What other fantasy books do YOU read? - Page 11 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lady Gamgee · 07-29-2004, 12:01 PM

I really enjoyed reading all 4 of "The Enchanted Forest" Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. Most would consider these children's books, but believe me, adults will love these. I was so wrapped up in them, it was hard to put them down. I highly recommend them.

I've been wanting to begin reading some of Robert Jordan's books ... they just look so interesting & intriguing, but there are so many he's wrote, I don't know where to start ... anyone have any suggestions??

Encaitare · 07-29-2004, 02:25 PM

I too love Garth Nix's "Sabriel" trilogy. I'm currently reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and one of my favorite fantasy novels *ever* is "Song in the Silence" by Elizabeth Kerner.

Elennar Starfire · 07-29-2004, 08:31 PM

I recommend Wheel of Time for Robert Jordan...I've never read any others, but the first three books at least are good.

Isowen · 08-03-2004, 12:14 PM

Not much, can you count the silmarillion, as it is by Tolkien. I like the Chronicles of Narnia, The mabinogion (welsh fairy tales, i think thats how you spell it), Harry Potter could be counted as fantasy but I think its more just fiction.

Elennar Starfire · 08-03-2004, 07:47 PM

I thought it was spelled Maboingion...do you know where I might find it to read? I've been wanting to for quite a while...

EDIT: Isowen's right on the spelling.

08-04-2004, 05:22 PM

Far too many books to recomend, but briefly;

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Song of Ice and Fire by George R Martin
Red, Green, Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Dune (et al) by Frank Herbert
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Willaims
Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the Trillogy of Five) by Douglas Adams

Just a few than spring to mind as favourites that get re-read, as many other works of fantasy get read once, and then never seen again.

NB, when mentioning Dune, I am NOT including any of the prequals written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert, which in my humble opionion are little better than candyfloss fantasy.

Amrod the Hunter · 11-27-2004, 12:50 PM

The Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin-one of the best books i ever read and they are all big so you can really read as long as you want
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams-At first it is a bit boring,but later it's great
Forgotten Realms-You really have many books,and they are all great
Harry Potter-good competition to LoTR

Lachwen · 11-27-2004, 05:48 PM

Like shia'tan, I enjoy the Hitchhiker's Guide (they're making a movie!! *glee*). But that's just the tip of the iceburg...
The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.
Windhaven. I can't remember who wrote it, and I don't feel like tracking down the book right now to find out...
The Area 51 series by Robert Doherty.
The Halfblood trilogy (Elvenbane, Elvenblood, and Elvenborn) by Mercedes Lackey (I swear, I'd marry the character Zed if I could).
Well, just about everything by Mercedes Lackey, really...
The Myth series by Robert Asprin.
And, as I count science fiction to be a kind of fantasy... Anything by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Greg Bear, Ben Bova, or Michael Crichton (Timeline is one of his best).

Kitanna · 11-28-2004, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Lachwen

Like shia'tan, I enjoy the Hitchhiker's Guide (they're making a movie!! *glee*).

Are you serious?! The Hitchhiker's Guide is one of the best books I've ever read.

Lachwen · 11-28-2004, 07:02 PM

Yup. Quick, before we're yelled at for being off-topic, here's the official movie website!

Kitanna · 11-29-2004, 04:00 PM

Thanks so much! Ok that was the last of off-topicness!

Lolidir · 01-23-2005, 01:43 PM

Besides tha greatest books ever written, those being the ones by Tolkien, i read a little bit of other stuff.

These are ones like LOTR ( and these are also very good books)
-The Redwall series
-The Shannara series
-The Chronicles of Narnia was a favorite
-The Cold Fire Trilogy

These are other books
-The Harry Potter books were pretty good
-The Lemony Snicket series ( i thought the movie was a little better)

if you have any questions about any of these books let me know by IMing me or emailing me, or however you can get a hold of me.

Mithalwen · 01-23-2005, 01:47 PM

I have read very little fantasy because they seem to be so often Tolkien rip-offs (I have read Hitch-hikers, Narnia and Pratchett) but although a lot of the names and concepts are clearly Tolkien inspired, I have just read and really enjoyed "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. It has a gripping plot even if Alagaesia is not as richly drawn as Middle Earth.

