Survey of Fantasy Classics

1

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien

91,746 members

1,164 reviews

½ 4.3

12 Members: staffordcastle, scorpiusx1, Akiyama, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, BomboChipolata, ahef1963, raperper, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1937

2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

24,780 members

290 reviews

4.1

10 Members: staffordcastle, Akiyama, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, ahef1963, raperper, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1865, 1871

3

Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

1,037 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

22,954 members

323 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Akiyama, KimarieBee, merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1908

5

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

21,204 members

413 reviews

3.9

8 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda,electrice
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1900

6

The Worm Ouroboros

by E. R. Eddison

2,244 members

45 reviews

½ 3.6

8 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1922

7

The King of Elfland's Daughter

by Lord Dunsany

2,232 members

54 reviews

½ 3.7

8 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1924

8

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

38,474 members

618 reviews

4

6 Members: LittleTaiko, merrystar, sturlington, andomck, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

9

The Once and Future King

by T. H. White

14,970 members

197 reviews

4.1

6 Members: merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1958

10

The Princess and the Goblin

by George MacDonald

5,302 members

60 reviews

4

6 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, cej1027, Jon_Terry
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1872

11

The Earthsea Trilogy

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,175 members

27 reviews

4.2

6 Members: merrystar, sturlington, andomck, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1968-72

12

Watership Down

by Richard Adams

24,252 members

465 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Akiyama, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1972

13

Peter Pan

by J. M. Barrie

18,237 members

315 reviews

3.9

5 Members: staffordcastle, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, Jon_Terry
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1902

14

Five Children and It

by E. Nesbit

4,510 members

69 reviews

3.9

5 Members: merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1902

15

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C. S. Lewis

34,727 members

305 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

24,118 members

518 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: merrystar, sturlington, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1973

17

Grendel

by John Gardner

5,926 members

104 reviews

3.8

4 Members: sallypursell, sturlington, ahef1963, FredericoR

18

Titus Groan

by Mervyn Peake

4,015 members

98 reviews

4.1

4 Members: andomck, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1946

19

The Dark is Rising Sequence

by Susan Cooper

2,865 members

52 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, sturlington, ahef1963

20

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

by John Steinbeck

2,766 members

45 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1976

21

Elric of Melniboné

by Michael Moorcock

2,525 members

59 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

2,360 members

35 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1907

23

Phantastes

by George MacDonald

2,278 members

29 reviews

3.8

4 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, FredericoR,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1858

24

The House on the Borderland

by William Hope Hodgson

1,426 members

46 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

663 members

3 reviews

3.9

4 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1926

26

The Silver Stallion : A Comedy of Redemption

by James Branch Cabell

398 members

5 reviews

3.9

4 Members: sallypursell, DCBlack, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1926

27

Northern Lights

by Philip Pullman

35,388 members

728 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

33,812 members

258 reviews

3.9

4 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar, sallypursell, ahef1963,sturlington ,

29

Mort

by Terry Pratchett

15,419 members

246 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, DCBlack, ahef1963,sturlington

30

The Last Unicorn

by Peter S. Beagle

7,269 members

191 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1968

31

Lud-in-the-Mist

by Hope Mirrlees

1,914 members

54 reviews

3.9

3 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1926

32

Riddle-Master

by Patricia A. McKillip

1,905 members

35 reviews

4.1

3 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1976-79

33

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

by Alan Garner

1,880 members

46 reviews

4

3 Members: Akiyama, merrystar, sallypursell,sturlington

34

The Drawing of the Dark

by Tim Powers

1,519 members

27 reviews

3.9

3 Members: staffordcastle, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1979

35

Vathek

by William Beckford

1,267 members

44 reviews

3.1

3 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1787

36

The First Chronicles of Amber

by Roger Zelazny

1,118 members

24 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

994 members

23 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie, DCBlack,sturlington

38

Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy

by Mary Stewart

911 members

15 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1970-79

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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Brothers Grimm

