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Some favourites
The Liveship Traders 1: Ship of MagicThe Liveship Traders 1: Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.50
I love Fitz & the Assassin books, but this is my favourite trilogy so far!
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.15
Very bloodthirsty, very dark, and very good!
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Fantasy Masterworks)The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Fantasy Masterworks) by Patricia A. Mckillip
Buy new: £1.75 / Used from: £1.95
I love all her books- beautiful faery-tale like fantasy.
Howl's Moving CastleHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.50
The film's good, but the book's better.
Law of the Wolf TowerLaw of the Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee
Buy new: £1.75 / Used from: £0.01
Great young adult book- try her adult fantasy if you prefer dark & bizarre!
The Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom Trilogy)The Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom Trilogy) by Clare B. Dunkle
Buy new: £3.53 / Used from: £0.85
Goblins & stolen brides- brilliant!
The Curse of ChalionThe Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.99
Great plot & characters.
The Barbed CoilThe Barbed Coil by J.V. Jones
Buy new: £1.40 / Used from: £0.01
Good quality (single volume!) fantasy.
Summers at Castle AuburnSummers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn
Buy new: £1.17 / Used from: £0.99
Lovely! All her books are on my comfort shelf, along with...
Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £1.51 / Used from: £0.75
Couldn't leave this off my list...
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
Buy new: £2.15 / Used from: £1.50
Or this!
Practical MagicPractical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Buy new: £6.39 / Used from: £3.50
Loved 'The Ice Queen' as well.
The Bloody Chamber and Other StoriesThe Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Buy new: £3.09 / Used from: £1.87
Expertly crafted dark fairy-tales.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next)The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next) by Jasper Fforde
Buy new: £5.14 / Used from: £0.80
Featuring, amongst other things, time travel AND Mr Rochester- wonderfully inventive & very funny.
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy)The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01
Dark, witty teen fantasy with a great sarcastic djinni.
Mortal EnginesMortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
More great young adult fiction that deserves a wider audience.
A Great and Terrible BeautyA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Buy new: £4.34 / Used from: £2.20
Pirates!Pirates! by Celia Rees
Buy new: £0.01 / Used from: £0.01
A Robin McKinley CollectionA Robin McKinley Collection by Robin McKinley
Buy new: £7.26 / Used from: £8.77
Also try 'Beauty' & the more adult 'Sunshine'
The Gift (Pellinor)The Gift (Pellinor) by Alison Croggon
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £1.80
Talyn (Korre) (Korre)Talyn (Korre) (Korre) by Holly Lisle
Buy new: £1.65 / Used from: £0.08
Dark adult fantasy- brilliant!
The Queen of the Damned (Vampire Chronicles)The Queen of the Damned (Vampire Chronicles) by Anne Rice
Buy new: £1.47 / Used from: £0.01
My favourite Anne Rice book (also liked 'The Mummy')
Guilty PleasuresGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
Buy new: £2.21 / Used from: £0.40
A little trashy but very enjoyable supernatural thriller- the first few in the series are great before the plot goes astray...
Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan 1)Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan 1) by Kim Harrison
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £3.82
Another good fantasy thriller series.
Moon CalledMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
Buy used from: £2.23
This series has only just started, good stuff so far, this time it's werewolves in the spotlight.