Can anyone suggest any good fantasy novels/series?

Answer 1

That depends on what you are looking for...

Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series is a riot, but not traditional fantasy exactly. Do not worry about the number of volumes in the series; most of it can be subdivided by main characters (Death is featured in several, the Night Watch are featured in othes). I reccomend "Going Postal" as a good stand-alone book from the series.

Robert Asprin has been very busy lately. His 'Myth' books are a quick fun read. Start with "Another Fine Myth." If you are looking for humorous Sci-Fi, then his 'Phule's' series is a good choice. That series starts with "Phule's Company."

Asprin has teamed up with Linda Evans to write the "Time Scout" series. The fabric of time has become ripped and nexuses have formed where people can slip back into different historical eras. The rules are simple: You can not exist in two places at the same time, you have to look the part/speak the language, and mistakes can cost you your life. This series might be a bit sci-fi, but mostly it is historical fiction and very exciting. The series is also a bit more serious than the 'Myth' and 'Phule' series.

Answer 2

Series

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams
The Four Lords of the Diamond by Jack L. Chalker
Rings of the Master-Jack L. Chalker
The Chronicles of Amber-Roger Zelazny
The Belgariad-David Eddings
The Malloreon-David Eddings
Myth Adventures-Robert Lynn Asprin
The Cineverse Cycle-Craig Shaw Gardner



Novels

Those Who Hunt The Night-Barbra Hambly
The High Crusade-Poul Anderson
Changeling-Roger Zelazny
Madwand-Roger Zelazny
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story-Christopher Moore
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove-Christopher Moore
Island of the Sequinned Love Nun-Christopher Moore

Answer 3

Green Rider by Kristen Britain
Chronicles Of The Cheysuli by Jennifer Roberson
The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory
The Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan
Winds Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
The Tower At Stony Wood by Patricia McKillip
Winter Rose by Patricia McKillip
The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip
The Mists Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Answer 4

I'll throw some older books out there. You can find them in used book stores to save ya some money.

Dragonlance has some good trilogies. Start with Chronicles.
Another series by the same authors is the Death Gate Cycle.
Try anything by Terry Pratchett. The Discworld series is his most famous. They hilarious! For a taster try Good Omens.

Answer 5

"Keys to the Kingdom" by Garth Nix is a good series and so is his Abhorsen series.

"Pendragon - Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space" by DJ MacHale is excellent, and I would highly recommend it.

"The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis are very well written and established classics, though aimed at a slightly younger audience.

"Inkheart" and "Inkspell" are fun ones to read.

"Stravanganza" is also good, but it has a few minor sci-fi elements in it, with parallel universes.

"His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman is being made into a movie (at least, the first book in the trilogy), so you might want to try those.

If none of these strike your fancy, try browsing your local library or asking the librarians for suggestions. That's how I discovered most of the above.

Answer 6

Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey

There's a good one by Orson Scott Card , don't remember the name, but it's set in colonial America , with the premise that witchcraft, curses , folk magic , etc are real & actually work .

Agree with above post , regarding Mercedes Lackey

Answer 7

Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge
Kushiel's Dart, Jacqueline Carey
Anything by Mercedes Lackey
Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong

These all have strong, female heroines. Feel free to email me if you to talk more.

Answer 8

I love the Artemis Fowl series TO DEATH, lol. The first one is a little hard to read, but the others (except for The Lost Colony -- Eoin Colfer, the author, could do better) are spellbinding.

Answer 9

Someone else already mentioned it, but do read the His Dark Materials books. They are unbelievably good.

Also give Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin a try. There aren't really words to describe how beautiful this book is.

Answer 10

Sword of Truth series, Word and the Void series