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ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FANTASY NOVELS 1946-1987 |
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ENGLISH-LANGUAGE FANTASY NOVELS 1946-1987 |
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In the Introduction to his book, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1946-1987 David Pringle writes: "Of course, the terms 'fantasy' and 'the fantastic' are open to dozens of interpretations, and I shall not try to choose between theoretical definitions here. An academic commentator, Rosemary Jackson, has complainrd: 'As a critical term 'fantasy' has been applied indiscriminately to any literature which does not give priority to realistic representation: myths, legends, folk and fairy tales, utopian allegories, dream visions, surrealist texts, science fiction, horror stories...' But it seems to me that fantasy is an indiscriminate form, one wholly without good manners and literary decorum. Insofar as it constitutes a genre, fantasy is a capacious hold-all of the supernatural and the uncanny, the visionary and the repellant." His list is presented in chronological order by date of publication.
| Mervyn Peake | Titus Groan. 1946 |
| A. E. van Vogt | The Book of Ptath. 1947 |
| Fletcher Pratt | The Well of the Unocorn. 1948 |
| Jack Williamson | Darker Than You. 1948 |
| Robert Graves | Seven Days in New Crete |
| John Myers Myers | Silverlock |
| L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt | The Castle of Iron. 1950 |
| Robert E. Howard | Conan the Conqueror. 1950 |
| C. S. Lewis | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 1950 |
| Mervyn Peake | Gormenghast |
| Jack Vance | The Dying Earth. 1950 |
| Sarban | The Sound of his Horn. 1952 |
| Fritz Leiber | Conjure Wife. 1953 |
| Fritz Leiber | The Sinful Ones. 1953 |
| Poul Anderson | The Broken Sword. 1954 |
| J. R. R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings. 1954-55 |
| William Golding | Pincher Martin. 1956 |
| Richard Matheson | The Shrinking Man. 1956 |
| Ray Bradbury | Dandelion Wine. 1957 |
| T. H. White | The Once and Future King. 1958 |
| Robert A. Heinlein | The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. 1959 |
| Shirley Jackson | The Haunting of Hill House. 1959 |
| Mervyn Peake | Titus Alone. 1959 |
| Peter S. Beagle | A Fine and Private Place. 1960 |
| Poul Anderson | Three Hearts and Three Lions. 1961 |
| John D. MacDonald | The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything. 1962 |
| Robert A. Heinlein | Glory Road. 1963 |
| Andre Norton | Witch World. 1963 |
| John Fowles | The Magus. 1965 |
| Michael Moorcock | Stormbringer. 1965 |
| Thomas Pynchon | The Crying of Lot 49. 1966 |
| Thomas Burnett Swann | Day of the Minotaur. 1966 |
| Jack Vance | The Eyes of the Overworld. 1966 |
| Alan Garner | The Owl Service. 1967 |
| Ira Levin | Rosemary's Baby. 1967 |
| Flann O'Brien | The Third Policeman. 1967 |
| Andrew Sinclair | Gog. 1967 |
| Peter S. Beagle | The Last Unicorn. 1968 |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | A Wizard of Eartsea. 1968 |
| Fritz Leiber | The Swords of Lankhmar. 1968 |
| James Blish | Black Easter and The Day After Judgment. 1968, 1971 |
| Kingsley Amis | The Green Man. 1969 |
| Avram Davidson | The Phoenix and the Mirror. 1969 |
| Philip Jose Farmer | A Feast Unknown. 1969 |
| R. A. Lafferty | Fourth Mansions. 1969 |
| Joy Chant | Red Moon and Black Mountain. 1970 |
| Jack Finney | Time and Again. 1970 |
| John Gardner | Grendel. 1971 |
| Doring Lessing | Briefing for a Descent into Hell. 1971 |
| Roger Zelazny | Jack of Shadows. 1971 |
| Richard Adams | Watership Down. 1972 |
| Angela Carter | The Infernal Desire Machines.1972 |
| Michael Frayn | Sweet Dreams. 1973 |
| Patricia A. McKillip | The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. 1974 |
| Stephen King | Salem's Lot. 1975 |
| Brian Moore | The Great Victorian Collection. 1975 |
| Salman Rushdie | Grimus. 1975 |
| Gene Wolfe. | Peace. 1975 |
| Brian Aldiss | The Malacia Tapestry. 1976 |
| Gordon R. Dickson | The Dragon and the George. 1976 |
| Emma Tennant | Hotel de Dream. 1976 |
| Angela Carter | The Passion of New Eve. 1977 |
| Stephen R. Donaldson | The Chronicles of Thomas Covenent, the Unbeliever. 1977 |
| Stephen King | The Shining. 1977 |
| William Kotzwinkle | Fata Morgana. 1977 |
| Fritz Leiber | Our Lady of Darkness. 1977 |
| Michael Moorcock | Gloriana. 1978 |
| J. G. Ballard | The Unlimited Dream Company. 1979 |
| Phyllis Eisenstein | Sorcerer's Son. 1979 |
| Jonathan Carroll | The Land of Laughs. 1980 |
| Suzy McKee Charnas | The Vampire Tapestry. 1980 |
| M. John Harrison | A storm of Wings. 1980 |
| Rudy Rucker | White Light. 1980 |
| Chelsea Quinn Yarbro | Ariosto. 1980 |
| William S. Burroughs | Cities of the Red Night. 1981 |
| John Crowley | Little, Big. 1981 |
| Alasdair Gray | Lanark. 1981 |
| Michael Moorcock | The War Hound and the World's Pain. 1981 |
| Michael Shea | Nifft the Lean. 1982 |
| Mark Helprin | Winter's Tale. 1983 |
| K. W. Jeter | Soul Eater. 1983 |
| R. A. MacAvoy | Tea with the Dark Dragon. 1983 |
| Brian Moore | Cold Heaven. 1983 |
| Tim Powers | The Anubis Gates. 1983 |
| Michael Bishop | Who Made Stevie Crye? 1984 |
| James P. Blaylock | The Digging Leviathan. 1984 |
| Angela Carter | Nights at the Circus. 1984 |
| Thomas M. Disch | The Businessman. 1984 |
| Robert Holdstock | Mythago Wood. 1984 |
| Christopher Priest | The Glamour. 1984 |
| John Updike | The Witches of Eastwick. 1984 |
| Peter Ackroyd | Hawksmoor. 1985 |
| Lisa Goldstein | The Dream Years. 1985 |
| Guy Gavriel Kay | The Fionavar Tapestry. 1985-87 |
| Ian Banks | The Bridge. 1986 |
| Ramsey Campbell | The Hungry Moon. 1986 |
| Ken Grimwood | Replay. 1986 |
| Geoff Ryman | The Unconquered Country. 1986 |
| J. G. Ballard | The Day of Creation. 1987 |
| John Crowley | Aegypt. 1987 |
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