What are really good fantasy books?

Question

What are really good fantasy books?
anything with mythical creatures in especially fairies and such, magic is great too, the more mythical and fantastical the better, I also would like author names too!

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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkien.brThe Earth Sea Series by Ursula K. Le GuinbrThe Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffreybrand other fantasy works by her as well!brAny of Poul Andersons fantasy series.brThe Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart as well as the other books of her Arthurian Legend quartet.brbrI highly recommend the classic Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton. Usually just referred to as The Mythology, her classic work is an anthology of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology compiled from classical sourcesbrand is used in college level courses on mythology. I first read her wonderful book while in elementary school, and it left me with a thirst for mythology that has never since been quenched!brbrbrand, although you may tend to think of them as more childrens books, most assuredly these classics are enjoyable at any age!brbrThe Wizard of Oz and all the other Oz books by Baum.brAlices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass as well as all of Lewis Carrolls delightful poems!brThe Chronicles of Narnia. CS Lewis.brTales of The Brothers Grimm.brand of course the Harry Potter series by Rowling...brbroh, and not to forget the works of Hans Christian Anderson!