaiman
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
8
Peter S. Beagle
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
Lords and Ladies (Terry Pratchett)
Lords and Ladies
10
Terry Pratchett
Charmed Life
Charmed Life
11
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
12
J.K. Rowling
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
13
George R.R. Martin
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
14
Lewis Carroll
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
15
L. Frank Baum
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
16
Susanna Clarke
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
17
J.R.R. Tolkien
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
18
Ray Bradbury
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
19
Neil Gaiman
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
20
Michael Ende
The City & the City (China Miéville)
The City & the City
21
China Miéville
The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth
22
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
23
Terry Brooks
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
24
Madeleine L'engle
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
25
Marion Zimmer Bradley
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