Lalwendë · 01-23-2005, 02:52 PM

I've a recommendation for you all: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clark. Ignore most of the reviews, because it's nothing like any of the books the reviewers compare it to, but if you are interested the website is here. Beware though, it's not one you can read in bed because you'll end up breaking your arms, and if you want a first edition, I think they are about to go ona second print run already!

aelithes · 01-24-2005, 01:29 PM

I highly recommend the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (only the first two instalments have been released thus far: The Amulet of Samarkand and The Golem's Eye). There seem to be quite a few young adult fantasy novels about magicians set in London/Britain lately, but these truly stand out above the rest.

Stroud has a very sharp wit and his writing is lively without being banal or repetitive. The plot is quite compelling and action-packed throughout, so much so that I've stayed up till 2am a few nights in a row because it's so incredibly difficult to put it down! Bartimaeus is simply divine!

Cecily

AragornII · 01-26-2005, 09:21 PM

I agree with lots of you. I like:
Redwall
Bartimaeus
Eragon
The Wheel of Time was pretty good too.
I would recommend the Artemis Fowl Trilogy and the Dark is Rising Sequence. Artemis Fowl is like the Bartimaeus Trilogy, except it's more modern and technologically advanced.

Faramir · 01-27-2005, 02:15 PM

i read alot of the forgotten realms seris by R.A Salvatore.
my favorite trilogy is IceWind Dale:
The Crystal Shard
Streams of Silver
The Halflings Gem

(of course none of those comes close to lotr)

Soronumë · 01-29-2005, 06:05 AM

David (& Leigh) Eddins:
The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Eleneum, The Tamuli, Althalus, POlgara, Belgarath, Rivan Codex, Elder of Gods
J.K Rowling:
All Harry Potters
Marion Zimmer Bradly:
The forest house or something like that and Mists of Avalon is in progress
Katherine Kerr:
The Deverry-thing
Annie McCaffrey (or something similar):
Dragon riders of Pern

yavanna II · 02-01-2005, 11:41 PM

Dan Brown:
1. Da Vinci Code
2. Angels and Demons

JKR:
~ALL HPs~

Ysabel Allende
1. Eva Luna
2. House of the Spirits

Oh. And all the Star Wars I could find in the local bookstore.

Is there any fantasy book referring to the Vatican Secret Archives? Please tell me; after reading Dan Brown I got so curious about what the Citta del Vaticano hides in that Archive thing.

Kitanna · 02-08-2005, 09:05 PM

After looking through this thread I got to thinking about how many fantasy movies there are out there. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in posting on a thread that would be like this one only about fantasy movies instead of books.

Encaitare · 02-08-2005, 09:58 PM

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I was wondering if anyone would be interested in posting on a thread that would be like this one only about fantasy movies instead of books.

I would.

Elonve · 02-11-2005, 12:43 AM

Hi

I am New over here! Well the books I've liked...
Dan Brown: The DaVinci Code and Angles and Daemons
C.S. Lewis : the Narnia Series.
Douglas Adams: all of the Five books
Tolkien: LotR, The Hobbit, Simalirion, The lost Tales of middle earth.
Phillip Pullman: His dark materials trilogy, I was a Rat, The Tin Princess, Ruby in the Smoke...
There was this book that I read called the Mists of Avalon and its sooo amazing its written from the perspective of Morgana LaFay, George RR Martin is good too and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I sort of like the book Ella Enchanted, And Witch Hall was good. Harry Potter. This amazing book called Walking the Boundries...which isnt really Fantasy Except this guy meets his dead grand-ma when shes young...

A series of unfortunate events and last but not least Dr. Suess!

Peace
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Encaitare · 02-11-2005, 02:08 PM

I heard Mists of Avalon was great... I ought to read that when I'm done with all the other books I'm halfway through... no wonder I can never find a bookmark!

And welcome to the Downs, Elonve.

Ainaserkewen · 02-11-2005, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by Amarantha_Daisy post #309
My friends are into Anne Rice. I dunno if vampires are considered fantasy, but... yeah. I haven't read any of her books but I'm sure my friends will beg me too.

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Originally posted by Belethfacwen post #171
I'm going a bit off topic, but you can't really consider Anne Rice fantasy, which is my latest kick.

