The Sight is a great book.
Ok Fantasy book readers, i need your help!
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ANYTHING by Guy Gavriel Kay, particularly the Fionavar Tapestry (3 books including The Summer Tree - I can't remember the other two names) and Tigana and The Lions of Al Rassan.
I love Heinlein, too. Try Roger Zelazny's Amber series (Nine Princes in Amber)
Anything by Robin McKinley or Patricia McKillip.
I love Heinlein, too. Try Roger Zelazny's Amber series (Nine Princes in Amber)
Anything by Robin McKinley or Patricia McKillip.
Aw, Joz, ya tripped me again!
Suffice to say, the books are in a big non-chronological messy (but not dusty) pile in my "always" stack, even if I keep wrecking the official name of the series!
Let's just go with the Jamie books, I like that!
They have the depth of character that is essential for me to like a series. If I'm not sad and wisftully lonely at the end of a book, I don't really need to meet them again later, y'know?
And sune42? A great bit THIS about Neil Gaiman. A bit dystopian for me, I like my fantasy a little more good and evil and true love, but I adored the book and the graphic novel! It just wasn't my usual fare.
Suffice to say, the books are in a big non-chronological messy (but not dusty) pile in my "always" stack, even if I keep wrecking the official name of the series!
Let's just go with the Jamie books, I like that!
They have the depth of character that is essential for me to like a series. If I'm not sad and wisftully lonely at the end of a book, I don't really need to meet them again later, y'know?
And sune42? A great bit THIS about Neil Gaiman. A bit dystopian for me, I like my fantasy a little more good and evil and true love, but I adored the book and the graphic novel! It just wasn't my usual fare.
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X2! Humor, mystery, fantasy, magic, cops n' trolls, uh, I mean, robbers, politics, and religion, sometimes all in one book! A great series you can pretty much rread in any order, and I think they get better with each new installment. Not too expensive either.
Earths Children is an amazing series, will leave you dying for the final book.
Anne Rice's vampire series are fairly decent, lots to choose from there.
Good luck!
X2! Humor, mystery, fantasy, magic, cops n' trolls, uh, I mean, robbers, politics, and religion, sometimes all in one book! A great series you can pretty much rread in any order, and I think they get better with each new installment. Not too expensive either.
Earths Children is an amazing series, will leave you dying for the final book.
Anne Rice's vampire series are fairly decent, lots to choose from there.
Good luck!
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You guys are great, the suggestions so far should keep me going. I hate not having a book. Just finished rereading Jean Auel's series, so a sulking as she still has not release number 6 grrrr! (January 2011 apparently!!)
I've read a few Terry Pratchett. I love the the ones with Granny Weatherwax in she's my favourite! Plus the wee free men books were great. Strangely i really liked The Carpet people, but a lot of TP fans do not apparently?!
Anyone read Garth Nix's trilogy Sabrial, Lireal and Abhorsen? Loved that series too!
It been great sharing with like minded readers x
I've read a few Terry Pratchett. I love the the ones with Granny Weatherwax in she's my favourite! Plus the wee free men books were great. Strangely i really liked The Carpet people, but a lot of TP fans do not apparently?!
Anyone read Garth Nix's trilogy Sabrial, Lireal and Abhorsen? Loved that series too!
It been great sharing with like minded readers x
anything by Tamora peirce i started reading her books when i was younger but i still love them now my first series was protector of the small its kinda like medieval times but with magic and imortal creatures if you like a good fantasy with a love story tamora peirce's trickster series is amazing with great fantasy also there are some books called pellinor if you love eragon they are amazing
http://www.tamora-pierce.com/
http://www.alisoncroggon.com/fantasy/
http://www.tamora-pierce.com/
http://www.alisoncroggon.com/fantasy/
Don't limit Piers Anthony to the Xanth series. I loved the Incarnations of Immortality series, in particular.
I'm partial to the sub-genre of (King) Aurthurian fantasy. There are many authors not already mentioned - T H White, Mary Stewart, Marion Zimmer Bradley - just to name a few.
Someone I know (online) and respect recommends Robert Holdstock - Mythalgo Wood series. I collected a couple of them used and now awaiting the first one from Amazon.
Ursula L'Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mercedes Lackey - I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.
Tolkien may not be light reading - but so worth it.
I am reading Shelters of Stone right now. I find myself skimming alot.
But, really looking forward to the 6th book.
Just an observation - I am an adult female in my 50's and Sci-fi/Fantasy is my favorite genre. Few women I know in real life read the same books I like, but it seems alot of women like to get together on online forums to talk about this genre.
Dale-Ann
I'm partial to the sub-genre of (King) Aurthurian fantasy. There are many authors not already mentioned - T H White, Mary Stewart, Marion Zimmer Bradley - just to name a few.
Someone I know (online) and respect recommends Robert Holdstock - Mythalgo Wood series. I collected a couple of them used and now awaiting the first one from Amazon.
Ursula L'Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mercedes Lackey - I don't think you can go wrong with any of them.
Tolkien may not be light reading - but so worth it.
I am reading Shelters of Stone right now. I find myself skimming alot.
Just an observation - I am an adult female in my 50's and Sci-fi/Fantasy is my favorite genre. Few women I know in real life read the same books I like, but it seems alot of women like to get together on online forums to talk about this genre.
Dale-Ann
The Hobbit is a vastly easier read than the Lord of the Rings series, despite being written by Tolkien, but just as enjoyable. It's nowhere near as dark, either. I started reading it again 2 days ago, and I'm over halfway through. (Then again, I read the entire Lord of the Rings series in 1 1/2 weeks.
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The Narnia series is pretty good, too, not to mention with lots of great symbolism.
Hey, does Treasure Island count as a fantasy book? It is great! I've read it, I don't know, 14 or so times now. If you don't believe me, just ask my mom.
The Narnia series is pretty good, too, not to mention with lots of great symbolism.
Hey, does Treasure Island count as a fantasy book? It is great! I've read it, I don't know, 14 or so times now. If you don't believe me, just ask my mom.
Anything by Tanya Huff, but her 4 quarters books are good
Lynn Flewellings Bone Doll Trilogy, and her Shadows books
David Eddings
Robin Hobb, very good, but dense....start with Assassin's Apprentice
Mercedes Lackey's older books....I don't really care for her more recent books...Arrow of the Queen is a good start
Carol Berg Song of the Beast and Under the Hanging Wall....stand alone books
Lois McMaster Bujold's Chalion books and Sharing Knife series.
Science fiction:
Bujold, again
David Brin's Uplift Series, not easy going at first, but worth reading
Lynn Flewellings Bone Doll Trilogy, and her Shadows books
David Eddings
Robin Hobb, very good, but dense....start with Assassin's Apprentice
Mercedes Lackey's older books....I don't really care for her more recent books...Arrow of the Queen is a good start
Carol Berg Song of the Beast and Under the Hanging Wall....stand alone books
Lois McMaster Bujold's Chalion books and Sharing Knife series.
Science fiction:
Bujold, again
David Brin's Uplift Series, not easy going at first, but worth reading
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