 | The Lord of the Rings trilogy - one volume paperback (movie cover) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Buy used from: £0.01 The ultimate fantasy trilogy...
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 | The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Buy used from: £18.50 This is the series that first sparked my love of fantasy and alternate worlds.
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 | Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Buy used from: £1.67 While disturbingly erotic, intrigue and politics have never been so well realised in fiction. Very dark, so be warned
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 | The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children) by Jean M. Auel
Buy used from: £0.01 Will Jean Auel ever write another? Ayla's amazing life story is a fictional history of the Cro Magnon people of the last ice age.
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 | Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist
Buy used from: £1.95 Good to see a strong female central character in mainstream fantasy. Lots of political intrigue with romance thrown in for good measure
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 | Wideacre (Wideacre Trilogy 1) by Philippa Gregory
Buy used from: £0.01 Very dark trilogy, but gripping nonetheless. Good historical detail from the always excellent Phillipa Gregory
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 | The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Buy new: £13.21 / Used from: £8.76 Another dark trilogy, this time with added magic! Loved the idea of a world with 3 realms where the dead don't always die.
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 | His Dark Materials Boxed set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Buy new: £15.24 / Used from: £8.98 I know it's aimed at children, but isn't it a great story!
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 | Age Of Misrule: World's End, Darkest Hour, Always Forever (Gollancz S.F.) by Mark Chadbourn
Buy new: £7.22 / Used from: £3.09 Dragons, earth magic, the sidhe, adventure, romance, what more could a girl ask for?
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 | A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £1.50 More sidhe and earth magic, but this time they are highly erotic. Not for you if easily offended!
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 | Forty Signs of Rain by Kim Stanley Robinson
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01 A kind of eco-political series, made me think. I liked the Buddhist aspects but less keen on Frank's adventures.
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 | The Mists of Avalon (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Buy used from: £0.73 Original and by far the best of the Avalon/Atlantis series
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 | The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure by James Redfield
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £0.01 Not sure if I buy into all the spiritual stuff, but really enjoyed all of these books. Best read outdoors.
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 | Dragonflight (Corgi Science-Fiction) by Anne McCaffrey
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01 Dragons! I first read this book about 20 years ago and still check out the more recent ones. Suitable for older teens too.
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 | Complete Vampire Chronicles: 4 in 1 by Anne Rice
Buy new: £31.49 / Used from: £18.75 What can I say... proper vampires!!!
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 | The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Bring on another pan galactic gargle blaster! Unique
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 | Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
Buy new: £4.64 / Used from: £0.66 First in the Chronicles of Elantra series. Excellent YA series
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 | Bloodring: A Rogue Mage Novel (Rogue Mage Novels) by Faith Hunter
Buy new: £4.73 / Used from: £1.40 1st in trilogy: angels, magic, post-apocalyptic, feisty heroine...
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 | The Pillars of the World by Anne Bishop
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £1.20 Tir Alainn trilogy - very different from her other series but excellent nonetheless
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 | Behemoth: Mammoth, Long Tusk, Icebones (Gollancz S.F.) by Stephen Baxter
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £0.01 3 books in one volume, this time about mammoths. Excellent!
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 | The Braided Path: Weavers Of Saramyr, The Skein Of Lament, The Ascendancy Veil (Gollancz S.F.) by Chris Wooding
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £5.86 Another 3 in 1. Dark in places but gripping
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 | Poison Study (Book 1 in The Study Trilogy) (MIRA) by Maria V. Snyder
Buy new: £3.15 / Used from: £1.45 Great start in YA trilogy. 1st book in second trilogy now out
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 | The Witching Hour: Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £4.11 This is the first and the best of the series
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 | Wraeththu Omnibus by Storm Constantine
Buy new: £9.73 / Used from: £2.19 Looks very interesting and different. Not started yet
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 | The Secret Books of Paradys: The Complete Paradys Cycle by Tanith Lee
Buy new: £10.89 / Used from: £6.80 A recent purchase, recommended in the Fantasy Forum. Complete series in one volume
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