Fantasy (and a little sci-fi) literature: oldies but goodies!

Explore timeless fantasy and sci-fi literature with our curated list of classic oldies but goodies. Discover must-read books that defined the genre!

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The Mysterious Island

by Jules Verne

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The …
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Vril

by Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Bar

The Coming Race, an early science-fiction work, with its superman race the Vril-ya descended from the same ancestors as the great Aryan family, from which …
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Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

Epic, entertaining, Stranger in a Strange Land caused controversy and uproar when it was first published. Still topical and challenging today, the story of Valentine …
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The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again

by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an …
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The Lord of the Rings

by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit …
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The Gormenghast novels

 

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The Worm Ouroboros

by Eric Rücker Eddison

Recounts a protracted war between King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland.
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The Merlin Trilogy

by Mary Stewart

The Arthurian legend is one of the most enduring and powerful of myths, and Mary Stewart's classic The Merlin Trilogy is one of its most …
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

One of the true classics of American literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four …
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The Broken Sword

by Poul Anderson

Thor has broken the sword Tyrfing so that it cannot strike at the roots of Yggdrasil, the tree that binds together earth, heaven and hell. …
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A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

A boxed set of five volumes featuring the Murray children and their friends as they travel through time and encounter strange creatures.
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The Chronicles of Narnia (adult)

by C. S. Lewis

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for in …
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The Odyssey

by Homer

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through …
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The Little Prince

 

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking …
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

by Lewis Carroll

This book-entertaining for both adults and children-follows the fantastical adventures of a little girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a nonsensical …
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The Lost World

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Ed Malone is persuaded to join the larger-than-life Professor George Edward Challenger on a scientific expedition in the depths of the Amazon. But as the …
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