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Best Early Modern Fantasy Books (1930's to 1950's) (cover not available)

Best Early Modern Fantasy Books (1930's to 1950's)

After the development of Fantasy in the early part of the 20th century, it truly seemed like the genre was moving towards a golden age. Then the real world became...

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The Shadow Of Ararat

The Shadow Of Ararat

It is 600 AD and Rome has never fallen. The Roman Empire of the East will join the Roman Empire of the West to invade the inimical Persians who threaten...

Harlan, Thomas Buy on Amazon
James And The Giant Peach

James And The Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach is about a little boy named James, whose parents died, and now lives with his wicked aunts. One day, someone suspicious gives him a bag...

Dahl, Roald Buy on Amazon
Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose," people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier,...

James, Marlon Buy on Amazon
Only Begotten Daughter (1991) (cover not available)

Only Begotten Daughter (1991)

Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow won the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

Morrow, James Buy on Amazon
Seven Forges

Seven Forges

A gritty fantasy that tries to break some of the standard rules and succeeds to a point. There's some good world building in this one and the setting itself is...

Moore, James A. Buy on Amazon
The Blasted Land

The Blasted Land

"The Empire of Fellein is in mourning. The Emperor is dead, and the armies of the empire have grown soft. Merros Dulver, their newly-appointed - and somewhat reluctant - commander,...

Moore, James A. Buy on Amazon
Wit'ch Fire

Wit'ch Fire

“I loved every page of this book. Clemens has constructed a world of magic that’s never been seen before, with a cast of beings who are so engaging and entrancing...

Clemens, James Buy on Amazon
Wit'ch Storm

Wit'ch Storm

A young girl struggles to master her gift of magic as she searches for the mystical book that will allow her to put an end to the evil Dark Lord.

Clemens, James Buy on Amazon
Wit'ch Fire

Wit'ch Fire

Wit'ch Fire, part one of The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens.Way, way too predictable, terribly written with a cast of unrealistic cardboard characters. These, of course are the...

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The Cry Of The Newborn

The Cry Of The Newborn

Epic war fantasy where there is a clear sense of black and white. For some, this may be a breath of fresh air from all the gritty, shades-of-grey type fantasy...

Barclay, James Buy on Amazon
A Shout For The Dead

A Shout For The Dead

In THE CRY OF THE NEWBORN we were introduced to four teenagers, each of whom had nature at their command. They became the pawns in the struggle of the Estorean...

Barclay, James Buy on Amazon
King Rat

King Rat

This is perhaps not Mieville’s best work but it’s certainly the most “urban fantasy” of his novels. Typical of  every Mieville novel, there’s a lot of weird stuff going on...

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
Tai-pan

Tai-pan

Dirk Straun, a pirate, smuggler, and ruthless individual, finds glory beyond his dreams as the Tai-Pan, or supreme leader, of Hong Kong.

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
Shōgun

Shōgun

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen--Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century...

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
Noble House

Noble House

Under the eyes of the KGB, the CIA, and the People's Republic of China, British and American businessmen maneuver for control of Hong Kong's oldest trading house in a torrid...

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
Whirlwind

Whirlwind

Iran, during the revolution of 1979, is a dangerous place for the helicopter pilots of Noble House and their women.

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
Gai-jin

Gai-jin

The new leader of the noble family meets a beautiful French woman in Japan in the 1860s.

Clavell, James Buy on Amazon
The Shadow Of What Was Lost

The Shadow Of What Was Lost

"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series." --B&N SF & Fantasy Blog A young man with forbidden magic finds himself drawn into an...

Islington, James Buy on Amazon
An Echo Of Things To Come

An Echo Of Things To Come

The second book in the acclaimed Licanius Trilogy by James Islington.\"Love The Wheel of Time? This is about to become your new favorite series.\" - B&N SF & Fantasy Blog\"Fans...

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The Shadow Of What Was Lost

The Shadow Of What Was Lost

Fans of the Wheel of Time, you've found your new Jordan in the form of Islington.The Shadow of What Was Lost has been the closest thing I've read to The...

Islington, James Buy on Amazon

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