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- The Princess Bride
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale. It is metafictionally presented as an abridgment of a longer work by the fictional S. Morgenstern, and Goldman's commentary asides are constant throughout. It was originally published in the United States by Harcourt Brace, then later by Random House, while in the United Kingdom it was later published by Bloomsbury.
- Bored of the Rings
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
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Bored of the Rings is a 1969 parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. This short novel was written by Henry Beard and Douglas Kenney, who later founded National Lampoon. It was published in 1969 by Signet for The Harvard Lampoon, and, unusually for a parody, has remained in print for over 50 years. It has been translated into at least twelve languages.
- Myth Adventures
series33 books1978
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MythAdventures or Myth Adventures is a fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin. After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together. After his death in May 2008, Nye has continued the series on her own.
- The Hobbit
series2 books1937
completed
part of Tolkien's legendarium
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The Hobbit (1937) is J. R. R. Tolkien's children's fantasy novel following the reluctant burglar Bilbo Baggins, who joins a company of dwarves and the wizard Gandalf on a journey to reclaim treasure guarded by the dragon Smaug. It stands as a complete adventure on its own, but shares its setting with the rest of Tolkien's legendarium and leads into the events of The Lord of the Rings.
- Associated Shades
series5 books1896
completed
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John Kendrick Bangs was an American writer, humorist, editor and satirist.
- A Baroque Fable
Chelsea Quinn Yarbrostandalone novel1986
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From the back cover of the Berkley first edition: "Alfreida the witch, living among the trolls, entertaining herself by casting vicious petty spells. Humgudgeon IX, Protector Extraordinary of Addlepate, amusing himself by causing plagues and burning towns. Sigmund Snafflebrain the wizard, whose spells are brilliant... when he doesn't forget them. Prince Andre of Alabaster-on-Gelasta, about to set off on his first dragon hunt... provided he can decide on a suitable wardrobe. Princess Felicia, his sister, determined to ride with him because court life is so darned boring. And the dragon, let's not forget the dragon... the terrible dragon of the Woebegone Wood. A pitiful little thing, she's really not a dragon at all. But Princes are inclined to slay first, ask questions later."
- Valhalla
Tom Holtstandalone novel2000
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As everyone knows, when great warriors die their reward is eternal life in Odin's bijou little residence known as Valhalla. But Valhalla has changed. It has grown. It has diversified Just like any corporation, the Valhalla Group has had to adapt to survive. Unfortunately, not even an omniscient Norse god could have prepared Valhalla for the arrival of Carol Kortright, one-time cocktail waitress, last seen dead, and not at all happy
- Finn, the Master Lizard Maker
series3 books1998
completed
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- Derkholm
series2 books1998
completed
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Diana Wynne Jones's two-book sequence needles the conventions of package-tour fantasy: in The Dark Lord of Derkholm, an ordinary, animal-loving wizard named Derk is conscripted to play the world's compulsory "Dark Lord" role for a businessman running exploitative guided tours of the fantasy world for outside tourists. Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students. Both books satirize familiar fantasy-quest tropes rather than playing them straight.
- The Chronicles of Blarnia
Michael Gerberstandalone novel2005
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‘This is all the land of Blarnia,’ said the Faun. ‘From the traffic light in the western woods to the great castle of Cair Amel on the eastern sea, bordered on the south by Oz, on the west by Middle Earth, and on the north by Made-upistan.’ ‘I – I got in through the wardrobe,’ said Loo. Mr Dumbness looked at her in disbelief. ‘You got here through a wardrobe?’ he asked. ‘What are you, high?’ The explanatory title to this book is ‘The Lying Bitch in the Wardrobe’. This is all you need to know about it before diving in A much loved classic of fantasy literature written by a grumpy, pipe smoking don in a smelly tweedy jacket being turned into a massive worldwide cinema hit.
- Mention My Name in Atlantis
John Jakesstandalone novel1972
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From the back cover of the DAW Books first edition: The continent of Atlantis had troubles enough before Conax the Barbarian washed ashore. For Hoptor the Vintner, who considered himself a citizen of importance, things were going from bad to worse. The king was on his last legs, his generals were plotting, there were those scary lights in the sky, and Hoptor's favorite girl was being put up for auction on the slave block. Then Conax, the self-styled king of Chimeria - a place nobody ever heard of - turned up at the auction with his broadsword, his barbaric manners, and his hair-trigger temper. That wast the last straw. From then on Atlantis was doomed!
- The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Justerstandalone novel1961
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A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
- The Night of Wishes
Michael Endestandalone novel1989
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The Night of Wishes: Or the Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion is a German fantasy book by the German children's book author Michael Ende that was first published in 1989 and awarded with the Swiss literary award "La vache qui lit" in 1990. The original German title was Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch.
- Howl's Castle
series3 books1986
completed
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Howl's Moving Castle (1986) follows Sophie Hatter, cursed by the Witch of the Waste into an old woman's body, who takes refuge in the wandering castle of the wizard Howl and strikes an uneasy bargain with his fire demon Calcifer while trying to break the spell. Diana Wynne Jones returned to the same magical kingdom in Castle in the Air (1990), following a new lead character, Abdullah, with Sophie and Howl appearing in supporting roles, and again in House of Many Ways (2008).
- Gods Behaving Badly
Marie Phillipsstandalone novel2007
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Gods Behaving Badly is a novel by the British author Marie Phillips. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. Set in London, it tells the tale of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus living in a rundown flat as their powers wane. It was selected for The Atlantic's 1book140 Twitter book club's book of the month for August 2011.
- Terry Pratchett's juvenile fiction collections
series4 books2014
completed
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- The Search for Delicious
Natalie Babbittstandalone novel1969
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NB's first novel 'describes the adventures of a young man in search of a food that might properly represent the term "delicious" in the kingdom's new dictionary (True Name). The Quest in Kneeknock Rise (1970) has a similarly didactic tinge ...' --SFE3: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biographical entry by John Clute
- The Carpet People
series4 books1971
completed
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The Carpet People imagines an entire civilization of tiny peoples living among the towering fibers of a carpet, where different tribes must set aside old rivalries and unite against a shared threat sweeping through their world. Terry Pratchett wrote the original version at seventeen, then substantially rewrote it in 1992, famously noting that the book 'had two authors, and they were both the same person.' It reads as an early, more straightforward dry run for the comic invention Pratchett would later bring to Discworld.
