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• 1 • Foreword (Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss [as by Brian Aldiss]
• 13 • Introduction (Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels) • essay by David Pringle
• 27 •   Review: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake • review by David Pringle
• 29 •   Review: The Book of Ptath by A. E. van Vogt • review by David Pringle
• 31 •   Review: The Well of the Unicorn by Fletcher Pratt • review by David Pringle
• 34 •   Review: Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson • review by David Pringle
• 36 •   Review: Seven Days in New Crete by Robert Graves • review by David Pringle
• 38 •   Review: Silverlock by John Myers Myers • review by David Pringle
• 40 •   Review: The Castle of Iron by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt • review by David Pringle
• 42 •   Review: Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard • review by David Pringle
• 44 •   Review: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis • review by David Pringle
• 46 •   Review: Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake • review by David Pringle
• 49 •   Review: The Dying Earth by Jack Vance • review by David Pringle
• 52 •   Review: The Sound of His Horn by Sarban • review by David Pringle
• 54 •   Review: Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber • review by David Pringle
• 56 •   Review: The Sinful Ones by Fritz Leiber • review by David Pringle
• 58 •   Review: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson • review by David Pringle
• 60 •   Review: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien • review by David Pringle
• 62 •   Review: Pincher Martin by William Golding • review by David Pringle
• 64 •   Review: The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson • review by David Pringle
• 66 •   Review: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury • review by David Pringle
• 68 •   Review: The Once and Future King by T. H. White • review by David Pringle
• 71 •   Review: The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert A. Heinlein • review by David Pringle
• 73 •   Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson • review by David Pringle
• 76 •   Review: Titus Alone by Mervyn Peake • review by David Pringle
• 78 •   Review: A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle • review by David Pringle
• 80 •   Review: Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson • review by David Pringle
• 82 •   Review: The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D. MacDonald • review by David Pringle
• 84 •   Review: Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein • review by David Pringle
• 87 •   Review: Witch World by Andre Norton • review by David Pringle
• 89 •   Review: The Magus by John Fowles • review by David Pringle
• 91 •   Review: Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock • review by David Pringle
• 93 •   Review: The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon • review by David Pringle
• 96 •   Review: Day of the Minotaur by Thomas Burnett Swann • review by David Pringle
• 98 •   Review: The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance • review by David Pringle
• 100 •   Review: The Owl Service by Alan Garner • review by David Pringle
• 103 •   Review: Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin • review by David Pringle
• 106 •   Review: The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien • review by David Pringle
• 108 •   Review: Gog by Andrew Sinclair • review by David Pringle
• 111 •   Review: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle • review by David Pringle
• 114 •   Review: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin • review by David Pringle
• 117 •   Review: The Swords of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber • review by David Pringle
• 120 •   Review: Black Easter by James Blish • review by David Pringle
• 122 •   Review: The Green Man by Kingsley Amis • review by David Pringle
• 125 •   Review: The Phoenix and the Mirror by Avram Davidson • review by David Pringle
• 128 •   Review: A Feast Unknown by
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  • review by David Pringle
• 131 •   Review: Fourth Mansions by R. A. Lafferty • review by David Pringle
• 134 •   Review: Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant • review by David Pringle
• 136 •   Review: Time and Again by Jack Finney • review by David Pringle
• 139 •   Review: Grendel by John Gardner • review by David Pringle
• 141 •   Review: Briefing for a Descent into Hell by Doris Lessing • review by David Pringle
• 144 •   Review: Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny • review by David Pringle
• 146 •   Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams • review by David Pringle
• 148 •   Review: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter • review by David Pringle
• 151 •   Review: Sweet Dreams by Michael Frayn • review by David Pringle
• 153 •   Review: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip • review by David Pringle
• 156 •   Review: 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King • review by David Pringle
• 159 •   Review: The Great Victorian Collection by Brian Moore • review by David Pringle
• 162 •   Review: Grimus by Salman Rushdie • review by David Pringle
• 165 •   Review: Peace by Gene Wolfe • review by David Pringle
• 167 •   Review: The Malacia Tapestry by Brian Aldiss • review by David Pringle
• 170 •   Review: The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson • review by David Pringle
• 173 •   Review: Hotel de Dream by Emma Tennant • review by David Pringle
• 176 •   Review: The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter • review by David Pringle
• 179 •   Review: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson • review by David Pringle
• 181 •   Review: The Shining by Stephen King • review by David Pringle
• 184 •   Review: Fata Morgana by William Kotzwinkle • review by David Pringle
• 186 •   Review: Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber • review by David Pringle
• 188 •   Review: Gloriana, or, The Unfulfill'd Queen by Michael Moorcock • review by David Pringle
• 191 •   Review: The Unlimited Dream Company by J. G. Ballard • review by David Pringle
• 193 •   Review: Sorcerer's Son by Phyllis Eisenstein • review by David Pringle
• 196 •   Review: The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll • review by David Pringle
• 198 •   Review: The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas • review by David Pringle
• 201 •   Review: A Storm of Wings by M. John Harrison • review by David Pringle
• 204 •   Review: White Light by Rudy Rucker • review by David Pringle
• 206 •   Review: Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro • review by David Pringle
• 208 •   Review: Cities of the Red Night by William S. Burroughs • review by David Pringle
• 211 •   Review: Little, Big by John Crowley • review by David Pringle
• 214 •   Review: Lanark: A Life in Four Books by Alasdair Gray • review by David Pringle
• 216 •   Review: The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock • review by David Pringle
• 218 •   Review: Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea • review by David Pringle
• 220 •   Review: Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin • review by David Pringle
• 222 •   Review: Soul Eater by K. W. Jeter • review by David Pringle
• 224 •   Review: Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy • review by David Pringle
• 226 •   Review: Cold Heaven by Brian Moore • review by David Pringle
• 228 •   Review: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers • review by David Pringle
• 231 •   Review: Who Made Stevie Crye? by Michael Bishop • review by David Pringle
• 233 •   Review: The Digging Leviathan by James P. Blaylock • review by David Pringle
• 235 •   Review: Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter • review by David Pringle
• 238 •   Review: The Businessman: A Tale of Terror by Thomas M. Disch • review by David Pringle
• 240 •   Review: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock • review by David Pringle
• 242 •   Review: The Glamour by Christopher Priest • review by David Pringle
• 244 •   Review: The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike • review by David Pringle
• 247 •   Review: Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd • review by David Pringle
• 250 •   Review: The Dream Years by Lisa Goldstein • review by David Pringle
• 252 •   Review: The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay • review by David Pringle
• 252 •   Review: The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay • review by David Pringle
• 252 • Guy Gavriel Kay: The Fionavar Tapestry • essay by David Pringle
• 253 •   Review: The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay • review by David Pringle
• 255 •   Review: The Bridge by Iain Banks • review by David Pringle
• 258 •   Review: The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell • review by David Pringle
• 260 •   Review: Replay by Ken Grimwood • review by David Pringle
• 263 •   Review: The Unconquered Country by Geoff Ryman • review by David Pringle
• 265 •   Review: The Day of Creation by J. G. Ballard • review by David Pringle
• 267 •   Review: Ægypt by John Crowley • review by David Pringle