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Andrews and Nick Rennison  \nA & C Black • London  \nFirst published 2009  \nA & C Black Publishers Limited  \n36 Soho Square London W1D 3QY [www.acblack.com](www.acblack.com)  \nCopyright © 2009 Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison  \nStephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison have asserted their rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nISBN: 978 1408 11487 2  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproducedin any form or by any means-graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems – without the written permission of A & C Black Publishers Limited.  \nThis book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. It is natural, renewable and recyclable. The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nTypeset in 8.5pt on 12pt Meta-Light  \nPrinted in the UK by CPI Bookmarque, Croydon, CR0 4TD  \nCONTENTS  \nABOUTTHISBOOK ......................... v  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................... ix  \nINTRODUCTION .......................... x  \nA–ZLISTOFENTRIESBYAUTHOR ........... xxvii  \nA–ZOFENTRIES ........................... 1  \nTHEMATICENTRIES  \nClassic Children’s Fantasy 9 • Fabulation 14 • Metropolis 25 • Historical Fantasy 33 • Noble Savages and Extraordinary Gentlemen 49 • Anthropomorphic Adventures 64 • Lost Lands, Lost Races 67 • Dark Fantasies 90 • Urban Fantasy 97 • The New Weird 111 • Comic Fantasy 131 • Pre-teenage Kicks 139 • Arthurian Fantasy 156  \nWORLDFANTASYAWARDWINNERS .........166  \nGLOSSARY ..............................168  \nINDEX ................................. 172  \nABOUTTHISBOOK  \nTo understand the references in the one hundred individual book entries to movements and moments in the history of Fantasy, it is advisable to tackle the Introduction first (or consult the Glossary for definitions of Fantasy and literary terminology) . The entries then follow A to Z by author, describing the plot of each title while aiming to avoid too many ‘spoilers’, offering some value judgements and describing the author’s place in Fantasy and/or their other works. The use of the symbol >> before an author’s name in the text (e.g. >> Michael Moorcock) indicates that we have selected at least one of their books as one of the main A–Z entries in the text. We have also noted significant film versions (with dates of release) where applicable, followed by ‘Read on’ lists comprising books by the same author, books by stylistically similar writers or books on a theme relevant to the main entry.‘Read on a Theme’ entries will help those who wish to explore a particular area of Fantasy in more depth and a listing of World Fantasy Award winning novels is included for reference.  \nThis book is not a ‘Best of’ as we decided it would be impossible to produce a definitive list of the greatest Fantasy novels while limiting ourselves to only one hundred titles without making unacceptably subjective choices. Nor is it a ‘Top 100’, as popularity polls only tell us what we already know, and as Fantasy is about the unbridled  \n100 MUST-READ FANTASY NOVELS  \nimagination, too much reliance on the familiar should be anathema to Fantasy readers. Instead, we decided that our title should steer us and we have chosen one hundred books we feel one could read (or read about) to gain an introductory overview of Fantasy, while leaving many essential works to be discovered by the reader in the extra features. 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