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Listopia > S.W. Wilcox's votes on the list BEST CELTIC MAGIC/BARD BOOKS (61 Books)
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Bard 2
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"Like Poul Anderson's "The Broken Sword," this blends Celtic and Norse but opposite of Poul's, leans more toward the Celtic."
S.W.
rated it 5 stars
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Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn #2)
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"More historical than fantastic, this lacks a bit in the magic dept. but otherwise is mesmerizing."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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"The model for genericising the North European myths. Recognized role playing/cos-play source."
S.W.
rated it 5 stars
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Three Hearts and Three Lions
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"Recognized role playing source. Right between Llywelyn and Tolkien for a mix of historical flavor and fantastic elements."
S.W.
rated it 5 stars
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The Complete Compleat Enchanter
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"Recognized role playing/cos-play source."
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rated it 5 stars
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Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
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"Neat magic rules for bards and druids."
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rated it 5 stars
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Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
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"Revised rules for druid and bard spells."
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rated it 5 stars
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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"Twain's novel is as problematic to modern readers as it is groundbreaking. Can't link films, so this comic looks like a fair compromise/intro."
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added it to to-read
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Druids, Gods & Heroes from Celtic Mythology (World Mythology Series)
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"Nice illustrations remove it from Reference Book exile."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Chronicles of Corum (Corum, #4-6)
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"Recognized role playing/cos-play source."
S.W.
rated it 4 stars
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The Books of Magic
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"Never a huge Gaiman fan, this is at least better imho than either his DC "Sandman" stories or reference paperback on Norse myths. Definitely an influence on the "Hellboy 2" movie."
S.W.
rated it 4 stars
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Spellsinger (Spellsinger, #1)
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"Noted film novelization-ist, this original work is fun but too familiar imo."
S.W.
rated it 4 stars
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
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The Infinity Concerto
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The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
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Lord Foul's Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1)
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The Silver Hand (The Song of Albion, #2)
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Champions of the Sidhe
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"Reminded me of the original "Star Wars" but stripped of the inventiveness to recast it as "primitive-mythic.""
S.W.
rated it 3 stars
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Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn (Thieves' World, #2)
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Borderland (Borderland, #1)
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The Bard of Sorcery
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Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)
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The Chronicles of Amber: Volume I (The Chronicles of Amber #1-2)
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"Managed to be a near-copy of Tolkien AND Moorcock."
S.W.
rated it 3 stars
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Taliesin (The Pendragon Cycle #1)
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Thomas the Rhymer
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The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
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Inharmonic (The Music Maker, #1)
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Hellboy II: The Art of the Movie
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Labyrinth: The Movie #2
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Labyrinth: A Novel Based on the Jim Henson Film
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The Fiddler's Talisman: Book One of The Fairy Godmother Diaries
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The Moon Stealers and The Quest for the Silver Bough
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The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
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A String in the Harp
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Blood of the Fey (Morgana Trilogy, #1)
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Lord Darcy (Lord Darcy, #1-3)
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Atlantis: On the Shores of Forever (Atlantis: The Antediluvian Chronicles, #1)
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Glastonbury and the Grail: Did Joseph of Arimathea Bring the Sacred Relic to Britain?
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London: A Spiritual History
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Illustrating Camelot
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Of Gods and Mortals CELTS: Expanded Rules for Celts in Of Gods and Mortals
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The Dragon Bard (Dragon of the Island, #4)
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Celtic Fire and Roman Rule
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The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
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Treasures of Albion I
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The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore
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Brave: The Junior Novelization
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The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld
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Classic Celtic Fairy Tales
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Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams
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Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children: Essays on Arthurian Juvenalia (Arthurian Studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)), 1,)
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The Song of the Sirin (Raven Son, #1)
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The Bard's Gift
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Theoclea (The Delphic Oracle) and Pythagoras in Eleusis and Atlantis
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Notes of Magic (The Bohemians, #1)
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The Seeing: The Morrigan
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The Dream of Aengus
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Saving Tir na nOg (The Chosen Ones, #1)
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The Enchanted Swans
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Call of the Morrigú
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The Renegades (The Bard from Barliona, #1)
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