15 books in the fantasy genre for those who are tired of reality

1. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," CS Lewis

Two brothers and two sisters fall in the other house of his parents. Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensie, during a game of hide and seek hiding in the closet. He turns out to be a portal to the magical Narnia, where they live gnomes, talking animals, minotaurs and fawn.

White Witch seized power there, let loose on the country cold and ban gay. Four children are taken to help the inhabitants of the magical world and save him from a brutal ruler. The book opens a series of "The Chronicles of Narnia."

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2. "The Lord of the Rings", Tolkien John

Bilbo Baggins, familiar to fans of Tolkien's "The Hobbit", leaving his nephew an unusual gift - a magic ring. Despite the magical properties, it does not solve the problems of the host, and makes his life much more difficult. Ring subordinate its power of anyone who comes into contact with them for too long. In addition, it belongs to the evil magician. Now Frodo and his companions will have to make a dangerous journey to destroy the artifact.

«Lord of the Rings"- one of the most famous and favorite stories in the world. It consists of three parts: the "Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" and "Return of the King." But often they are printed in a single volume, without breaking into separate books. It is believed that Tolkien was the founding father of the fantasy genre.

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3. "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

"Earthsea" - is not only a series of books, but also the name of the country in which things are moving. The main character, a magician Ged knew about his abilities from the very birth. For a long time he considered himself unfortunate shepherd who had no family left. But before the village there was a threat, and he does not realize how, boy repelled her.

Ged has realized that he has nothing, but to develop it, you must long and hard to learn. Once in school magicians, the boy quickly realizes that she is not very different from the ordinary. Here, too, there are bullies who are sometimes more terrible monsters.

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4. "Shooter", Stephen King

This is the first book in the series "The Dark Tower", in which the hero searches for the source of the universe. Roland follows the mysterious dark wizard in the hope that he will bring it to the goal of the pilgrimage. On the road I met a boy who was in the world after the death described in his. Together they continue the way, tied to each other and telling sad stories of their lives.

King saturated the cycle of the unusual details. For example, the first sentence of this book and the last sentence of the novel, the final cycle of the same.

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5. "The Color of Magic" by Terry Pratchett

The protagonist arrives at Twoflower Discworld as a tourist. Through him, the reader is acquainted with the peculiarities of the city and its magical elements. But also the character is not so simple. He is an adventurer, the owner of a magic trunk filled with treasures, and by the middle of the book becomes more and hijackers spacecraft.

"The Color of Magic", released in 1983, was the first novel of one of the largest series of "The World is Flat", which has more than 40 books. Last published in 2015, shortly on Pratchett's death. They all belong to the genre of comic fantasy.

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6. "Night in a lonely October," Roger Zelazny

At night, when Halloween falls on a full moon, the line between our worlds and otherworldly, and it does not bode well. Heroes are divided into two conditional instructions. One tries not to let the gates that separate universes opened. Another, on the contrary, strongly contributes to their unlocking.

His last novel dedicated Zelazny favorite authors: Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle. He gathered in one book the most famous fictional characters, and forced them to become parties to the mysterious games. Among them are werewolves, monster Dr. Frankenstein and Count Dracula.

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7. "Last Wish", Andrzej Sapkowski

This is the first collection of short stories of one of the most iconic fantasy cycles "The Witcher". It was with him begins the adventures of the famous fighter of monsters Rivii named Geralt. He will save the enchanted princess, fight horny spy elves and cope with the genie.

Described world different from what used to many fans of the genre. In Sapkowski's all much harder and close to the realities of medieval Europe. But the author has left and the familiar elements - elves, wizards and vampires.

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8. "Northern Lights", Philip Pullman

Pullman fantasy entwined in a single dense tangle of magic and science. In the book "Northern Lights", the first novel in the series "His dark Materials"Can be seen as a powerful witch, and armored polar bear. The result was almost a fantasy cyberpunk.

Lonely girl Lyra will find out where and why children are disappearing from all over London, to save them and understand why her uncle was going to use magic dust. The novel may seem familiar to those who saw him filming under the name "The Golden Compass."

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9. "Wolfhound", Maria Semyonova

The hero has no name, only a nickname Wolfhound. Left without family and once a slave boy dreamed of revenge killers of his family. But the house of blood enemy hero discovered that his life has a new meaning - to save and protect those who are weaker.

Cruel and dark world created Semenova, includes a plurality of states, nations, strange natural phenomena and a parallel universe in which even the sky is not like ours. "Wolfhound" - the first book from the eponymous series.

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10. "Game of Thrones", George R. R. Martin

Not hear about this book and the series "A Song of Ice and Fire" could only person who lived the last few years on a desert island with no communication with the outside world. screeningOf course, I made a contribution, but long before it was popular work of Martin and recognition.

The main role in this played to the smallest detail thought out universe and issues around which twisted intricate storylines. Despite the presence of dragons and magic priestess, Martin emphasized the plausibility of characters and situations. Characters are constantly faced with a real moral dilemmas. Perhaps it is this similarity to our world makes the book so interesting for readers.

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11. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by JK Rowling

Adventures of the most famous magician today started when the giant Hagrid uttered the words: "In short so, Harry, you're a magician, you understand? "Until that moment 11-year-old orphan and had no idea about the existence of of magic. But the joy that he is about to break out of the house of his aunt, where he was treated almost like a slave, and will appear in a new school, did not last long.

Harry will learn how to really killed his parents, and come face to face with their killer, the most dangerous and evil magician in the world. Novel It opens a series of seven books.

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12. "Diamond sword, wooden sword," Nick Perumov

The Empire Melina live a variety of creation - humans, dwarves, elves, mages. But the peaceful coexistence of not talking. Wizards secretly manipulated by the ruler and spoil the life of the small peoples, depriving them of their rights and freedoms.

Two magical artifact - Diamond and wooden swords - will change this injustice, if they can find. The main thing that they were in the right hands. The novel opens a series of "Annals of the Rift."

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13. "Stranger," Max Fry

"Stranger" - a collection of stories about the adventures of Sir Max's mysterious country Echo, opening a long cycle. It was in the pages of this book the main character falls from the familiar world and is in the magic.

From the first day he will have a hard time. the energetic vampire picks a series of murders, the front of the house Max settles mysterious creature that is poisoning the life of neighbors. His outstanding ability and thirst for adventure to make a hero for a long time to stay in the Echo.

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14. "Never", Neil Gaiman

The book was a difficult fate. It was originally a script to low budget series that audiences did not appreciate. But the writer was not taken aback, and reworked the idea into a full novel, after which not only the product, but the author himself have become incredibly popular.

The main character comes to the aid of an unknown girl who turns out to be a guest from another world. He recognizes that in addition to the usual London it is essentially the same town, but inhabited magic beings. This meeting turns Richard lives upside down, and the man becomes invisible to everyone around him.

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15. "The Way of Kings," Brandon Sanderson

Events taking place on the planet Roshar, which are often attacked severe storms, bringing to life the inhabitants of chaos and destruction. To protect against disaster, nations need to unite and remember that once they were close-knit. But before a friendly truce very far.

This is the first product of the series "Archive Buresveta". Incredibly ambitious idea to Sanderson in its complexity and the detailing can compete with George RR Martin's books. Results will be released 10 units, while three were published, and the output of the fourth is scheduled for 2020.

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