# Best Stand Alone Fantasy Novel? (no spoilers)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 22, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-alone-fantasy-novel-no-spoilers/674494 "2013-11-22T03:25:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-alone-fantasy-novel-no-spoilers/674494/81 "2013-11-25T05:21:46Z")

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The Silmarillion is in my opinion better than The Lord of the Rings. Although there are several different stories in it.

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stand-alone-fantasy-novel-no-spoilers/674494/82 "2013-11-25T19:49:42Z")

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[Beauty](http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Spectra-special-editions-Tepper/dp/0553295276/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385408939&sr=8-1&keywords=sheri+tepper+beauty), by Sheri Tepper.

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