David Pringle's Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels

1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
46,118 members
769 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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2
The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
50,648 members
452 reviews
½ 4.5
3 Members
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3
The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
15,407 members
207 reviews
4.1
3 Members
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4
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
9,865 members
433 reviews
3.9
3 Members
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5
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
16,060 members
377 reviews
4
3 Members
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6
Grendel
by John Gardner
6,070 members
108 reviews
3.8
3 Members
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7
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
7,587 members
192 reviews
4.2
2 Members
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8
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
25,035 members
473 reviews
4.2
2 Members
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10
Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
4,663 members
139 reviews
3.8
2 Members
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11
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
7,577 members
191 reviews
4
2 Members
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12
The Shining
by Stephen King
23,323 members
453 reviews
4.1
2 Members
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13
Salem's Lot
by Stephen King
16,449 members
295 reviews
3.9
2 Members
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14
Titus Groan
by Mervyn Peake
4,105 members
100 reviews
4.1
Member
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15
Silverlock
by John Myers Myers
1,023 members
20 reviews
3.9
Member
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16
The Castle of Iron
by L. Sprague de Camp
185 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
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17
Conan the Conqueror
by Robert E. Howard
1,138 members
16 reviews
3.8
Member
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18
Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake
2,685 members
45 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
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19
The Dying Earth
by Jack Vance
1,446 members
35 reviews
3.8
Member
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20
Conjure Wife
by Fritz Leiber
655 members
19 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
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21
The Magus
by John Fowles
1,463 members
30 reviews
3.9
Member
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22
The Broken Sword
by Poul Anderson
1,458 members
36 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
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23
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien
4,251 members
124 reviews
4
Member
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24
Tea with the Black Dragon
by R. A. MacAvoy
1,485 members
37 reviews
3.9
Member
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25
Witch World
by Andre Norton
1,300 members
19 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
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26
Stormbringer
by Michael Moorcock
1,536 members
22 reviews
3.9
Member
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27
The Eyes of the Overworld
by Jack Vance
815 members
23 reviews
3.9
Member
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28
The Swords of Lankhmar
by Fritz Leiber
1,160 members
18 reviews
3.8
Member
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29
Black Easter
by James Blish
376 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
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30
Jack of Shadows
by Roger Zelazny
1,255 members
31 reviews
3.8
Member
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31
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever
by Stephen Donaldson
1,093 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
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32
Gloriana
by Michael Moorcock
1,115 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
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33
Sorcerer's Son
by Phyllis Eisenstein
456 members
4 reviews
3.8
Member
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34
The Land of Laughs
by Jonathan Carroll
1,441 members
47 reviews
3.9
Member
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35
The War Hound and the World's Pain
by Michael Moorcock
520 members
7 reviews
3.8
Member
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36
The Digging Leviathan
by James P. Blaylock
321 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
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37
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillip
2,840 members
63 reviews
4.1
Member
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38
