Fantasy Books

[Dan]

Has anyone read (m)any fantasy books?

I'm currently working my way through Raymond E. Feists' novels.
I believe I'm on the tenth or eleventh of thirty.

Anyone have any recommendations other than Tolkien/Jordan/Sanderson?

[01habbo]

Touch of power by maria v. Snyder its set in a world where healers are hunted down and follows one that is on the run. It's a easy read but i really like the story and the fantasy world it is set in

[KoFF]

Touch of power by maria v. Snyder its set in a world where healers are hunted down and follows one that is on the run. It's a easy read but i really like the story and the fantasy world it is set in

Sounds like a girly book


I haven't read many different fantasy book series but I should know a little about much in this department. The examples I'm mentioning now are definitely some of the more known books, but I think they might be worth giving a go.

But no Tolkien? He is always on the tip of my tongue when asked for recommendations in books, lol. And I have to state that this has nothing to do with their success in the cinema or LotR, even that is amazing too. His whole Arda mythology and universe is unparalelled. Most people just think it's all LotR and hobbits, but LotR is merely the most popular story in his universe and the only ones truly centered around hobbits for that matter.

ANYWAY...


-Despite my statement above, it's worth mentioning the man they label "the American Tolkien" George R. R. Martin has received much praise for his humongous books in the Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones). Haven't read it, but I am strongly considering it. Problem is the TV show might kinda spoil the desire to read the books unless you're a huge fan and want the additional stories and books untold in the TV show now or in the future.

-The Never Ending Story, by Michael Ende. If you think you saw it all in the old movie adaption during your childhood, you're sorely mistaken. 3 great reasons for reading this stand-alone piece. The old movie literally only follows the first HALF of the book and even that has been greatly altered from the detail in the book. Second reason is a new movie adaption is coming up, intending to follow "the more nuanced details" from the book, meaning it won't be a remake of the original movie, but an actual attempt at taking the book to the big screen. Third reason; it's a classic and a must-read. I enjoyed it.

-Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. It's the series in which Eragon is the first book. Granted, the movie was a huge flop and quite honestly was pretty bad with few exceptions, the book series is a lot different from the book. Much more mature and not necessarily the book series you'd recommend to children who watched the movie and thought the book matched their age.
Also, they are supposedly rebooting the movie franchise, starting with a better adaption of the first book. So there's also something to look forward to there.

-The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, by Michael Scott. I frankly don't know too much about these books other than that they are fantasy based on the historical Nicholas Flamel and the main characters are a pair of twins (I think). The covers are pretty neat and you're definitely going to enjoy a complex cocktail of alchemy if that's what you're into. Something to make the imagination and reality sprout.

-Read something like a Final Fantasy guidebook or whatever 8D

[Dan]

-Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. It's the series in which Eragon is the first book. Granted, the movie was a huge flop and quite honestly was pretty bad with few exceptions, the book series is a lot different from the book. Much more mature and not necessarily the book series you'd recommend to children who watched the movie and thought the book matched their age.
Also, they are supposedly rebooting the movie franchise, starting with a better adaption of the first book. So there's also something to look forward to there.

I've got the first one, been meaning to read it for aaages =p
I'm now on the 16th book of Raymond Feist's 30 book saga.

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