So I like to read fantasy and I just finished a series by Greg Keyes called A The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone.
I've been reading fantasy for 15 years so I've exhausted most series and I am looking for something new. I would also like to read a series that is finished. I am tired of waiting for new books in a series to come out.
Here are some of my favorites
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (RIP)
Still waiting for th next book of A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin
All of R.A. Salvatore
All of Margret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Really enjoyed the novels by Steven Erickson but they are not done yet
All of the Sword of Truth Novels by Terry Goodkind
many many more but can't remember all of them. Give me some suggestions please!!!
Penthouse Letters?
sac
Quote from: SacDuc on July 31, 2008, 05:59:31 PM
Penthouse Letters?
sac
Ha, knew someone was going to take it there. Can't say I'm surprised it was you SacDuc.
Riftwar series by Raymond Feist. Starts with Magician:Apprentice. http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943 (http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943)
Belgariad, by David Eddings. Starts with Pawn of Prophesy. http://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Prophecy-Belgariad-David-Eddings/dp/0345468643/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217557194&sr=1-2 (http://www.amazon.com/Pawn-Prophecy-Belgariad-David-Eddings/dp/0345468643/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217557194&sr=1-2)
Both very very good.
Oh, also, I'm just getting started with Robin Hobbs. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=robin+hobbs&x=0&y=0 (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=robin+hobbs&x=0&y=0) Her books are quite good too, so far (Tawny Man trilogy, which isn't a good place to start, but which is good quality writing). I should probably have started with the Farseer Trilogy.
Quote from: metallimonster on July 31, 2008, 07:01:48 PM
Ha, knew someone was going to take it there. Can't say I'm surprised it was you SacDuc.
;D
I have no knowledge of that type of literature, but if you want a great series that is most delightful to boys of all ages try Cormack McCarthy's Border Trilogy. Cowboys and guns instead of wizards and spells.
Sorry, no help. :-\
sac
Quote from: trenner on July 31, 2008, 07:21:08 PM
Riftwar series by Raymond Feist. Starts with Magician:Apprentice. http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943 (http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943)
this is what i would have suggested as well [thumbsup]
check out the whole Series about DUNE, by frank Herbert (and his son)
you also might like the I. Assimov stuff on robots, or the Ender series by Orson Scott Card.
finaly, almost anything by R. Heinlein
those last are all somewhat more SCI-FI based than fantasy, but very good anyway
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - 3200 pages. [thumbsup]
Quote from: metallimonster on July 31, 2008, 05:53:17 PM
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (RIP)
what!
:o
is that why that son of a pregnant dog never finished the make the beast with two backsing story?
asshole
Quote from: Mother on July 31, 2008, 08:29:13 PM
what!
:o
is that why that son of a pregnant dog never finished the make the beast with two backsing story?
asshole
I'm glad I gave up on it then. It was dragging on and on and on and on and on and......................... [bang]
Quote from: trenner on July 31, 2008, 07:21:08 PM
Riftwar series by Raymond Feist. Starts with Magician:Apprentice. http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943 (http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943)
+1. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Mother on July 31, 2008, 08:29:13 PM
what!
:o
is that why that son of a pregnant dog never finished the make the beast with two backsing story?
asshole
Whoa, lets not get hasty here the guy died of a horribly painful blood disease.
Someone else is finisihing the last book.
By the way I think I'm going to go with the fiest books. I read teh Belgariad last year-decent.
Have you ever read the original Conan stories by Robert E. Howard? If not, slam on the brakes and go pick up some of the new Conan anthologies. I managed to skip them in my formative years and only recently caught up and read them. Man what an eye-opener. The dude was inventing the genre right there. Great shit, and no one writes like Howard did.
Also highly recommend the Elric series by Michael Moorcock. A landmark in the genre, Moorcock established the anti-hero and law vs chaos motifs in that one.
Quote from: factorPlayer on August 01, 2008, 06:04:54 AM
Have you ever read the original Conan stories by Robert E. Howard? If not, slam on the brakes and go pick up some of the new Conan anthologies. I managed to skip them in my formative years and only recently caught up and read them. Man what an eye-opener. The dude was inventing the genre right there. Great shit, and no one writes like Howard did.
Also highly recommend the Elric series by Michael Moorcock. A landmark in the genre, Moorcock established the anti-hero and law vs chaos motifs in that one.
I love the old Conan books.
I've been wanting to try the Elric books. This thread is awesome. My list keeps growing.
