Top Retellings of Classic Tales

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The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. HowardRed Nails (Conan) by Robert E. HowardElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockStormbringer by Michael MoorcockThe Chronicles of Corum by Michael Moorcock
Best Sword and Sorcery
171 books — 166 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Favorite Books
14,083 books — 9,810 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Best Fantasy Books
1,679 books — 2,022 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerInferno by Dante AlighieriSir Gawain and the Green Knight by UnknownLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory
Best Middle Ages Books
1,219 books — 1,679 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertNeuromancer by William GibsonStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,251 books — 24,496 voters