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Sable Aradia
Posted 2017-01-23 11:48 AM (#15161 - in reply to #15160)
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Engelbrecht - 2017-01-22 10:52 PM

@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


The Once and Future King and The Last Unicorn number among my favourite books of all time. And Tanith Lee's Flat Earth is pure genius.

Edited by Sable Aradia 2017-01-23 11:49 AM

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