Why isn’t Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles considered fantasy?

Like Belethfacwen said, it’s my latest kick too. Ms. Rice is an artist because of how she leads the reader around and then by slowly giving clues you're given the whole picture or only a frustrating portion. “Queen of the Damned” which I am currently reading is the most complex so far. It jumps around and can get pretty confusing but slowly towards the middle it starts to make sense. Anne Rice’s books have always been a satisfying read. She also writes very good fiction worth checking out.

Luinalatawen · 02-12-2005, 08:05 PM

I very, very highly recommend the Bitterbynde trilogy by Cecilia Dart-Thornton. She has a new trilogy (of which the first book has just been released this month in the US) set in the same world as her first trilogy. I'm really looking forward to delving into it. Currently, I'm reading Dracula. It's a classic, so I really do recommend that one too.

Imladris · 02-12-2005, 10:44 PM

The Pendragon books by Stephen R. Lawhead.

Very mythological in tone.

And who can resist the Arthurian legend combined with the legend of Atlantis?

Thinlómien · 02-14-2005, 10:04 AM

I've read so many fantasy books that I won't list them all...

My favorites (except Tolkien) are Robin Hobb's books and Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea -stories.

Kitanna · 02-14-2005, 05:45 PM

I'm reading The Sight right now by David Clemens-Davies (or some name close to that, my spelling may be off) and it's a good book, though rather sad.
I recently finished Tamora Pierce's Wolf Speaker which was an excellent book.

Gurthang · 02-14-2005, 07:27 PM

I know its probably already been mentioned, but I really like the Wheel of Time. They're pretty long, but I would definitely recommend them. I've also been looking at the Bartimaeus Trilogy, but they won't bring the last WoT book back to the library. Guh!

Shelob · 02-14-2005, 08:41 PM

Encaitare, Mists of Avalon is well worth the read. And I know how you feel about being unable to find a bookmark...

Elsewise I would suggest Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), anything by H.G. Wells (including When the Sleeper Wakes...even though that has the worst ending ever.) and any short stories by Ray Bradbury (though especially The Exiles and The Long Rain.)

While those are top on my list I've also enjoyed:
David Eddings (suggested to me by my very tolkien-geeky friend)
Katharine Kerr (suggested to me by a friend...or 'borrowed' *coughstolencough*...whichever...)
The increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Blindness by Jose Saramago (Warning on this one though...read with caution)

as well as a ton more I can't write out in full but will gladly name if requested to.

Soronumë · 02-15-2005, 07:47 AM

Oh yes, Mists of Avalon is something wonderful!!! (that's still in progress but i'm alreafy on page 626...)
AND Eddings... *nods* In my top three.

Katharine Kerr's books are also good. ^^

.. Now, I might add to my list there somewhere also I have read books from Douglas Adams... And Philip Pullmans Golden compass and the two others and theNarnia series.

02-22-2005, 07:13 PM

i love Narnia! and Terry Brooks, (i've only read his Shannara books, but i want to read his others). i also like T.A. Baron, and Stephen Lawhead. And of course, LotR, Silmarillion, Hobbit, etc... i wanted to read the Mists of Avalon, but i can't find it at my library

and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is v.v. good too. oh, and some of the Star Wars books are ok, too....

alatar · 02-23-2005, 03:25 PM

I would recommend anything written by Frank Herbert, who is best known for his 'Dune' books. In all of his works FH tries to make a point, using the story as a vehicle (unlike some authors who put the story first then decorate it with some 'big' idea). He runs a *little* deep, and so you will need to use your noggin a little. Also, his stories don't end up with everything back in place and happy (i.e. Asimov), as like in the real world things change and there are always consequences (mostly unforeseen and unintended).

Note that the books written by his son, Brian Herbert, are garbage and demonstrate that talent isn't always inherited.

Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are long time favorites.

Not really big on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and I cringe

anytime someone compares WoT to LOTR. Please!

Robert E. Howard's "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian" was a good light read.

Neil Gaiman's Sandman grapic novels are different but thought provoking.

D'Aulaires "Book of Greek Myths" is great, and can't wait to start sharing it with my kids as I remember reading it as a child.

Shelob · 02-23-2005, 03:44 PM

D'Aulaires "Book of Greek Myths"!

