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The Well at the World's End: Volume IThe Well at the World's End: Volume I by William Morris
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William Morris wrote several incredible, visionary works of fantasy that are sadly neglected
LilithLilith by George MacDonald
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George MacDonald was one of the central figures in fantasy; also read his At the Back of the North Wind, and The Princess and the Goblin series
Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions)Three Vampire Tales: Dracula, Carmilla, and The Vampyre (New Riverside Editions) by Bram Stoker
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Three classic vampire tales--Dracula is the best, but the others are well worth your while
The Neverending StoryThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
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Wonderful story about finding oneself through the act of imaginative reading.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by G. K. Chesterton
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A modern fairy tale
Five Great Science Fiction Novels (Thrift Edition)Five Great Science Fiction Novels (Thrift Edition) by H. G. Wells
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H. G. Wells was a wonderful storyteller...his short stories are also worth reading.
A Voyage to Arcturus (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)A Voyage to Arcturus (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) by David Lindsay
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A wild exuberant, nightmarish death-march of a book--one of the most unique and visionary science-fiction books written.
Star MakerStar Maker by Olaf Stapledon
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Stapledon was kind of a Little Dante.
The Nonexistent Knight and The Cloven ViscountThe Nonexistent Knight and The Cloven Viscount by Italo Calvino
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One of the most delightful books I've ever read
SolarisSolaris by Stanislaw Lem
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Powerful meditation on the nature of love, grief, memory, imagination, and reality.
The Left Hand of DarknessThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
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LeGuin is one of the foremost writers in this area--also read The Beginning Place, The Earthsea Trilogy, The Dispossessed, her short stories and her poetry. A fantastic writer.
On Wings of SongOn Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch
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The Changing Light at Sandover: A PoemThe Changing Light at Sandover: A Poem by James Merrill
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Angels, ouija boards, UFO's, atomic destruction, you name it...an incredible poem
Little, BigLittle, Big by John Crowley
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One of the best fantasy books in recent years
Riddley Walker, Expanded EditionRiddley Walker, Expanded Edition by Russell Hoban
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A great mixture of past, present, future...The visionary journeys of a postapocalyptic Huck Finn.
Angels in America:  A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Part One: Millennium Approaches Part Two:  PerestroikaAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Part One: Millennium Approaches Part Two: Perestroika by Tony Kushner
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A powerful drama that includes everything...sort of like the second part of Goethe's "Faust"...or like Ibsen's "Peer Gynt."
Mason & Dixon: A NovelMason & Dixon: A Novel by Thomas Pynchon
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Historico-fantastico...brilliant blending of time periods, and features a flying robotic duck with a mission to kill a cook. Also a Learned English Dog who speaks.
His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber SpyglassHis Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
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A powerful variation on the theme of "Paradise Lost."
Figgs and Phantoms (Newbery Library, Puffin)Figgs and Phantoms (Newbery Library, Puffin) by Ellen Raskin
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The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved CivilizationThe Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
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Moominvalley in November (Moomintrolls)Moominvalley in November (Moomintrolls) by Tove Jansson
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Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of The 1960s / The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik (Library of America No. 173)Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of The 1960s / The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik (Library of America No. 173) by Philip K. Dick
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Philip K. Dick
Till We Have Faces: A Myth RetoldTill We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis
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The Gormenghast NovelsThe Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake
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To Say Nothing of the DogTo Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
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The Bloody ChamberThe Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising Sequence)Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) by Susan Cooper
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The Hobbit (Young Adult edition, Sis cover)The Hobbit (Young Adult edition, Sis cover) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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How the Dead LiveHow the Dead Live by Will Self
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The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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The 13 ClocksThe 13 Clocks by James Thurber
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Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to LifeHigglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life by Maurice Sendak
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A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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The Book of the Dun CowThe Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin
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The Wonderful Adventures of NilsThe Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof
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JurgenJurgen by James Branch Cabell
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Book of The Three DragonsBook of The Three Dragons by Kenneth Morris
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The Worm OuroborosThe Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison
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