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Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series is definatly a must read for anyone looking for a good fantisy series. There are currently 9 books all of witch are very addicting. They share some similarities with Wheel of time however i thought that the themes were mutch better and easier to get into
Oh my, Terry Goodkind is a very good author. Try the first three books of his series, starting with "Wizard's First Rule". I believe that's the title... : S I also highly recommend the Forgotten Realms series. That and Dragon Lance. Both amazing series, both with many, many sub-series. The sub-series I reccoment for Forgotten Realms is War of the Spider Queen and any other books you can find by R. A. Salvatore. When reading Salvatore's series, it doesn't matter which one you start with, if you like them and continue to read them all, it shouldn't matter. The books don't look back on previous events too often, and if they do, they usually explain them enough that you don't have to stop reading, pick up the other book, read it, and then continue to read the former book. Aka... the series' can be read in any order (but once you start a series, read THOSE books in order.) I recommend starting with The Legacy of the Drow, and then moving onto The Icewind Dale Trilogy, or vice versa.
I recommend books by robin hobb. She wrote three trilogies set in a world that does not rely on normal magic, but instead has two main forms of 'magic', wits and skill.
Quite an interesting read, find out more here: Robin Hobb books
Fitz can be a bit of a mutt sometimes so if you are looking for slightly more headstrong and less whingeing characters, check out Hobb's newest, Shaman's Crossing, book one of the Soldier Son trilogy.
a mutt indeed. :D
Ursula Le Guin
I recomend the BARTMAEUS TRILOGY, by johnothan stroud. realy realy goooood :nod:
I would recomend to anyone who enjoys descriptions of mazes and dark, dank places with sinister characters that come to life: Gormenghast. It's long, it's dark and shrouded, and if you can wade through it it's well worth it to discover the life of a boy who lives in a huge palace with such interweaving and confusing rooms that the house itself is a main character and influence on his life.
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I agree with you, it is so hard to come by some good fantasy fiction that doesn't contain blatant explicit scenes. It's as if the authours think that the word "fantasy" automatically means "free license" to write whatever comes to mind. Ahem*
Yes, but you were asking for reccomendations. Cynthia Voight's Jackaroo is excellent. Well written, believable, and a tale in which you easily lose yourself and live and breathe with the character, and remains with you far after you have set the book down. However, this is not a book which contains fantastic creatures, evil sorcerors, or any magic at all. I love this book, though!
Others that I would recommend are
of course, J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy,
C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia,
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix- Lirael, I thought, was the best book in this series.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman, *swashbuckling comedy
The Once and Future King by T.H. White,
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White,
The Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper,
Brian Jacques' Redwall books,
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson,
Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen,
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville (for young kids, I still love this one, though)
The Tripods Trilogy by John Christopher *Sci-fi
If you liked Eragon and Eldest, you might like Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, and Neverending Story by Michael Ende
I can't think of anymore at the moment.
Right now I'm weeding out 2 boxes of books of sci fi and fantasy paperbacks.
Sadly, the majority is going straight into the trash. I think I'll have to stick to faerie tales awhile yet!
Hope this helps you some,
Gringoire
p.s. Recommend me some!
I didn't care much for Eragon either.... Still, that didn't stop me from picking up Eldest.... I'm rather desperate. That is neat, though, to get a book written and published at the age of fifteen. Although S.E. Hinton was only one year, or was it two years (?) older when she wrote "The Outsiders".Quote:
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i don't mind books for adults, but they usually contain sex and bad words, and while i'm already legal, my mental state still prefers not to read those in print.
Gringoire,
You might like Tamora Pierce's books. They are supposed to be pretty clean?
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I agree with you, it is so hard to come by some good fantasy fiction that doesn't contain blatant explicit scenes. It's as if the authours think that the word "fantasy" automatically means "free license" to write whatever comes to mind.
Kate Elliott's Crown of Stars series is very very good- this coming from someone who doesn't usually read series. Each book enhances the last, and you quickly become addicted to the series. Each book is around a thousand pages, but reads fast. The detailing is magnificent!
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A whole box of fantasy novels- Argh!!! :brickwall
I am never going to trust a book again simply because it has anything referring to King Arrthur or his knights again! *sigh*
Thanks though :) for the recommendation. I have NOT yet read any of Tamor Peirce. And in return, I would recommend you Jackaroo by Cynthia Voight.
God bless you,
Gringoire
I'm sorry I haven't read through every post on this thread, but I would just like to throw out a name that may or may not - I have not seen it yet - already been mentioned.
David Eddings.
Without a doubt, my favourite fantasy writer (the Belgariad and Mallorean) - his ohter stuff is a bit weaker. But these two series of five books are so well written (for a fantasy series) are engaging and extremely funny at times.
especially in his latest books.. i dunno which i like better the more hilarious earlier ones or the darker ones like Night Watch etc..Quote:
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why hasn't anyone recommended the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley yet? ... hehe, I admit they can be a bit cheesy now and then but most of the time their a really good read..
they're a series but you can read any of them on its own, don't need to have read the other ones...