Best Fantasy Novels

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Little, Big
af John Crowley
4,186 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 68
18 Members
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Skyatlas
af David Mitchell
17,667 medlemmer
682 anmeldelser
4.1
Global Rank 218
10 Members
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sturlington : I would not call this fantasy.
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
af Gregory Maguire
28,825 medlemmer
650 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Global Rank 98
17 Members
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The Eyre Affair
af Jasper Fforde
15,651 medlemmer
601 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 109
18 Members
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His Majesty's Dragon
af Naomi Novik
8,045 medlemmer
370 anmeldelser
4.1
Global Rank 78
23 Members
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electrice: read in 2013, alternate history where Napoleonic's Wars happen with sentient dragons
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Throne of Jade
af Naomi Novik
4,872 medlemmer
166 anmeldelser
3.8
Global Rank 134
11 Members
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Soulless
af Gail Carriger
5,755 medlemmer
524 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 142
15 Members
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electrice: read in 2013, fantasy world where soulless people, vampires and werewolves are part of Victorian society
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Fables, Vol. 01: Legends in Exile
af Bill Willingham
4,583 medlemmer
159 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 502
4 Members
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electrice: fairy tales characters in New York City
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Frankenstein
af Mary Shelley
42,578 medlemmer
709 anmeldelser
3.8
Global Rank 167
21 Members
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sturlington : I'd classify this as science fiction and/or horror.
electrice : horror
Julie_in_the_Library : not fantasy.
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Rejsen til jordens indre
af Jules Verne
14,820 medlemmer
228 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Global Rank 739
7 Members
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Cecrow : sci-fi
electrice : science fiction
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Dødsspillet
af Suzanne Collins
64,366 medlemmer
3,479 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Global Rank 297
14 Members
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gilroy: Not a fantasy novel
Cecrow : Not fantasy
sturlington : Not fantasy.
electrice : science fiction, dystopia
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The Lord of the Rings
af J. R. R. Tolkien
50,331 medlemmer
450 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
Global Rank 1
170 Members
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Crypto-Willobie: Actually Lord of the Rings IS a single book. It was written and submitted that way. The original publisher divided it into three volumes for marketing reasons. It's not a true 'trilogy' but rather a very long single novel.
electrice : not a single book
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Harry Potter (Books 1-7)
af J. K. Rowling
12,350 medlemmer
171 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
Global Rank 5
97 Members
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jjwilson61 : Not a novel
sturlington : Read the first three--probably won't read more in this series.
corporate_clone: not a single novel
electrice : not a single book
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Beowulf
af Beowulf Poet
25,327 medlemmer
333 anmeldelser
3.8
Global Rank 306
9 Members
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electrice : epic poetry, mythology
Julie_in_the_Library : not a novel
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Den forsvundne verden
af Arthur Conan Doyle
4,796 medlemmer
105 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Global Rank 279
8 Members
Ravic, DeusXMachina, eclecticdodo, Bookkat33, dsp501, vemace, el_len, avm1863,sturlington ,electrice ,Julie_in_the_Library
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electrice : science fiction
Julie_in_the_Library : not fantasy
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The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set
af Garth Nix
1,263 medlemmer
17 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
Global Rank 181
13 Members
keristars, EmScape, blackdove07, pwaites, Jarandel, al.vick, linlef, Peace2, RBette1299, DDreawriter, el_len, avm1863, qhmisty119,andyl ,jain ,aulsmith ,electrice ,mspixieears
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electrice : not a single book
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Den lille prins
af Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
44,585 medlemmer
762 anmeldelser
4.2
Global Rank 89
20 Members
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electrice : fable
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy
af Jonathan Stroud
463 medlemmer
10 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Global Rank 101
19 Members
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andyl : not a novel
electrice : not a single book
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Odysseen
af Homer
52,980 medlemmer
473 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 201
13 Members
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sturlington : Not a novel.
electrice : epic poetry, mythology
Julie_in_the_Library : not a novel
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Pi's liv : roman
af Yann Martel
43,555 medlemmer
1,013 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 733
8 Members
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Cecrow : not fantasy as I'd define it
sturlington : Not a fantasy.
pwaites : I don't this counts as fantasy.
electrice : magical realism
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Klit
af Frank Herbert
42,434 medlemmer
687 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Global Rank 138
29 Members
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Cecrow : Sci-fi, definitely
sturlington : Science fiction.
pwaites : I can see how you could argue for it being fantasy, but I've always thought of it as science fiction.
electrice : science fiction
Jarandel : Loved it but Sci-Fi
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Dr. Jekyll og Mr. Hyde
af Robert Louis Stevenson
17,120 medlemmer
315 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Global Rank 782
10 Members
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sturlington : This is horror.
electrice : horror
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Inkheart / Inkspell / Inkdeath
af Cornelia Funke
621 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
4.1
Global Rank 795
3 Members
Cecrow, birder4106, ahef1963,_Zoe_ ,jain ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,ncgraham ,souloftherose ,electrice ,Peace2
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electrice : not a single book
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Oprør
af Suzanne Collins
45,097 medlemmer
1,740 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 791
12 Members
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jjwilson61 : Not fantasy
gilroy: Not a fantasy novel
sturlington : Not fantasy.
electrice : science fiction, dystopia
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
af Douglas Adams
2,806 medlemmer
24 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
Global Rank 752
10 Members
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gilroy : Not really a fantasy.
aulsmith : Not a novel. Not so much fantasy as sf pushed to the limits of absurdity.
pwaites : Science fiction, not fantasy.
electrice : not a single book, science fiction
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Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn
af Stephenie Meyer
4,382 medlemmer
121 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 797
8 Members
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gilroy: Fluff writing, bad role models for modern women, just general horrible books.
pwaites : This is neither "best" nor "fantasy."
electrice : not a single book, horrid books
kceccato : Meyer should try leaving female characters out of her work altogether. She can't write them.
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Moby-Dick eller Hvalen
af Herman Melville
35,530 medlemmer
541 anmeldelser
3.8
Global Rank 799
4 Members
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aulsmith : Not a fantasy
Cecrow : fantastical elements maybe, but not fantasy
electrice : general fiction
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Stormfulde højder
af Emily Brontë
51,899 medlemmer
699 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 798
8 Members
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Cecrow : not fantasy
m_island : Not fantasy
sturlington : Not fantasy
electrice : gothic
kerrygiven : not fantasy
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Talismanen
af Stephen King
9,902 medlemmer
118 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 232
9 Members
Rtrace, chgstrom, sturlington, BomboChipolata, mspixieears, avm1863, drakeg, TeriAndersonNeedham, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice
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sturlington: It has a kid on a quest going back and forth between two worlds--it's fantasy.
electrice : horror
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Det sorte hus
af Stephen King
7,563 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
3.8
Global Rank 793
Member
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electrice : horror
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Gulliver's Travels
af Jonathan Swift
1,131 medlemmer
11 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Global Rank 115
17 Members
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