Bit of fantasy book advice

[Xyn]

I have read quite alot of fantasy books so far, and now i sadly cant find any more look interesting enough to dive into. So far i have read the dragonlord seires(Favorite by far), Wheel of time, dragonlance, Sword of truth, along with a few other books i got from the lib which i forgot i read ;x Any reccomdations would be appreciated, i love reading but am having trouble finding any other fantasy books that i am interested in ;x

Thanks

[trippleooter]

start with homeland by r.a salvatore its in the forgotten realms series of books one of my alltime favorites

[kunami]

there are a ton of good fantasy which i love, but i sugest starting w/ old ones like the chronicales of narnia and stuff.....eragorn was a good book and so was its sequil eldist but the movies totaly suckes > anywasy like i seid try lookin for older fantasys, they tend to b a bit better

[darech76]

Originally Posted by Xyn

I have read quite alot of fantasy books so far, and now i sadly cant find any more look interesting enough to dive into. So far i have read the dragonlord seires(Favorite by far), Wheel of time, dragonlance, Sword of truth, along with a few other books i got from the lib which i forgot i read ;x Any reccomdations would be appreciated, i love reading but am having trouble finding any other fantasy books that i am interested in ;x

Thanks

You could spend more time recollecting the ones you've read so far...

Any "Dungeons & Dragons"-based novels are a nice addition; "Curse of the Azure Bonds" is interesting as it introduces the concept of non-human paladins; "The Deathgate Cycle" series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is also a good read given the 'alternative' magic of runecasting.

How about the classics? The tale of Beowulf, or even J.R.R. Tolkien books (I'd recommend apart from the more famous trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" to read the history of Middle Earth a la "The Silmarillion"). Although Terry Brooks' works like "The Sword of Shannara" and "The Elfstones of Shannara" are touted as Tolkien rip-offs, I thought "The Wishsong of Shannara" was original on it's own.

Robert E. Howard's "Conan" books are also a good 'He-man' sort of fantasy read; and you could try reading Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Earthsea Trilogy".

[Kalyra_Shadowdancer]

i recommend anything by david eddings.. he has a knack for taking your standard fantasy and reworking it nicely.

[iamthatis]

The fantasy that I like is more light in nature -- not Lord of the Rings, you know. But I would recommend The Dragonback Adventures by Timothy Zahn. It's part Sci-Fi in nature, but it's AMAZING. I love it! It's got... four books out so far? Maybe five. I'm waiting for the next one.

I'd also recommend The Myth series by Robert Asprin. It is the most hilarious fantasy series I have ever, ever read, and everyone should read it. It's finished, with about 12 books, so you don't have to worry about waiting. (The first book is Another Fine Myth).

[AK85]

Perhabs something by Sara Douglass? I've read The Wayfarer Redemption and I have to say, it was pretty nice, but perhabs i should have read The Axis Trilogy as well and perhabs before the redemption For further info see wiki

[madhavikutti]

Among newer Fantasy series, the 2 authors i really love are
Russell Kirkpatrick's Fire of Heaven Trilogy (only recently released by OrionUK)
& Trudi Canavan's Black Magician's Trilogy & Priestess of the White Trilogy

Both were released earlier in their own country (new zealand & australia) but only got the full series this year...

I like the Inheritance trilogy, esp. the 2nd book, which is really thoughtful.

Hope it helps