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Tarnsman of Gor [Gor Series Book 1]
by John Norman
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Tarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of earth. He has no inkling that his destiny is far greater than the small planet he has inhabited for the first twenty-odd years of his life. One frosty winter night in the New England woods, he finds himself transported to the planet of Gor, also known as Counter-Earth, where everything is dramatically different from anything he has ever experienced. It emerges that Tarl is to be trained as a Tarnsman, one of the most honored positions in ... more info>> (Published: 1966)
Words: 67000 - Reading Time: 191-268 min.
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Suldrun's Garden [Lyonesse Book 1]
by Jack Vance
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A monument of fantastic literature to stand beside such classics as Dune and The Lord of the Rings, Lyonesse evokes the Elder Isles, a land of pre-Arthurian myth now lost beneath the Atlantic, where powerful sorcerers, aloof faeries, stalwart champions, and nobles eccentric, magnanimous, and cruel pursue intrigue among their separate worlds. In this first book of the trilogy, Suldrun's Garden, Prince Aillas of Troicinet is betrayed on his first diplomatic voyage and cast into the sea. Before he ... more info>> (Published: 1983)
Words: 155000 - Reading Time: 442-620 min.
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Swords and Deviltry [Book 1 of the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser Series]
by Fritz Leiber
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Swords and Deviltry, the first book of Leiber's landmark series, introduces us to a strange world where our two strangers find the familiar in themselves and discover the icy power of female magic. Three master-magician femme-fatales and a sprightly lad illuminate the bonds between father and son, the relationship between the bravado of the imagination, and the courage of fools. A hedge wizard explains the cold war between the sexes. Mouse and Fafhrd meet again and learn the truth of how Mouse b... more info>> (Published: 1995)
Words: 61339 - Reading Time: 175-245 min.
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Castle Perilous [Book 1 of the Castle Perilous Series]
by John DeChancie
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[Book 1 of the Castle Perilous Series] Imagine life in an ironically magical world where 144,000 doors separate fiction from reality. A place that can hypnotize even the most grounded philosophy major and deliver a fantastical rhyme to his reason. A place where a best buddy resembles a shaggy carpet, and adventures surpass a boy's dreams ... welcome to Castle Perilous. (Published: 1988)
Words: 65515 - Reading Time: 187-262 min.
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Mrs. Bagley Goes to Mars
by Kate Wilhelm
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Whenever the stresses of modern family life become too great, Mrs. Bagley takes a little trip... to Mars. Is this fantasy or is Mrs. Bagley insane? Hard to say, but this is a fun little story told in an interesting way.
Words: 2902 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
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Big Roots
by Pamela Sargent
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Two sisters must cope with the death of their father and other complications in their lives, and one sister becomes fixated on a strangely fast-growing pine tree. (Published: 1994)
Words: 8548 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
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A Cat Horror Story
by Gardner Dozois
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The title says it all. This "horror" story is told completely from the point of view of a cat, and we find just what they think of us humans. (Published: 1994)
Words: 2888 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
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Out of Place
by Pamela Sargent
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One morning everyone finds that they can hear animals thinking. And what they are thinking is rather disturbing. (Published: 1981)
Words: 5065 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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The Soul's Shadow
by Pamela Sargent
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Jacqueline is visiting her girlfriends in LA when they see Tad Braun, the fat, awkward boy they mercilessly teased back in high school. Tad is now a muscled, golden-haired hunk with a very good memory… (Published: 1986)
Words: 11927 - Reading Time: 34-47 min.
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The Treasure of Odirex
by Charles Sheffield
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18th century physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather to Charles, travels to the small town of Milburn in the north of England to determine the sanity of a woman who claims to see the ghostly Fiends of Cross Fell ... and discovers a hidden chapter of English history. (Published: 1978) Year's Finest Fantasy Pick
Words: 19766 - Reading Time: 56-79 min.
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Heron
by Mary Soon Lee
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A defiant princess faces punishment by her father. (Published: 1998)
Words: 3191 - Reading Time: 9-12 min.
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Summer Wind
by Nancy Kress
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A retelling of 'Sleeping Beauty' that contemplates the effects of the wicked witch winning. (Published: 1995)
Words: 3446 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
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Gulliver at Home
by John Kessel
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A retelling of "Gulliver's Travels" from the point of view of the wife Gulliver left at home. (Published: 1997)
Words: 5323 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
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Gehenna
by Barry N. Malzberg
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A story about the personal hells people build for themselves through deceit. A very short story, but with an intense psychological impact as the tale is successively revealed by different characters' points of view. (Published: 1971)
Words: 1924 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
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A Journey in the Afterdeath
by Peter S. Drang
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Ko'onar lives on a world where everyone is born with full knowledge and memories of a previous life. He recalls that his firstlife was spent on Earth as a human boy whose days were cut short in an accident at age thirteen. Now he faces another untimely death from disease. As he journeys with his future mate to the healing temples in the spired city of Buula, he becomes curious about the Choosers--heretical believers that pain in secondlife should be avoided by choosing an early journey to a "thi... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 7599 - Reading Time: 21-30 min.
