Mervyn Peake - but I have to say that, my Doctorate was on Peake - and for modern writers, Clive Barker and Iain Banks.
Not sure about an earlier comment about Tolkein being the first to write "true fantasy". That's a damaging nonsense.
And as Terry Pratchett said: "If you're fifteen, and you don't think Lord of the Rings are the best books ever written, there's something wrong with you. If you're fifty, and you still think Lord of the Rings are the best books ever, there's definitely something wrong with you".
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