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Fantasy builds worlds you can live in. At its richest it works through myth and magic to explore power, courage, identity and what we owe each other — the same concerns as any great literature, but with dragons.

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The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien · 1937 Editor's Choice Get it on Amazon →
The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin · 1996 Essential Read See details →
Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson · 2006 Essential Read See details →
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss · 2007 Essential Read See details →
Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett · 1989 Essential Read See details →
Piranesi Susanna Clarke · 2020 Essential Read See details →
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968 Essential Read See details →
Northern Lights Philip Pullman · 1995 Essential Read See details →
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis · 1950 Essential Read See details →

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The Silmarillion J.R.R. Tolkien · 1977 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson · 2010 Recommended Get it on Amazon →
Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb · 1995 Recommended See details →
The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett · 1983 Recommended See details →
Mort Terry Pratchett · 1987 Recommended See details →
Stardust Neil Gaiman · 1999 Recommended See details →
Good Omens Neil Gaiman · 1990 Recommended See details →
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke · 2004 Recommended See details →
Uprooted Naomi Novik · 2015 Recommended See details →
A Darker Shade of Magic V.E. Schwab · 2015 Recommended See details →
The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski · 1993 Recommended See details →
Outlander Diana Gabaldon · 1991 Recommended See details →
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Mark Twain · 1889 Recommended See details →
Brood of the Witch-Queen Sax Rohmer · 1924 Recommended See details →
Glinda of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1920 Recommended See details →
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling · 1998 Recommended See details →
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling · 2000 Recommended See details →
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling · 2005 Recommended See details →
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling · 2003 Recommended See details →
Jurgen James Branch Cabell · 1919 Recommended See details →
Rewards and fairies Rudyard Kipling · 1910 Recommended See details →
Rinkitink in Oz L. Frank Baum · 1916 Recommended See details →
Sky Island L. Frank Baum · 1912 Recommended See details →
Sylvie and Bruno Lewis Carroll · 1889 Recommended See details →
The Ancient Allen H. Rider Haggard · 1920 Recommended See details →
The Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1889 Recommended See details →
The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1904 Recommended See details →
The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams Bianco · 1900 Recommended See details →
The Crimson Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1903 Recommended See details →
The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit · 1907 Recommended See details →
The Enchanted Island of Yew L. Frank Baum · 1903 Recommended See details →
The Green Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1892 Recommended See details →
The Grey Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1900 Recommended See details →
The Hill of Dreams Arthur Machen · 1907 Recommended See details →
The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1910 Recommended See details →
The Lost Princess of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1917 Recommended See details →
The Magic City Edith Nesbit · 1910 Recommended See details →
The Magic of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1919 Recommended See details →
The Man Who Was Thursday Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1908 Recommended See details →
The Orange Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1906 Recommended See details →
The Pink Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1897 Recommended See details →
The Red Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1890 Recommended See details →
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien · 1950 Recommended See details →
The Road to Oz L. Frank Baum · 1909 Recommended See details →
The Scarecrow of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1915 Recommended See details →
The Well at the World's End William Morris · 1892 Recommended See details →
The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1894 Recommended See details →
The reluctant dragon Kenneth Grahame · 1938 Recommended See details →
The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby Charles Kingsley · 1863 Recommended See details →
Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll · 1865 Recommended See details →
Witch Wood John Buchan · 1927 Recommended See details →

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Piranesi Susanna Clarke · 2020 Essential Read Get it on Amazon →
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke · 2004 Recommended See details →
Uprooted Naomi Novik · 2015 Recommended See details →

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