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Confessions of an Aging Book Nerd: Fantastic Fiction Favorites

Fantastic Fiction: Myth, Fairy Tale, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy (AKA Horror), Science Fiction. I've loved this stuff since the 4th grade, when the school librarian pointed me toward The Mushroom Planet series by Eleanor Cameron and Heinlein's juveniles. I still love it all these years later. Here are some of my favorites (not all of them; and certainly not a "Best of…" list.). Some of them you may have heard of; others will be more obscure. They are, however, all worth the time spent reading them.
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The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
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The Odyssey (Rieu Trans.)
The Odyssey
Rieu Trans.
3
Beowulf (Crossley-Holland)
Beowulf
Crossley-Holland
4
The Saga of the Volsungs (Jesse L. Byock (Translator))
The Saga of the Volsungs
Jesse L. Byock (Translator)
5
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Stone)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Stone
6
MacBeth (Shakespeare)
MacBeth
Shakespeare
7
The Once and Future King (White)
The Once and Future King
White
8
The Hobbit (Tolkien)
The Hobbit
Tolkien
9
The Fellowship of the Ring (Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
Tolkien
10
The Two Towers (Tolkien)
The Two Towers
Tolkien
11
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien
12
The Tolkien Reader (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Tolkien Reader
J.R.R. Tolkien
13
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
14
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
15
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
16
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
17
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
Lefanu
18
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
19
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
20
Dracula (Stoker)
Dracula
Stoker
21
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
M R James
22
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (James)
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
James
23
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
24
1984 (Orwell)
1984
Orwell
25
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
26
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Miller
27
Alas Babylon (Frank)
Alas Babylon
Frank
28
On the Beach (Shute)
On the Beach
Shute
29
When Worlds Collide (Balmer & Wylie)
When Worlds Collide
Balmer & Wylie
30
Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
Heinlein
31
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Heinlein
32
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
Heinlein
33
Three by Heinlein (Heinlein)
Three by Heinlein
Heinlein
34
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Bradbury
35
The Illustrated Man (Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
Bradbury
36
Dandelion Wine (Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
Bradbury
37
R Is for Rocket (Ray Bradbury)
R Is for Rocket
Ray Bradbury
38
Twice 22 (Ray Bradbury)
Twice 22
Ray Bradbury
39
The October Country (Ray Bradbury)
The October Country
Ray Bradbury
40
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Bradbury
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