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Epic Fantasy: | Epic Fantasy: | ||
*The blade itself | *Joe Abercrombie '' The blade itself '' | ||
*The darkness that comes before | *R.Scott Bakker '' The darkness that comes before '' | ||
*Gardens of the moon | *Steven Erikson ''Gardens of the moon'' | ||
*A Cavern of black Ice | *J.V.Jones '' A Cavern of black Ice'' | ||
*The eye of the world | *Robert Jordan '' The eye of the world'' | ||
*Hawkwood's voyage | *Paul Kearney '' Hawkwood's voyage'' | ||
* | *George R.R. Martin '' A game of thrones'' | ||
* | *K.J.Parker '' Devices and desires'' | ||
*Dragon Prince | *Melanie Rawn '' Dragon Prince'' | ||
* | *Brian Ruckley '' Winterbirth'' | ||
* | *J.R.R. Tolkien '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' | ||
*The Dragonbone chair | *Tad WIlliams '' The Dragonbone chair'' | ||
*Wizard's first rule | *Terry Goodkind '' Wizard's first rule'' | ||
*The lightsone | *David Zindell '' The lightsone'' | ||
*A shadow in summer | *Daniel Abraham '' A shadow in summer'' | ||
*The braided path | *Chris Wooding '' The braided path'' | ||
* | *S.L.Farrell '' A magic of Twilight'' | ||
*The Briar King | *Greg Keyes '' The Briar King'' | ||
Urban Fantasy | Urban Fantasy | ||
* | *Neil Gaiman '' Neverwhere'' | ||
*The tooth fairy | *Graham Joyce ''The tooth fairy'' | ||
*Tea with the black dragon | *R.A.Macavoy '' Tea with the black dragon'' | ||
*The land of laughs | *Jonathan Carroll '' The land of laughs'' | ||
Swords and sorcery | Swords and sorcery | ||
* | *R.E.Howard ''Conan'' | ||
*The first book of Lankhmar | *Fritz Leiber '' The first book of Lankhmar'' | ||
*Elric of Melnibone | *Michael Moorcock '' Elric of Melnibone'' | ||
*The | *Michael Shea '' The incomplete nifft'' | ||
*Tales of the dying earth | *Jack Vance '' Tales of the dying earth'' | ||
*Gods in Darkness | *Karl Edward Wagner ''Gods in Darkness'' | ||
* | *C.L.Moore ''Jirel of Joiry'' | ||
Entry Level | Entry Level | ||
*First King of Shamhara | *Terry Brooks '' First King of Shamhara'' | ||
*The dark is rising | *Susan Cooper '' The dark is rising'' | ||
*Pawn of prophecy | *David Eddings '' Pawn of prophecy'' | ||
*David Eddings '' The Diamond Throne'' | |||
* | *Raymond E.Feist '' Magician '' | ||
*Dragons of Autumn Twilight | *Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' | ||
* | *Margaret Weiss, Tracy Hickman '' Dragon Wing'' | ||
*Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' Rose of the Prophet'' | |||
*Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, ''Time of the twins'' | |||
*C.S.Lewis ''The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe.'' | |||
*R.A.Salvatore ''Homeland'' | |||
*Philip Pullman ''His dar materials'' | |||
Coming of age | |||
*Glen Cook ''The swordbearer'' | |||
*Robin Hobb ''Assassin's apprentice'' | |||
*J.V.Jones ''The Baker's boy'' | |||
*Rebecca Bradley ''Lady in gil'' | |||
===[[Philosophy]]=== | ===[[Philosophy]]=== | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 20 September 2011
By Genre
Suggested horror titles.
Classic Horror
- Mary Shelley - Frankenstein
- Bram Stoker - Dracula
- Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
- Robert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Washington Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Edgar Allen Poe - The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
- Robert W. Chambers - The King in Yellow
- Matthew Lewis - The Monk
- Charles Maturin - Melmoth the Wanderer
- Ambrose Bierce - Ghost, and Other Stories
20th Century Horror
- Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House
- Richard Matheson - I Am Legend
- Clive Barker - Books of Blood
- Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Stephen King - It
- Thomas Harris - The Silence of the Lambs
- Dan Simmons - Song of Kali
- Algernon Blackwood - Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
- M.R. James - Casting the Runes, and Other Ghost Stories
- Mervyn Peake - Boy in Darkness
- Stephen King - Pet Sematary
- William Hodgson - The House on the Borderland
- H. P. Lovecraft - The Dunwich Horror
New Horror
- Laird Barron - Occultation
- Joe R. Lansdale - The Best of Joe R. Lansdale
- Will Elliot - The Pilo Family Circus
- Edward Lee - Bullet Through Your Face
- Tim Curran - The Devil Next Door
- Dave Brockie - Whargoul
- Joe Hill - Heart-Shaped Box
- China Mieville - King Rat
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy:
- Joe Abercrombie The blade itself
- R.Scott Bakker The darkness that comes before
- Steven Erikson Gardens of the moon
- J.V.Jones A Cavern of black Ice
- Robert Jordan The eye of the world
- Paul Kearney Hawkwood's voyage
- George R.R. Martin A game of thrones
- K.J.Parker Devices and desires
- Melanie Rawn Dragon Prince
- Brian Ruckley Winterbirth
- J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring
- Tad WIlliams The Dragonbone chair
- Terry Goodkind Wizard's first rule
- David Zindell The lightsone
- Daniel Abraham A shadow in summer
- Chris Wooding The braided path
- S.L.Farrell A magic of Twilight
- Greg Keyes The Briar King
Urban Fantasy
- Neil Gaiman Neverwhere
- Graham Joyce The tooth fairy
- R.A.Macavoy Tea with the black dragon
- Jonathan Carroll The land of laughs
Swords and sorcery
- R.E.Howard Conan
- Fritz Leiber The first book of Lankhmar
- Michael Moorcock Elric of Melnibone
- Michael Shea The incomplete nifft
- Jack Vance Tales of the dying earth
- Karl Edward Wagner Gods in Darkness
- C.L.Moore Jirel of Joiry
Entry Level
- Terry Brooks First King of Shamhara
- Susan Cooper The dark is rising
- David Eddings Pawn of prophecy
- David Eddings The Diamond Throne
- Raymond E.Feist Magician
- Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman Dragons of Autumn Twilight
- Margaret Weiss, Tracy Hickman Dragon Wing
- Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman Rose of the Prophet
- Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Time of the twins
- C.S.Lewis The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe.
- R.A.Salvatore Homeland
- Philip Pullman His dar materials
Coming of age
- Glen Cook The swordbearer
- Robin Hobb Assassin's apprentice
- J.V.Jones The Baker's boy
- Rebecca Bradley Lady in gil
Philosophy
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Classical -
Christian and Medieval -
Modern -
Modern Part 2 -
Scientific Revolution -
German Idealism -
Existentialism -
Analytic -
Analytic Part 2 -
Postmodernism -
Feminism/Queer Theory
Science Fiction
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Sci Fi 1 -
Sci Fi 3
By Region
American
Australian
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British & Irish
French
Italian
Chinese
Japanese
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100 Works of Japanese Literature
Norse
German
Russian
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Russian lit -
Maksim Gorky - Mother
Spanish
Mexican
By Time Period
General
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Theater/Drama part 1 -
Theater/Drama part 2 -
Novellas -
Classics -
100 Novellas -
Short Story Collections -
Female writers -
A collection of 'must read' lists. -
Essential Doorstoppers (Unfinished) -
Dystopia & Utopia (Unfinished) -
Essential Poetry Guide
