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Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb


Outside of Wolfe's The Book of the Sun, one of the most enjoyable first person works I have read; even better it's a epic fantasy:)
Neuromancer by William Gibson


The King of cyberpunk and cyberspace, the very defintion of a groudnbreaking work.
Voice of Fire by Alan Moore


Intro from Neil Gaiman, Moore's second appearance on my list (Watchemen) chronicles 12 characters's and through them the history of geographic location. Get the HC, with illustrations. Before I recently read Borges' A Universal History of Infamy, I had no idea what peope lwere talking about when referecning it, after reading it and Rhys Hughs' homage to it The New Universal History of Infamy, I'm loving it.
Mother London by Michael Moorcock


Not even fantasy or Sci-fi for Moorcock's 5th appearance on my list. Trinalor knows about this. You heard it here first, good enoguh to be Modern Masterpeice of literature with a BIG "L"
Worm Ouroboros - ER Eddison


A classic, incredibly descriptive, it's truly a shame how comparitvely unknown it is. Deserves to be on the shelf next to Tolkien, not behind it. Fantasy Masterworks has a printing, that all who haven't read should grab.

The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson


One of the most ambitious series I have read, and one of the first "economic" fantasy novels I read, Stephenson mixes politics, historical fiction, and a touch of sci-fi. Not the easiest read, but Stephenson gets a lot of credit for degree of difficulty and truly original. Not for the casual fan of fantasy. That said I thought it was incredible.
The Last Coin by James Blaylock


Andrew Vanbergen has the last magical coin Jules Pennywise needs to have all 30 that were paid to Judas at the Last Supper. Like Carroll, Blaylock has a real odd, quircky style. Won't be the last Blaylock book on this list.

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock


I know of the reformatting of the series which quite frankly makes this series somewhat a pain to collect in its entirety:) Elric, a classic, signature character for Moorcock. There are other additions mroe recent but this is the classic stuff IMHO. Moorcock's 4th appearance thus far on my list.
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman


The best of the 'juvenile" reads IMHO.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams


Looking forward to the movie. Satire Sci-fi at it's best.

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