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Best Stand Alone Fantasy Books

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Name
Series
Author

1

357

75

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The Hobbit
j. r. r. tolkien
Buy on Amazon
2

218

49

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Elantris
brandon sanderson
Buy on Amazon
3

179

53

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Tigana
guy gavriel kay
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:1991 LocusF, 1991 WFA
4

150

27

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Warbreaker
Tor Fantasy
brandon sanderson
Buy on Amazon
5

119

22

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Watership Down
richard adams
Buy on Amazon
6

121

28

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The Heroes
joe abercrombie
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:2012 BFS
7

122

31

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Best Served Cold
joe abercrombie
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:2010 BFS
8

135

53

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American Gods
neil gaiman
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:2002 NEBULA, 2002 HUGO, 2002 LocusF
Award Nominations:2001 BSFA, 2002 BFS, 2002 WFA
9

90

14

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Good Omens
neil gaiman
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:1991 LocusF, 1991 WFA
10

77

10

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The Last Unicorn
peter s. beagle
Buy on Amazon
11

67

10

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The Stand
stephen king
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:1979 WFA
13

64

12

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The Night Circus
erin morgenstern
Buy on Amazon
13

8

8

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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Buy on Amazon
14

56

5

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Talion Revenant
michael a. stackpole
Buy on Amazon
15

64

17

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The Neverending Story
michael ende
Buy on Amazon
16

52

9

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Lord Of Light
roger zelazny
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1968 HUGO
Award Nominations:1967 NEBULA
17

82

45

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Jonathan Strange
susanna clarke
Buy on Amazon
18

42

7

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Heroes Die
matthew woodring stover
Buy on Amazon
19

52

21

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The Mists Of Avalon
marion zimmer bradley
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1984 LocusF
20

38

6

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The Curse Of Chalion
lois mcmaster bujold
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:2002 HUGO, 2002 LocusF, 2002 WFA
21

36

5

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Bridge Of Birds
barry hughart
Buy on Amazon
22

49

19

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Perdido Street Station
china mieville
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:2001 BFS, 2001 CLARKE
Award Nominations:2002 NEBULA, 2002 HUGO, 2001 LocusF, 2000 BSFA
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42

14

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11/22/63
stephen king
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:2012 LocusSF, 2012 BFS, 2012 WFA
24

36

9

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The Anubis Gates
tim powers
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1983 PKD
Award Nominations:1984 LocusF, 1985 BSFA
25

32

6

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Imajica
clive barker
Buy on Amazon
26

29

7

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Fever Dream
douglas preston
Buy on Amazon
27

13

1

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The Children Of Hurin
j. r. r. tolkien
Buy on Amazon
28

10

0

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Lions Of Al-rassan
guy gavriel kay
Buy on Amazon
29

14

5

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The War Of Flowers
tad williams
Buy on Amazon
30

10

1

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Red Country
joe abercrombie
Buy on Amazon
31

16

8

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Mythago Wood
robert holdstock
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1985 WFA, 1984 BSFA
32

8

0

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Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
Buy on Amazon
33

7

2

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The Book Of Lost Things
john connolly
Buy on Amazon
34

5

0

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Winter's Tale
Buy on Amazon
35

5

0

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The Scar
Sergey Dyachenko
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:2003 LocusF, 2003 BFS
Award Nominations:2002 BSFA, 2002 PKD, 2003 HUGO, 2003 WFA, 2003 CLARKE
36

7

3

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War For The Oaks
emma bull
Buy on Amazon
37

7

3

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Eye Of The Dragon
stephen king
Buy on Amazon
38

5

1

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Fevre Dream
george r.r. martin
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:1983 LocusF, 1983 WFA
39

4

0

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The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld
Magic Carpet Books
Patricia A. McKillip
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1975 WFA
40

4

0

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Heroes
joe abercrombie
Buy on Amazon
41

3

0

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The Prestige
christopher priest
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1996 WFA
Award Nominations:1996 CLARKE, 1995 BSFA
42

2

0

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A Mirror For Princes
tom de haan
Buy on Amazon
43

2

0

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Geek Love
katherine dunn
Buy on Amazon
44

2

0

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The Lies Of Locke Lamora
Gentleman Bastards
Scott Lynch
Buy on Amazon
Award Nominations:2007 BFS, 2007 WFA
45

1

0

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The Book Of Joby
mark j. ferrari
Buy on Amazon
46

1

0

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Battle Circle
piers anthony
Buy on Amazon
47

1

0

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Gom On Windy Mountain
Grace Chetwin
Buy on Amazon
48

1

0

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The Riddle And The Rune
Chetwin
Buy on Amazon
49

1

0

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The Crystal Stair
Jesus
Eric Klein
Buy on Amazon
50

1

0

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The Crystal Stair: From Tales Of Gom In The Legend...
Grace Chetwin
Buy on Amazon
51

1

0

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Little Big
john crowley
Buy on Amazon
52

1

0

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Maia
Signet
Richard Adams
Buy on Amazon
53

1

0

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Embassytown
China Mieville
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:2012 LocusSF
Award Nominations:2011 NEBULA, 2011 BSFA, 2012 HUGO, 2012 CAMPBELL, 2012 CLARKE
54

1

0

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Alphabet Of Thorn
Patricia A. McKillip
Buy on Amazon
55

1

0

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Lud-in-the-mist
Hope Mirrlees
Buy on Amazon
56

1

0

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The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy on Amazon
Awards Won:1978 LocusF
57

1

0

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Lord Valentine's Castle
Robert Silverberg
Buy on Amazon
58

1

0

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Tailchaser's Song
Daw Book Collectors
Tad Williams
Buy on Amazon
59

0

0

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To Ride Hell's Chasm
Janny Wurts
Buy on Amazon
60

0

0

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Sunshine
robin mckinley
Buy on Amazon
61

0

0

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The Dragon's Mage-honor
An Advent Mage Novel
Buy on Amazon
62

0

0

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Kingslayer
Honor Raconteur
Buy on Amazon
63

0

0

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The Dragon's Mage
Dragon Mage Book 1
Kelly Lucille
Buy on Amazon
64

0

1

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Graceling
Kristin Cashore
Buy on Amazon
65

0

2

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The City Of Dreaming Books -
walter moers
Buy on Amazon
66

0

2

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Dragon
elizabeth baxter
Buy on Amazon
 


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By: Anonymous
2013-03-03 02:26:19

Gaiman's best book. I was depressed for two days after I finished it - because I finished it and I wanted it to go on.