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The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 · Fantasy The same mix of fairy-tale adventure, comic narration and sincere romance.
Stardust Neil Gaiman 1999 · Fantasy A grown-up fairy tale about a quest across a magical border for the sake of love.
The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 · Epic fantasy Set in the same wider universe but a vast, serious epic, for readers who want to go deeper.