Forgot about that...I've been reading for longer than I can remember...and still read it regularly, so much so that it can only be handled carefully...Thanks for reminding me of it...except now I can't do anything else until I go read it again...*meanders off to find the book and whittle away the hours in wonderful, colourful Greek Myth*

Encaitare · 02-23-2005, 03:46 PM

Oh, yes, Dune was amazing. It's not only a great story, but it's beautifully written, very quotable. When I read it I had a pencil in hand most of the time, bracketing off passages I liked. Hopefully I'll get around to reading the next two in the series soon -- I've heard that the first three are the best.

alatar · 02-24-2005, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Encaitare

Oh, yes, Dune was amazing. It's not only a great story, but it's beautifully written, very quotable. When I read it I had a pencil in hand most of the time, bracketing off passages I liked. Hopefully I'll get around to reading the next two in the series soon -- I've heard that the first three are the best.

The first three are indeed great. Four is okay, and five and six start to drop off a little as some stuff gets rehashed.

If you like Frank Herbert's style, then I would suggest the following:

The Dosadi Experiment - a psychological experiment gone very awry.
The White Plague - a new world emerges when a man-made biological kills all women.
Eye - a collection of thought-provoking short stories.

I've found that the 'wisdom' espouced by the characters within the books to be applicable to today's world/life.

alatar · 02-24-2005, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Shelob

D'Aulaires "Book of Greek Myths"!

Forgot about that...I've been reading for longer than I can remember...and still read it regularly, so much so that it can only be handled carefully...Thanks for reminding me of it...except now I can't do anything else until I go read it again...*meanders off to find the book and whittle away the hours in wonderful, colourful Greek Myth*

Cool!

Remember reading it ages ago and so tracked it down and purchased it. It was just as good as I remember it being, and again, I can now start sharing the same with the kids.

Encaitare · 02-24-2005, 04:24 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, alatar! *scribbles down names*

I'm a Sandman fan too -- amazing art, storylines, everything, and plus I love Dave McKean.

02-25-2005, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by alatar

The first three are indeed great. Four is okay, and five and six start to drop off a little as some stuff gets rehashed.

I concur with the assessment of the Dune series, but all I can say is avoid the 'prequels' like the plague. The Butlerian Jihad is ok, Machine Crusade is lacking, the final book is a real let down, although one does discover the reason for the fude between Atradies and Harkonen

Lalwendë · 02-25-2005, 06:41 AM

Last night I was talking about how some lengthy serial fantasy works seem to decline in quality the longer they go on. Most of my favourites seem to be relatively restricted in length, and fairly self contained. I came to the conclusion that in many cases the writer has created an amazing world, but appears to have run out of stories, thus proving that the story is always the mainstay of any novel. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing Tolkien had written more about Middle Earth, but I'm glad he didn't pursue this to the extent that many writers today do. Wringing every last drop out of the secondary world you have created isn't always a good move for a writer.

07-29-2004, 12:01 PM	#401
Lady Gamgee Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Shire Posts: 30	I really enjoyed reading all 4 of "The Enchanted Forest" Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. Most would consider these children's books, but believe me, adults will love these. I was so wrapped up in them, it was hard to put them down. I highly recommend them. I've been wanting to begin reading some of Robert Jordan's books ... they just look so interesting & intriguing, but there are so many he's wrote, I don't know where to start ... anyone have any suggestions?? __________________ "....though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~~ Haldir

07-29-2004, 08:31 PM	#403
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	I recommend Wheel of Time for Robert Jordan...I've never read any others, but the first three books at least are good. __________________ Don't let me die!

08-03-2004, 12:14 PM	#404
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	Not much, can you count the silmarillion, as it is by Tolkien. I like the Chronicles of Narnia, The mabinogion (welsh fairy tales, i think thats how you spell it), Harry Potter could be counted as fantasy but I think its more just fiction. __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him.

08-03-2004, 07:47 PM	#405
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	I thought it was spelled Maboingion...do you know where I might find it to read? I've been wanting to for quite a while... EDIT: Isowen's right on the spelling. __________________ Don't let me die! Last edited by Elennar Starfire; 11-27-2004 at 07:45 PM.

