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Highly Rated Fantasy (Before 2010)

Fantasy, published before 2010 rated 4.0 or higher on Hardcover, from at least 300 ratings. Leaves out young adult and children's titles, omnibus editions, and books that are not the first in their series.

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1984

George Orwell

4.2 Hardcover · 9,238 ratings

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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

4.1 Hardcover · 1,320 ratings

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A Game Of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition

George R. R. Martin

5.0 Google

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American Gods

Neil Gaiman

4.0 Hardcover · 3,407 ratings

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Animal Farm

George Orwell

4.1 Hardcover · 7,134 ratings

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Elantris

Brandon Sanderson

4.1 Hardcover · 2,386 ratings

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Flowers For Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.3 Hardcover · 2,463 ratings

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Good Omens: The Nice And Accurate Prophecies Of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman

4.2 Hardcover · 2,862 ratings

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His Majesty's Dragon

Naomi Novik

4.0 Hardcover · 564 ratings

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Horus Rising

Dan Abnett

4.1 Hardcover · 305 ratings

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House Of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

4.1 Hardcover · 888 ratings

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Hyperion

Dan Simmons

4.3 Hardcover · 2,118 ratings

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Kindred

Octavia Butler

4.3 Hardcover · 830 ratings

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Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

4.1 Hardcover · 1,853 ratings

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Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman

4.0 Hardcover · 1,560 ratings

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Old Man's War (old Man's War, #1)

John Scalzi

4.1 Hardcover · 686 ratings

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Pandora's Star

Peter F. Hamilton

4.2 Hardcover · 525 ratings

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Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

4.1 Hardcover · 1,976 ratings

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The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

4.1 Hardcover · 2,196 ratings

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The End Of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

4.2 Hardcover · 351 ratings

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The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski

4.1 Hardcover · 2,328 ratings

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The Lathe Of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.1 Hardcover · 582 ratings

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The Lies Of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch

4.3 Hardcover · 1,969 ratings

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The Name Of The Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

4.5 Hardcover · 3,930 ratings

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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

4.1 Hardcover · 574 ratings

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The Rook

Daniel O'Malley

4.0 Hardcover · 432 ratings

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The Shadow Of The Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.2 Hardcover · 1,266 ratings

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The Shining

Stephen King

4.2 Hardcover · 2,526 ratings

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The Stand

Stephen King

4.2 Hardcover · 1,915 ratings

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The Three-body Problem

Liu Cixin

4.0 Hardcover · 3,888 ratings

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The Warded Man: Book One Of The Demon Cycle

Peter V. Brett

4.2 Hardcover · 627 ratings

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The Way Of Shadows

Brent Weeks

4.1 Hardcover · 731 ratings

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The Witches

Roald Dahl

4.0 Hardcover · 575 ratings

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Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

4.1 Hardcover · 319 ratings

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Watership Down

Richard Adams

4.1 Hardcover · 852 ratings

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