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Top Classic Fantasy Reads From a Fantasy Fan

This is my list of classic Fantasy titles, all of which are at least 30 years old.
I've tried not to include too many from any single author to keep it more varied.
Here's my Sci-Fi list:
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword
3
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
4
William Goldman
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farthest Shore (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Farthest Shore
6
Ursula K. Le Guin
Pawn of Prophecy (Eddings, David)
Pawn of Prophecy
7
Eddings, David
Guardians of the West (David Eddings)
Guardians of the West
8
David Eddings
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
9
Terry Pratchett
Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Wyrd Sisters
10
Terry Pratchett
Howls Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howls Moving Castle
11
Diana Wynne Jones
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3) (Diana Wynne Jones)
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle #3)
12
Diana Wynne Jones
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
13
Robin Hobb
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
14
Robert Jordan
The Shadow Rising (Robert Jordan)
The Shadow Rising
15
Robert Jordan
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
16
C. S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
17
C.S. Lewis
The Sword in the Stone (T.H. White)
The Sword in the Stone
18
T.H. White
The Ill-Made Knight (T.H. White)
The Ill-Made Knight
19
T.H. White
The Knight of Swords
The Knight of Swords
20
The Bull and the Spear (Michael Moorcock)
The Bull and the Spear
21
Michael Moorcock
The Jewel in the Skull (Michael Moorcock)
The Jewel in the Skull
22
Michael Moorcock
Day of the Minotaur (Thomas Burnett Swann)
Day of the Minotaur
23
Thomas Burnett Swann
Conan of Cimmeria (Robert E. Howard)
Conan of Cimmeria
24
Robert E. Howard
Conan the Rebel (Poul Anderson)
Conan the Rebel
25
Poul Anderson
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