I am a HUGE fan of J R R Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". Are there any other fantasy novels that even come close? Thanks for the recommendations.
2006-11-28 08:29:25 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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2006-11-28 08:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out some of Janny Wurts books, especially the Cycle of Fire trilogy. Or the Daria books (I can't remember the author). The books are The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown.
If you want something a bit different, but still completely amazing, Clive Barker has written the first two books of a series called Abarat. If you like fantasy, then you will enjoy these. The only problem is that he's taking too friggin' long to finish the next book.
2006-11-28 08:36:29 · answer #2 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Paolini's The Inheritance Trilogy
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books
The Wheel of Time Series
Kristen Britain's The Green Rider and First Rider's Call
The Chronicles of Narnia
Caitlin Brennan's The Mountain's Call and its sequels
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series
the big fantasy books that are like 600 or something pgs. long are my favorites
2006-11-28 10:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by K.D. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give George Martin a try. Also, Tolkien's The Silmarillion
2006-11-28 08:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by shoelace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a huge fan of LOTR as well, and I really haven't found too much out there with the same depth....Try The Mists of Avalon by M.Z. Bradely. You might also enjoy the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale or the Wizard series by Diane Duane. Happy reading!
2006-11-28 09:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay. A tough question but, if you haven't tried Douglas Adams's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" Trilogy (containing 4 books), just give it a shot. Its sci-fi novel with a sense of humour no writer has ever reached. The funniest novels I have ever read. I hope you'll like that as an answer.
2006-11-28 08:33:53 · answer #6 · answered by cenkmir 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 23:05:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tolkien has several other books that cover middle earth lore
the hobbit
the book of lost tales 1 and 2
unfinished tales
these are good
as far as others
try
RedWall by Brain Jaquese
i like them alot
2006-11-28 18:10:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Eragon. I loved it. The movie is coming out soon.
I liked it because it is about a boy who finds a dragon egg, hides it and raises it and becomes a dragon rider. There is a complex story behind it with the boy losing his family because the mean king tries to find the hidden dragon egg and destroys his family. The boy sets off on a mission to get revenge and learn the complex world of dragon rider.
Check it out, it was a good story!
Also Stephen King's Gunslinger series! Absolutely great!
2006-11-28 08:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by vness27'smom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Xanth" series by Piers Anthony,
"The Dark Tower Series" by Stepen King
"Harry Potter" by JK Rowling
"The Mythadventures series" by Robert Asprin
"The Firebringer Trilogy" by Meredith Ann Pierce
"The Stand" by Stephen King (not a series, but long enough to be one.)
Also, many of Stephen Kings novels tie into the Dark Tower series, making it almost like one great big story
2006-11-28 08:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by metoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