Ok...here is my .03c worth...
Piers Anthony is genius. You should read the "Incarnations of Immortality" series! If you dig his style of writting then you can move into some of the other series that he writes...but I would certainly start with Incarnation series!
I can't recommend Elric enough. I've read all the Elric books and most of the other Eternal Champions books at least 4 or 5 times.
Also you might like Fred Saberhagen's Lost Swords books. I read them awhile ago so I can't really remember what comes first but the series is complete so that's a plus.
Nancy Drew mysteries
I too hear good things about the Elric books.
Third one is releasing soon, so now would be a good time to get the first two down i bet.
Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr are the book titles.
The Black Company - Glen Cook
Well it's not exactly 'fantasy' but there's a great historically based adventure series by Neil Stephenson, 3 books- that DOES finish and is written quite well.
The Baroque Cycle has swords, horse chases, guns, harem women, deceipt, greed, explosions, beheadings, snipers, hookers, and a load of history to boot.
http://www.amazon.com/Quicksilver-Baroque-Cycle-Vol-1/dp/0060593083/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217609047&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.com/Confusion-Baroque-Cycle-Vol/dp/B0009K765I/ref=pd_bbs_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217609047&sr=8-7
http://www.amazon.com/System-World-Baroque-Cycle-Vol/dp/B0009K76DA/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217609047&sr=8-5
I think you can get them all in one big book now but it would be quite big and/or have tiny print I'd think.
If you gotta have fantasy and haven't read Robert Lynn Asprin's 'Myth Adventures' series it's a nice break from all that 'high' fantasy stuff.
Re-reading LOTR is always an option. I'm currently slogging through 'The Silmarillion' again at about 8 pages a night before I conk out. I feel like I need a children's edition everytime I open that book but it sure does explain a lot about the rest of the story.
Quote from: Smiling End on August 01, 2008, 08:16:19 AM
I can't recommend Elric enough. I've read all the Elric books and most of the other Eternal Champions books at least 4 or 5 times.
+11ty
I've re-read the Elric series every couple of years since the early eighties. It never disappoints. [thumbsup]
Quote from: metallimonster on August 01, 2008, 05:25:53 AM
Whoa, lets not get hasty here the guy died of a horribly painful blood disease.
Someone else is finisihing the last book.
having been enslaved by that stupid series since my freshman year of high school
and looking for the next book every trip to the book store for the last 16 years
I have every right
The books are way too long with far too many characters
resulting in re-reading the the story every time a new book comes out
So I have read:
1. The Eye of the World (x11)
2. The Great Hunt (x10)
3. The Dragon Reborn (x9)
4. The Shadow Rising (x8)
5. The Fires of Heaven (x7)
6. Lord of Chaos (x6)
7. A Crown of Swords (x5)
8. The Path of Daggers (x4)
9. Winter's Heart (x3)
10. Crossroads of Twilight (x2)
11. Knife of Dreams (x1)
not to mention I have purchased the last 5 on multiple occasions thinking it was the next book only to find I already have it when I get home
because so much damn time has past between books
David Drake (http://www.baen.com/author_catalog.asp?author=DDrake)" The Isles" series.
Quote from: herm on July 31, 2008, 07:36:34 PM
the Ender series by Orson Scott Card.
+1 on The Ender series.
Also try these:
L.E.Modesitt - The Corean Chronicles (6 books)
L.E.Modesitt - The Ecolitan series
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Miles Vorkosigan series (Starts with "Shards of Honor") [thumbsup]
David Weber - The Hradani series (Starts with "Oath of Swords". Really, really funny.)
David Weber and John Ringo The March series (Starts with March upcountry - 4 books)
Elizabeth Moon - The Vatta Wars series
Jacqueline Carey - The Kushiel series (Latest book out in hardcover now, not sure if the series is finished or not.)
S.M.Stirling - The Protectors series (Starts with "Dies the Fire")
Try some of these, then get back to me, I'll have more by then.
Jeff
1. Gene Wolfe. Any of his stuff is just amazing. My #1 favorite author of any genre. Try his Book of the New Sun series, 5th Head of Cerberus, Book of the Long Sun series and the follow-on Book of the Short Sun series.
2. China Mieville. Modern fantasy that borders on Literature. Perdido Street Station is a good place to start. The guy has a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics, super-bright and it shows in his writing.
