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Eight Skilled Gentlemen 18 reviews Barry Hughart
Broadway, 1990
A plethora of demons
+ Damn Good Read Kya + Another Hughart Winner
How easily Chinese history (that never was) segues into mythology. "Eight Skilled Gentlemen" is the third book in the 'Master Li and Number Ten Ox' trilogy, and these books should be near the top of everyone's favorite fantasies list.
The execrable villain, Sixth Degree Hosteler Tu is on the ...
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The Lord of the Rings (Collector's Edition) 1002 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1974
Lord of the Rings Book Review
+ Amazing trilogy + Great book, great illustrations, great buy!
Hello there,
I am about half-way through the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am loving it. I am amazed at how Tolkien is so descriptive in his writing and puts so much thought to it. The first one-hundred pages are a little rough, but after that it is impossible to put the ...
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Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) 1509 reviews Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005
A thrilling sequal to Eragon!
+ Eldest Review + spellbinding
I really, really, really wanted this book. However, all the Inheritance books in my town are always checked out, and so it was almost a month before I finally got Eldest.
This book was even better then I had hoped. Ajihad, Murtagh, and the Twin's 'deaths', Nasuada's appointing, Eragon's ...
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The Story of the Stone 14 reviews Barry Hughart
Doubleday, 1988
The Second Best Book You've Never Read
+ And now for something completely different + Utterly Delightful and Wonderfully Imaginative + great!
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Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6) 272 reviews J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Inc., 2006
great deal!
+ Completely entertained and satisfied + Harry Potter Series + Harry Potter
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide 305 reviews Douglas Adams
Wings, 1996
In one word, great.
+ Great collection... + So long Douglas, and thanks for the all the laughs + Imaginative, brilliant, uneven + Oh, the irony
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Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was 168 reviews Barry Hughart
Del Rey, 1985
It's called Fantasy for a reason
+ A Must + amazing novel + Exhilarating - The best book I've read this year
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The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again (Collector's Edition) 1626 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
Definitely There and Back Again
+ The true father of Fantasy + A delightful, wonderful book + A fascinating look into Tolkien's creative process + The Hobbit
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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) 2690 reviews Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003
MUCH better than the MOVIE version ...
+ Better than the Movie + well i liked it...
OK, so we all get it that Christopher Paolini (CP) incorporated a lot of other works of fiction into his. That being said, let's move on ...
I watched the movie version [on HBO multiple times] of this book for almost a year before reading the book. I originally thought the book would follow the ...
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The Firebrand 87 reviews Marion Zimmer Bradley
Roc Trade, 2003
Brilliant re-imagining of a classic story
+ The Firebrand + Why am I not surprised
Hecuba, Queen of Troy, dreams that she's given birth to a firebrand whose spreading flames will destroy her city. Not long afterward, she gives birth to twins Paris and Kassandra. Because he considers his wife's dream an evil omen, King Priam turns the infant Paris over to a shepherd who rears the ...
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The Mists of Avalon 885 reviews Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ballantine Books, 1982
Convinced me I am really a faerie
+ The Mists of Avalon + Best novel ever, literally. + WOW
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set 1013 reviews C. S. Lewis
HarperTrophy, 1994
First time reading through
+ Just what I ordered + Further up and further in! + Cs Lewis Chronicles of narnia + A wonderful book for young adventurers
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Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) 2690 reviews Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003
MUCH better than the MOVIE version ...
+ Better than the Movie + well i liked it...
OK, so we all get it that Christopher Paolini (CP) incorporated a lot of other works of fiction into his. That being said, let's move on ...
I watched the movie version [on HBO multiple times] of this book for almost a year before reading the book. I originally thought the book would follow the ...
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The Lord of the Rings (Collector's Edition) 1002 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1974
Lord of the Rings Book Review
+ Amazing trilogy + Great book, great illustrations, great buy!
Hello there,
I am about half-way through the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am loving it. I am amazed at how Tolkien is so descriptive in his writing and puts so much thought to it. The first one-hundred pages are a little rough, but after that it is impossible to put the ...
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set 1013 reviews C. S. Lewis
HarperTrophy, 1994
First time reading through
+ Just what I ordered + Further up and further in! + Cs Lewis Chronicles of narnia + A wonderful book for young adventurers
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Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6) 272 reviews J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Inc., 2006
great deal!
+ Completely entertained and satisfied + Harry Potter Series + Harry Potter
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide 305 reviews Douglas Adams
Wings, 1996
In one word, great.
+ Great collection... + So long Douglas, and thanks for the all the laughs + Imaginative, brilliant, uneven + Oh, the irony
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Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was 168 reviews Barry Hughart
Del Rey, 1985
It's called Fantasy for a reason
+ A Must + amazing novel + Exhilarating - The best book I've read this year
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The Mists of Avalon 885 reviews Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ballantine Books, 1982
Convinced me I am really a faerie
+ The Mists of Avalon + Best novel ever, literally. + WOW
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The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again (Collector's Edition) 1626 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
Definitely There and Back Again
+ The true father of Fantasy + A delightful, wonderful book + A fascinating look into Tolkien's creative process + The Hobbit
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