Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels
Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1946–1987 is a nonfiction book written by David Pringle, published by Grafton Books in 1988 in the United Kingdom and the following year by Peter Bedrick Books in the United States. The foreword is by Brian W. Aldiss. Primarily the book comprises 100 short essays on the selected works, covered in order of publication, without any ranking. It is considered an important critical summary of the field of modern fantasy literature.
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The Day of Creation
J.G. Ballard · 1987 · 1 list
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Aegypt
John Crowley · 1987 · 1 list
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The Summer Tree
Guy Gavriel Kay · 1984 · 1 list
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The Wandering Fire
Guy Gavriel Kay · 1986 · 1 list
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The Darkest Road
Guy Gavriel Kay · 1986 · 1 list
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The Bridge
Iain Banks · 1986 · 1 list
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The Hungry Moon
Ramsey Campbell · 1986 · 1 list
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Replay
Ken Grimwood · 1986 · 2 lists
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The Unconquered Country
Geoff Ryman · 1986 · 1 list
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Hawksmoor
Peter Ackroyd · 1985 · 4 lists
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The Dream Years
Lisa Goldstein · 1985 · 1 list
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Who Made Stevie Crye?
Michael Bishop · 1984 · 1 list
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The Digging Leviathan
James P. Blaylock · 1984 · 1 list
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Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter · 1984 · 5 lists
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The Businessman
Thomas M. Disch · 1984 · 1 list
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Mythago Wood
Robert Holdstock · 1984 · 2 lists
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The Glamour
Christopher Priest · 1984 · 1 list
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The Witches of Eastwick
John Updike · 1984 · 1 list
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Winter's Tale
Mark Helprin · 1983 · 4 lists
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Soul Eater
K. W. Jeter · 1983 · 1 list
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Tea With The Black Dragon
R. A. MacAvoy · 1983 · 1 list
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Cold Heaven
Brian Moore · 1983 · 1 list
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The Anubis Gates
Tim Powers · 1983 · 2 lists
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Nifft the Lean
Michael Shea · 1982 · 2 lists
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Cities of the Red Night
William S. Burroughs · 1981 · 1 list
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Little, Big
John Crowley · 1932 · 3 lists
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Lanark
Alasdair Gray · 1981 · 4 lists
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The War Hound And The World's Pain
Michael Moorcock · 1982 · 1 list
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The Land of Laughs
Jonathan Carroll · 1980 · 1 list
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The Vampire Tapestry
Suzy McKee Charnas · 1980 · 1 list
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A Storm Of Wings
M. John Harrison · 1980 · 1 list
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White Light
Rudy Rucker · 1980 · 1 list
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Ariosto
Chelsa quinn yarbro · 1980 · 1 list
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The Unlimited Dream Company
J.G. Ballard · 1979 · 1 list
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Sorcerer's Son
Phyllis Eisenstein · 1979 · 1 list
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Gloriana
Michael Moorcock · 1978 · 2 lists
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The Passion of New Eve
Angela Carter · 1977 · 2 lists
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The Shining
Stephen King · 1977 · 8 lists
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Fata Morgana
William Kotzwinkle · 1977 · 1 list
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Our Lady of Darkness
Fritz Leiber · 1977 · 2 lists
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The Malacia Tapestry
Brian Aldiss · 1976 · 1 list
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The Dragon And The George
Gordon R. Dickson · 1976 · 1 list
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Hotel De Dream
Emma Tennant · 1976 · 1 list
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Salem's Lot
Stephen King · 1959 · 1 list
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The Great Victorian Collection
Brian Moore · 1975 · 2 lists
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Grimus
Salman Rushdie · 1975 · 2 lists
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Peace
Gene Wolfe · 1975 · 1 list
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The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Patricia A. McKillip · 1974 · 3 lists
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Sweet Dreams
Michael Frayn · 1973 · 1 list
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Watership Down
Richard Adams · 1972 · 9 lists
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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
Angela Carter · 1972 · 2 lists
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The Day After Judgement
James Blish · 1971 · 1 list
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Grendel
John Gardner · 1971 · 1 list
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Briefing For A Descent Into Hell
Doris May Lessing · 1971 · 1 list
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Jack Of Shadows
Roger Zelazny · 1971 · 1 list
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Red Moon and Black Mountain
Joy Chant · 1970 · 1 list
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Time and Again
Jack Finney · 1970 · 3 lists
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The Green Man
Kingsley Amis · 1920 · 2 lists
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The Phoenix And The Mirror
Avram Davidson · 1969 · 1 list
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A Feast Unknown
Philip Jose Farmer · 1969 · 1 list
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Fourth Mansions
R.A. Lafferty · 1969 · 1 list
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The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle · 1968 · 1 list
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Black Easter
James Blish · 1968 · 1 list
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A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968 · 2 lists
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The Swords Of Lankhmar
Fritz Leiber · 1968 · 1 list
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The Owl Service
Alan Garner · 1967 · 2 lists
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Rosemary’s Baby
Ira Levin · 1967 · 3 lists
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The Third Policeman
Flann O'Brien · 1967 · 5 lists
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Gog
Andrew Sinclair · 1967 · 1 list
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The Crying of Lot 49
Thomas Pynchon · 1965 · 4 lists
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Day Of The Minotaur
Thomas Burnett Swann · 1966 · 1 list
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The Eyes Of The Overworld
Jack Vance · 1972 · 1 list
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Stormbringer
Michael Moorcock · 1965 · 1 list
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Glory Road
Robert A. Heinlein · 1963 · 1 list
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Witch World
Andre Norton · 1963 · 1 list
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The Girl, The Gold Watch And Everything
John D. MacDonald · 1600 · 1 list
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Three Hearts and Three Lions
Poul Anderson · 1961 · 1 list
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A Fine And Private Place
Peter S. Beagle · 1960 · 1 list
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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
Robert A. Heinlein · 1942 · 1 list
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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson · 1959 · 4 lists
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Titus Alone
Mervyn Peake · 1959 · 1 list
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The Once and Future King
T.H. White · 1939 · 5 lists
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Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury · 1957 · 2 lists
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Pincher Martin
William Golding · 1956 · 1 list
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The Shrinking Man
Richard Matheson · 1962 · 1 list
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954 · 23 lists
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The Broken Sword
Poul Anderson · 1954 · 1 list
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Conjure Wife
Fritz Leiber · 1953 · 1 list
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The Sinful Ones
Fritz Leiber · 1980 · 1 list
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The Sound Of His Horn
Sarban · 1952 · 1 list
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The Castle Of Iron
L. Sprague de Camp · 1979 · 1 list
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Conan The Conqueror
Robert E. Howard · 1950 · 1 list
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis · 1950 · 7 lists
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Gormenghast
Mervyn Peake · 1950 · 4 lists
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The Dying Earth
Jack Vance · 2000 · 1 list
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Seven Days In New Crete
Robert Graves · 1949 · 1 list
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Silverlock
John Myers Myers · 1949 · 1 list
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The Well Of The Unicorn
Fletcher Pratt · 1975 · 1 list
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Darker Than You Think
Jack Williamson · 1948 · 1 list
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Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake · 1946 · 2 lists
