I have a few. It's hard to choose between Michael Moorcock's "Elric of Melnibone" and H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath." I also liked all of Zelazny's "Amber" novels and Fritz Leiber's "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser" stories. Not to leave out the distaff side, there's C.J. Cherryh's "Gate of Ivrel" series and Tanith Lee's "Storm Lord." All great works. What's your favorite?
2007-02-04 06:07:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Lord of the Rings. JRR Tolkein.
Dune Series. Frank Herbert.
Foundation Series. Isaac Asimov.
2007-02-04 06:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You and I must have the same books on our shelves. Anything by H.P Lovecraft is excellent. "Lurker at the Threshold" and the "Cthulhu Mythos" are probably my favorite two. I thoroughly enjoyed all of Michael Moorcock's "Eternal Champion" series. "Blood and Souls for Arioch!" There are just so many good fantasy novels out there today.
"The Sword of Truth" series- Terry Goodkind
"A Song of Ice and Fire" series- George R.R. Martin
"Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" series- Tad Williams
Anything by Clive Barker- "Great and Secret Show", "Imajica", "Weaveworld", "Everville', etc
"Prince of Nothing" series- Scott Bakker
"Malazan Book of the Fallen" - Steven Erikson
"Drizzt" Dark Elf Saga"- R.A. Salvatore
These are just a few off the top of my head. My all time favorite would have to be "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White. I love the King Arthur and Merlin legends.
2007-02-04 09:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by bribri75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poison Study by Maria Snyder, A Vampire Huntress Legend by L. A. Banks,The Tommyknockers by Stephen King,Curse The Dark (Retrievers, Book 2) by Laura Anne Gilman, Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins (Vampire Kisses) by Ellen Schreiber
2007-02-04 07:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by babyruth45304 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, yes. Fantasy novels have always been my guilty pleasures. The Wheel of Time isn't bad, but horribly longwinded. His Dark Materials is also very good. Two that haven't been mentioned and are certainly worth mentioning are the Song of Fire and Ice saga by George RR Martin and the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
If you're looking for a very underrated series with some unconventional stuff, try Elizabeth Haydon's Rhapsody series.
2007-02-04 07:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by remymort 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Continuing the Star Wars Trilogy after "The Return of the Jedi:
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 1) by Timothy Zahn, Vision of the Future (Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn, Book Two) by Timothy Zahn, The Last Command (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, Vol. 3) by Timothy Zahn
2007-02-04 09:23:13 · answer #5 · answered by tennis4bds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right there are so many to choose from, Not just the masters but other not so known. I still have alot of respect for Ann Mccaffery's Dragon Song trilogy. Loved Ursla K. Leguin's Wizard Of Earth Sea when I was younger. I still love the masters like Tolkien and C.S.Lewis. I really love the brilliance of Stephen R. Donaldson The Thomas Covenant trilogy.
2007-02-04 06:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by Laura S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (although this has started to get very drawn out and complicated)
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (started my interest in this genre when I was 12)
In recent years David and Leigh Eddings' series 'The Dreamers' Raymond E. Feist's various Riftwar sagas and Terry Brooks 'Word and the Void' series
2007-02-04 07:10:16 · answer #7 · answered by Gaeriel C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been given somewhat into the Nightside sequence by Simon R. eco-friendly for a at the same time as. Admittedly, not the final written e book i've got examine, yet there have been some surprisingly humorous one liners and it grew to become into rather relaxing.
2016-09-28 10:12:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Easy reads, yes, but I find them very fascinating. I'm not much for the "hard-core fantasy" where everything is quests and dragons and magic, but I prefer fantasy like the ones I mentioned above.
Hero's Song and Fire Arrow by Edith Pattou are great as well.
I don't know if this is really fantasy, but also East by Edith Pattou- I LOVED that book.
2007-02-04 06:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by Kiara 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Wheel of Time series, by Robert Jordan.
2007-02-04 06:10:00 · answer #10 · answered by Spartacus 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