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:
- The Book of the New Sun, Volume 1: Shadow and Claw Gene Wolfe
- Time and the Gods Lord Dunsany
- The Worm Ouroboros E.R. Eddison
- Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance
- Little, Big John Crowley
- The Chronicles of Amber Roger Zelazny
- Viriconium M. John Harrison
- The Conan Chronicles, Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle Robert E. Howard
- The Land of Laughs Jonathan Carroll
- The Complete Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
- Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees
- The Book of the New Sun, Volume 2: Sword and Citadel Gene Wolfe
- Fevre Dream George R. R. Martin
- Beauty Sheri S. Tepper
- The King of Elfland’s Daughter Lord Dunsany
- The Conan Chronicles, Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon Robert E. Howard
- Elric Michael Moorcock
- The First Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
- Riddle-Master Patricia A. McKillip
- Time and Again Jack Finney
- Mistress of Mistresses E.R. Eddison
- Gloriana or the Unfulfill’d Queen Michael Moorcock
- The Well of the Unicorn Fletcher Pratt
- The Second Book of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
- Voice of Our Shadow Jonathan Carroll
- The Emperor of Dreams Clark Ashton Smith
- Lyonesse I: Suldrun’s Garden Jack Vance
- Peace Gene Wolfe
- The Dragon Waiting John M. Ford
- Corum: The Prince in the Scarlet Robe Michael Moorcock
- Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams C.L. Moore
- The Broken Sword Poul Anderson
- The House on the Borderland and Other Novels William Hope Hodgson
- The Drawing of the Dark Tim Powers
- Lyonesse II and III: The Green Pearl and Madouc Jack Vance
- The History of Runestaff Michael Moorcock
- A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay
- Darker Than You Think Jack Williamson
- The Mabinogion Evangeline Walton
- Three Hearts & Three Lions Poul Anderson
- Grendel John Gardner
- The Iron Dragon’s Daughter Michael Swanwick
- WAS Geoff Ryman
- Song of Kali Dan Simmons
- Replay Ken Grimwood
- Sea Kings of Mars and Other Worldly Stories Leigh Brackett
- The Anubis Gates Tim Powers
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip
- Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury
- The Mark of the Beast and Other Fantastical Tales Rudyard Kipling
Posted: January 12th, 2008
Author: Lee
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