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*Joe Abercrombie '' The blade itself '' | *Joe Abercrombie ''- The blade itself '' | ||
*R.Scott Bakker '' The darkness that comes before '' | *R.Scott Bakker '' '' ''- '' ''The darkness that comes before '' | ||
*Steven Erikson ''Gardens of the moon'' | *Steven Erikson ''- '' ''Gardens of the moon'' | ||
*J.V.Jones '' A Cavern of black Ice'' | *J.V.Jones '' '' ''- '' ''A Cavern of black Ice'' | ||
*Robert Jordan '' The eye of the world'' | *Robert Jordan ''- '' '' The eye of the world'' | ||
*Paul Kearney '' Hawkwood's voyage'' | *Paul Kearney '' '' ''- '' ''Hawkwood's voyage'' | ||
*George R.R. Martin '' A game of thrones'' | *George R.R. Martin ''- '' '' A game of thrones'' | ||
*K.J.Parker '' Devices and desires'' | *K.J.Parker '' '' ''- '' ''Devices and desires'' | ||
*Melanie Rawn '' Dragon Prince'' | *Melanie Rawn ''- '' '' Dragon Prince'' | ||
*Brian Ruckley '' Winterbirth'' | *Brian Ruckley '' '' ''- '' ''Winterbirth'' | ||
*J.R.R. Tolkien '' The Fellowship of the Ring'' | *J.R.R. Tolkien '' '' ''- '' ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' | ||
*Tad WIlliams '' The Dragonbone chair'' | *Tad WIlliams '' '' ''- '' ''The Dragonbone chair'' | ||
*Terry Goodkind '' Wizard's first rule'' | *Terry Goodkind ''- '' '' Wizard's first rule'' | ||
*David Zindell '' The lightsone'' | *David Zindell '' '' ''- '' ''The lightsone'' | ||
*Daniel Abraham '' A shadow in summer'' | *Daniel Abraham ''- '' '' A shadow in summer'' | ||
*Chris Wooding '' The braided path'' | *Chris Wooding '' '' ''- '' ''The braided path'' | ||
*S.L.Farrell '' A magic of Twilight'' | *S.L.Farrell '' '' ''- '' ''A magic of Twilight'' | ||
*Greg Keyes '' The Briar King'' | *Greg Keyes '' '' ''- '' ''The Briar King'' | ||
Urban Fantasy | Urban Fantasy | ||
*Neil Gaiman '' Neverwhere'' | *Neil Gaiman '' '' ''- '' ''Neverwhere'' | ||
*Graham Joyce ''The tooth fairy'' | *Graham Joyce ''- '' ''The tooth fairy'' | ||
*R.A.Macavoy '' Tea with the black dragon'' | *R.A.Macavoy '' '' ''- '' ''Tea with the black dragon'' | ||
*Jonathan Carroll '' The land of laughs'' | *Jonathan Carroll ''- '' '' The land of laughs'' | ||
Swords and sorcery | Swords and sorcery | ||
*R.E.Howard ''Conan'' | *R.E.Howard ''- '' ''Conan'' | ||
*Fritz Leiber '' The first book of Lankhmar'' | *Fritz Leiber '' '' ''- '' ''The first book of Lankhmar'' | ||
*Michael Moorcock '' Elric of Melnibone'' | *Michael Moorcock ''- '' '' Elric of Melnibone'' | ||
*Michael Shea '' The incomplete nifft'' | *Michael Shea '' '' ''- '' ''The incomplete nifft'' | ||
*Jack Vance '' Tales of the dying earth'' | *Jack Vance '' '' ''- '' ''Tales of the dying earth'' | ||
*Karl Edward Wagner ''Gods in Darkness'' | *Karl Edward Wagner ''- '' ''Gods in Darkness'' | ||
*C.L.Moore ''Jirel of Joiry'' | *C.L.Moore ''- '' ''Jirel of Joiry'' | ||
Entry Level | Entry Level | ||
*Terry Brooks '' First King of Shamhara'' | *Terry Brooks '' '' ''- '' ''First King of Shamhara'' | ||
*Susan Cooper '' The dark is rising'' | *Susan Cooper '' '' ''- '' ''The dark is rising'' | ||
*David Eddings '' Pawn of prophecy'' | *David Eddings '' '' ''- '' ''Pawn of prophecy'' | ||
*David Eddings '' The Diamond Throne'' | *David Eddings '' '' ''- '' ''The Diamond Throne'' | ||
*Raymond E.Feist '' Magician '' | *Raymond E.Feist ''- '' '' Magician '' | ||
*Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' | *Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' '' ''- '' ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' | ||
*Margaret Weiss, Tracy Hickman '' Dragon Wing'' | *Margaret Weiss, Tracy Hickman '' '' ''- '' ''Dragon Wing'' | ||
*Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' Rose of the Prophet'' | *Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman '' '' ''- '' ''Rose of the Prophet'' | ||
*Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, ''Time of the twins'' | *Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, ''- '' ''Time of the twins'' | ||
*C.S.Lewis ''The Lion, The witch and the wardrobe.'' | *C.S.Lewis ''The Lion, '' ''- '' ''The witch and the wardrobe.'' | ||
*R.A.Salvatore ''Homeland'' | *R.A.Salvatore ''- '' ''Homeland'' | ||
*Philip Pullman ''His | *Philip Pullman ''- '' ''His dark materials'' | ||
Coming of age | Coming of age | ||
*Glen Cook ''The swordbearer'' | *Glen Cook ''The '' ''- '' ''swordbearer'' | ||
*Robin Hobb ''Assassin's apprentice'' | *Robin Hobb ''- '' ''Assassin's apprentice'' | ||
*J.V.Jones ''The Baker's boy'' | *J.V.Jones ''- '' ''The Baker's boy'' | ||
*Rebecca Bradley ''Lady in gil'' | *Rebecca Bradley ''- '' ''Lady in gil'' | ||
Historic Fantasy | Historic Fantasy | ||
*David Gemell ''Troy'' | *David Gemell ''- '' ''Troy'' | ||
*Guy Gavriel Kay ''The lions of Al-rassan'' | *Guy Gavriel Kay ''- '' ''The lions of Al-rassan'' | ||
*J.Gregory Keyes ''Newton's cannon'' | *J.Gregory Keyes ''- '' ''Newton's cannon'' | ||
*R.A.MacAvoy ''Damiano'' | *R.A.MacAvoy ''- '' ''Damiano'' | ||
*T.H.White ''The once and future king'' | *T.H.White ''- '' ''The once and future king'' | ||
*Gene Wolfe ''Latro in the mist'' | *Gene Wolfe ''- '' ''Latro in the mist'' | ||
*George R.R Martin ''Fevre dream'' | *George R.R ''- '' Martin ''Fevre dream'' | ||
*John M.Ford ''The dragon waiting'' | *John M.Ford ''- '' ''The dragon waiting'' | ||
*Mary Gentle ''A secret History'' | *Mary Gentle ''- '' ''A secret History'' | ||
Mistery | Mistery | ||
*Steven Brust ''The book of Jhereg'' | *Steven Brust ''- '' ''The book of Jhereg'' | ||
*Jim Butcher ''Storm Front'' | *Jim Butcher ''- '' ''Storm Front'' | ||
*Glen Cook ''Sweet silver blues'' | *Glen Cook ''- '' ''Sweet silver blues'' | ||
*Barry Hughart ''Bridge of birds'' | *Barry Hughart ''- '' ''Bridge of birds'' | ||
*Matthew Hughes ''Majestrum'' | *Matthew Hughes ''- '' ''Majestrum'' | ||
Comic Fantasy | Comic Fantasy | ||
*Terry Pratchet ''Carpe Jugulum'' | *Terry Pratchet ''- '' ''Carpe Jugulum'' | ||
*Christopher Moore ''Lamb'' | *Christopher Moore ''- '' ''Lamb'' | ||
*Peter David ''Sir Apropos of nothing'' | *Peter David ''- '' ''Sir Apropos of nothing'' | ||
*Mary Gentle ''Grunts'' | *Mary Gentle ''- '' ''Grunts'' | ||
*William Goldman ''The princess bride'' | *William Goldman ''- '' ''The princess bride'' | ||
Weird | Weird | ||
*H.P.Lovecraft ''At the mountains of madness'' | *H.P.Lovecraft ''- '' ''At the mountains of madness'' | ||
*William Hope Hodgson ''The house in the borderland'' | *William Hope Hodgson ''- '' ''The house in the borderland'' | ||
*Clark Ashton Smith ''The emperor of dreams'' | *Clark Ashton Smith ''- '' ''The emperor of dreams'' | ||
*Teff Vandermeer ''City of saints and madmen'' | *Teff Vandermeer ''- '' ''City of saints and madmen'' | ||
*China Miéville ''Perdido street station'' | *China Miéville ''- '' ''Perdido street station'' | ||
