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Most books in the international bestseller lists have originally been written in English. Have you ever wondered whether there are more exiting, refreshing and interesting books out there in the world, that you have maybe never heard about?
This list is created to collect book recommendations for the fantasy genre (in all its shades: urban fantasy, dystopia, YA etc.). And the main criteria for a book posted here would be that its original language be anything other than English.
So far I have only added books that have been translated into any other language. When I could find an English title, I added it, but lots of books have mainly been translated into other languages, so please click on the book to find out whether there is a translation available in your language, or any other language you can read.
This list is created to collect book recommendations for the fantasy genre (in all its shades: urban fantasy, dystopia, YA etc.). And the main criteria for a book posted here would be that its original language be anything other than English.
So far I have only added books that have been translated into any other language. When I could find an English title, I added it, but lots of books have mainly been translated into other languages, so please click on the book to find out whether there is a translation available in your language, or any other language you can read.
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El valle de los lobos (Crónicas de la torre, #1)
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Das Mädchen von Atlantis (Operation Nautilus, #2)
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Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza (Kroniki Jakuba Wędrowycza, #1)
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The King's Bride (101 Pages)
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Steinernes Fleisch (Reckless, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
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Wie Sonne und Mond
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Centaur in the Garden
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Szeptucha (Kwiat paproci, #1)
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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
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Elfenschwestern
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Adept (Materia Prima, #1)
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The Stories of Ibis
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Krawędź żelaza. Tom 2 (Koniasz, #4 Part 2/2)
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Uczeń czarnoksiężnika (Gwiazda Wenus, gwiazda Lucyfer, #1)
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Manazuru
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Dziewczyna z Dzielnicy Cudów
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The Finno-Ugrian Vampire
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The Year 3000: A Dream
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Bogowie muszą być szaleni (Heksalogia o Wiedźmie, #2)
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Pomnik cesarzowej Achai. Tom I (Pomnik cesarzowej Achai, #1)
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The Invention of Morel and Other Stories
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Achaja. Tom I (Achaja, #1)
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El mapa del tiempo (Trilogía Victoriana, #1)
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Félix J. Palma (Goodreads Author)
3.39 avg rating — 13,138 ratings
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Purgatory
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Virion. Wyrocznia (Imperium Achai, #1)
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Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights
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Szczury Wrocławia. Chaos (Szczury Wrocławia, #1)
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Robert J. Szmidt (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 501 ratings
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L'Inespérée (Oksa Pollock, #1)
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The Swallow and the Tom Cat
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Szczury Wrocławia. Kraty (Szczury Wrocławia, #2)
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Robert J. Szmidt (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 175 ratings
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El mapa del cielo (Trilogía Victoriana, #2)
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Félix J. Palma (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 3,204 ratings
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Dæmonernes Hvisken (Historien om Mira, #1)
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Strange Forces
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The Golden Ass
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The Last Book
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The Guerilleres
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Hell Screen; Cogwheels; A Fool's Life
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The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories
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John L. Apostolou (Editor)
3.67 avg rating — 266 ratings
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Mimus
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Le livre des étoiles
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Adventures of the Ingenious Alfanhui
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Ellana, la Prophétie (Le Pacte des MarchOmbres, #3)
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Steps Through the Mist
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Bal de givre à New York
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Fabrice Colin (Goodreads Author)
3.14 avg rating — 477 ratings
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Impossible Stories II
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Les ombres de Wielstadt (Wielstadt, #1)
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The Witch-Herbalist of the Remote Town
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Six Héritiers (Le Secret de Ji, #1)
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Pierre Grimbert (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 961 ratings
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Baudolino
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La Horde du Contrevent
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La Belle Captive
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Djævelens lærling (Den store djævlekrig, #1)
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Kenneth Bøgh Andersen (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 3,195 ratings
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Repetition
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Ondvinter (Berättelsen om Blodet, #1)
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Histoire d'O | Story of O (Story of O, #1)
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Pig Tales
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Шрам (Скитальцы, #2)
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Tainaron: Mail from Another City
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Keerkringen (Deirdre, #1)
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Innocent Eréndira And Other Stories
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De Rode Prinses
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Mascara
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Terra Nova: An Anthology of Contemporary Spanish Science Fiction
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Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
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Borges and the Eternal Orangutans
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Sperling (Meester Magiër, #1)
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The War of the Saints
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La Louve et l'Enfant (La Moïra, #1)
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The Book of Knights
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The Ark Sakura
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The Decay of the Angel (The Sea of Fertility, #4)
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I Am a Cat
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El unicornio
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Hell
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Ring (Ring, #1)
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Гибель богов (Хроники Хьёрварда, #1)
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The SFWA European Hall of Fame: Sixteen Contemporary Masterpieces of Science Fiction from the Continent
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James K. Morrow (Editor)
3.77 avg rating — 104 ratings
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Войны начинают неудачники (Тайный город, #1)
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The Baron in the Trees
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The Lost Estate
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Stallo
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The Fat Years
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Langs de Duisterweg
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Tais Teng (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Las luces de septiembre (Niebla, #3)
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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El palacio de la medianoche (Niebla, #2)
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No Exit and Three Other Plays
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The Alchemist
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Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)
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Di acqua e di pietra
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Anna Castelli (Goodreads Author)
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60)
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Les Lames du Cardinal (Les Lames du Cardinal, #1)
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La piel fría
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De døde sjæles nat (Peter Boutrup, #2)
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Noční klub I
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Odinsbarn (Ravneringene, #1)
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Siri Pettersen (Goodreads Author)
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Himmelstrand (Platserna, #1)
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Maresi (Krönikor från Röda Klostret #1)
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Thank you for helping me expand this list!
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Hey, for new ideas, specifically for books originally in French, you can check outhttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Thank you for a great list.
Oh wow, looks like there is still a lot to discover. Merci beaucoup!Mina wrote: "Hey, for new ideas, specifically for books originally in French, you can check out
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Thank you for a great list."
Hola a tod@s! L@s invito a leer mi libro y a votarlo para incluirlo en la lista. Es una novela post-apocalíptica situada en el México del siglo XXIII.Hello everyone. I invite you to read my book and to include it in the list. It is a post-apocalyptic novel set in XXIII century Mexico.
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