I’m recently looking for some good fantasy books and I just wanted to hear some of you guys’ recommendations
Two of the fantasy books that I’ve read and enjoyed:
Harry Potter series (J. K. Rowling)
The Chronicles of Narnia series (C. S. Lewis)
And I’m considering these recommendations I got from others:
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer) followed by New Moon and Eclipse
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Tithe - a modern faerie tale (Holly Black) I actually read a few pages of this one and thought there are bad languages in there so I didn’t continue at the moment… It’s a good book though from what I’ve heard from others
The series by David Eddings
If you know any of these books or have any other recommendations please feel free to give my any opinions Thank you :notworthy:
Anne McCaffrey - Pern series,
Acorna Series,
Freedom Series,
Tower and Hive Series
Anthologies:
Get Off The Unicorn , Severn House Publishers 1982
The Girl Who Heard Dragons , Cheap Street 1985
Alchemy & Academe , Del Rey (Reissue) 1987
A Gift of Dragons , Random House 2002
Serve it Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey , with Edited with John Gregory Betancourt, Wildside Press 2004
Katherine Kurtz - Deryni series
Diana Gabaldon - Outlander series
H. Beam Piper - Fuzzy series
Spider Robinson - Callahan series
Mercedes Lackey - Bard series,
Obsidian trilogy
Zenna Henderson - The People series
Jean Auel - Earth Children series
These are off the top of my head. I’ll try to think of more later.
Julian May has an aMAAAZing set of three linked series, and Phillip Pullman has a truly lovely, wonderful trilogy as well (billed for older children, but a good and moving read for us grown-ups as well).
My father-in-law insists these aren’t “real” books because they’re based off a game, but I just finished reading a bunch of R.A. Salvatore stuff.
I’m not much of a fantasy reader, but my husband talked me into picking up The Dark Elf Trilogy (Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn). I was kind of wary – again, fantasy isn’t really my bag – but they were really quite good. I liked those well enough that I went out and bought his Icewind Dale Trilogy, and then the Legacy of the Drow books.
I really liked George RR Martin’s Ice and Fire series, but it isn’t done yet and he’s a little slow so you might want to wait a few (10) years before picking that one up.
Another is the Otherland series by Tad Williams. It’s set in the “near future” but it’s REALLY interesting. Some parts of it are a little sci-fi ish, but other parts of it are totally fantasy.
I agree with what everyone says…since I’ve read most of the books metioned.
R. A. Salvatore
David Eddings
Spider Robinson
Terry Goodkind
These are all awesome. But no one mentioned Robert Jordan’s Wheel of time Series. Also Eragon has a second book called Eldest. I’m reading Eragon right now.
I didn’t know he was sick. I was just reading his blog after you told me that. He’s been dragging the series on for so long, I hope he gets to finish it. I’m still three books from the last one at this point.
I am up to the end point on both of those authors series right now. (Robert Jordan/Terry Goodkind) I bet Jordan puts out one or two more book in which he wraps it up (if he already has one written or almost done). I think that was not what he had planned but I think he cares about his readers to have the series wrap up.
I think I have two copies of Phantom by Terry Goodkind, if someone wants to swap with me for one of the copies. I have a hardcover and a paperback I believe if you have a preference. I’d take a nice skein of sock yarn or something else nice for the hardcover and a skein of something less nice for the paperback. I just don’t need two copies and I bought one at the airport thinking I had not read it. PM me if you are interested!
Anything by Neil Gaiman.
Anything by Terry Pratchett.
Anything by Tad Williams. (Side note: My friend just started a job at literary agency. Two of her authors called just to say hello and introduce themselves. Tad Williams, and Eric :!!!: Idle!!!)
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy
David Eddings, The Belgariad and the Mallorean, and associated books. Don’t bother with the Elenium/Tamuli trilogies.
Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time. (This series has sucked up way too many hours of my life. :teehee:)
Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey wrote a few books together. The first is ElvenBane, good books.
The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. If you are brave, the Silmarillion.
If you enjoy Terry Pratchett, check out Douglas Adams (though he’s SciFi.)
If you like graphic novels, Gaiman’s Sandman series and Carey’s Lucifer series (set in the Sandman universe, but a spinoff.)
Dune, if you are brave.
Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain Chronicles (these are kid’s books, but they’re excellent.) Also his Westmark Trilogy is fantastic.
Orson Scott Card–his Alvin Maker books are good, as is Ender’s Game. (Haven’t read the sequals to it yet.)
Marion Zimmer Bradley has some good Arthur books from the female perspective–starting with Mists of Avalon.
Susan Cooper’s Dark is Rising books are popular, but not to my taste.
Oh yes, wanted to second recommendations for the Pern books by McCaffrey and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire books.
Warning on Martin: he is an excellent writer in that he knows that there aren’t always happy endings. People DO die. No matter how much of a main character they seem to be.
I am so darn picky about my fantasy fiction, but I’ve been a huge fan of George R.R. Martin (and when the heck is the next one coming out?) and Robert Jordan. Actually, I lost steam on The Wheel of Time and I’d like to pick it back up again.
The Martin series - I like it kind of because he’s not afraid to kill people off. Like 24! It’s unpredictable. I like to be surprised and that’s hard to do.
What types of fantasy are some of these other books? I like mine rustic - hiking places, eating cheese by campfires, etc. :teehee:
Thank you :notworthy:
Although we do cater for other fantasy authors etc.