08-04-2004, 05:22 PM	#406
shia'tan Guest Posts: n/a	Too many to recomend Far too many books to recomend, but briefly; Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Song of Ice and Fire by George R Martin Red, Green, Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Dune (et al) by Frank Herbert Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Willaims Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett Hichhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the Trillogy of Five) by Douglas Adams Just a few than spring to mind as favourites that get re-read, as many other works of fantasy get read once, and then never seen again. NB, when mentioning Dune, I am NOT including any of the prequals written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert, which in my humble opionion are little better than candyfloss fantasy.

07-29-2004, 02:25 PM	#402
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	I too love Garth Nix's "Sabriel" trilogy. I'm currently reading the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and one of my favorite fantasy novels ever is "Song in the Silence" by Elizabeth Kerner.

11-27-2004, 12:50 PM	#407
Amrod the Hunter Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dol Amroth Posts: 54	The Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin-one of the best books i ever read and they are all big so you can really read as long as you want The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams-At first it is a bit boring,but later it's great Forgotten Realms-You really have many books,and they are all great Harry Potter-good competition to LoTR

11-27-2004, 05:48 PM	#408
Lachwen Wight Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwood the Great. Posts: 115	Like shia'tan, I enjoy the Hitchhiker's Guide (they're making a movie!! glee). But that's just the tip of the iceburg... The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. Windhaven. I can't remember who wrote it, and I don't feel like tracking down the book right now to find out... The Area 51 series by Robert Doherty. The Halfblood trilogy (Elvenbane, Elvenblood, and Elvenborn) by Mercedes Lackey (I swear, I'd marry the character Zed if I could). Well, just about everything by Mercedes Lackey, really... The Myth series by Robert Asprin. And, as I count science fiction to be a kind of fantasy... Anything by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Greg Bear, Ben Bova, or Michael Crichton (Timeline is one of his best). __________________ "'...Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill.'"

11-28-2004, 07:02 PM	#410
Lachwen Wight Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greenwood the Great. Posts: 115	Yup. Quick, before we're yelled at for being off-topic, here's the official movie website! __________________ "'...Home is the sailor, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hill.'"

11-29-2004, 04:00 PM	#411
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Thanks so much! Ok that was the last of off-topicness! __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

01-23-2005, 01:43 PM	#412
Lolidir Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Roaming the plains of Middle Earth Posts: 103	Besides tha greatest books ever written, those being the ones by Tolkien, i read a little bit of other stuff. These are ones like LOTR ( and these are also very good books) -The Redwall series -The Shannara series -The Chronicles of Narnia was a favorite -The Cold Fire Trilogy These are other books -The Harry Potter books were pretty good -The Lemony Snicket series ( i thought the movie was a little better) if you have any questions about any of these books let me know by IMing me or emailing me, or however you can get a hold of me. __________________ "Its a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to"

01-23-2005, 01:47 PM	#413
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,455	I have read very little fantasy because they seem to be so often Tolkien rip-offs (I have read Hitch-hikers, Narnia and Pratchett) but although a lot of the names and concepts are clearly Tolkien inspired, I have just read and really enjoyed "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. It has a gripping plot even if Alagaesia is not as richly drawn as Middle Earth. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-23-2005, 02:52 PM	#414
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I've a recommendation for you all: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clark. Ignore most of the reviews, because it's nothing like any of the books the reviewers compare it to, but if you are interested the website is here. Beware though, it's not one you can read in bed because you'll end up breaking your arms, and if you want a first edition, I think they are about to go ona second print run already! __________________ Gordon's alive!

01-24-2005, 01:29 PM	#415
aelithes Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 19	Bartimaeus Trilogy I highly recommend the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (only the first two instalments have been released thus far: The Amulet of Samarkand and The Golem's Eye). There seem to be quite a few young adult fantasy novels about magicians set in London/Britain lately, but these truly stand out above the rest. Stroud has a very sharp wit and his writing is lively without being banal or repetitive. The plot is quite compelling and action-packed throughout, so much so that I've stayed up till 2am a few nights in a row because it's so incredibly difficult to put it down! Bartimaeus is simply divine! Cecily

01-26-2005, 09:21 PM	#416
AragornII Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Concluding negotiations Posts: 103	I agree with lots of you. I like: Redwall Bartimaeus Eragon The Wheel of Time was pretty good too. I would recommend the Artemis Fowl Trilogy and the Dark is Rising Sequence. Artemis Fowl is like the Bartimaeus Trilogy, except it's more modern and technologically advanced. __________________ From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken; The crownless again shall be king.

