The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)1698 reviews Robert Jordan Tor Fantasy, 1990 Tremendous start to epic fantasy series + These book are long, but like all great books, they aren't long enough. + The first epic fantasy that I grew up on + New Fantasy Fan             Eaters of the Dead301 reviews Michael Crichton Avon, 2006 Great shorter read. + good read + Eaters of the dead 2 I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.             The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew/The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/The Horse and His ...1014 reviews C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes HarperTrophy, 1994 Further up and further in! + Fantastic + First time reading through + Just what I ordered + Cs Lewis Chronicles of narnia             The Lord of the Rings127 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2002 Best edition of LOTR there is! + Definitive edtion of LOTR + Great Bookset + LOTR Hard Cover Collection + Absolutely Amazing             Vathek (Oxford World's Classics)8 reviews William Beckford Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Beckford's Soulscape? + Time very well spent + An exotic dark fantasy + FANTASY / GOTHIC / ARABIAN NIGHTS             The Dreamthief's Daughter: A Tale of the Albino31 reviews Michael Moorcock Aspect, 2002 Brilliant development + Super Reader I was amazed by this book. Somehow Mr Moorcock has managed to create another Elric book which comes close to having the power of what is indisputably the best of the series, Stormbringer. Unlike the previous reviewer, I found it fresh and exciting and a deepening and broadening of the Elric ...             Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)244 reviews W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 beowulf + Excellent Translation + Beowulf Review + "fate hovered near, unknowable but certain" (line 2421) + Sweet!             Silverlock38 reviews John Myers Myers Ace Trade, 2005 A classic, and an astoundingly good read + Fun book + Not Free SF Reader + Rollicking romp through Lit             The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales23 reviews Brothers Grimm, Josef Scharl Pantheon, 1972 Looking for the real deal? This is for you + There are monsters in the dark woods + The brothers Grimm + Grimm's Fairy Tales             Tigana203 reviews Guy Gavriel Kay Roc Trade, 1999 A classic in its own right + This book touched my heart + Unique and beautiful fantasy + Just an excellent book. + Tigana is pretty great             The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre136 reviews H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch Del Rey, 1987 Lovecraft is a master + You know, the amorphous toad-like being hinted at ... + Best of Lovecraft + Revisiting Lovecraft             The Color of Magic222 reviews Terry Pratchett HarperTorch, 2000 Excellent! + Oh magic, how freakishly wonderful are thou...such possibilities! + Saved a Road trip - Part 1 This is an extraordinary book, an excellent piece of work indeed, so amusing and full of details. And full of magic!! It's amazing to see from how many "near-death experiences" the two main characters get away hahahahhahahaha you can't help but laugh, it is very good. And to think that one of the ...             Titus Groan (Gormenghast Trilogy)55 reviews Mervyn Peake Overlook TP, 1991 Fantasy Worth Reading + A Groan is Born + "My Cold Grave Calls Me Back, But Shall I Answer It? No! I liked this book. It takes a bit of effort compared to some books. Give it a good 50 pages if you are thinking about giving it up. I don't like fantasy novels, but this is good. It's not about a journey which is big plus for me. A lot of fantasy to me seems like characters travel from here ...             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             Twilight of Gods: The First Name1 review Dennis Schmidt Ace, 1985 Wonderfully Enthralling This Series was very enlighting. It turns the old myths into a mind blowing, entertaining tale that makes you blood rush             The Norse Myths (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)34 reviews Kevin Crossley-Holland Pantheon, 1981 There's only one thing you need to know when looking for an introduction to Norse myths... + Good for an introduction, not as reference + The most accessible book I've read on the subject + Thor give me strength/ gib mir kraft + Must-have reference.             The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)31 reviews Dante Alighieri NAL Trade, 2003 Three and a Half Years Later... + COMPLETE EDITION of the BEST RHYMING TRANSLATION! + Best Collection/Translation + Solid translation for a schizophrenic work! + Great read             Hours of the Dragon, The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 81 review Robert E. Howard Wildside Press, 2008 The very origin of "sword & sorcery" This is a delightful sword & sorcery novel by Robert E. Howard, the creator of the genre. He wrote it in attempt to break out "the pulps" (i.e., Weird Tales) and publish his first book thanks to a British publisher. With his luck, the publisher went busted before publishing the book, but we are ...             The Kalevala: An Epic Poem after Oral Tradition by Elias Lonnrot (Oxford World's Classics Series)16 reviews Elias Lonnrot, Albert B. Lord Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Song of Power + The Finnish Epic + A MUST-READ FOR FANTASY READERS AND METAL HEADS + Fascinating Read. + I didn't have to push myself through this.             The Book of Imaginary Beings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)11 reviews Jorge Luis Borges Penguin Classics, 2006 Modern Day Bestiary + One of the books I'd take with me if I went to a little shack in the woods to declare war on industrial capitalism. + Fantastic reference book on Imaginary Beings + Bestiary of the imagination + Great Addition to a Grand Tradition