My recommended Fantasy Books - outside Tolkien's Attic.

A Listmania! list by Donal Fallon "donalfall" (Ireland)
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Time and the Gods Six Story Anthology (Featuring A Dreamer's Tales, The Gods of Pegana, Time and the Gods, The Book of Wonder, The Sword of Welleran and The Last Book of Wonder)
1.  Time and the Gods Six Story Anthology (Featuring A Dreamer's Tales, The Gods of Pegana, Time and the Gods, The Book of Wonder, The Sword of Welleran and The Last Book of Wonder) by Lord Dunsany
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  "Dunsany was a master. A slightly insane master, but nonetheless..."
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Severian of the Guild: Shadow of TheTorturer; Claw of The Conciliator; Sword of The Lictor; Citadel of The Autarch: With Shadow of the Torturer AND ... AND Citadel of the Autarch (GOLLANCZ S.F.)
2.  Severian of the Guild: Shadow of TheTorturer; Claw of The Conciliator; Sword of The Lictor; Citadel of The Autarch: With Shadow of the Torturer AND ... AND Citadel of the Autarch (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Gene Wolfe
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  "Ah, the Torturer series. Probably technically Science Fiction, but for my money one of the best pieces of Fantasy ever written."
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Chronicles of Morgaine
3.  Chronicles of Morgaine by CJ Cherryh
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  "The first fantasy book I read that was truely different. Cherryh never wrote anything so good before or after."
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Nifft the Lean (Panther Books)
4.  Nifft the Lean (Panther Books) by Michael Shea
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  "Not a million miles from Howard or Leiber, but full of crazy ideas. Brilliant."
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Chronicles of the Black Company
5.  Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook
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  "Glen Cook's series is hard and gritty, but still touches on High Fantasy. Easily readable, but brimming with good stuff."
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Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen)
6.  Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
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  "Throws you in the deep end of an incredibly complex world. Mindblowingly good."
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The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.)
7.  The Blade Itself: Book One Of The First Law (Gollancz S.F.) by Joe Abercrombie
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  "One of the few recent fantasy additions to my bookshelf, and I'm glad of it! Really good characters, well drawn."
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The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing Book One: Prince of Nothing, Book 1 (Prince of Nothing S.)
8.  The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing Book One: Prince of Nothing, Book 1 (Prince of Nothing S.) by R. Scott Bakker
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  "Read it. Now. The main character is like something a machine would imagine. Perfect fantasy."
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Night Of Knives: A Novel Of The Malazan Empire (Malazan Empire 1)
9.  Night Of Knives: A Novel Of The Malazan Empire (Malazan Empire 1) by Ian Cameron Esslemont
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  "Esslemont isn't quite the author that Erikson is, but it's a photo finish for the other writer in their shared world."
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Church & State I (Cerebus, book 3)
10.  Church & State I (Cerebus, book 3) by Dave Sim
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  "Yeah, it's a graphic novel. But by "Church & State" Dave Sim's epic Cerebus series was really showing its form. A great read."
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