A short series is The Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly. They're all out of print ( I think), but you can get them thru Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/92831/ref=pd_serl_books?ie=UTF8&edition=mass_market (http://www.amazon.com/gp/series/92831/ref=pd_serl_books?ie=UTF8&edition=mass_market)
I haven't read the 3rd one, but the 1st 2 were really good.
Hey guys thanks for all of the ideas, I now have a list with enough books for a whole year.
I've always wanted to read the Elric books but I'm having trouble finding the correct order to read them in. Can anyone help? This is the series I'm going to read next.
Quote from: metallimonster on August 03, 2008, 02:41:46 PM
Hey guys thanks for all of the ideas, I now have a list with enough books for a whole year.
I've always wanted to read the Elric books but I'm having trouble finding the correct order to read them in. Can anyone help? This is the series I'm going to read next.
Here's some info for you:
Book One: Elric of Melnibone
Book Two: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Book Three: The Weird of the White Wolf
Book Four: The Vanishing Tower
Book Five: The Bane of the Black Sword
Book Six: Stormbringer
Then there's various anthology collections:
-Tales of the White Wolf
-Elric at the End of Time
I know there's more out there, maybe someone else can help.
Thanks DucAtomic that is what I needed. [thumbsup]
Quote from: DucAtomic on August 03, 2008, 02:54:10 PM
I know there's more out there, maybe someone else can help.
There's others written after the core 6 but they are pretty tangential IMO.
It's interesting that the order of the books is not the order Moorcock wrote them in. First Elric story in print I believe was The Dreaming City which takes place in book 3, Weird of the White Wolf (my fav title of them all, lol).
He wrote all of it in the 60's so bonus points if you can pick up on the counter-revolutionary themes ;D
After that you might as well move on to the Hawkmoon and Corum books, they are also both very excellent as well [thumbsup]
Quote from: c_rex on August 01, 2008, 10:00:16 AM
Re-reading LOTR is always an option. I'm currently slogging through 'The Silmarillion' again at about 8 pages a night before I conk out. I feel like I need a children's edition everytime I open that book but it sure does explain a lot about the rest of the story.
that was exactly how i felt when i worked my way through 'the silmarillion'
found myself wishing i had a cliff notes version to refer to at some points
You know I've read LOTR and it is okay. IMHO it is really dry and not very exciting. I look at Tolkein the same way I do at Black Sabbath.
If there wasn't Sabbath there wouldn't be Metallica and if there wasn't Tolkein there wouldn't be George R.R. Martin. I appreciate them both but don't really like their stuff.
Quote from: DucAtomic on August 03, 2008, 02:54:10 PM
Here's some info for you:
Book One: Elric of Melnibone
Book Two: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Book Three: The Weird of the White Wolf
Book Four: The Vanishing Tower
Book Five: The Bane of the Black Sword
Book Six: Stormbringer
Then there's various anthology collections:
-Tales of the White Wolf
-Elric at the End of Time
I know there's more out there, maybe someone else can help.
There's also:
The Dreamthief's Daughter
sequel: The Skrayling Tree
The White Wolf's Son: The Albino Underground
Revenge of the Rose
Fortress of the Pearl
I think that combined with DucAtomic's list is all of them. Start with his though as these are pretty much tangential like someone else said.
Quote from: herm on August 04, 2008, 04:44:59 AM
that was exactly how i felt when i worked my way through 'the silmarillion'
found myself wishing i had a cliff notes version to refer to at some points
What?? You don't actually *read* The Simarillion! It's just to put on your bookshelf so people know how much of a geek you are.
I got about 5 pages into that book before realizing that Tolkien was taking the whole middle earth thing waaaaaaay too seriously.
Another suggestion: Guy Gavriel Kay - The Fionavar Tapestry (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, and The Darkest Road), Tigana, and some of his other books.
Quote from: c_rex on August 01, 2008, 10:00:16 AMIf you gotta have fantasy and haven't read Robert Lynn Asprin's 'Myth Adventures' series it's a nice break from all that 'high' fantasy stuff.
+1, I introduced someguy to these and he got hooked. Nice light fun read.
Quote from: c_rex on August 01, 2008, 10:00:16 AMRe-reading LOTR is always an option. I'm currently slogging through 'The Silmarillion' again at about 8 pages a night before I conk out. I feel like I need a children's edition everytime I open that book but it sure does explain a lot about the rest of the story.
I have LOTR (and Harry Potter 3-6) in French...talk about slogging! [cheeky]