I'm having trouble finding new, really good material. Some of my favorite authors include J.K. Rowling, David Eddings, Majorie B. Kellogg, Garth Nix, etc. Centered more towards adult, high fantasy preferably. Thanks!
2007-05-15 18:48:36 · 26 answers · asked by LB 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
My personal favorites are Mercedes Lackey and Anne McCaffrey. Mercedes Lackey is sword and sorcery fantasy with well developed characters and an easy to read writing style. Anne McCaffrey has quite a few books dealing with dragons. Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdmar series is by far my favorite fantasy series; Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider's of Pern is a close second.
2007-05-15 19:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Austin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but these are all young adult, but an adult may still enjoy them. Expecially since you like J.K. Rowling. Here are some of my all time favorite books...
-the Chrestomanci Series
-Artemis Fowl Series
-the Blue is for Nightmares Series
-the Mediator Series
-Witch Child and the sequel Sorceress
-Fire Bringer and the sequel The Sight (there is another one coming out this fall)
-I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
-Harry Potter Series (ofcourse)
You can look up the summeries and stuff on wikipedia, Barnes & Noble, or the author's website. Happy book hunting!
2007-05-17 12:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have recently discovered an English writer named Alistair Reynolds who writes space-opera mystery somewhat hard sci- fi and he's just an all round good writer in a very balanced way with exciting stories. Try Absolution Gap or Century Rain.
A book by Geoff Ryman called "Was" is one of the best books I have read in the fantasy genre.
Angela Carter, who's unfortunately dead now, was a really good writer, books like Heroes and Villains, the Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, and Nights at the Circus, are all great novels.
Philip K Dick is the best for timeless science fiction pieces that are fast paced and full of lots of great ideas. Read Ubik or the Man in the High Castle.
Charles de Lint is youngish and writing now and he's often quite good. Riddle of the Wren, Whisper to a Scream, or Spirits in the Wires.
Just a start for you. Happy perusing and reading!
2007-05-15 19:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robin Hobb- The Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Trilogy, Tawny Man Trilogy, Soldier Son Trilogy.
Anne Bishop- The Black Jewel Trilogy (Fantastic reads, my most treasured fantasy books, darker), Tir Alainn Trilogy. Dreams Made Flesh
Sarah Douglass- Axis Trilogy, Wayfarer Redemption, The Troy Game, The Cruciable( Not traditional fantasy)
George RR Martin- A Song of Ice and Fire (these books have quite a bit of war ie, knights battling and such, within the running plot)
2007-05-16 13:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel series. Basically 2 trilogies of amazing alternate history - set in an alternate Renaissance Europe where everything is the same. . . except that Christianity didn't catch on, and a different religion is the main one. So at the same time, everything is different! Definitely epic. (Note: also explicit at times). Jules Watson's The White Mare & The Dawn Stag - fantasy/alternate history duo about Scotland starting in 79AD, when Britain was still Roman... and Rome wanted Scotland. And since like the Dresden files, a couple other urban fantasy authors you MAY enjoy: Kelley Armstrong (start with Bitten, about a female werewolf), Patrica Briggs (start with Moon Called, which starts the coyote-girl's story), and Charlaine Harris (lighter, more humourous, though more aimed at women I think - about a telepathic cocktail waitress who ends up deep in the supernatural world.)
2016-05-19 17:53:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac Asimov, the Robot books: Caves Of Steel, The Naked Sun, and his book of short stories: I Robot
Ann McCaffrey: the Crystal Singer trilogy
Charlaine Harris; fun fantasy, good story telling and great escapism
Ray Bradbury: The Martian Chronicles
John Wyndham: The Trouble With Lichen, The Midwich Cuckoos
2007-05-16 01:07:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robin McKinley -- I love almost everything she's written; try The Hero and the Crown or Sunshine.
Tamora Pierce -- Some of her books are more young adult, but they're good for all ages.
Diana Wynne Jones -- some little kid stuff, but mostly young adult or adult books. Good fantasy and science fiction. One of my favorite authors. My favorite book of hers is Howl's Moving Castle; Chrestomanci is good too.
Good Omens -- Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Very funny.
Twilight -- Stephenie Meyer. Younger, but still excellent.
Charlaine Harris -- Some fun vampire books. Adult.
Kim Harrison -- Vampires, Witches, Demons, crime fighting, and more. Weird, adult, quite good.
Foundation -- Isaac Asimov. This is sci-fi, but still good.
Anne McCaffery -- her Pern books are fantastic. Reasonably adult, funny, and sci-fi that seems more like fantasy.
Ender's Game -- Orson Scott Card. This is actually more science fiction, but Card has also written some fantasy books.
And Lord of the Rings, of course.
2007-05-19 09:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Debra Doyle and James D. MacDonald's "Magewar" series is a good choice. Set in the classic science fiction setting of outer space, the good guys must stop the Mages who use magic as well as science to expand their territory. The series mixes both genre's quite well, but you end up with more sci-fi than fantasy. Start with "The Gathering Flame."
Robert Heinlein is one of the grand masters of science fiction. Although most noted for "A Stranger In A Strange Land," his talent truely shows up in "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" and "Friday." Keep in mind the publishing dates, since technology has caught up with him in many aspects.
"Neuromancer" by Gibson is a good cyber-story.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld books are a riot. It is easier to believe Monty Python's Flying Circus members are sharing a pen name to write comic fantasy. Discworld is just that, a giant slab of continents with oceans falling off the edges. The world is supported on the backs of four great elephants which stand on the back of a humongus space-wondering turtle. There are over 20 Discworld books, but don't let that worry you; the books can be sub-catagorized by main characters.
2007-05-15 19:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoyed Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy tremendously. I picked up the first novel, "The Amulet of Samarkand" and didn't realize it was supposed to be for a young adult audience (I'm 48!). Very well-written, not at all syrupy. The narrator is the demon Bartimaeus who has been summoned and bound to an apprenticed magician in an alternative-history England where wizards run the country and are not at all nice to the "muggle" population. There's an underground resistance movement, a brisk black market in magical objects, wars fought with demons and spells, plenty of backstairs intrigue and delightfully sarcastic commentary by Bartimaeus. The other volumes are "The Golem's Eye" and "Ptolemy's Gate."
2007-05-15 19:28:13 · answer #9 · answered by Ralphadalpha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, LB. I had the same problem a couple of years ago when I started getting hooked on fantasy. In bookstores, the shelves are loaded with fantasy novels and its a matter of hit-and-miss most of the time.
Based on my hit-and-misses, I recommend the following good ones:
1. Earthsea Cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, Tombs of Atuan, Tehanu, Farthest Shore, Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind) by Ursula Le Guin
2. Beauty, The Hero and the Crown, Rose Daughter, Sunshine by Robin McKinley
3. The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey
4. Discworld Series (there's about 40 of them!) by Terry Pratchett
5. Stardust, American Gods, Neverwhere, Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
6. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke
And of course, I assume you've read Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. You must, since it is the pace setter of modern fantasy. Many happy pages ahead of you!
2007-05-15 19:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by liv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