Hi,
Would everyone take a moment to list their favorite author and work? I am trying to put together a reading list for myself.
Thank you for your recommendations!
Mine:
David Eddings (Belgariad)
JK Rowling (H.P.)
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| Beldaran | Favorite author and work (Fantasy reading list) |
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Mar 6, 2008 - 10 42 |
Hi, Would everyone take a moment to list their favorite author and work? I am trying to put together a reading list for myself. Thank you for your recommendations! Mine: ---------- |
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J.R.R Tolkien
Guy Gavriel Kay (The Fionavar Tapestry - or The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, The Darkest Road)
Anne Bishop (Sebastian)
George R.R. Martin
Dennis L. McKiernan
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Mar 6, 2008 - 13 10
Most definitely have to include Barbara Hambly.
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Mar 6, 2008 - 13 43
For urban fantasy-esque stuff, Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" is awesome.
Terry Pratchett is AMAZING. My favorites are "Jingo" and "Reaper Man".
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Mar 6, 2008 - 14 54
Raymond E. Feist - Riftwar series (with Pug and Thomas) - first book is Magician
Orson Scott Card - Homecoming series - well, anything by Orson Scott Card - first book is The Memory of Earth
Terry Brooks - Magic Kingdom series - first book is Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!
Piers Anthony - Xanth series - first book is A Spell for Chameleon
Elizabeth Haydon - the Symphony of Ages series - first book is Rhapsody: Child of Blood
Sandra Bell Kirchman - Witchcanery
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Raya
www.fantasyfic.com
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Mar 6, 2008 - 17 41
Jim Butcher's series - The Dresden Files (Urban Fantasy), Codex Alera (Swords 'n' sorcery)
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Mar 6, 2008 - 18 08
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.
Dale
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Mar 6, 2008 - 18 24
Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell) :-)
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Mar 6, 2008 - 20 25
For urban fantasy, I LOVE Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series. Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series and Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series are also awesome. Add Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series as well.
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens is a great read as well.
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Mar 7, 2008 - 09 59
JK Rowlings - Harry Potter and His Umpteen Brushes With Death
Neil Gaiman - American Gods, Stardust, Neverwhere, tons of short stories
Lloyd Alexander - The Prydain Chronicles
Susannah Clarke - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Ladies of Grace Adieu
Terry Pratchett - Reaper Man, Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman)
Tamora Pierce - Song of the Lioness Quartet
Meredith Ann Pierce - Birth of the Firebringer
Stephen King - The Eyes of the Dragon
Mercedes Lackey - Her early works, pre-Owl Mage Trilogy
Robin McKinley - The Blue Sword, The Hero and The Crown, Sunshine
Joan D. Vinge - The Snow Queen
Tad Williams - Tailchaser's Song
Phillip Pullman - His Dark Materials
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Mar 7, 2008 - 13 48
Most definatly Neil Gaiman, anything by him is amazing. I'm in the middle of UN LUN DUN by China Meiville and that's amazing, Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, and that's all I can think in the middle of class while pretending to pay attention :P
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Mar 7, 2008 - 14 24
holly black (tithe, valiant, ironside)
rick riordan (lightning thief, sea of monsters, titan's curse)
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Mar 7, 2008 - 15 50
I'm going to add Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time takes a while to read, but you will never look at fantasy the same way.
I will also strongly, strongly, *strongly* second Brandon Sanderson and Terry Pratchett. Brandon Sanderson's books are intricate and full of plot twists, and Terry Pratchett is the one of the most hilarious authors I've ever read, and yet his books still make you think really hard.
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Mar 7, 2008 - 19 10
*gasp*
No one put done Brian Jacques!!!!!!! Granted, it's not exactly fantasy, but I LOVE his work!
And Mercades Lackey- The Bardic Voices, that's also a good series
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Mar 7, 2008 - 19 37
Yeah, the Redwall books are great. I'm pretty impatient for my library to get ahold of more.
