The Hobbit (1937)

1. 910
   The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (aang2014, JqnOC)

   aang2014: Starts the trilogy very good, I loved it.

2. 270
   The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (Percevan)
3. 316
   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (ErisofDiscord)

   ErisofDiscord: Written by J.R.R. Tolkien's friend, C.S. Lewis. Although their styles of writing are very different, I have found both of them to be highly enjoyable and the quality of both of the authors books are unmatched.

4. 223
   A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (Death_By_Papercut)

   Death_By_Papercut: Quality, epic fantasy.

5. 217
   Beowulf by Beowulf Poet (benmartin79)
6. 2310
   The Hobbit {graphic novel} by Charles Dixon (Percevan)
7. 100
   Bilbo's Last Song by J. R. R. Tolkien (Michael.Rimmer)
8. 71
   The Elfin Ship by James P. Blaylock (DCBlack)

   DCBlack: Another quest tale of the reluctant hero who would rather be sitting in a comfy chair by the fireplace than getting mixed up in all sorts of adventures. Full of humor and whimsical charm.

9. 93
   Monkey by Wu Ch'eng-en (DavidGoldsteen)

   DavidGoldsteen: If you like a quest story, here's the real deal. A Chinese classic first that first appeared as a novel over 500 years ago. Monkey is a lively, funny, exciting story.

10. 41
    The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson (chrisharpe)
11. 20
    Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (sturlington)

    sturlington: In addition to Arthur Dent, Gaiman's Richard Mayhew is a reluctant adventurer like Bilbo Baggins.

12. 86
    The Last Ringbearer by Kiril Yeskov (Anonymous user)

    Anonymous user: Great alternate history version of the Middle Earth saga--told from the 'evil' Mordor side.

13. 10
    Sprookjes van Tolkien by J. R. R. Tolkien (Smitie)

    Smitie: Three fairy tales from Tolkien

14. 32
    Deep into the Heart of a Rose by G. T. Denny (StefanY)
15. 33
    Abarat by Clive Barker (Death_By_Papercut)
16. 77
    The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (ed.pendragon)

    ed.pendragon: Tolkien was very familiar with this work, certainly from the old translation by J Giles (which in turn probably influenced Tolkien's own Farmer Giles of Ham)

17. 11
    The Elven by Bernhard Hennen (PitcherBooks)

    PitcherBooks: While I enjoyed The Hobbit a bit more than the Elven, I like The Elven much more than the LOTR. I have yet to read the sequels but Elven had the feel of a fantasy classic to it. Time will tell... Pros: Great world-building and characters, mostly action, adventure and magic with only the last tenth or so devoted to the obligatory war. Since I'm not big on wars this was a major plus. Con: The Hobbit was shorter, more endearing and faster moving. Elven is a lengthy tome but the characters and adventures held my interest even so.… (more)

18. 12
    The Prophecy of Zephyrus by G. A. Hesse (OccamsHammer)
19. 23
    The Whale Kingdom Quest by Ming-Wei (Rossi21)

    Rossi21: This is a alternative science fiction type of novel, very interesting

20. 1012
    The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis (Death_By_Papercut)

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