not harry potter, lord of the rings, or chronicles of narnia. i have read all of them.
2007-05-26 06:11:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i have read lord of the rings (including the hobbit), chronicles of narnia, eragon and eldest, and harry potter. i particularly like books that include magic and/or dragons. thanks!
2007-05-26 08:57:45 · update #1
Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.
Seventh Son (and its sequels) by Orson Scott Card (magic in colonial America - different and intriguing).
2007-05-26 06:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by Epistomolus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you liked Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, etc., give King Fortis the Brave a try.
2007-05-26 13:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about a million books I want to recommend but the flesh is weak. So here are my top Recommendations in no particular order.
Septimus Heap books by Angie Sage
Bartimaeus Trilogy
Codex Alera books n Dresden Files Series by Jim Butcher
Borderlands books by Lorna Freeman
Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey
Tinker Series, Ukiah Oregon Series and a Brother's Price by Wen Spencer
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Honor Harrington and Bahzell Series by David Weber
Belisarius Series by Eric Flint, David Drake n David Weber
Enchanted Forest books by Patricia C Wrede
Discworld books by Terry Pratchett
Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
Amber Series by Roger Zelazny
Riftwar Series by Raymond E Feist
Recluce Series
Song of Ice and Fire Series by George RR Martin
2007-05-26 06:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, read the whole series or at least the first 3 books.
2007-05-26 17:59:19 · answer #4 · answered by packingal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer and most Tamora Pierce books are really good fantasies. Meg Cabot has written a few books that could be loosely called fantasy, also.
2007-05-26 06:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by boo_gator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what vein of fantasy you're intersted in, but I would recommend:
The works of Diana Wynne Jones, especially A Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, and Deep Secret. (They deal with enchanters who have multiple lives, and can move between parallel universes. They are cleverly written, and are for a ~young/young adult audience--Deep Secret being for an older reading group than the previous two).
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (beginning with the Golden Compass), if you have not already read them, are also for teens, are vividly written, invovle characters with 'daemon' counterparts, who also travelling between different worlds. These books, however, are much more serious than the works by Diana Wynne Jones (more violence, more adult situations).
Sabriel and Lirael by Garth Nix, are for young adults/adults. They are about necromancers who must deal with the dead. These books are fairly intense--darker, and sometimes chilling, but well written.
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud is also for young adults, and involves hilarious footnotes by a very witty jinn a boy captures to aid himself in proving his magical abilities.
Lastly, I would recommend books by Terry Pratchett, especially Guards! Guards! and Going Postal. They're for adults, and extremely satirical. They take place on 'Discworld' are rather strange, but uncannily relevant to our world.
(I'm sorry if I couldn't provide longer synopses--some of these books I've read a while ago. But if you're interested, you should look them up on Amazon for a better description).
Hope this helps!
2007-05-26 06:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by Julie R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's not really an epic fantasy but more like a children's book yet full of mature values and insights. Why don't you try Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. It's really a nice and inspiring story.
2007-05-26 07:28:50 · answer #7 · answered by rei 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series.
2007-05-26 06:17:09 · answer #8 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should try The song of Ice and Fire Series by George R. R. Martin.
And perhaps The Wheel of Times series by Robert Jordon.
2007-05-26 08:45:58 · answer #9 · answered by monkey with a crayon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin (pronounced like Owen, just so you know) Colfer. That's pretty much the only book I reccomend, and just so happens to be fantasy.
2007-05-26 06:38:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lauren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