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Good Fantasy Fiction

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A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony
Xanth is an enchanted land where magic rules, where every citizen has a special spell that only he can cast. For Bink of North Village, however, Xanth is not a fairy tale land. He alone has no magic, and unless he gets some fast, he will be exiled forever.
Dealing with Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Princess Cimorene is curious, energetic, feisty, and not at all the proper princess that her parents, the very proper king and queen, wish her to be. Determined not to marry the vapid prince that has been chosen for her, she runs away and throws herself wholeheartedly into a career as a dragon's princess. As she fends off nosy wizards and helps out hysterical princesses, she makes a firm place for herself in the dragon world.
Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey
The mighty telepathic dragons that have defended the planet Pern for centuries are so decimated that they cannot protect Pern in its darkest hour. In desperation, a strong-minded young woman hatches a daring and dangerous scheme to rally support from people who long ago ceased to exist.
Eric
by Terry Pratchett
Eric, fourteen, is an inept sorcerer with three aspirations: to be immortal, to rule the world, and to have a beautiful girl love him. Hoping to have his desires granted, Eric conjures up the wizard Rincewind and soon wishes he had never been born.
Left Behind: a novel of the earth's last days
by Tim LaHaye
As Captain Rayford Steele pilots a plane across the Atlantic, his senior flight attendant, Hattie Durham, gives him the shocking news that half the passengers have disappeared. Before long, he learns that people are missing all over the world. Rayford, his priest, and several others form the Tribulation Force to fight the Antichrist.
Pawn of Prophecy
by David Eddings
In the distant past, the evil god Torak had stolen the sacred Orb of Aldur, a living jewel of great power, and sealed it in a cask. The sorcerer Belgarath led a group who reclaimed the Orb, took it to the Isle of the Winds, and secured it within the walled city of Riva. Now young Garion, raised by his aunt Pol at Faldor's farm, is drawn into a plot to waken the dreaded Torak.
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
Trollocs arrive in Emond's Field to capture three young boys born within a specific time frame: sheepherder Rand, rascal Mat, and blacksmith Perrin. The villagers rally to protect the three, unaware that it is time to fulfill a prophecy within the Wheel of Time. Some violence.
The Sword in the Stone
by T.H. White
A retelling of the Arthurian legend. This work, a mixture of fact, fancy, legend, history, and wit, relates the education of the young king by Merlyn, his tutor, who instructs him in all branches of medieval art and magic.
This Present Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
Ashton is a typical small American college town. Or is it typical? There seems to be some unknown force that is trying to destroy this peaceful town. Can the prayers of a few faithful people prevail against the evil force?