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
by Robert A. Heinlein
1,930 members
20 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
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39
Glory Road
by Robert A. Heinlein
3,642 members
52 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
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40
Our Lady of Darkness
by Fritz Leiber
560 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
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41
Day of the Minotaur
by Thomas Burnett Swann
231 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
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42
Titus Alone
by Mervyn Peake
2,067 members
33 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
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43
Hawksmoor
by Peter Ackroyd
1,869 members
42 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
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44
The Crying of Lot 49
by Thomas Pynchon
11,044 members
194 reviews
½ 3.7
45
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
4,725 members
142 reviews
4
46
Little, Big
by John Crowley
4,207 members
115 reviews
4
47
Time and Again
by Jack Finney
4,150 members
140 reviews
3.9
48
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers
3,802 members
115 reviews
3.9
49
Replay
by Ken Grimwood
3,340 members
139 reviews
4.1
50
The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
3,260 members
46 reviews
½ 3.3
51
Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
2,686 members
52 reviews
3.9
52
Mythago Wood
by Robert Holdstock
2,286 members
60 reviews
3.8
53
The Bridge
by Iain Banks
2,180 members
28 reviews
½ 3.7
54
Lanark
by Alasdair Gray
2,052 members
37 reviews
4
55
The Owl Service
by Alan Garner
1,964 members
46 reviews
3.8
56
The Dragon and the George
by Gordon R. Dickson
1,650 members
14 reviews
½ 3.6
57
Cities of the Red Night
by William S. Burroughs
1,471 members
14 reviews
3.8
58
A Fine and Private Place
by Peter S. Beagle
1,412 members
48 reviews
4
59
Three Hearts and Three Lions
by Poul Anderson
1,379 members
24 reviews
½ 3.6
60
Aegypt
by John Crowley
1,158 members
22 reviews
3.9
61
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
by Angela Carter
1,096 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
62
The Passion of New Eve
by Angela Carter
1,056 members
16 reviews
½ 3.5
63
Briefing for a Descent into Hell
by Doris Lessing
940 members
14 reviews
½ 3.5
64
Grimus
by Salman Rushdie
922 members
8 reviews
½ 3.3
65
The Green Man
by Kingsley Amis
909 members
23 reviews
½ 3.6
66
Peace
by Gene Wolfe
904 members
23 reviews
4.1
67
Pincher Martin
by William Golding
893 members
23 reviews
½ 3.6
68
The Shrinking Man
by Richard Matheson
844 members
36 reviews
3.8
69
The Book of Ptath
by A. E. van Vogt
826 members
11 reviews
3.1
70
The Vampire Tapestry
by Suzy McKee Charnas
774 members
25 reviews
½ 3.7
71
The Day of Creation
by J. G. Ballard
759 members
12 reviews
½ 3.3
72
Red Moon and Black Mountain
by Joy Chant
648 members
12 reviews
3.9
73
Darker Than You Think
by Jack Williamson
633 members
18 reviews
½ 3.6
74
The Unlimited Dream Company
by J. G. Ballard
598 members
18 reviews
½ 3.4
75
The Well of the Unicorn
by Fletcher Pratt
536 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
76
The Malacia Tapestry
by Brian W. Aldiss
529 members
9 reviews
½ 3.5
77
The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything
by John D. MacDonald
463 members
9 reviews
½ 3.6
78
A Feast Unknown
by Philip José Farmer
393 members
6 reviews
3
79
White Light
by Rudy Rucker
390 members
5 reviews
3.8
80
The Hungry Moon
by Ramsey Campbell
389 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
81
The Phoenix and the Mirror
by Avram Davidson
364 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
82
Nifft the Lean
by Michael Shea
347 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
83
Seven Days in New Crete
by Robert Graves
313 members
6 reviews
½ 3.4
84
Fourth Mansions
by R. A. Lafferty
311 members
2 reviews
3.9
85
Fata Morgana
by William Kotzwinkle
263 members
3 reviews
½ 3.6
86
The Businessman
by Thomas M. Disch
260 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
87
The Glamour
by Christopher Priest
218 members
5 reviews
3.8
88
The Dream Years
by Lisa Goldstein
209 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
89
The Sound of His Horn
by Sarban
188 members
8 reviews
½ 3.6
90
A Storm of Wings
by M. John Harrison
185 members
6 reviews
3.8
91
Ariosto
by Chelsa quinn yarbro
176 members
5 reviews
3
92
Cold Heaven
by Brian Moore
169 members
1 review
3.8
93
The Sinful Ones [novella]
by Fritz Leiber
157 members
1 review
3.8
94
The Unconquered Country
by Geoff Ryman
144 members
4 reviews
3.8
95
The Great Victorian Collection
by Brian Moore
141 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
96
Sweet Dreams
by Michael Frayn
134 members
3 reviews
½ 3.5
97
Who Made Stevie Crye?
by Michael Bishop
92 members
3 reviews
3.8
98
Gog
by Andrew Sinclair
61 members
1 review
3.8
99
Soul Eater
by K. W. Jeter
59 members
½ 3.3
100
Hotel De Dream
by Emma Tennant
52 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3