Suggestions please..

[thorn birds]

Hi all

Am new to this forum, so i will introduce myself by saying that i am looking to read books in the genre of fantasy/science fiction. Big fan of LOTR and The Wheel of Time, though the latter began to drag a bit after the 1st four books but you know, once you get started you want to know how it ends. Also liked the eragorn series - though not quite as much. Haven't really read anything else in this category that has caught and held my attention. So hoping for suggestions. Thanks

[Niamh]

May i ask what other ones you have read other than above mentioned? :) Might prevent us from recommending one you already have.
Now i like Fantasy so i've read a bit over the last few years.
I recommend giving Trudi Canavans Dark Magicians Trilogy a go to start with.
Even Garth Nix Abhorsen Trilogy. (will be in Y.A. but it is very good!)
If you read Terry Brooks, maybe skip "Sword" and start with "Elfstones of Shanara".
Magician by Feist
Bitterbynde saga by Cecila Dart Thornton is also amazing.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman... well any books by Neil Gaiman"

Welcome to the forum!

[librarius_qui]

Hi all

Am new to this forum, so i will introduce myself by saying that i am looking to read books in the genre of fantasy/science fiction. Big fan of LOTR and The Wheel of Time, though the latter began to drag a bit after the 1st four books but you know, once you get started you want to know how it ends. Also liked the eragorn series - though not quite as much. Haven't really read anything else in this category that has caught and held my attention. So hoping for suggestions. Thanks


If you like The Lord of the Rings you might give it a try in Beowulf, which could turn quite useful to you in the future. And The Illiad, as well. (The Illiad and The Odyssey; you'll possibly find the reading a bit exhausting, but it's very interesting reading to make, once we're ... human beings :D The Odyssey might be of more fun ...)


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[thorn birds]

Thanks :)

In reply to Niamh - i have read Trudi Canavan's Dark Magician Trilogy and liked it. Will give the authors you recommended a try. Thanks.

I shall keep the suggestions in relation to the Iliad and the Odyssey in mind, though at the last read, i did not think of it in relation to the type of books written by Tolkien/Jordan.

[Lokasenna]

In terms of general fantasy, you really can't go wrong with Raymond Feist, he's jolly good.

If you fancy branching out a wee bit, then I'd agree with Beowulf, and also point you in the direction of Old Norse mythology, which is where Tolkein (and to a lesser extent Jordan) are getting most of their ideas. I would recommend The Saga of the Volsungs (also known as Volsunga saga), or the Saga of Hrolf Kraki (Hrolfs saga kraka). Best of all, they can be found for free on the net!

[Tsuyoiko]

Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Kim Stanley Robinson.

Fantasy: Ray Bradbury, George R R Martin, Philip Pullman

[Mariamosis]

Sirens of Titan
Slaughter-House Five
Player Piano

all by Kurt Vonnegut

[Mariamosis]

also Jules Verne (a science fiction pioneer)

[Gustavo L.]

Like Norse sagas, Arthurian mythos is an important source of many Fantasy works. Two Tolkenian love stories, Luthien/Beren’s and (to a lesser extent) Arwen/Aragorn’s, draw elements from the story of Tristan and Isolde (a Celtic legend at first, fused to Arthurian legends afterwards), of which Joseph Bédier’s “The romance of Tristan and Iseult” is a good modern version.

I’d suggest also the Fantasy novels “Phantastes” and “Lilith”, both by George MacDonald, and “The Worm Ouroboros” by E. R. Eddison. Both authors were greatly praised by Tolkien.

For SF I recommend Frank Herbert's "Dune" and Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles".

Welcome to the forum! :)

[Niamh]

Thanks :)

In reply to Niamh - i have read Trudi Canavan's Dark Magician Trilogy and liked it. Will give the authors you recommended a try. Thanks.

I shall keep the suggestions in relation to the Iliad and the Odyssey in mind, though at the last read, i did not think of it in relation to the type of books written by Tolkien/Jordan.

:thumbs_up She has a prequal out called The Magicians Apprentice. Only published Last month. :nod:
I would definitely recommend Dart Thornton then.:D

[JBI]

Caitlin Sweet, A Telling of Stars
Guy Gavriel Kay, A Song for Arbonne

[Pecksie]

U. K. LeGuin's Earthsea books --- they're a marvel.

[The Comedian]

Some Victorian era sci-fi: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, Dracula, War of the Worlds. . . .

Comics: The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (as another poster pointed out, anything by Gaiman is usually worth yoru time"

[mystery_spell]

All of Tamora Pierce's books are pretty good. Garth Nix has The Seventh Tower series and then The Old Kingdom series (Sabriel, Abhorsen, Lirael). Tolkien has a bunch of other books besides LotR, so I'd suggest that you read some of those. If you haven't read any of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, those are always super enjoyable. Holly Black has three interesting books (Tithe, Valiant, Ironside). T.A. Barron has some good Merlin and related books.

[crisaor]

Try the Volsunga Saga, and/or the Eddas.

[jglobe]

Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is amazing. Also, R.A. Salvatore's the Dark Elf Trilogy.