01-27-2005, 02:15 PM	#417
Faramir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the Forest of Ithilien. Posts: 43	i read alot of the forgotten realms seris by R.A Salvatore. my favorite trilogy is IceWind Dale: The Crystal Shard Streams of Silver The Halflings Gem (of course none of those comes close to lotr)

01-29-2005, 06:05 AM	#418
Soronumë Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25	David (& Leigh) Eddins: The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Eleneum, The Tamuli, Althalus, POlgara, Belgarath, Rivan Codex, Elder of Gods J.K Rowling: All Harry Potters Marion Zimmer Bradly: The forest house or something like that and Mists of Avalon is in progress Katherine Kerr: The Deverry-thing Annie McCaffrey (or something similar): Dragon riders of Pern __________________ And she was the child of stars, bearing their light on her forehead. Wisdom lies in her eyes and love in her heart. Last edited by Soronumë; 02-02-2005 at 05:55 AM.

02-01-2005, 11:41 PM	#419
yavanna II Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in my own little world Posts: 142	Dan Brown: 1. Da Vinci Code 2. Angels and Demons JKR: ~ALL HPs~ Ysabel Allende 1. Eva Luna 2. House of the Spirits Oh. And all the Star Wars I could find in the local bookstore. Is there any fantasy book referring to the Vatican Secret Archives? Please tell me; after reading Dan Brown I got so curious about what the Citta del Vaticano hides in that Archive thing.

02-08-2005, 09:05 PM	#420
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	After looking through this thread I got to thinking about how many fantasy movies there are out there. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in posting on a thread that would be like this one only about fantasy movies instead of books. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-11-2005, 12:43 AM	#422
Elonve Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the stars go blue. Posts: 153	Books I read Hi I am New over here! Well the books I've liked... Dan Brown: The DaVinci Code and Angles and Daemons C.S. Lewis : the Narnia Series. Douglas Adams: all of the Five books Tolkien: LotR, The Hobbit, Simalirion, The lost Tales of middle earth. Phillip Pullman: His dark materials trilogy, I was a Rat, The Tin Princess, Ruby in the Smoke... There was this book that I read called the Mists of Avalon and its sooo amazing its written from the perspective of Morgana LaFay, George RR Martin is good too and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I sort of like the book Ella Enchanted, And Witch Hall was good. Harry Potter. This amazing book called Walking the Boundries...which isnt really Fantasy Except this guy meets his dead grand-ma when shes young... A series of unfortunate events and last but not least Dr. Suess! Peace Elonve ________ porn star Webcams Last edited by Elonve; 04-09-2011 at 05:51 PM.

02-11-2005, 02:08 PM	#423
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	I heard Mists of Avalon was great... I ought to read that when I'm done with all the other books I'm halfway through... no wonder I can never find a bookmark! And welcome to the Downs, Elonve.

02-12-2005, 08:05 PM	#425
Luinalatawen Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 122	I very, very highly recommend the Bitterbynde trilogy by Cecilia Dart-Thornton. She has a new trilogy (of which the first book has just been released this month in the US) set in the same world as her first trilogy. I'm really looking forward to delving into it. Currently, I'm reading Dracula. It's a classic, so I really do recommend that one too. __________________ My philosophy: A chapter of a Tolkien book a day keeps Sauron's hitmen away.

02-12-2005, 10:44 PM	#426
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	The Pendragon books by Stephen R. Lawhead. Very mythological in tone. And who can resist the Arthurian legend combined with the legend of Atlantis? __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.

02-14-2005, 10:04 AM	#427
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I've read so many fantasy books that I won't list them all... My favorites (except Tolkien) are Robin Hobb's books and Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea -stories.

02-14-2005, 05:45 PM	#428
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	I'm reading The Sight right now by David Clemens-Davies (or some name close to that, my spelling may be off) and it's a good book, though rather sad. I recently finished Tamora Pierce's Wolf Speaker which was an excellent book. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-14-2005, 07:27 PM	#429
Gurthang Sword of Spirit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oh, I'm around. Posts: 1,401	I know its probably already been mentioned, but I really like the Wheel of Time. They're pretty long, but I would definitely recommend them. I've also been looking at the Bartimaeus Trilogy, but they won't bring the last WoT book back to the library. Guh! __________________ I'm on a Mission from God.

