Fantasy Masterworks is a series of British paperbacks by Millennium (an imprint of Victor Gollancz). It is intended to comprise "some of the greatest, most original, and most influential fantasy ever written" and to contain "the books which, along with Tolkien, Peake and others, shaped modern fantasy." as claimed by its publisher. [1]
It has a companion series in the SF Masterworks line. A separate Future Classics[2] line has also started featuring eight science fiction novels from the last few decades.
The books were numbered only through No. 50; in the 2013 reboot of the series, the books are unnumbered, have a uniform look, and feature introductions by well-known writers and critics.
Numbered paperback series (2000–2007)
editReboot series, with new design
edit* Also published in the Fantasy Masterworks numbered series.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ According to the back cover of e.g. Howard, Robert E. (2000). The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle. Fantasy Masterworks. Millennium. ISBN 1-85798-996-1.
- ^ Gollancz editor Simon Spanton on the Future Classics promotion
External links
edit- List of Fantasy Masterworks in order of publication with extensive reviews.
- Fantasy Masterworks overview and reviews—List of Fantasy Masterworks numbered series in reverse order of publication with shorter reviews at The SF Site.
- The Fantasy Masterworks List—A graphical presentation of the Fantasy Masterworks.