Need a good fantasy series

[metallimonster]

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!!!

[SacDuc]

Penthouse Letters?


sac

[metallimonster]

Penthouse Letters?

sac

Ha, knew someone was going to take it there.  Can't say I'm surprised it was you SacDuc.

[trenner]

Riftwar series by Raymond Feist.  Starts with Magician:Apprentice.  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

Both very very good.

[trenner]

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  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.

[SacDuc]

Ha, knew someone was going to take it there.  Can't say I'm surprised it was you SacDuc.

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

[herm]

Riftwar series by Raymond Feist.  Starts with Magician:Apprentice.  http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943

this is what i would have suggested as well

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

[roy-nexus-6]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - 3200 pages. 

[Mother]

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (RIP)

what!



is that why that son of a pregnant dog never finished the make the beast with two backsing story?

asshole

[Super T.I.B]

what!



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.........................

Riftwar series by Raymond Feist.  Starts with Magician:Apprentice.  http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943

+1. 

[metallimonster]

what!



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.

[factorPlayer]

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. 

[metallimonster]

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.

[ducpenguin]

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!

[Smiling End]

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.