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The Test of Gold
by Lillian Stewart Carl
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Roman tribune Marcus Valerius is sent to Britannia on what appears to be a very dull mission: to collect the gold left to Rome by a recently-deceased British king. But the lovely but intimidating widow Boudica warns Marcus, "Gold belongs to the gods." The spell she weaves around him spins a web of war and intrigue that leads from the mists of history into a very familiar myth. 1998 (Published: 1998)
Words: 9131 - Reading Time: 26-36 min.
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Judgment Night [Bureau 13 Volume 1]
by Nick Pollotta
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Bureau 13 is a covert branch of the FBI assigned the job of dealing with supernatural criminals. But when the lost continent of Atlantis starts to rise from the ocean--along with an army of demonic wizards--not even the Bureau's top team may be able to save the world this time! (Published: 1990)
Words: 64722 - Reading Time: 184-258 min.
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Ocean's Eleven
by Thomas Gerencer, Mike Resnick
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Why does the ocean roar? You'd roar too, if you had crabs on your bottom. The North Atlantic gets fed up with its position ("There's no advancement") and decides to try a new career. Workplace troubles, disgruntlement, and desk-side medical waste abound in this funny venture from Mike Resnick and Tom Gerencer. (Published: 2001)
Words: 1851 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
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The Emperor's Fan
by L. Sprague de Camp
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In a fantasy kingdom of wizards and dragons, the volitile Emperor Tsotuga hastened his ascension to his throne by secretly poisoning his father. Now living in constant fear of assassins, Tsotuga orders an audience with a traveling wizard who is rumored to carry an ancient mystical weapon--one that will secure the Emperor's personal safety, but may endanger his throne. (Published: 1973)
Words: 5840 - Reading Time: 16-23 min.
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Brak the Barbarian [Book 1 in The Brak Series]
by John Jakes
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A warrior forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan. Before reaching this paradise city, he must hack his way through obstacle after obstacle as he passes through unknown lands. But between his broadsword and heart he is able to overcome certain death at the hands of monsters like Septegundus (capturer of souls) and Ariane (a spellbinding witch). Now his life lies in the hands of fate-- (Published: 1968)
Words: 54996 - Reading Time: 157-219 min.
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To the Haunted Mountains [First Tale of the Nedao]
by Ru Emerson
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This is the first tale of the Nedao people, told from the perspective of Nisana, and AEldra of the cat kin. The story is left to her, as one of the few witnesses of the trials of the brave young queen Ylia, the Lady of Nedao. As she trains Ylia in the arts of her powers, Nisana is the only mind to have full access to all of Ylia feelings and emotions as she is thrown into exile from the city of the King and subjected to dark magics and a dangerous journey through unfriendly lands. (Published: 1987)
Words: 115673 - Reading Time: 330-462 min.
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Twisting the Rope
by R. A. MacAvoy
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R.A. MacAvoy is a truly gifted author who has no need to rely on the conventions of the science fiction genre in order to hold the reader's attention. Her highly original debut novel, Tea With the Black Dragon, combined elements of mystery and fantasy along with a fascination with computer technology, and was highly praised by critics, while her Lens of the World trilogy appeared on many "best of the year" lists in the national news media. In this sequel to Tea With the Black Dragon, Mayland Lon... more info>> (Published: 1986)
Words: 78317 - Reading Time: 223-313 min.
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The Calling of the Three [Book 1 of the Night-Threads Series]
by Ru Emerson
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The world of Zelharri, where magic reigns supreme, begins a chaotic existence after the death of the Duke. To usurp the throne and prevent the Duke's son, Aletto, from taking his rightful place, the Duke's bother, Jadek, marries his widow and exercises enormous power of Zelharri. Fearing that all the good in Zelharri will be unraveled, Aletto and his sister, Lialla, summon allies to aid them. In this bewitching fantasy novel, three Californians are recruited into helping Aletto assume his royal ... more info>> (Published: 1990)
Words: 100647 - Reading Time: 287-402 min.
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Music of the Night
by Suzy McKee Charnas
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The vampire, the werewolf, the witch, the Phantom of the Opera--Suzy McKee Charnas brings together four monster-movie archetypes as you've never encountered them before, along with an original Afterword. The rage of a tormented adolescent is poignantly expressed in the Hugo-winning "Boobs." A vampire's sessions with a psychiatrist become a contest of wills in the Nebula-winning "Unicorn Tapestry." Dark magic puts a woman's ugly insecurities on public display in "Evil Thoughts." And a beautiful w... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Swans
by Vera Nazarian
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The story of a loyal sister forced to remain mute for seven years in order to save her swan brothers from an evil enchantment--while she knits each of them coarse wool shirts--has been found in many folk traditions. Sometimes there are seven brothers, sometimes six, sometimes twelve. Sometimes there is a king who loves her and marries her despite her strange inability to speak. But in all cases the woman has to suffer in silence up until the last moment, and her courage and loyalty are sorely te... more info>> (Published: 2001) Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF Honorable Mention
Words: 3015 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
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