Fantasy Book Suggestions

[Drisco]

I need a good Fantasy book. Something along the lines of Eragon, Harry Potter, and Wheel of time.

[grapedog]

L.E. Modesitt Jr's Magic of Recluse series...13 books long. All the books take place within one time line...normally working in groups of 3 or 4 in a period and other books coming before or after, great series.

George RR Martins Song of Fire and Ice series - bar none, best fantasy I have ever read - starts with "A Game of Thrones".

There is always Feists "Magician: Apprentice" and "Magician: Master"

David Eddings - Belgariad and Mallorean series - 5 books each. Or the other two series The Talmuli and something else I can't think of.

"Bone Dolls Twin" by Lynn Flewelling, thats a three book series. The Nightrunner series is pretty good too and thats 3 books. It's not a 3 book series she says though, it's a 2 book series, +1...whatever that means. Good stuff though.

I'll have to look at my bookcase...but I HIGHLY recommend "A Game of Thrones"...

[Sthrockmorton]

My absolute favorite series, if you like th Wheel of Time, you'll like this

Author -Terry Goodkind

Sword of Truth Series

First book - Wizard's First Rule

[Zarli]

I loved Running with the demons by Terry Brooks... it's an older one and there's a couple that follow it, I haven't read a whole lot of fantasy yet but my better half reads tons, this was a good one.

[Drisco]

Hmm is a Game of thrones like 4 books long and like the brother is incest with his sister who is the queen and has his kid whom becomes the king?

[grapedog]

Well, "A Game of Thrones" is the first book in the series. There are 4 books out right now, and last I heard he had planned for 7. Originally 6, but this last book that came out was too big, so he split it in half essentially which bumps the total to 7 planned right now.

And what you said is one of the many running plot lines throughout the book.

[Drisco]

yah heh I read those already. They were pretty good at the main parts but it dragged on a bit. Best part was the Battle in book 3 I belive

[StrayRogue]

The Magician is really good.

If you like the sort of "weaker" (more Pg13) fantasy along the lines of Harry Potter, you might like the original Dragonlance chronicles.

Elric is also one of my preferred titles.

[Gan]

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[StrayRogue]

Sandman is really great too.

DragonRiders of Pern original series (Think it was Dragonflight) also good.

The Farseer Trilogy is worth a look.

Tales of the Otori is good if you like fantasy mixed with a Japanese theme.

[Jazuela]

I liked the Hythrun Chronicles by Jennifer Fallon. Quick enough read that it keeps your attention, but not so quick that you sail through it and have to buy another book the next day.

For a much darker twist, I like Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series. Not really "high fantasy" since there aren't any dragons or other "races" of humanoids like dwarves or elves, it reads more like - I guess, a "historic fantasy" novel set in a weird world where people are categorized more by their innate talents. There's plenty of "nobility vs. commoners" stuff like in quasi-medieval fantasy, just without the dragons and elves stuff.

If you want to try something totally whacky, you could try the Discworld stuff by Terry Pratchett.

[Hips]

Don't read the Sword of Truth series unless you want books that drag on worse than Wheel of Time.


Since you've already read A Song of Ice and Fire, I'd recommend Jack Whyte's "Camulod" series. The first book (or two) are about the fall of the Roman Empire and the impact it has on Britain, gradually building up into Arthurian legend.

Taken from wikipedia...

Whyte's major work to date is the A Dream of Eagles series (as it is titled in Canada, but known as The Camulod Chronicles in the United States and elsewhere). This series of historical novels presents the tale of King Arthur set against the backdrop of Roman Britain. This retelling of the popular legend eschews the use of magic (as in T. H. White’s The Sword in the Stone) to explain Arthur’s ascent to power and instead relies on the historical condition (with some artistic license) of post-Roman Britain to support the theory that Arthur was meant to counter the anarchy left by the Roman departure from Britain in 410 AD and the subsequent colonization and invasion of Britain by various peoples from Northwestern Europe, including the Saxons, Jutes, Franks, and Angles).

[grapedog]

avoid Robin Hobb completely unless you want to be ready to slit your own wrists from depression after reading the books...

[TheEschaton]

Hahahahahaha, love the new avatar.



P.S. For all those of you who haven't read the book............Snape goes on a plane to Timbuktu, all the while singing Rocketman a la Shatner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE).