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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
Since I just agreed with the OP in my first post, I'll add some of my own...
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock is certainly one of the fantasy books I've enjoyed the most. Although there are more books following on from it, it can certainly be read on its own.
Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle is another which stands particularly tall in my memory.
I also have to second Feist's Faerie Tale, which I absolutely loved. It's been a while since I read it too, but I'm sure it will still deliver. |
I loved
Mythago Wood, too, but I didn't list it because it spawned so many sequels - but I agree that it is perfectly readable as a stand-alone novel. I guess in the same vein, I would add
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart and
Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea. Both eventually had sequels but can be read and enjoyed by themselves.
A few more stand-alone novels to add to the list:
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
In Yana - The Touch of the Undying - Michael Shea