Mythic | Mythic | ||
*Roger Zelazny ''Creatures of light and darkness'' | *Roger Zelazny ''- '' ''Creatures of light and darkness'' | ||
*Mickey Zucker Reichert ''The last of the Renshai'' | *Mickey Zucker Reichert ''- '' ''The last of the Renshai'' | ||
*Jonh Myers Myers ''Silverlock'' | *Jonh Myers Myers ''- '' ''Silverlock'' | ||
*Steven Brust ''To reign in hell'' | *Steven Brust ''- '' ''To reign in hell'' | ||
*Poul Anderson ''The broken sword'' | *Poul Anderson ''- '' ''The broken sword'' | ||
*Michael Scott Rogan ''The anvil of ice'' | *Michael Scott Rogan ''- '' ''The anvil of ice'' | ||
Alternate world | Alternate world | ||
*Stephen Donaldson ''The chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever'' | *Stephen Donaldson ''- '' ''The chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever'' | ||
*Julian May ''The many-coloured land'' | *Julian May ''- '' ''The many-coloured land'' | ||
*Stephen R.Donaldson ''The mirror in her dreams'' | *Stephen R.Donaldson ''- '' ''The mirror in her dreams'' | ||
*Stephen R. Lawhead ''The paradise war'' | *Stephen R. Lawhead ''- '' ''The paradise war'' | ||
*Poul Anderson ''Three heards and three lions'' | *Poul Anderson ''- '' ''Three heards and three lions'' | ||
*Roger Zelazny ''The great book of Amber'' | *Roger Zelazny ''- '' ''The great book of Amber'' | ||
Old School | Old School | ||
*George MacDonal ''Phantastes'' | *George MacDonal ''- '' ''Phantastes'' | ||
*E.R.Eddison ''The worm Ouroboros'' | *E.R.Eddison ''- '' ''The worm Ouroboros'' | ||
*Lord Dunsany ''The king of elfland's daughter'' | *Lord Dunsany ''- '' ''The king of elfland's daughter'' | ||
*Ernest Bramah ''The wallet of Kail Lung'' | *Ernest Bramah ''- '' ''The wallet of Kail Lung'' | ||
*David Lindsay ''A voyage to Arcturus'' | *David Lindsay ''- '' ''A voyage to Arcturus'' | ||
*Charles G. Finney ''The circus of Dr.Lao'' | *Charles G. Finney ''- '' ''The circus of Dr.Lao'' | ||
*Mikhail Bulgakov'' The master and Margarita'' | *Mikhail Bulgakov ''- '' '' The master and Margarita'' | ||
*Mervyn Peake ''Titus groan'' | *Mervyn Peake ''- '' ''Titus groan'' | ||
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | ||
*Paul Edwin Zimmer ''The lost prince'' | *Paul Edwin Zimmer ''- '' ''The lost prince'' | ||
*David Gemell ''Legend'' | *David Gemell ''- '' ''Legend'' | ||
*C.S.Friedman ''Black Sun Rising'' | *C.S.Friedman ''- '' ''Black Sun Rising'' | ||
*K.J.Parker ''Shadow'' | *K.J.Parker ''- '' ''Shadow'' | ||
*Kate Elliot ''King's dragon'' | *Kate Elliot ''- '' ''King's dragon'' | ||
*Michael A.Stackpole ''Talion revenant'' | *Michael A.Stackpole ''- '' ''Talion revenant'' | ||
*Matthew Woodring Stover ''Heroes die'' | *Matthew Woodring Stover ''- '' ''Heroes die'' | ||
*Gene Wolfe ''The shadow of the torturer'' | *Gene Wolfe ''- '' ''The shadow of the torturer'' | ||
*Tim Powers ''The Anubis gates'' | *Tim Powers ''- '' ''The Anubis gates'' | ||
*John Marco ''The Jackal of Nar'' | *John Marco ''- '' ''The Jackal of Nar'' | ||
*Andrzej Sapkowsku ''Blood of elves'' | *Andrzej Sapkowsku ''- '' ''Blood of elves'' | ||
*Ken Grimwood ''Replay'' | *Ken Grimwood ''- '' ''Replay'' | ||
*Glen Cook ''Chronicles of the black company'' | *Glen Cook ''- '' ''Chronicles of the black company'' | ||
*Patricia A. Mckillip ''The riddle-master of Hed'' | *Patricia A. Mckillip ''- '' ''The riddle-master of Hed'' | ||
