Fantasy, sci-fi and ghost books that kept me reading

A Listmania! list by T. Bobley "Tibley Bobley" (UK)
 
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
1.  The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris
The list author says:
  "* By William Morris, the father of fantasy, written in the 1890s, loved by Tolkien, loved by me.  If you read it, you may love it too.  Morris built the foundations of modern fantasy.  Thank you Mr M!"
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Lud-in-the-mist
2.  Lud-in-the-mist by Hope Mirrlees
The list author says:
  "* This is, sadly, the only fairy tale Hope Mirrlees wrote.  Beautifully written, imaginative and magical.  If you love fantasy, you should certainly read this."
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The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)
3.  The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Tolkien made a world, peopled it, invented languages for it and then he wrote about it.  It's so full of detail that it feels like reality.  It's my favourite book."
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His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass"
4.  His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The list author says:
  "A story for children apparently.  Well, don't be put off by that if you're a 'mature' adult.  This Pullman fan is several decades outside the target age-range.  So there."
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Magician (Riftwar Saga)
5.  Magician (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond E. Feist
The list author says:
  "Another of the too few authors who can make a story come alive.  This is very close to the top of my list of favourites."
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Dune
6.  Dune by Frank Herbert
The list author says:
  "Frank Herbert's masterpiece is a sci-fi/fantasy tale of power, politics, religion, romance, ecology and ... lots of other stuff.  A fantastic  page-turner."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
7.  The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The list author says:
  "So funny.  So clever.  So imaginative.  So readable again and again and again.  Brilliant!"
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The Woman In Black
8.  The Woman In Black by Susan Hill
The list author says:
  "* A modern spine-tingler in the traditional style.  Well written and well scary.  This is one of my favourite ghost tales."
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Great Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift)
9.  Great Ghost Stories (Dover Thrift) by John Grafton
The list author says:
  "* If you enjoy ghost stories, you can't go wrong with this.  Ten stories, some very creepy, and the price is unbelievably reasonable."
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Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
10.  Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Rex Collings
The list author says:
  "* A bumper book of wonderful ghost stories (26 of them), again, for an amazingly reasonable price.  Excellent."
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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)
11.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by Emily Brontë
The list author says:
  "* Wuthering Heights is a fantastic story, less spooky than you might think (going by the film), but very haunting nevertheless."
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The Complete John Silence Stories (Dover Horror Classics)
12.  The Complete John Silence Stories (Dover Horror Classics) by Algernon Blackwood
The list author says:
  "* Six of the best tales of the supernatural I've ever read.  It's not just the stories - it's the way he tells them.  It's easy to get addicted to Algernon Blackwood's story telling."
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Best Ghost Stories
13.  Best Ghost Stories by Algernon Blackwood
The list author says:
  "Includes my two favourite Algernon Blackwood stories: "The Willows" and "The Wendigo".  Blackwood has the perfect story telling style for ghost/supernatural tales."
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In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Classics)
14.  In a Glass Darkly (Wordsworth Classics) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "*These stories were much admired by such authors as M R James and Henry James.  In this collection some fascinating cases of a sort of paranormal investigator, Dr Hesselius, are recounted."
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Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
15.  Madam Crowl's Ghost and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Sheridan Le Fanu
The list author says:
  "*Shorter than the short stories of 'In a Glass Darkly'.  A collection of Irish ghost, fairy and diabolical tales.  Some could chill you to the bone.  Worth every penny!"
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Complete Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
16.  Complete Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "More about humour than fear.  Great entertainment if you love words: long, convoluted, flowery sentences - takes long, dancing detours to get to the point.  Cheerful and humane."
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Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
17.  Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by M. R. James
The list author says:
  "*I read somewhere that the difference between "real" ghost stories and fictional ones, is that the real ones never have a point.  M R James's are real: stuff happens and who knows why?  Terrifying!"
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Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
18.  Terror by Night: Classic Ghost and Horror Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) by Ambrose Bierce
The list author says:
  "*Horror was never described so poetically. Ambrose Bierce has a masterly turn of phrase that any author of any genre might envy.  If you enjoy ghost stories, you're in for a treat.  Over 50 gems here."
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