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Best Fantasy Books of 2017 (cover not available)

Best Fantasy Books of 2017

We are mid-swing into the 2017 year and so far there's been quite a few standout fantasy book releases by some big-hitting authors. April, particularly, was a strong month with...

Top 25 Fantasy Books of the 80's

Top 25 Fantasy Books of the 80's

The 80s wasn't just a period of Hammertime(!) and big hair. It was also a revolutionary decade for fantasy. a revolution in the marketplace that helped make fantasy the pop...

Best Sellers in Dark Fantasy (cover not available)

Best Sellers in Dark Fantasy

The dark fantasy genre is a subgenre of fantasy literature and media that incorporates elements of horror, suspense, and darker themes. It can be characterized by its eerie or sinister...

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Equilibrium (cover not available)

Equilibrium

Clearly drawing influence from George Orwell's famous dystopian novel 1984, Equilibrium is a thought-provoking look at a dystopian future where human emotion is repressed in exchange for peace and harmony....

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Fevre Dream

Fevre Dream

He writes stories where castration, rape, skull-crushing, and child sacrifice are parred for the course. So it should come as no surprise that George R.R. Martin conquered the sub-genre of...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
A Game Of Thrones

A Game Of Thrones

While Martin's epic contains a lot of brutality towards women, it also shows how women, surviving in a man's world, can use their cunning, charm, and looks to run the...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
A Clash Of Kings

A Clash Of Kings

"A Clash of Kings" is the second book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. It continues the story of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, where...

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A Storm Of Swords

A Storm Of Swords

"A Storm of Swords" is the third book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, and it is widely regarded as one of the best books...

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A Feast For Crows

A Feast For Crows

"A Feast for Crows" is the fourth book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Unlike the previous books, this installment focuses primarily on the events...

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A Dance With Dragons

A Dance With Dragons

"A Dance with Dragons" is the fifth book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. It picks up where the previous book left off, with the...

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A Game Of Thrones

A Game Of Thrones

Because, duh, it was going to be on here somewhere. I almost feel as if it isn't worth writing an entry on this one, because everyone knows it so well,...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
Phantastes

Phantastes

Labeled as a faerie romance for men and women to which it is in fact, is. Much of the story reads as an clever allegory. The style of writing is...

Macdonald, George Buy on Amazon
A Song Of Ice And Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire

This series tops the Top 25 Best Fantasy Books, and with good reason and it's my pick for the best fantasy series. Martin shattered the fantasy mold and created something...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
The Golden Key

The Golden Key

The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.

Macdonald, George Buy on Amazon
A Song Of Ice And Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire

This is a series thatâs conquered both the literary world and now the cinematic world. People call Martin the 'American Tolkien' for good reason -- he's getting to be that...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
The Adventures Of Superman

The Adventures Of Superman

This book was the very first Superman novel, and tells the familiar story of how the legend came to be. The story begins on Krypton, follows Superman as his spaceship...

Lowther, George F. Buy on Amazon
The Princess And The Goblin

The Princess And The Goblin

This classic is written in a similar manner as Brother's Grimm and is a magical fairy tale about an independent, yet innocent, eight-year-old princess who discovers that her mysterious great-grandmother...

Macdonald, George Buy on Amazon
The Complete Fairy Tales

The Complete Fairy Tales

If C.S. Lewis and Tolkien say that Macdonald is their master and that they build on his foundation in every story they write… The Complete Fairy Tales must be a...

Macdonald, George Buy on Amazon
The House Of The Vampire

The House Of The Vampire

This inventive interpretation of the vampire myth, with vampires feeding on more than just blood, was one of the first psychic vampire novels of its time. Considered a classic among...

Viereck, George Sylvester Buy on Amazon
The Ice Dragon

The Ice Dragon

Most of the world has heard of Game of Thrones by now, but R. R. Martin's book series is still overlooked in favor of the more accessible TV show. For...

Martin, George R. R. Buy on Amazon
The Reality Dysfunction

The Reality Dysfunction

Space is not the only void... In AD 2600 the human race is finally beginning to realize its full potential. Hundreds of colonized planets scattered across the galaxy host a...

Iii, David R. George Buy on Amazon
The Neutronium Alchemist

The Neutronium Alchemist

The ancient menace has finally escaped from Lalonde, shattering the Confederation's peaceful existence. Those who succumbed to it have acquired godlike powers, but now follow a far from divine gospel...

Iii, David R. George Buy on Amazon
The Naked God

The Naked God

The Confederation is starting to collapse politically and economically, allowing the `possessed' to infiltrate more worlds. Quinn Dexter is loose on Earth, destroying the giant arcologies one at a time....

Iii, David R. George Buy on Amazon

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