Can someone recommend a fantasy book to me?

Question

I've read the Fifth Ring series and Song of the Beast by Carol Berg (also the Inheritance trilogy). Are there any other books out there like those two? I'd much appreciate the help!

And to Christine H...Eragon is the first book in the Inheritance trilogy

I forgot to mention I have also read the Myth Series by Robert Asprin (I completely agree with all of you). As well as some books in the Redwall series. And thank you for all the suggestions, I'm just looking for something a little more serious.

Answer 1

Mercedes Lackey has many different fantasy books of all types.
Peirs Anthony is a Pun filled author
Harry Harrison is a funny yet inteligent scifi/fantasy author
Brian Jacques is an animal based series author
Robert Asprin has one if the best series for funny stuff
And the book Sir Apropos of Nothing is also a really good book!

Answer 2

Depends on your reading level (I can't tell how old you are):
Higher: You simply must read George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire Series. I've recommended this to an English Literature major and even he enjoyed it (a fantasy hater)! Also, Jonathan Strange, Mr. Norrell by Susanne Clarke (sp?) was incredible. The first 3 books in Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth were pretty good.
Lower: I read Brian Jaques' (sp) Redwall when I was younger. However, I tried to re-read the series recently, but it was too simplistic for me (I like a little more detail). Also, if you are a younger fantasy reader, you must read C.S. Lewis. He, Eddison and Tolken pretty much founded the genre of fantasy.

Answer 3

Tons of fantasy out there. if you don't mind a bit of scifi thrown in read the C.S. Lewis Trilogy Out of the Hidden Planet, Perelandra and the Hideous Strength.. or you could look into Brian Jacques and his Redwall series of books.. or you could head over Anne McCaffrey section with all her Dragons of Pern books.. ah yes Robert Asprin and the Myth series :)
Enjoy!!

Answer 4

If you're ready to dive into a huge universe, with complex characters and plot, and long long books, I highly recommend Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series (the first book is titled "The Eye of the World") I'm not much of a fantasy reader in general, and I've devoured this series, and am anxiously waiting for the last book to be written and published!

Answer 5

The Hobbit and LOTR books by Tolkien.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King.

The Harry Potter series by Rowling.

The Forgotten Realms series featuring Drizzt Do'Urden by R.A. Salvatore.

The DragonLance series by Weis & Hickman.

The Runelords books by David Farland.

The Dragons of Pern books by Anne McCaffrey.

The Sword of Truth books by Goodkind.

The Wheel of Time books by Jordan.

Answer 6

Try Jane Lindskold's 'Wolf' books, they are pretty good. Also books by Wen Spencer, Raymond Feist, Dennis McKiernan and David Drake and David Weber. To expand your horizons you might try John Ringo's new series: GHOST, KILDAR, CHOOSERS OF THE SLAIN and his newest UNTO THE BREACH. Or you might try the series of either S.M.Stirling's starting with DIES THE FIRE and the PROTECTOR'S WAR or Eric Flint's series starting with his premier book 1632. All are great fantasy reads.

Answer 7

First two books of the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake: "Titus Groan" and "Gormenghast." The third book, "Titus Alone," is less satisfying, I thought.

Answer 8

if ur readong the inheritance trilogy and havent read harry potter then id reccomend it...if u have read it then id recomend something like some of the books shana abe has written
OR anything like a classic book.....i dunno just go to the nearest book store and grab anything that strikes ur fancy :).

Answer 9

Eragon is a great book about a boy and his newly discovered dragon!

Answer 10

Dragonjousters series(joust,alta,sanctuary,Aerie) by Mercedes Lackey.The setting is ancient Egypt.Hunger, anger, and hatred are constants for young Vetch, rendered a brutally mistreated and overworked serf by the Tian conquest of his homeland. But everything improves when a Tian jouster requisitions Vetch to become the first serf ever to be a dragon boy. His training is intense, and his duty clear-cut: to tend his jouster, Ari, and his dragon, Kashet. That is only the beginning.The rest of the books are about his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.