02-14-2005, 08:41 PM	#430
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Encaitare, Mists of Avalon is well worth the read. And I know how you feel about being unable to find a bookmark... Elsewise I would suggest Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), anything by H.G. Wells (including When the Sleeper Wakes...even though that has the worst ending ever.) and any short stories by Ray Bradbury (though especially The Exiles and The Long Rain.) While those are top on my list I've also enjoyed: David Eddings (suggested to me by my very tolkien-geeky friend) Katharine Kerr (suggested to me by a friend...or 'borrowed' coughstolencough...whichever...) The increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams The Princess Bride by William Goldman Blindness by Jose Saramago (Warning on this one though...read with caution) as well as a ton more I can't write out in full but will gladly name if requested to. __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

02-15-2005, 07:47 AM	#431
Soronumë Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25	Oh yes, Mists of Avalon is something wonderful!!! (that's still in progress but i'm alreafy on page 626...) AND Eddings... nods In my top three. Katharine Kerr's books are also good. ^^ .. Now, I might add to my list there somewhere also I have read books from Douglas Adams... And Philip Pullmans Golden compass and the two others and theNarnia series. __________________ And she was the child of stars, bearing their light on her forehead. Wisdom lies in her eyes and love in her heart.

02-22-2005, 07:13 PM	#432
bookworm Guest Posts: n/a	i love Narnia! and Terry Brooks, (i've only read his Shannara books, but i want to read his others). i also like T.A. Baron, and Stephen Lawhead. And of course, LotR, Silmarillion, Hobbit, etc... i wanted to read the Mists of Avalon, but i can't find it at my library and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is v.v. good too. oh, and some of the Star Wars books are ok, too....

02-23-2005, 03:25 PM	#433
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	I would recommend anything written by Frank Herbert, who is best known for his 'Dune' books. In all of his works FH tries to make a point, using the story as a vehicle (unlike some authors who put the story first then decorate it with some 'big' idea). He runs a little deep, and so you will need to use your noggin a little. Also, his stories don't end up with everything back in place and happy (i.e. Asimov), as like in the real world things change and there are always consequences (mostly unforeseen and unintended). Note that the books written by his son, Brian Herbert, are garbage and demonstrate that talent isn't always inherited. Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are long time favorites. Not really big on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and I cringe anytime someone compares WoT to LOTR. Please! Robert E. Howard's "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian" was a good light read. Neil Gaiman's Sandman grapic novels are different but thought provoking. D'Aulaires "Book of Greek Myths" is great, and can't wait to start sharing it with my kids as I remember reading it as a child.

02-23-2005, 03:44 PM	#434
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	D'Aulaires "Book of Greek Myths"! Forgot about that...I've been reading for longer than I can remember...and still read it regularly, so much so that it can only be handled carefully...Thanks for reminding me of it...except now I can't do anything else until I go read it again...meanders off to find the book and whittle away the hours in wonderful, colourful Greek Myth __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

02-23-2005, 03:46 PM	#435
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Oh, yes, Dune was amazing. It's not only a great story, but it's beautifully written, very quotable. When I read it I had a pencil in hand most of the time, bracketing off passages I liked. Hopefully I'll get around to reading the next two in the series soon -- I've heard that the first three are the best.

02-24-2005, 04:24 PM	#438
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Thanks for the suggestions, alatar! scribbles down names I'm a Sandman fan too -- amazing art, storylines, everything, and plus I love Dave McKean.

02-25-2005, 06:41 AM	#440
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Last night I was talking about how some lengthy serial fantasy works seem to decline in quality the longer they go on. Most of my favourites seem to be relatively restricted in length, and fairly self contained. I came to the conclusion that in many cases the writer has created an amazing world, but appears to have run out of stories, thus proving that the story is always the mainstay of any novel. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing Tolkien had written more about Middle Earth, but I'm glad he didn't pursue this to the extent that many writers today do. Wringing every last drop out of the secondary world you have created isn't always a good move for a writer. __________________ Gordon's alive!