*Sean Ruselss ''The initiate brother'' | *Sean Ruselss ''- '' ''The initiate brother'' | ||
*Brent Weeks ''The way of shadows'' | *Brent Weeks ''- '' ''The way of shadows'' | ||
*Jeniffer Fallon ''The immortal prince'' | *Jeniffer Fallon ''- '' ''The immortal prince'' | ||
*John Crowley ''Little, big'' | *John Crowley ''- '' ''Little, big'' | ||
*Catherynne M. Valente ''In the night garden'' | *Catherynne M. Valente ''- '' ''In the night garden'' | ||
*M. John Harrison ''Viriconium'' | *M. John Harrison ''- '' ''Viriconium'' | ||
*Jack Vance ''Lyonesse'' | *Jack Vance ''- '' ''Lyonesse'' | ||
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Revision as of 12:29, 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 dark 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
Historic Fantasy
- David Gemell - Troy
- Guy Gavriel Kay - The lions of Al-rassan
- J.Gregory Keyes - Newton's cannon
- R.A.MacAvoy - Damiano
- T.H.White - The once and future king
- Gene Wolfe - Latro in the mist
- George R.R - Martin Fevre dream
- John M.Ford - The dragon waiting
- Mary Gentle - A secret History
Mistery
- Steven Brust - The book of Jhereg
- Jim Butcher - Storm Front
- Glen Cook - Sweet silver blues
- Barry Hughart - Bridge of birds
- Matthew Hughes - Majestrum
Comic Fantasy
- Terry Pratchet - Carpe Jugulum
- Christopher Moore - Lamb
- Peter David - Sir Apropos of nothing
- Mary Gentle - Grunts
- William Goldman - The princess bride
Weird
- H.P.Lovecraft - At the mountains of madness
- William Hope Hodgson - The house in the borderland
- Clark Ashton Smith - The emperor of dreams
- Teff Vandermeer - City of saints and madmen
- China Miéville - Perdido street station
Mythic
- Roger Zelazny - Creatures of light and darkness
- Mickey Zucker Reichert - The last of the Renshai
- Jonh Myers Myers - Silverlock
- Steven Brust - To reign in hell
- Poul Anderson - The broken sword
- Michael Scott Rogan - The anvil of ice
Alternate world
- Stephen Donaldson - The chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the unbeliever
- Julian May - The many-coloured land
- Stephen R.Donaldson - The mirror in her dreams
- Stephen R. Lawhead - The paradise war
- Poul Anderson - Three heards and three lions
- Roger Zelazny - The great book of Amber
Old School
- George MacDonal - Phantastes
- E.R.Eddison - The worm Ouroboros
- Lord Dunsany - The king of elfland's daughter
- Ernest Bramah - The wallet of Kail Lung
- David Lindsay - A voyage to Arcturus
- Charles G. Finney - The circus of Dr.Lao
- Mikhail Bulgakov - The master and Margarita
- Mervyn Peake - Titus groan
Miscellaneous
- Paul Edwin Zimmer - The lost prince
- David Gemell - Legend
- C.S.Friedman - Black Sun Rising
- K.J.Parker - Shadow
- Kate Elliot - King's dragon
- Michael A.Stackpole - Talion revenant
- Matthew Woodring Stover - Heroes die
- Gene Wolfe - The shadow of the torturer
- Tim Powers - The Anubis gates
- John Marco - The Jackal of Nar
- Andrzej Sapkowsku - Blood of elves
- Ken Grimwood - Replay
- Glen Cook - Chronicles of the black company
- Patricia A. Mckillip - The riddle-master of Hed
- Sean Ruselss - The initiate brother
- Brent Weeks - The way of shadows
- Jeniffer Fallon - The immortal prince
- John Crowley - Little, big
- Catherynne M. Valente - In the night garden
- M. John Harrison - Viriconium
- Jack Vance - Lyonesse
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100 Works of Japanese Literature
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