David Pringle's Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels

1
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
17,333 members
224 reviews
4.1
5 Members
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2
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
54,012 members
854 reviews
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
3
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
56,900 members
496 reviews
½ 4.5
4 Members
hipdeep, Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
4
The Shining
by Stephen King
27,294 members
530 reviews
4.1
3 Members
hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
12,804 members
517 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
6
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,394 members
437 reviews
4
3 Members
Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
7
Grendel
by John Gardner
6,681 members
118 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
8
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
8,821 members
218 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda
9
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
27,935 members
513 reviews
4.2
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
10
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
4,067 members
128 reviews
3.9
2 Members
hipdeep, craso
11
The Fionavar Tapestry
by Guy Gavriel Kay
691 members
7 reviews
4.2
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
12
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien
4,695 members
135 reviews
4
2 Members
hipdeep, ahef1963
13
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
5,323 members
157 reviews
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
14
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
8,565 members
214 reviews
4
2 Members
Rtrace, ManWithAnAgenda
15
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
19,023 members
337 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillip
3,157 members
74 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Rtrace, craso
17
Little, Big
by John Crowley
4,587 members
124 reviews
4
2 Members
Rtrace, craso
18
Titus Groan
by Mervyn Peake
4,575 members
113 reviews
4.1
Member
Rtrace
19
Tea with the Black Dragon
by R. A. MacAvoy
1,600 members
43 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Rtrace, ahef1963
20
Silverlock
by John Myers Myers
1,106 members
21 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
21
The Glamour
by Christopher Priest
262 members
8 reviews
3.8
Member
craso
22
The Castle of Iron
by L. Sprague de Camp
193 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
Rtrace
23
Conan the Conqueror
by Robert E. Howard
1,258 members
17 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
24
Darker Than You Think
by Jack Williamson
685 members
20 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
craso
25
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
5,096 members
148 reviews
4
Member
hipdeep
26
The Vampire Tapestry
by Suzy McKee Charnas
857 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
craso
27
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,976 members
51 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
Rtrace
28
The Dying Earth
by Jack Vance
1,618 members
43 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
29
Conjure Wife
by Fritz Leiber
752 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Rtrace
30
The Broken Sword
by Poul Anderson
1,653 members
45 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
31
The Magus {original}
by John Fowles
1,648 members
33 reviews
3.9
Member
ahef1963
32
Witch World
by Andre Norton
1,418 members
21 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Rtrace
33
Stormbringer
by Michael Moorcock
1,690 members
23 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
34
The Eyes of the Overworld
by Jack Vance
909 members
25 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
35
The Swords of Lankhmar
by Fritz Leiber
1,254 members
19 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
36
Black Easter
by James Blish
436 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Rtrace
37
Jack of Shadows
by Roger Zelazny
1,371 members
33 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
38
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
by Stephen Donaldson
1,166 members
21 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
39
Gloriana
by Michael Moorcock
1,198 members
9 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
40
Sorcerer's Son
by Phyllis Eisenstein
487 members
6 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
41
The Land of Laughs
by Jonathan Carroll
1,511 members
52 reviews
3.9
Member
Rtrace
42
The War Hound and the World's Pain
by Michael Moorcock
