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Fantasy Treasures

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Five tips on the books for all fans of fantasy literature, looking for some exceptional and unusual works by true ‘virtuosi’ of this popular genre of fiction. If you are looking for original ideas, exciting stories, masterclass prose and unforgettable characters, you can’t make a mistake by choosing one of these five books.

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    The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, 1)
    by Gene Wolfe

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    The Worm Ouroboros
    by E. R. Eddison

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    The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy
    by Mervyn Peake

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    Season of Storms
    by Andrzej Sapkowski

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    The Children of Húrin
    by J.R.R. Tolkien

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