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What books would you recommend to a novice fantasy reader? I read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings when I was quite young but never realised until much later what a wealth of fantasy literature is available!
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90 books · 12 voters · list created August 2nd, 2014 by ☆Ruth☆ (votes) .
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