Fantasy Fiction: The Alternative
Explore the best alternative fantasy fiction books beyond the mainstream. Discover hidden gems, unique worlds, and fresh storytelling in fantasy literature.




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The Physiognomy
by Jeffrey Ford
The nightmare metropolis called the Well-Built City exists because the satanic genius and Master, Drachton Below, wished it so. And few within its confines hold …


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Phantastes
by George Macdonald
Anodos enters a dream-like fairyland of tree-spirits and magic, where he searches for the spirit of the Earth.

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The Complete Fairy Tales
by George MacDonald
George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories …

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Little, Big
by John Crowley
"Little, Big" tells the epic story of Smoky Barnable -- an anonymous young man who meets and falls in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, and …