What? Nobody reads Vivian Vande Velde? Seriously.
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Mar 8, 2008 - 15 17
Ok, probably said a million times, but whatever.
My favorite authors and works:
Holly Black - Tithe, Valient and Ironside (read in that order)
Scott Westerfield - Uglies trilogy, midnighters trilogy, peeps series and So Yesterday
Stephenie Meyer - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn and The Host
Ellen Schrieber - Vampire Kisses Series
Melissa De La Cruz - Blue Bloods relatives
Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket
Kate Cary - Bloodline and Bloodline 2: Reckoning
Jenny Carol (aka Meg Cabot) - 1-800-WHERE-R-U series: When Lightning Strikes (thats the first book in the series)
and obviously JKRowling for her amazing works, Harry Potter
So yeah. My long list. And i'm sure theres a lot more to add too.
Like say....
Cinda Williams Chima - The Warrior Heir
Justin Somper - Vampirates: Demon of the Deep (i think its called that..) and Vampirates: Tide of Terror
So yeah. Long list, hope you enjoy it all!!
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Mayo 10, 2008 - 09 06
Joe Abercrombie
Scott Lynch
Patrick Rothfuss
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Mayo 10, 2008 - 09 28
For a fantasy reading list, you have to read some Tolkien. He is really the father of modern fantasy, and is probably the greatest fantasy writer ever.
Here are some other ones you might want to pick up:
Jonathan Stroud :: Bartimaeus Trilogy
JK Rowling :: Harry Potter
Phillip Pullman :: His Dark Materials
That's really all that comes to mind now, but you might want to keep in mind that Phillip Pullman isn't for everyone. His books are meant to clash with Christianity, so keep that in mind while reading. They're still amazing, though. Also anything by Terry Pratchett is highly recommended.
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Mayo 10, 2008 - 10 35
Diana Wynne-Jones is one of my favorite authors. I love the Chronicles of Chrestomanci. ^_^
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Mayo 12, 2008 - 06 36
Most of my all-time favorites have already been listed here. :( But I'll go ahead and second the nomination for Jim Butcher's Dresden Files if you want to try out some urban fantasy. Harry Dresden has got to be one of the greatest protagonists in recent fantasy fiction. Or any fiction for that matter. :)
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis is an amazing book, his best IMHO. :) It's his version of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche.
Naomi Novik's Temeraire series is very enjoyable. Kind of alternate-historical fantasy.
No one has mentioned Stephen Lawhead yet, so...The Pendragon Cycle, which is a take on the Arthurian legend. And it's not fantasy but his King Raven trilogy, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, is also a favorite of mine.
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Mayo 12, 2008 - 07 58
Fritz Lieber (Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser stories)
Robert E. Howard (Conan, of course)
E.R. Burroughs (John Carter series)
Neil Gaiman (his short stories more than anything)
Tad Williams (Memory, Sorrow & Thorn)
Glen Cook (The Black Company)
Michael Moorcock (I have to pick one? Ok: Von Bek)
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Mayo 12, 2008 - 17 46
Some very popular ones I haven't seen listed:
The Never-Ending Story by Michael Ende (translated, of course, unless you can read German fluently)
Artemis Fowl (and sequels) by Eoin Colfer
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
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Mayo 13, 2008 - 03 41
Robin Hobb is absobloominglutely amazing. I began with her Farseer trilogy, and couldn't bear to stop reading. Her characterization is brilliant. Surely someone else must agree with me??? I love you, Robin Hobb :-D
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Mayo 13, 2008 - 06 00
Well - Tolkien, of course. Don't just try LOTR - look at his poetry and short stories as well.
Robin Hobb, to agree with the previous post. Fitz and Chade are possibly the best drawn characters in modern fantasy.
More unusul, Steven King's Dark Tower. These can best be described as sci-fi / fantasy, with a heavy helping of the classic Western films - think the Man With no Name and anything by Leone. His Eyes of the Dragon is also a good read.
