Best Classic Fantasy (11 books)

Best fantasy books from before the contemporary era. (pre 1980)

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1	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 359,171 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.14 avg rating — 134,571 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.41 avg rating — 3,132,226 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.50 avg rating — 1,118,330 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.58 avg rating — 1,034,843 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 607,390 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,136,527 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) by Jack Vance 3.88 avg rating — 10,854 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.27 avg rating — 946,135 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter 3.90 avg rating — 65,025 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,467,709 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

11 books · 3 voters · list created May 14th, 2021 by Daniel Bickersteth (votes) .

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message 1: by Fiona (new)

May 17, 2021 07:19AM

How far back is "before the contemporary era"? I went with 50 or more years ago (so pre-1970).

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message 2: by Daniel (new)

May 17, 2021 08:29AM

Fiona wrote: "How far back is "before the contemporary era"? I went with 50 or more years ago (so pre-1970)."

Good question, just wanted a fantasy list that would not contain exclusively witcher, game of thrones, twilight etc. I'll change it to pre 1980.

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message 3: by Fiona (new)

May 18, 2021 01:20AM

Daniel wrote: "Good question, just wanted a fantasy list that would not contain exclusively witcher, game of thrones, twilight etc. I'll change it to pre 1980."

Thanks for clarifying. That allows me to add The Princess Bride (1973) and The Bloody Chamber (1979) :)

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