Awesome Japanese Cover Art From Well-Known Fantasy Novels

You’ve probably read some of these fantasy novels, but have you seen the Japanese versions of the covers? You really should, you know. posted on August 24, 2012 at 5:15am EDT

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1. The Name of the Wind

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by Patrick Rothfuss

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

2. The Gathering Storm

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by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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by J. K. Rowling

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard

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by J. K. Rowling

Via: wild-boar-blog.cocolog-nifty.com

5. A Game of Thrones

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by George R. R. Martin

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6. A Storm of Swords

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by George R. R. Martin

Source: download.minitokyo.net / via: gallery.minitokyo.net

7. The Hunger Games

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by Suzanne Collins

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

8. The Final Empire

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by Brandon Sanderson

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

9. The Well of Ascension

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by Brandon Sanderson

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

10. The Hobbit

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

Via: home.catv-yokohama.ne.jp

11. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

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by J. R. R. Tolkien

Source: kanshin.com / via: ton2net.exblog.jp

12. The Golden Compass

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by Philip Pullman

Source: userdisk.webry.biglobe.ne.jp / via: ton-mon-min.at.webry.info

13. The Subtle Knife

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by Philip Pullman

Via: bookshelf.co.jp

14. The Warded Man

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by Peter V. Brett

Via: books.rakuten.co.jp

15. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

16. The Marvelous Land of Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

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17. Ozma of Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

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18. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

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19. The Road to Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

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20. The Emerald City of Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

21. The Patchwork Girl of Oz

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by L. Frank Baum

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

22. The Dark is Rising Sequence

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by Susan Cooper

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

23. The Westmark Trilogy

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by Lloyd Alexander

Via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

24. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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by Lewis Carroll

Source: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp / via: bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp

25. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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1. The Name of the Wind

2. The Gathering Storm

3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard

5. A Game of Thrones

6. A Storm of Swords

7. The Hunger Games

8. The Final Empire

9. The Well of Ascension

10. The Hobbit

11. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

12. The Golden Compass

13. The Subtle Knife

14. The Warded Man

15. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

16. The Marvelous Land of Oz

17. Ozma of Oz

18. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

19. The Road to Oz

20. The Emerald City of Oz

21. The Patchwork Girl of Oz

22. The Dark is Rising Sequence

23. The Westmark Trilogy

24. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

25. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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