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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 (9238) 4.5 Google

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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

4.1 Hardcover (1320)

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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 (3407)

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Animal Farm

George Orwell

4.1 Hardcover (7134) 5.0 Google

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Elantris

Brandon Sanderson

4.1 Hardcover (2386)

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Flowers For Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.3 Hardcover (2463) 5.0 Google

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

Neil Gaiman

4.2 Hardcover (2862)

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His Majesty's Dragon

Naomi Novik

4.0 Hardcover (564)

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Horus Rising

Dan Abnett

4.1 Hardcover (305)

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House Of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

4.1 Hardcover (888)

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Hyperion

Dan Simmons

4.3 Hardcover (2118) 4.5 Google

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Kindred

Octavia Butler

4.3 Hardcover (830) 2.5 Google

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Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

4.1 Hardcover (1853)

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Norse Mythology

Neil Gaiman

4.0 Hardcover (1560)

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

John Scalzi

4.1 Hardcover (686) 4.5 Google

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Pandora's Star

Peter F. Hamilton

4.2 Hardcover (525)

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Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

4.1 Hardcover (1976)

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The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

4.1 Hardcover (2196)

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The End Of Eternity

Isaac Asimov

4.2 Hardcover (351)

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The Last Wish

Andrzej Sapkowski

4.1 Hardcover (2328) 4.5 Google

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The Lathe Of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.1 Hardcover (582)

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The Lies Of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch

4.3 Hardcover (1969) 4.5 Google

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The Name Of The Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

4.5 Hardcover (3930)

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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

4.1 Hardcover (574)

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The Rook

Daniel O'Malley

4.0 Hardcover (432)

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The Shadow Of The Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.2 Hardcover (1266) 4.5 Google

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The Shining

Stephen King

4.2 Hardcover (2526)

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The Stand

Stephen King

4.2 Hardcover (1915) 5.0 Google

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The Three-body Problem

Liu Cixin

4.0 Hardcover (3888)

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The Warded Man: Book One Of The Demon Cycle

Peter V. Brett

4.2 Hardcover (627)

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The Way Of Shadows

Brent Weeks

4.1 Hardcover (731)

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The Witches

Roald Dahl

4.0 Hardcover (575)

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Tigana

Guy Gavriel Kay

4.1 Hardcover (319)

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Watership Down

Richard Adams

4.1 Hardcover (852)

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