Exile's honor,Exile's valor by Mercedes Lackey.
Valdemar and Karse have long been enemies. The Karse have made an art of it, sending bandits to plunder Valdemar, having their priests train the people to believe that anyone with a Herald's Gift is a demon in need of death. Alberich of Karse, newly-made captain and gifted with a handsome white stallion, has never formally committed himself to battle with his hereditary enemy. He has the gift of foresight, which he has long tried long to hide, but cannot when he sees that a village is about to be attacked and destroyed. He rallies his men, and saves the lives of many, only to forfeit his own. Two men who wanted his commission take advantage of the situation and have a Priest condemn him as a demon. They throw him in a small barn, planning to burn him to death. His white stallion charges in to save him, but he is still badly burned. This stallion, a Companion named Kantor takes him to Valdemar, where he is healed... only to find himself facing a whole new set of problems.

Mercedes Lackey's Take a Thief is the tale of Skif, a young orphan reminiscent of Oliver Twist, making his way in the knock-and-tumble neighborhood between two of Haven's outermost walls. Skif is intelligent, good-hearted and creative enough to forage up three meals a day in a place where food is scarce and kindness almost unheard of. After a chain of events leave him homeless, Skif lands in the lair of Bazie, an Faginish ex-mercenary who trains thieves...until he is "Chosen" by one of Valdemar's magical horses and becomes a Herald serving the Queen.

Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1) by Jim Butcher.(From Publishers Weekly)At the start of Butcher's absorbing fantasy, the first in a new series, the barbarians are at the gates of the land of Alera, which has a distinct flavor of the Roman Empire (its ruler is named Quintus Sextus and its soldiers are organized in legions). Fortunately, Alera has magical defenses, involving the furies or elementals of water, earth, air, fire and metal, that protect against foes both internal and external. Amara, a young female spy, and her companion, Odiana, go into some of the land's remoter territories to discover if military commander Atticus Quentin is a traitor—another classic trope from ancient Rome. She encounters a troubled young man, Tavi, who has hitherto been concerned mostly with the vividly depicted predatory "herdbanes" that threaten his sheep.Thinking that Amara is an escaping slave, Tavi decides to help her and is immediately sucked in over his head into a morass of intrigues, military, magical and otherwise.Warning:A character gets raped.

Allan Cole wrote the Timura triology.(review from Amazon)
Warrior Iraj Protarus was a boyhood friend of Safar Timura, who, raised to be a potter, turned out to have an at first unsuspected talent for sorcery. The visions they share and the battles they fight side by side as they set off on a journey impeded by intrigue, enemies, plots, betrayals, adventures, and all the other trappings of the fantasy quest are the basic stuff of the book. Eventually, Iraj has a throne and Safar is his high magician, but realistically, the tale cannot end there, for the friends have hardly seen the last of the host of enemies who customarily badger the possessors of power.

The Time-Master trilogy By Louise Cooper.(review from Amazon)The books are 'The Initiate',The Outcast and The Master.It tells the story of Tarod a fascinating anti-hero, evolving throughout the series from a loyal disciple of Order to the God of Chaos that is his true heritage, with the repeated examination of his humanity thrown into the mix.

Belgariad book series by David Eddings.The first book is 'Pawn of Prophecy'.The story begins in aunt Pol's kitchen at Faldor's farm where Garion is being raised. The main theme of the books is about how it is to grow up and to break up with one's old life. From his safe life at the farm, Garion is being thrown into a new life controlled by a thousand of years old prophecy - the prophecy of his and the world's destiny...

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the Mars novels and the Tarzan novels.There are 11 novels in the Mars series beginning with 'A princess of mars'.Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army is whisked to Mars and discovers a dying world of dry ocean beds where giant four-armed barbarians rule, of crumbling cities home to an advanced but decaying civilization, a world of strange beasts and savage combat, a world where love, honor and loyalty become the stuff of adventure. The later books are about his son Carthoris,daughter Tara etc.John carter is a recurring character in all these books as martians live for 1000 years.