Contemporary Fantasy – “The cornerstone of contemporary fantasy is a setting that is readily recognizable to us. While some of the following titles exhibit the more extreme features of fantasy, there are always parts that are identifiable in our world.” From Genreflecting, Fifth Edition, by Diana Tixier Herald.

Piers Anthony – The Incarnations of Immorality Series
Terry Brooks – Running with the Demon
Steven Brust – The Gypsy
Orson Scott Card – Homebody
Suzy McKee Charnas – The Sorcery Hill Trilogy
Alan Dean Foster – Into the Out Of
Neil Gaiman – Neverwhere
Robert A. Heinlein – Job: A Comedy of Justice
Pat Murphy – The Falling Woman
Mike Resnick – A Miracle of Rare Design
Will Shetterly – Elsewhere
Nancy Springer – Larque on the Wing
Sheri S. Tepper – A Plague of Angels
Roger Zelazny – Lord Demon (“Best Pick for the Reluctant Reader”)

“Best Picks…” are identified by Derek M. Buker, author of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers’ Advisory, 2002.

Websites you may enjoy:

• Fantasy 100

• Fantasy Authors from the Jasper County Public Library

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