First of all I think Peter T should burn in the fires of Orodruin for that remark...but my 21 faves of all time
The Lord of the Rings
The Dark is Rising Sequence( which I am about to re-read)
His Dark Materials
Moorcock´s Runestaff books
Wind in the Willows
Buchan´s Hannay Novels ( Greenmantle and Mr. Stand fast are far superior to the 39 steps)
Wilkie Collin´s Moonstone
Ivanhoe ( which I have Just re-read)
Anything by John D. MacDonald
Iain Banks Espedaire Street
Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore
Anything by Alan Garner ( but Esp. Red Shift and The Weirdstone of Brisingamen)
Foucault´s Pendulum by Umberto Eco ( much better than the name of the Rose)
Nostromo ( took me a while to read but well worth it)
Jubiaba by Jorge Amado
House of the Spirits Elizabeth Allende
The Alienist by Caleb CArr
The Oroborous Trilogy by E.R. Eddison
It Stephen King
Puck of Pook´s Hill Rudyard Kipling
and finally...
Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock ( a beautiful piece of writing).