812 members

8 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: ca 1812

40

Night's Master

by Tanith Lee

787 members

23 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

629 members

10 reviews

½ 3.7

3 Members: staffordcastle, sallypursell, DCBlack,sturlington

42

The Well at the World's End [Complete]

by William Morris

397 members

6 reviews

3.8

3 Members: merrystar, sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1896

43

Perrault's Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Classics)

by Charles Perrault

280 members

4 reviews

4.1

3 Members: merrystar, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: ca 1697

44

The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions

by James Branch Cabell

212 members

4 reviews

3.8

3 Members: sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie, DCBlack,sturlington

45

The Magician's Nephew

by C. S. Lewis

28,295 members

343 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

24,553 members

243 reviews

4

3 Members: Akiyama, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations: merrystar : duplicate

47

The Silver Chair

by C. S. Lewis

23,159 members

185 reviews

3.9

3 Members: Akiyama, cej1027, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations: merrystar : duplicate

48

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

15,483 members

361 reviews

4

3 Members: staffordcastle, andomck, ahef1963,merrystar ,sturlington
Explanations: merrystar : duplicate

49

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

13,623 members

228 reviews

4.2

2 Members: DCBlack, ahef1963,sturlington

50

The Crystal Cave

by Mary Stewart

5,742 members

105 reviews

4.1

2 Members: KimarieBee, ahef1963,sturlington

51

The Golden Ass

by Apuleius

4,670 members

75 reviews

3.8

2 Members: sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington

52

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

by Patricia A. McKillip

2,747 members

61 reviews

4.1

2 Members: staffordcastle, merrystar,sturlington

53

Swords and Deviltry

by Fritz Leiber

2,060 members

48 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

1,992 members

24 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

1,463 members

68 reviews

3.8

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1926

56

The Broken Sword

by Poul Anderson

1,421 members

34 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1954

57

The Dying Earth

by Jack Vance

1,390 members

35 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Akiyama, sallypursell,sturlington

58

The Eyes of the Overworld

by Jack Vance

784 members

23 reviews

3.9

2 Members: Akiyama, sallypursell,sturlington

59

Watchtower

by Elizabeth A. Lynn

670 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

Red Moon and Black Mountain

by Joy Chant

637 members

12 reviews

3.9

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1970

61

Jirel of Joiry

by C. L. Moore

637 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: first published in Weird Tales between 1934-1939

62

The Well of the Unicorn

by Fletcher Pratt

530 members

8 reviews

½ 3.5

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1948

63

The Crock of Gold

by James Stephens

506 members

13 reviews

4

2 Members: sallypursell, Crypto-Willobie,sturlington

64

Travel Light

by Naomi Mitchison

469 members

17 reviews

4

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1952

65

The First Book of Lankhmar

by Fritz Leiber

389 members

8 reviews

3.8

2 Members: staffordcastle, sallypursell,sturlington

66

The Fairy Tales

by Oscar Wilde

382 members

4 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1888

67

The Incomplete Enchanter

by L. Sprague de Camp

291 members

5 reviews

3.8

2 Members: Her_Royal_Orangeness, Jon_Terry,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1940

68

La Princesse de Babylone

by Voltaire

98 members

4 reviews

½ 3.4

2 Members: sallypursell, Her_Royal_Orangeness,sturlington
Explanations: Her_Royal_Orangeness: 1768

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

26,128 members

468 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

24,447 members

349 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

11,680 members

430 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

10,841 members

141 reviews

4

Member: merrystar,sturlington

76

The Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks

7,719 members

109 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

7,614 members

123 reviews

4

2 Members: staffordcastle, ahef1963,sturlington ,Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explanations: sturlington : Duplicate.
Her_Royal_Orangeness : Duplicate

78

Mary Poppins

by P. L. Travers

6,137 members

158 reviews

3.8

Member: merrystar,sturlington

79

The Lost World

by Arthur Conan Doyle

4,679 members

105 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.

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