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Posted 2017-01-23 1:55 PM (#15162 - in reply to #15160)
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Engelbrecht - 2017-01-23 12:52 AM

@JohnBem I'm glad you liked Hrolf Kraki's Saga & The Worm Ouroboros - those are two of my favorites, especially Worm, which people tend to bounce off of because of the language. And you're right again about the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series - what a spectacular series. Some further classic high fantasy recommendations for you, which I've attempted to order by their High-Fantasy-ness:

  • T. H. White - The Once and Future King
  • Jack Vance - Lyonesse trilogy
  • Poul Anderson - The Broken Sword (Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, just as good as Hrolf Kraki)
  • Tanith Lee - Flat Earth series
  • Guy Gavriel Kay - Tigana
  • Peter S. Beagle - The Last Unicorn (Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series precurser)
  • James Branch Cabell - Jurgen (Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series)
  • Hope Mirrlees - Lud-In-The-Mist (Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series)
And a pair of more recent recommendations that are quintessential high fantasy:
  • Gene Wolfe - The Wizard Knight duology
  • Yves Meynard - The Book of Knights


I completely agree with these recommendations, and particularly The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard. I read that last year and it was a complete delight.

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