580 members
10 reviews
3.8
Member
Rtrace
43
The Digging Leviathan
by James P. Blaylock
344 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
44
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
by Robert A. Heinlein
2,090 members
26 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
45
Glory Road
by Robert A. Heinlein
3,899 members
56 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Rtrace
46
Our Lady of Darkness
by Fritz Leiber
641 members
23 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Rtrace
47
Day of the Minotaur
by Thomas Burnett Swann
255 members
7 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Rtrace
48
Titus Alone
by Mervyn Peake
2,250 members
37 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Rtrace
49
Hawksmoor
by Peter Ackroyd
1,987 members
42 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Rtrace
50
A Fine and Private Place
by Peter S. Beagle
1,560 members
50 reviews
4
Member
Rtrace
51
The Well of the Unicorn
by Fletcher Pratt
581 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Rtrace
52
A Storm of Wings
by M. John Harrison
213 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
Rtrace
53
The Book of Ptath
by A. E. van Vogt
728 members
10 reviews
3.2
Member
Rtrace
54
The Crying of Lot 49
by Thomas Pynchon
12,173 members
212 reviews
½ 3.7
55
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,428 members
154 reviews
3.9
56
Replay
by Ken Grimwood
3,673 members
153 reviews
4.1
57
The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
3,529 members
50 reviews
½ 3.3
58
Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
2,939 members
55 reviews
3.9
59
Mythago Wood
by Robert Holdstock
2,532 members
68 reviews
3.8
60
Lanark
by Alasdair Gray
2,391 members
41 reviews
4
61
The Bridge
by Iain Banks
2,331 members
32 reviews
½ 3.7
62
The Owl Service
by Alan Garner
2,163 members
56 reviews
3.8
63
The Dragon and the George
by Gordon R. Dickson
1,802 members
19 reviews
½ 3.6
64
Cities of the Red Night: A Novel
by William S. Burroughs
1,572 members
16 reviews
3.8
65
Three Hearts and Three Lions
by Poul Anderson
1,533 members
31 reviews
½ 3.6
66
Aegypt
by John Crowley
1,275 members
25 reviews
3.9
67
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
by Angela Carter
1,224 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
68
The Passion of New Eve
by Angela Carter
1,146 members
16 reviews
½ 3.5
69
Briefing for a Descent into Hell
by Doris Lessing
1,037 members
13 reviews
½ 3.5
70
The Green Man
by Kingsley Amis
1,022 members
23 reviews
½ 3.6
71
Pincher Martin
by William Golding
1,000 members
25 reviews
½ 3.6
72
Grimus
by Salman Rushdie
1,000 members
8 reviews
½ 3.3
73
Peace
by Gene Wolfe
992 members
24 reviews
4.1
74
The Shrinking Man
by Richard Matheson
968 members
41 reviews
3.8
75
The Day of Creation
by J. G. Ballard
837 members
13 reviews
½ 3.3
76
Red Moon and Black Mountain
by Joy Chant
695 members
14 reviews
3.8
77
The Unlimited Dream Company
by J. G. Ballard
672 members
19 reviews
½ 3.4
78
The Malacia Tapestry
by Brian W. Aldiss
594 members
10 reviews
½ 3.5
79
The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything
by John D. MacDonald
511 members
12 reviews
½ 3.5
80
The Hungry Moon
by Ramsey Campbell
441 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
81
A Feast Unknown
by Philip José Farmer
430 members
6 reviews
3.1
82
White Light
by Rudy Rucker
418 members
7 reviews
3.8
83
The Phoenix and the Mirror
by Avram Davidson
398 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
84
Nifft the Lean
by Michael Shea
391 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
85
Fourth Mansions
by R. A. Lafferty
338 members
2 reviews
3.8
86
Seven Days in New Crete
by Robert Graves
335 members
7 reviews
½ 3.4
87
The Businessman
by Thomas M. Disch
276 members
7 reviews
½ 3.5
88
Fata Morgana
by William Kotzwinkle
275 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
89
The Dream Years
by Lisa Goldstein
227 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
90
The Sound of His Horn
by Sarban
203 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
91
Ariosto
by Chelsa quinn yarbro
190 members
5 reviews
3
92
Cold Heaven
by Brian Moore
182 members
2 reviews
3.8
93
The Sinful Ones [novella]
by Fritz Leiber
177 members
1 review
3.8
94
The Great Victorian Collection
by Brian Moore
155 members
5 reviews
½ 3.4
95
The Unconquered Country
by Geoff Ryman
153 members
4 reviews
3.8
96
Sweet Dreams
by Michael Frayn
150 members
6 reviews
½ 3.4
97
Who Made Stevie Crye?
by Michael Bishop
106 members
3 reviews
3.8
98
Soul Eater
by K. W. Jeter
68 members
1 review
½ 3.5
99
Gog
by Andrew Sinclair
67 members
1 review
3.8
100
Hotel de Dream
by Emma Tennant
58 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3