Ten greatest fantasy novels in the world: 10. "Assassin Trilogy" Author: Robin Hooper Robin Hooper is the best female writer who portrays characters in contemporary western countries. Her role is lifelike, jumping out of the page and entering our minds like a real person. She mercilessly made her character suffer, a terrible disaster. I never thought that the tiger step would have anything to do with the mechanical god (a powerful person or event without foreshadowing in the plot appeared at a critical moment to solve an unsolvable problem). If her protagonist falls into a trap, there is no mysterious air cushion to protect him from falling. No, the protagonist will hurt her leg and even her wrist. Huber also created interesting magic systems and fascinating plots. You will shout and laugh at the fact that her characters have overcome difficulties.
9. "Cuisine World" Author: terry pratchett terry pratchett, born in 1948, is a famous contemporary humorous fantasy writer and one of the most famous best-selling writers in Britain. Known as "J.R.R. Tolkien with sharp pen and good at irony". His fantasy series Disc World is very popular all over the world. In 2003, it ranked ninth in the world 100 science fiction works voted by the global network. The "Disc World" series has been published to more than 30 books, which is shocking in terms of imagination, connotation and funny skills. Among them, the magic light was adapted into a movie.
Terry pratchett's "Dish World" may not be as solemn as ordinary fantasy works, but it is on our list because of its pure entertainment. Prachette is an excellent writer. He can skillfully imitate similar works and create a well-structured and extremely interesting world. If you are interested in it, but have never read any books in the series, then I suggest you start as soon as possible-by the end of 2009, the series has published the 37th book.
8. The Legend of Earthsea Author: Ursula Leguen The Legend of Earthsea is a fantastic literary masterpiece as famous as The Lord of the Rings and The Legend of Narnia. The fantasy story written by Ursula Leguien, a contemporary American best-selling woman writer, has been published in six volumes from 1968 to 200 1 * *, and has been translated and published in 19 countries around the world. So far, many companies have put forward plans to shoot this work, but all of them have been rejected by the original author. However, Ursula Le Quinn publicly stated three years ago that "only Miyazaki Hayao, the godfather of Japanese animation, can make this novel into an animated film". Because Miyazaki Hayao was busy making "Hal Moving Castle" at that time, the adaptation of this work fell to Goro Miyazaki, the eldest son of Miyazaki Hayao, who was responsible for it. The film is tentatively entitled "Battle of Gad"
Ursula Leguien is one of the writers of fantasy novels. Her Earthsea series is located in an unknown sea area with a large number of islands. A large number of poems in the book are easily reminiscent of Tolkien's fantasy style. Le Guien didn't attract readers with the conventional fantasy style. The Earthsea series is just a low-key and wonderful story that happened in the fantasy world.
7. "Memories, Sorrow, Thorn" Author: ted williams's "Memories, Sorrow, Thorn" has the same story background as the real world, but draws lessons from many historical events and some rich folklore, creating a new legend. Readers can find King Arthur, Nordic stories and religious elements in this series (including a Christian being hanged upside down on a tree, revealing that the main religion in the works is a combination of Christianity and Nordic mythology), as well as many portraiture of the real world. The structure of the work is huge, the brushwork is bold, and the fantasy of the peak period is the ultimate. If you like Tolkien, Robert Jordan and other similar writers, you can try ted williams. There is no doubt that his works are better.
6. "New Day" Author: Gene Wolfe
This book is divided into four parts, written by Gene Wolfe. The book is about Severian, an abuser who travels through time and space, showing sympathy for the people he needs to execute, and allowing her to commit suicide without more painful torture. This behavior led to his exile by the torturers' guild of "seeking truth and repenting". This series of books is a subordinate branch of science fiction of Dying Earth-typical science fiction or fantasy novels, which happened in the very, very distant future, when the sun was on the verge of extinction. Wolff used a lot of fables in his series of books, and Cesar Verien was portrayed as Apollo. His mission is to revive the sun and save the earth. This work is extremely rare in the fantasy world, which has caused a lot of serious analysis and literary controversy. This is a more challenging work than reading The Wizard and the Knight, and it is definitely worth reading.
5. "Tower of Darkness" Author: Stephen King's "Tower of Darkness" series is the most famous thriller of Stephen King, the king of contemporary thrillers. It took him more than 30 years to complete this epic fantasy masterpiece. This series, which combines legends, western stories, fantasy and other elements, has been sought after by hundreds of millions of readers around the world for many years. In his long creative process, many readers have been tirelessly discussing the puzzling plot in the book, and fanatical fans of The Tower of Darkness have also written to beg him to uncover the mystery. Some even said that they were going to die soon, and I'm afraid they couldn't wait for the last book in this series to be published, in an attempt to persuade Stephen King to reveal the ending of the story to him in advance.
In fact, the Tower of Darkness and Wheel of Time have many similarities: the first four books in the series are the best, and you will find that Robert Jordan and Stephen King are not good at ending their works. Therefore, the ending of The Tower of Darkness is controversial, as is Kim's decision to substitute himself into the story. Having said that, just like time, the Dark Tower series has many shortcomings, but the shortcomings cannot be concealed. Roland, the "Gun Man" created by Jin, became the idol of fantasy novel's protagonist, and the world he created (multidimensional space? Across the universe? ) And the real life of those * * * also makes people feel real and within reach. It's a pity that Stephen King didn't write too much fantastic atmosphere, because he was so good at building the world. Besides, each of his works is as thick as the yellow pages of the telephone and the length is suitable for fantasy.
4. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
The series of Harry Potter novels written by British female writer J.K. Rowling have been translated into nearly 70 languages, and sold more than 400 million copies in more than 200 countries around the world, ranking first in the history of non-religious and marketing books. There are seven books published in the Harry Potter series, the first six of which are set in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and describe the adventures of the protagonist Harry Potter in his six years of study and life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The seventh book describes the story of Harry Potter looking for a horcrux in the wild and destroying Voldemort. This character is so popular that countless readers fall for it, which is a miracle in the history of literature. Rowling, an imaginative magical mother, has brought laughter and tears to countless people and a beautiful dream to fans all over the world.
When we list the greatest fantasy works, Harry Potter is undoubtedly more difficult. When a work is as popular as Rowling, it is inevitable that there will be doubts. In addition, this book actually looks like a children's book, which will naturally cause more controversy. I don't think Rowling has any innovation in the creation of Ha, but a good book doesn't necessarily need innovation to become a classic. For example, almost all fantasy series draw lessons from Tolkien, but this does not mean that only Tolkien's works are the only samples. Rowling has no innovation in subject matter, but her writing skills are unparalleled. It is commendable that she has connected tens of millions of readers around the world. Decades later, people will continue to read Harry Potter, which is the best reason to recommend a fantasy novel.
3. "Wheel of Time" Author: Robert Jordan, the most influential contemporary fantasy writer, is one of the most classic fantasy works worth collecting, and is called the three giants of western fantasy novels together with The Lord of the Rings and Fire and Ice. "The wheel of time turns as usual, the years come and go like the wind, the remaining memory becomes a legend, and the legend slowly becomes a myth. When the era of its birth comes again, even the myth has long been forgotten. In an era known as the third era, the new era has not yet arrived, and the old era has long since passed away. A gust of wind blew from Mount Doomsday. This gust of wind is not the beginning, and the rotation of the wheel of time has neither begun nor ended. But this is really the beginning ... "Almost every fantasy lover knows the fantasy novel Wheel of Time. The above passage is the most famous prologue of this novel. The Wheel of Time is regarded as the best example of "orthodox fantasy" and "Demonbane". Each part of this series is a unique adventure, interwoven into a grand, awesome and colorful storyline. Through ingenious ideas, the author will take you into a completely different epic world.
Personally, I can probably write down countless pages to explain the failure of Wheel of Time (Jordan is really not good at describing female characters, the level of the series has plummeted since the fourth book, the series should have ended long ago, and so on). ), but its positive effects far cover up its disadvantages. Readers who love Wheel of Time are keen on the huge story background setting, which satisfies their desire for epic works. You can't find a more detailed masterpiece than this setting (in fact, this also has a disadvantage, that is, every time a new book is published, readers have to read this long series again, otherwise they can't keep up with the rhythm of several protagonists). Jordan is obviously the writer who is most keen on building a huge background world for fantasy novels after Tolkien. As mentioned above, a large number of characters, plots and time clues interweave into a huge tapestry, creating the greatest fantasy novel series in history. It is a great pity that Jordan didn't finish it because of his death, but we hope Brandon Sanderson can give us a satisfactory ending.
2. The Lord of the Rings Author: J.R.R Tolkien, a famous British writer, "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" is a fantastic literary masterpiece and a classic novel that has influenced generations of readers all over the world. Among the 100 most representative books of the 20th century selected by readers of Waterstones, the largest chain bookstore in Europe, The Lord of the Rings ranked first.
King arrival, you know it's only a matter of time before you see Tolkien on this list. What is even more surprising is that he is not the first, which is simply accusing the Lord of the Rings trilogy of not having a title champion and runner-up. In Tolkien's works, ink seems to be enchanted. I don't know whether the excellent writers in other types of novels can have the same praise as him, but Tolkien still entertained us in countless fields, including books, movies, role-playing and video games, until 2 1 century. In this way, you may feel that it may be eclipsed too much, but it is still full of imagination. If you lose interest in the original book because you feel too old, or you have already seen the movie, then you should definitely try it, and the time spent on it will never be wasted.
1. "Fire and Ice" Author: George Raymond Richard Martin Although everyone is sure that this series will not have an ending, I still think it is the greatest fantasy novel in history. Martin undoubtedly stood on the shoulders of giants, especially Tolkien, but the maturity of his works is unmatched by other similar works. I don't know why, some scenes will remind me of the firewire: at first glance, it looks like a TV series of ordinary police and bandits, and the deeper it gets, the more it reflects the reality in a unique style. This is very similar to Fire and Ice, that is, even with a pure fantasy background setting, the characters in it are quite real, and every move is based on extremely reasonable motives. Many writers focus on building their own world as big and meticulous as possible, but they only fill it with a bunch of mediocre characters, which makes Martin look different, which is why even though he never intended to finish it, we still think that Fire and Ice is the greatest fantasy novel in history.