FrogPicks: The Best Fantasy Novels
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Fantasy has so many sub-genres
that it is difficult to identify a small list of favorite authors when there are
so many talented writers to choose. A few that would probably be on everyone's
list include
J. K. Rowling,
Robert Jordan,
Neil Gaiman, Tim Powers, Marion Zimmer Bradley,
Mercedes Lackey, Terry Pratchett, C.S. Lewis, George R. R. Martin,
Ursula K. Le Guin,
and Orson Scott Card.
Awards: Best fantasy novels chosen for
World Fantasy Award
     
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list of the best fantasy authors and their books:
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Anderson, Poul |
Three Hearts and Three Lions |
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Anthony, Piers |
A Spell for Chameleon |
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Anthony, Piers |
Bearing an Hourglass |
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Anthony, Piers |
Castle Roogna |
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Anthony, Piers |
On a Pale Horse |
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Anthony, Piers |
The Source of Magic |
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Anthony, Piers |
With a Tangled Skein |
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Beagle, Peter S. |
The Innkeeper's Song |
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Beagle, Peter S. |
The Last Unicorn |
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Bear, Greg |
The Infinity Concert (Used) |
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Bear, Greg |
The Serpent Mage (Used) |
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Bishop, Anne |
Daughter of the Blood |
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Bishop, Anne |
Heir to the Shadows |
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Bishop, Anne |
Invisible Ring |
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Bishop, Anne |
Queen of the Darkness |
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Bishop, Michael |
No Enemy but Time (Used) |
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Bishop, Michael |
Unicorn Mountain |
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Bisson, Terry |
Talking Man |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
Sharra's Exile |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
The Forbidden Tower |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
The Heritage of Hastur |
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Bradley, Marion Zimmer |
The Mists of Avalon |
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Brooks, Terry |
Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold! |
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Brooks, Terry |
The Sword of Shannara |
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Brust, Stephen |
Jhereg |
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Brust, Stephen |
Teckla |
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Brust, Stephen |
Yendi |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Alvin Journeyman |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Heartfire |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Prentice Alvin |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Red Prophet |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Seventh Son |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Ender's Game |
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Card, Orson Scott |
Speaker for the Dead |
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Carroll, Lewis |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
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Carroll, Lewis |
Through the Looking Glass |
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Clarke, Susanna |
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell |
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Cooper, Susan |
Greenwitch |
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Cooper, Susan |
Over Sea, Under Stone |
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Cooper, Susan |
Silver on the Tree |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Dark is Rising |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Grey King |
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Crowley, John |
Little, Big |
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de Lint, Charles |
The Jack of Kinrowan |
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Dickens, Charles |
A Christmas Carol |
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Dickson, Gordon R. |
The Dragon and the George |
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Eddings, David |
Pawn of Prophecy |
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Erdrich Louise |
The Antelope Wife |
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Feist, Raymond |
Magician |
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Feist, Raymond |
Magician: Apprentice |
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Feist, Raymond |
Magician: Master |
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Ford, Jeffrey |
The Physiognomy |
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Gaiman, Neil |
American Gods (2001) |
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Gentle, Mary |
Rats and Gargoyles (1990) |
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Goldstein, Lisa |
The Red Magician |
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Goodkind, Terry |
Blood of the Fold |
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Goodkind, Terry |
Stone of Tears |
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Goodkind, Terry |
Temple of the Winds |
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Goodkind, Terry |
Wizard's First Rule |
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Grant, Richard |
Through The Heart |
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Grimwood, Ken |
Replay |
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Hand, Elizabeth |
Waking the Moon (1994) |
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Holdstock, Robert |
Mythago Wood |
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Holdstock, Robert and Garry Kilworth |
The Ragthorn |
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Hughart, Barry |
Bridge of Birds |
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Jones, Diana Wynne |
Howl's Moving Castle |
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Jordan, Robert |
The Eye of the World (First in Wheel of
Time series) |
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Joyce, Graham |
The Facts of Life |
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King, Stephen |
It |
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King, Stephen and Peter Straub |
The Talisman |
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Klause, Annette Curtis |
Blood and Chocolate |
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Kushner, Ellen |
Thomas the Rhymer |
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Lackey, Mercedes |
Arrows Fall |
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Lackey, Mercedes |
Arrows Flight |
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Lackey, Mercedes |
Arrows of the Queen |
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Lackey, Mercedes |
Elvenbane |
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Lackey, Mercedes |
Elvenblood |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
A Wizard of Earthsea |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
The Farthest Shore |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
The Tombs of Atuan |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
The Lathe of Heaven |
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Le Guin, Ursula K. |
The Other Wind |
