Survey of Fantasy Classics

Description
Classics of the fantasy genre. No books published since 2000, please.
1
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
94,973 members
1,193 reviews
½ 4.3
12 Members
staffordcastle, scorpiusx1, Akiyama, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, raperper, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explanations
3
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
1,132 members
11 reviews
½ 3.5
9 Members
staffordcastle, LittleTaiko, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, electrice, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
23,918 members
330 reviews
4.1
9 Members
Akiyama, KimarieBee, merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice
Explanations
5
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
22,160 members
424 reviews
3.9
8 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice
Explanations
6
The Worm Ouroboros
by E. R. Eddison
2,316 members
46 reviews
½ 3.6
8 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations
7
The King of Elfland's Daughter
by Lord Dunsany
2,314 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
8 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations
8
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
39,741 members
637 reviews
4
6 Members
LittleTaiko, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
9
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
15,386 members
207 reviews
4.1
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
10
The Princess and the Goblin
by George MacDonald
5,543 members
60 reviews
4
6 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, Jon_Terry
Explanations
11
The Earthsea Trilogy
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,222 members
27 reviews
4.2
6 Members
merrystar, sturlington, andomck, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
12
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
25,020 members
473 reviews
4.2
5 Members
Akiyama, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
13
Peter Pan
by J. M. Barrie
19,062 members
326 reviews
3.9
5 Members
staffordcastle, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry
Explanations
14
Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
4,711 members
75 reviews
3.9
5 Members
merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
15
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
36,022 members
322 reviews
½ 4.3
6 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry,Akiyama ,
Explanations
Akiyama : I think the Narnia books should be listed separately, because some of them are much better than others.
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1950-56
16
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
24,968 members
533 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations
17
Grendel
by John Gardner
6,061 members
108 reviews
3.8
4 Members
sallypursell, sturlington, ahef1963, FredericoR
18
Titus Groan
by Mervyn Peake
4,104 members
100 reviews
4.1
4 Members
andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explanations
19
The Dark is Rising Sequence
by Susan Cooper
2,923 members
53 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963
20
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by John Steinbeck
2,861 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations
21
Elric of Melniboné
by Michael Moorcock
2,600 members
62 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
andomck, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1972. (This is the first book in the Elric Saga.)
22
The Enchanted Castle
by E. Nesbit
2,455 members
36 reviews
3.8
4 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explanations
23
Phantastes
by George MacDonald
2,372 members
29 reviews
3.8
4 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations
24
The House on the Borderland
by William Hope Hodgson
1,493 members
47 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell, sturlington
Explanations
sturlington: Not sure I'd call this fantasy; maybe weird fiction.
25
The Charwoman's Shadow
by Lord Dunsany
682 members
3 reviews
3.9
4 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
26
The Silver Stallion : A Comedy of Redemption
by James Branch Cabell
407 members
5 reviews
3.9
4 Members
sallypursell, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
27
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
36,349 members
744 reviews
4.1
5 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963,Akiyama ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,BomboChipolata
Explanations
sturlington: Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1995
28
The Silmarillion
by J. R. R. Tolkien
35,130 members
273 reviews
3.9
4 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, ahef1963,sturlington ,
29
Mort
by Terry Pratchett
15,837 members
252 reviews
4.1
3 Members
merrystar, DCBlack, ahef1963,sturlington
30
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
7,590 members
192 reviews
4.2
3 Members
merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
31
Lud-in-the-Mist
by Hope Mirrlees
1,975 members
55 reviews
3.8
3 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
32
Riddle-Master
by Patricia A. McKillip
1,941 members
38 reviews
4.1
3 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
33
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
by Alan Garner
1,930 members
48 reviews
4
3 Members
Akiyama, merrystar, sallypursell,sturlington
34
The Drawing of the Dark
by Tim Powers
1,541 members
28 reviews
3.9
3 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
35
Vathek
by William Beckford
1,299 members
44 reviews
3.1
3 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
36
The First Chronicles of Amber
by Roger Zelazny
1,167 members
25 reviews
4.2
3 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1970-78
37
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice
by James Branch Cabell
1,017 members
23 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie, DCBlack,sturlington
38
Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy
by Mary Stewart
943 members
15 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations
39
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Brothers Grimm
874 members
8 reviews
4.2
3 Members
merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations
40
Night's Master
by Tanith Lee
822 members
24 reviews
3.8
3 Members
sallypursell, andomck, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1978. (This is the first book in the Flat Earth series.)
41
Mistress of Mistresses
by E. R. Eddison
639 members
10 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell, DCBlack,sturlington
42
The Well at the World's End [Complete]
by William Morris
415 members
7 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
43
Perrault's Fairy Tales (Dover)
by Charles Perrault
307 members
4 reviews
4.1
3 Members
merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations
44
The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions
by James Branch Cabell
217 members
4 reviews
3.8
3 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie, DCBlack,sturlington
45
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
29,569 members
366 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Akiyama, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate with series
46
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
25,606 members
259 reviews
4
3 Members
Akiyama, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
47
The Silver Chair
by C. S. Lewis
24,101 members
197 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Akiyama, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
48
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
16,083 members
377 reviews
4
3 Members
staffordcastle, andomck, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations
merrystar : duplicate
49
Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
14,184 members
242 reviews
4.2
2 Members
DCBlack, ahef1963,sturlington
50
The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
5,876 members
111 reviews
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, ahef1963,sturlington
51
The Golden Ass
by Apuleius
4,788 members
75 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington
52
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillip
2,837 members
63 reviews
4.1
2 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar,sturlington
53
Swords and Deviltry
by Fritz Leiber
2,112 members
52 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1970. (This is one of many collections of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, which were published between 1939-88.)
