Fantasy Books

Epic

Author Book Series Year Country Link Book Link Beskrivning
Unknown The Epic of Gilgamesh - −2100 Link Book Link Early Mesopotamian epic featuring gods, monsters, and a quest for immortality.
Homer The Iliad - −800 Link Book Link Epic Greek tale of the Trojan War, featuring gods and heroes.
Homer The Odyssey - −800 Link Book Link Epic Greek tale of Odysseus’ journey home, encountering mythical creatures and gods.

Fantasy

Author Book Series Year Country Link Book Link Beskrivning
Unknown The Egyptian Book of the Dead - −1550 Link Book Link Collection of magical spells to guide the dead through the afterlife.
Vyasa The Mahabharata - −400 Link Book Link Indian epic with fantastical battles, divine interventions, and moral dilemmas.
Valmiki The Ramayana - −400 Link Book Link Indian epic following the divine hero Rama and his quest to rescue Sita.
Apollonius of Rhodes The Argonautica - −300 Link Book Link Tale of Jason and the Argonauts, featuring the Golden Fleece and mythical quests.
Ovid Metamorphoses - 8 Link Book Link Collection of Roman mythological transformations.
Lucian of Samosata A True Story - 100 Link Book Link Early work of science fiction featuring travels to the moon and fantastical creatures.
Apuleius The Golden Ass - 100 Link Book Link Comedic Roman tale of a man transformed into a donkey through magic.
Unknown Beowulf - 800 Link Book Link Anglo-Saxon epic involving monsters like Grendel and a dragon.
Unknown The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - 1000 Link Book Link Early Japanese folk tale about a princess from the moon.
Snorri Sturluson The Prose Edda - 1300 Link Book Link Collection of Norse myths, including gods, giants, and magical creatures.
Unknown One Thousand and One Nights - 1400 Link Book Link Collection of Middle Eastern tales, including Aladdin and Sinbad.
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun The Romance of the Rose - 1275 Link Book Link French allegory blending courtly love with fantastical elements.
Unknown Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - 1400 Link Book Link Arthurian romance featuring magic and trials of character.
Sir Thomas Malory Le Morte d'Arthur - 1485 Link Book Link Definitive compilation of Arthurian legends.
Unknown Amadis of Gaul - 1600 Link Book Link Chivalric romance involving knights and magical adventures.
Ludovico Ariosto Orlando Furioso - 1516 Link Book Link Italian epic of knights, enchantments, and fantastical creatures.
Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene - 1590 Link Book Link Allegorical tale with knights, dragons, and mystical figures.
William Shakespeare The Tempest - 1611 Link Book Link Play featuring magic, spirits, and the sorcerer Prospero.
Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels - 1726 Link Book Link Satirical adventure involving fantastical lands and creatures.
Rudolf Erich Raspe The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - 1785 Link Book Link Humorous tale of exaggerated adventures and magical happenings.
Mary Shelley Frankenstein - 1818 Link Book Link Classic blending science fiction and fantasy with the creation of life.
John Ruskin The King of the Golden River - 1841 Link Book Link A short story involving a magical river and moral lessons.

Fairy Tale

Author Book Series Year Country Link Book Link Beskrivning
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales - 1872 Link Book Link Collection of stories including The Snow Queen and The Little Mermaid.
The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales - 1857 Link Book Link Collection of traditional German folk tales.

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