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Leiber, Fritz |
Conjure Wife |
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Leiber, Fritz |
Our Lady of Darkness |
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Lethem, Jonathan |
Gun, With Occasional Music |
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Lewis, C.S. |
Prince Caspian |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Horse and His Boy |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Last Battle |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Magician's Nephew |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Silver Chair |
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Lewis, C.S. |
Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
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Lynn, Elizabeth A. |
Watchtower |
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Martin, George R. R. |
A Clash of Kings |
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Martin, George R. R. |
A Storm of Swords |
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Martin, George R. R. |
The Game of Thrones |
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Matheson, Richard |
Bid Time Return |
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McCaffrey, Ann |
Dragonflight (1968) |
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McCaffrey, Ann |
Dragonquest |
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McCaffrey, Ann |
The White Dragon |
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McKillip, Patricia A. |
Harpist in the Wind |
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McKillip, Patricia A. |
Heir of Sea and Fire |
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McKillip, Patricia A. |
Ombria in Shadow |
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McKillip, Patricia A. |
Riddlemaster of Hed |
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McKillip, Patricia A. |
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld |
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McKinley, Robin |
Beauty |
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Mieville, China |
The Scar |
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Moon, Elizabeth |
Divided Allegiance |
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Moon, Elizabeth |
Oath of Gold |
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Moon, Elizabeth |
Sheepfarmer's Daughter |
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Moon, Elizabeth |
The Deed of Paksennarion |
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Morrow, James |
Only Begotten Daughter |
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Morrow, James |
Towing Jehovah |
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Murphy, Pat |
The Falling Woman |
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Nix, Garth |
Sabriel |
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Peake, Mervyn |
Gormenghast |
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Peake, Mervyn |
Titus Alone |
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Peake, Mervyn |
Titus Groan |
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Pollack, Rachel |
Godmother Night |
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Powers, Tim |
Declare |
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Powers, Tim |
Earthquake Weather |
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Powers, Tim |
Expiration Date |
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Powers, Tim |
Last Call |
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Powers, Tim |
The Stress of Her Regard |
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Powers, Tim |
The Anubis Gates |
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Pratchett, Terry |
Lords and Ladies |
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Pratchett, Terry |
Reaper Man |
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Pratchett, Terry |
Small Gods |
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Pratchett, Terry |
Wyrd Sisters |
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Priest, Christopher |
The Prestige |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
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Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
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Rushdie, Salman |
Haroun and the Sea of Stories |
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Scott, Martin |
Thraxas |
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Shea, Michael |
Nifft the Lean |
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Sherman, Charlotte Watson |
One Dark Body |
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Shetterly, Will |
Dogland |
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Shiner, Lewis |
Glimpses |
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Silverberg, Robert |
Lord Valentine's Castle |
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Stewart, Mary |
The Crystal Cave |
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Stewart, Mary |
The Hollow Hills |
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Stewart, Mary |
The Last Enchantment |
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Stewart, Mary |
The Wicked Day |
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Stewart, Sean |
Galveston (2000) |
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Straub, Peter |
Koko |
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Suskind, Patrick |
Perfume |
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Swift, Jonathan |
Gulliver's Travels |
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Tepper, Sheri S. |
Beauty |
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Tolkien, J.R.R. |
The Hobbit |
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Tolkien, J.R.R. |
The Lord of the Rings |
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Turtledove, Harry |
Misplaced Legion |
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Vance, Jack |
Lyonese: Madouc |
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Walton, Jo |
Tooth and Claw |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Dragon Wing |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Elven Star |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Fire Sea |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Into the Labyrinth |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Serpent Mage |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
Seventh Gate |
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Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman |
The Hand of Chaos |
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White, T.H. |
The Once and Future King |
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Williams, Tad |
Stone of Farewell |
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Williams, Tad |
The Dragonbone Chair |
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Williams, Tad |
To Green Angel Tower |
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Windling, Teri and Delia Sherman |
The Wood Wife |
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Wolfe, Gene |
The Claw of the Conciliator |
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Wolfe, Gene |
The Shadow of the Torturer |
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Wrede, Patricia C. |
Magician's Ward |
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Yolen, Jane |
Briar Rose |
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Zelazny, Roger |
Sign of the Unicorn |
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Zelazny, Roger |
The Courts of Chaos |
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Zelazny, Roger |
The Guns of Avalon |
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Zelazny, Roger |
The Hand of Oberon |
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