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A Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin and first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. It is regarded as a classic of children's literature and of fantasy, within which it is widely influential. The story is set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea and centers on a young mage named Ged ...
e. Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults.
The Lord of the Rings is an epic [1] high fantasy novel [a] by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling ...
Lists of fantasy novels. The lists of fantasy novels has been divided into the following three parts: List of fantasy novels (A–H) List of fantasy novels (I–R) List of fantasy novels (S–Z)
The Worm Ouroboros is a heroic high fantasy novel by English writer E. R. Eddison, first published in 1922.The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas.
Phantastes. Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women is a fantasy novel by Scottish writer George MacDonald published in London in 1858. The story centres on the character Anodos ("pathless" in Greek) and takes its inspiration from German Romanticism, particularly Novalis. The story concerns a young man who is pulled into a dreamlike ...
Writing for The New York Times, author Amal El-Mohtar ranked Witch King as one of the top ten science fiction and fantasy novels of 2023. El-Mohtar wrote that the novel "is an immersive throwback to a beloved species of 1990s fantasy doorstop, full of cataclysmic intrigues between mostly immortal families". [1]
Bangsian fantasy, interactions with famous historical figures in the afterlife, named for John Kendrick Bangs. Comic fantasy, humorous in tone. Contemporary fantasy, set in the modern world or a world based on a contemporary era but involving magic or other supernatural elements. Dark fantasy, including elements of horror fiction.