54
Deryni Rising
by Katherine Kurtz
2,026 members
26 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1970. (Book #2 and Book #3 in this trilogy were also published in the 70s. The books are part of a story cycle that is still being written/published.)
55
Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
1,544 members
71 reviews
3.8
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
56
The Broken Sword
by Poul Anderson
1,457 members
36 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
57
The Dying Earth
by Jack Vance
1,445 members
35 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Akiyama, sallypursell,sturlington
58
The Eyes of the Overworld
by Jack Vance
815 members
23 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Akiyama, sallypursell,sturlington
59
Watchtower
by Elizabeth A. Lynn
685 members
7 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1979. (Book #1 in the Chronicles of Tornor trilogy. Book #2 was also published in 1979 and Book #3 was published in 1980.)
60
Jirel of Joiry
by C. L. Moore
662 members
15 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: first published in Weird Tales between 1934-1939
61
Red Moon and Black Mountain
by Joy Chant
648 members
12 reviews
3.9
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
62
The Well of the Unicorn
by Fletcher Pratt
536 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
63
The Crock of Gold
by James Stephens
515 members
13 reviews
4
2 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington
64
Travel Light
by Naomi Mitchison
487 members
21 reviews
4
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
65
The Fairy Tales
by Oscar Wilde
396 members
4 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations
66
The First Book of Lankhmar
by Fritz Leiber
395 members
8 reviews
3.8
2 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell,sturlington
67
The Incomplete Enchanter
by L. Sprague de Camp
301 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations
68
La Princesse de Babylone
by Voltaire
99 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
69
Monk's Magic
by Alexander de Comeau
16 members
½ 4.3
2 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington
70
Mr. Godly Beside Himself
by Gerald Bullett
9 members
½ 4.3
2 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington
71
The Devil's Spoon
by Theodora Du Bois
5 members
1 review
½ 3.5
2 Members
sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington
72
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
27,308 members
482 reviews
4
4 Members
staffordcastle, LittleTaiko, ahef1963, jeffza,merrystar ,sturlington ,electrice ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Duplicate.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Duplicate
73
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
24,990 members
355 reviews
4.1
4 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, andomck, ahef1963,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,BomboChipolata
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1996
74
Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
12,303 members
439 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
staffordcastle, merrystar, ahef1963,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1986
75
Redwall
by Brian Jacques
11,255 members
143 reviews
4
Member
merrystar,sturlington
76
The Sword of Shannara
by Terry Brooks
7,900 members
112 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1977. (This is the first title in the Shannara series that is still being written/published.)
77
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll
7,884 members
127 reviews
4
2 Members
staffordcastle, ahef1963,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Duplicate.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Duplicate
78
Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers
6,419 members
164 reviews
3.8
Member
merrystar,sturlington
79
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4,840 members
104 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
sturlington,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington: I classify this as science-fantasy.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : I would classify this as sci-fi/adventure.
80
The Gormenghast Trilogy
by Mervyn Peake
4,456 members
67 reviews
4.1
Member
DCBlack,sturlington
81
The Dragonriders of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey
3,844 members
40 reviews
4.1
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1968-78. (This trilogy is part of a larger story cycle.)
82
Daughter of the Empire
by Raymond E. Feist
3,727 members
67 reviews
4.1
2 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1987
83
The Dragon and the George
by Gordon R. Dickson
1,651 members
14 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1976. (This is the first book in the Dragon Knight series.)
84
Beauty
by Sheri S. Tepper
1,623 members
31 reviews
3.8
3 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell, sturlington,Akiyama ,merrystar ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1991
85
Three Hearts and Three Lions
by Poul Anderson
1,379 members
24 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
staffordcastle,sturlington
86
The Swords of Lankhmar
by Fritz Leiber
1,159 members
18 reviews
3.8
Member
Akiyama,sturlington
87
Swords Against Wizardry
by Fritz Leiber
1,149 members
23 reviews
3.9
Member
Akiyama,sturlington
88
The Jewel in the Skull
by Michael Moorcock
931 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1967 (This book is part of a larger story cycle.)
89
Mabinogion Tetralogy
by Evangeline Walton
583 members
4 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness: Book 1, The Island of the Mighty, was first published in 1936
90
Kai Lung's Golden Hours
by Ernest Bramah
338 members
3 reviews
4.1
Member
DCBlack,sturlington
91
A Dreamer's Tale and Other Stories
by Lord Dunsany
285 members
6 reviews
3.8
Member
DCBlack,sturlington
92
The Wallet of Kai Lung
by Ernest Bramah
240 members
4 reviews
4
Member
DCBlack,sturlington
93
Contes
by Hans Christian Andersen
24 members
5
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations
94
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
55,024 members
489 reviews
½ 4.4
4 Members
staffordcastle, cej1027, ahef1963, jeffza,Akiyama ,merrystar ,sturlington , ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Duplicate.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Duplicate
95
The Colour of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
22,167 members
447 reviews
3.8
3 Members
merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,BomboChipolata
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1983
96
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
16,412 members
300 reviews
4.1
3 Members
staffordcastle, sturlington, ahef1963,Akiyama ,merrystar ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
sturlington: Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1983
97
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne
14,951 members
230 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
cej1027, ahef1963,sturlington ,electrice ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
Her_Royal_Orangeness : I would classify this as sci-fi/adventure.
98
Magician: Apprentice
by Raymond E. Feist
5,324 members
83 reviews
3.9
2 Members
sallypursell, ahef1963,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1984
99
Weaveworld
by Clive Barker
4,209 members
50 reviews
4
2 Members
sallypursell, ahef1963,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Published 1987
100
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
3,803 members
115 reviews
3.9
2 Members
staffordcastle, sallypursell,Akiyama ,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations
sturlington : Published after 1980.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : published 1983