what book should i read, if i want fantasy?

Question

i love medival fantasy... wizards, knights etc.
i need an awsome suggestion.

Answer 1

You should read the following:

The Belgariad and Mallorian series (five books each) by David Eddings
The King's Blades, by Dave Duncan
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
The Hawk and Fisher series by Simon Green
The Deeds of Peksennarian (a trilogy but I forget the author's name)
Lord of the Rings (obviously)

The books listed by others here are mostly excellent books, but few of them are medieval type fantasy as you requested.

Answer 2

I'm sure if you love fantasy, you've already read LOTR. Even non-fantasy reading people know about LOTR.

Try some classic Anne McCaffrey. Her Pern novels are actually a crossover of SF and fantasy, but there's more fantasy that SF. The first in the series is Dragonflight.

Or you could try Joust by Mercedes Lackey. It's not medieval fantasy, but it does have dragons. The society is based on Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures.

Those are the only two I find worth mentioning.

Answer 3

being an avid reader of fantasy books, I would greatly recommend the following:
Eragon/Eldest by Christopher Paolini: it may sound like a rip off from LOTR at first, but is really good
The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
The Ranger's Apperentice by John Flanagan
Percy and the Olympians by Rick Riordan: really great for mythological buffs
Bartemus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud: shows a different side of magicians set in London

Based on what you have said, I would start with ranger's apperentice and Bartemus Trilogy first and then read the others.

Answer 4

check out RA Salvatore, Robert Jordan, and Phillip Pullman. phillip pullman isnt exactly knights and wizards and that, but he is still one of the best i have ever read. but be willing to give anyone a shot, my fiance has a whole collection and i just tried to pick out a few authors from there besides the one i listed, and he has SO many. his uncle used to work for a fantasy publishing company so ill try to steer him towards this question when he gets home from work, he will be able to tell you all sorts of good authors.

Answer 5

The Lord of The Rings.

Answer 6

I thought Eragon was a great book. Of course, if you're new to the genre, Lord of the Rings is a great place to start.

Answer 7

You might like "Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien or "The Belgariad" by David Eddings.

Answer 8

do you like David Eddings. Or you can try www.baen.com free library where you can get some nice fantasy books

Answer 9

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.

Dragonjousters book series(joust,alta,sanctuary) 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 how he gets a dragon of his own,his escape to Alta,how the war between the two kingdoms is stopped etc.

Codex Alera is a fantasy book series by Jim Butcher. The first book in the series is Furies of Calderon.The series chronicles the life of a young man named Tavi in the empire of Alera on the world of Carna. Every Aleran of every nation and caste, except for Tavi, has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies. The story takes place after the rise of a fictional empire similar to Rome where the First Lord must stave off in-fighting amongst the nobility of a now decadent empire and wield the throne through sheer force of strength and will. Tavi, trapped by fate in the midst of conflicts at home and abroad, must use all of his intelligence to save Alera.

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.

The best among the Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs is 'Son of Tarzen.' Jack,the son of Tarzan shared his father's love for apes.He was only trying to help an ape escape to Africa from his cruel trainer.However he got involved in a murder and couldn't return home.He chose to live in the jungle with the apes.Its a fascinating book.The social system among the intelligent giant apes,Korak's relationship with Miriam are all interesting stuff.Its a great coming of age book.

Pirates of Venus introduces Carson Napier (a somewhat more cautious hero than John Carter), who builds himself a rocketship and blasts off for Mars. (How did he get to Venus? You'll just have to read the book.) Beneath the cloud cover of Venus Carson discovers a world of sky-high trees, warring kingdoms and princesses in need of rescue.

Answer 10

HP! LOTR is also good. some of my friends also like "eragon", which is supposed to be good. i've never read it though.
when i was younger, i also read the series "redwall".