Fantasy Masterworks

Fantasy Masterworks is a collection of some of the greatest, most original, and most influential fantasy ever written. These are the books which, along with Tolkien, Peak and others, shaped modern fantasy.

I have recently come across Fantasy Masterworks books when researching authors such as Patricia McKillip and Roger Zelazny. I think that this is an excellent collection that helps preserve and re-release the wonderful fantasy books that may otherwise have gone out of print.

It is also a great way to discover authors that you may never have heard of otherwise. Orion books are the publishers behind the Fantasy Masterworks and the complete list of the 50 books that make up the Fantasy Masterworks series can been seen by following this link http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/Masterworks-Fiction-list.aspx

If you are only interested in the Fantasy Masterworks that are currently in print and available then the following list, also on Orion’s website will help http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/browse-list-8/Fantasy-Masterworks

I have to admit that many of the books and authors are unknown to me so I look forward to reading them and seeing if they live up their billing.

According to Orion, the following books are available in 2008.

• Fritz Leiber - The First Book of Lankhmar 03/04/2008 
• Jack Vance - Lyonesse 03/04/2008
• Poul Anderson - The Broken Sword 03/04/2008
• Robert E. Howard - The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1 03/04/2008 
• Roger Zelazny - Chronicles of Amber - 03/04/2008

All these books should be available for £7.99

Published titles:

1. The Book of the New Sun, Volume 1: Shadow and Claw Gene Wolfe
2. Time and the Gods Lord Dunsany
3. The Worm Ouroboros E.R. Eddison
4. Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance
5. Little, Big John Crowley
6. The Chronicles of Amber Roger Zelazny
7. Viriconium M. John Harrison
8. The Conan Chronicles, Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle Robert E. Howard
9. The Land of Laughs Jonathan Carroll
10. The Complete Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
11. Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees
12. The Book of the New Sun, Volume 2: Sword and Citadel Gene Wolfe
13. Fevre Dream George R. R. Martin
14. Beauty Sheri S. Tepper
15. The King of Elfland’s Daughter Lord Dunsany
16. The Conan Chronicles, Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon Robert E. Howard
17. Elric Michael Moorcock
18. The First Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
19. Riddle-Master Patricia A. McKillip
20. Time and Again Jack Finney
21. Mistress of Mistresses E.R. Eddison
22. Gloriana or the Unfulfill’d Queen Michael Moorcock
23. The Well of the Unicorn Fletcher Pratt
24. The Second Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
25. Voice of Our Shadow Jonathan Carroll
26. The Emperor of Dreams Clark Ashton Smith
27. Lyonesse I: Suldrun’s Garden Jack Vance
28. Peace Gene Wolfe
29. The Dragon Waiting John M. Ford
30. Corum: The Prince in the Scarlet Robe Michael Moorcock
31. Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams C.L. Moore
32. The Broken Sword Poul Anderson
33. The House on the Borderland and Other Novels William Hope Hodgson
34. The Drawing of the Dark Tim Powers
35. Lyonesse II and III: The Green Pearl and Madouc Jack Vance
36. The History of Runestaff Michael Moorcock
37. A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay
38. Darker Than You Think Jack Williamson
39. The Mabinogion Evangeline Walton
40. Three Hearts & Three Lions Poul Anderson
41. Grendel John Gardner
42. The Iron Dragon’s Daughter Michael Swanwick
43. WAS Geoff Ryman
44. Song of Kali Dan Simmons
45. Replay Ken Grimwood
46. Sea Kings of Mars and Other Worldly Stories Leigh Brackett
47. The Anubis Gates Tim Powers
48. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip
49. Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury
50. The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales Rudyard Kipling