And my number one read - Stephen Dondaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Very dark and disturbing, featuring a protaganist who is not only a leper but a rapist as well as a reluctant hero. The atmosphere Donaldson creates is amazing, and his races / settings are highly original. I read it fist at 14, on the gaurded recommendations of a teacher, but found it very confusing - a second read through at 18 was much more rewarding.
However, I'm not so keen on the Second Chronicles. The Third, only half written, seems better.
Enjoy your reading!
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Mayo 13, 2008 - 07 02
Ursula Le Guin
JK Rowling
Stephanie Tolan (although it's not exactly fantasy)
Diana Wynne Jones
Diane Duane
Madeline L'engle
JRR Tolkien
Nancy Springer
T.H. White
Nancy Farmer
Emily Rodda
Jane Yolen
Bruce Coville
Avi
Cornelia Funke
Anthony Horowitz
Tamora Pierce
TA Barron
And my personal FAVORITE OF ALL TIME:
Master Lloyd Alexander
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Mayo 13, 2008 - 11 11
Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, really long, and you will either end up loving or hating the characters (or both, Curse you Faile). Great books though (impaitiently waits for book 12).
My favorite book of all time is The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore. Any of his Forgotten Realms stuff is amazing. The Highwayman and The Ancient are really good to. (Haven't read the Demonwars Saga yet).
Elaine Cunningham is pretty darn good too. Her characters are hilarious (especially Danilo).
I'm in the middle of Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (needed to check him out before afore mentioned Book 12 comes out.) I like it so far, i'll be reading Mistborn next.
So, to sum up:
Robert Jordan
R.A. Salvatore
Elaine Cunningham
Brandon Sanderson
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Two new great ones.....
Acacia, by David Anthony Durham
Winterbirth, by Brian Ruckley
They're both political-ish, though Winterbirth has some great battle scenes in it..I only just started Acacia, but it looks good.
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Mayo 13, 2008 - 17 06
YES! Scott Lynch's "The Lies of Locke Lamora" is quite wonderful. Unless you dislike swearing an' thieves an' dead people an' stuff. Yes. LOTS AN' LOTS A SWEARIN'.
Diana Wynne Jones (FUNNY, FUNNY, FUNNY.)
Ursula Le Guin
Madeline L'Engle (I love "A Wrinkle in Time" the most, but the accompanying books are awesome as well.)
TOLKIEN. (The Trilogy's a bit wordy, but once you read it, you'll never watch the movie without wanting to kill certain *cough* movie writers....)
Rowling. (The first few books are better and the side characters may help you? It's a wonderful world, even if she ruined it a bit.)
Tamora Pierce (DO NOT PICK UP A "The Circle Opens" AS YOU WILL GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION!)
Lloyd Alexander (*sigh* Good memories, good memories...)
And don't forget Mr. Hilarious AKA Terry Prachett
... I'd probably have a bigger list... Except for the fact that I happen to only be sliding out of the TEEN section (which is filled with soppy dramas) and into the realm of the normal library. (Which is probably half full of soppy dramas and political garbage.)
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TOLKIEN. (The Trilogy's a bit wordy, but once you read it, you'll never watch the movie without wanting to kill certain *cough* movie writers....)
I completely agree with you. They left out some the best scenes, the last 100 pages or so. And Tom Bombadil!!!
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My recently read list:
"Lirael" - Garth Nix
"Wizard's First Rule" - Terry Goodkind
"Starman" - Sara Douglass
"Windhaven" - George R.R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle (For the third time)
"Queen of Glass" - S.J. Maas (This one is on fictionpress.com in the fantasy section, but it's good enough that I was surprised the author had put it up online to be read for free).
All of those were good. Goodkind's was really long and he took a hundred pages to say what a more concise writer could have in twenty-five, but it was still good.