The Theory of Fantasy
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The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology
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Tom Shippey
3.95 avg rating — 6,103 ratings 
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Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings 4.27 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
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Fantasists on Fantasy: A collection of Critical Reflections by Eighteen Masters of the Art
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Robert H. Boyer
3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings 
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Master of Middle-Earth: The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Paul H. Kocher
3.77 avg rating — 3,161 ratings 
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Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism
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Neil D. Isaacs
4.03 avg rating — 2,094 ratings 
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The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales
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Sheldon Cashdan
3.91 avg rating — 700 ratings 17. 
From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers
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Marina Warner
4.12 avg rating — 1,464 ratings 
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The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination 4.34 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
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When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition
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Jack D. Zipes
3.93 avg rating — 90 ratings 21. 
The Owl, The Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales
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G. Ronald Murphy
4.29 avg rating — 87 ratings 
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Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life
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Terry Brooks
4.16 avg rating — 1,669 ratings 
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Science of the Magical: From the Holy Grail to Love Potions to Superpowers
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Matt Kaplan
3.69 avg rating — 831 ratings 30. 
The Literature of Hope in the Middle Ages and Today: Connections in Medieval Romance, Modern Fantasy, and Science Fiction
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Flo Keyes
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings 
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Japanese Psyche: Major Motifs in the Fairy Tales of Japan
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Hayao Kawai
4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings 
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The Initiatory Path in Fairy Tales: The Alchemical Secrets of Mother Goose
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Bernard Roger
3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings 37. 
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Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy
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Michael Moorcock
3.76 avg rating — 336 ratings 
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The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines
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Mike Madrid
3.79 avg rating — 1,252 ratings 45. 
Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits
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Dimitra Fimi
4.22 avg rating — 88 ratings 45. 
The Science of Middle-Earth: Explaining The Science Behind The Greatest Fantasy Epic Ever Told!
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Henry Gee
3.52 avg rating — 91 ratings 47. 
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales
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Kate Bernheimer
3.93 avg rating — 454 ratings 47. 
Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World
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Verlyn Flieger
4.02 avg rating — 1,133 ratings 47. 
Writing Down the Dragon: and Other Essays on the Tolkien Method and the Craft of Fantasy
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Tom Simon
4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings 50. 
Ursula K. Le Guin Beyond Genre: Fiction for Children and Adults
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Mike Cadden
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 51. 
Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
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Jane Yolen
4.15 avg rating — 407 ratings 51. 
The Shamanic Odyssey: Homer, Tolkien, and the Visionary Experience
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Robert Tindall
4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings 51. 
The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
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John Garth
4.31 avg rating — 534 ratings 54. 
The Mirror Crack'd: Fear and Horror in JRR Tolkien's Major Works
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Lynn Forest-Hill
4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings 55. 
A Guide to Fantasy Literature: Thoughts on Stories of Wonder and Enchantment
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Philip Martin
3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings 
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From Hobbits to Hollywood: Essays on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings
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Ernest Mathijs
3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings 
