Besides Harry Potter and Narnia, what are some other interesting fantasy series?

Answer 1

Lord of the rings
Unfortunate events by Lemony Snicket

Answer 2

There are serveal fantasy series out there. Alot of the ones I've read are from the D&D series (Dragon Lance, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, etc.) that are similar to the more serious epic tones of the Lord of the Rings.

If your looking for a series that not as serious as something like Lord of the Rings you might want to try reading the Xanth series of books by Piers Anthony. Its an older series, but they're still good. I read it years ago, waaaay back in 8th and 9th grade. Some of the stuff is a bit PG-13 in nature so if you're younger than 14 it may not be completely apporpriate.

Its a very interesting series. The realm of Xanth is a magical land full of creatures, monsters, and gifted humans shaped (intentionally) like the state of Florida with strangely named geological features like "Lake Ogrechobie" and the non-magical land of Mundania lies beyond the northern border.

The first book I read (and my favorite) was A Spell For Chameleon. It's basiclly about a boy named Bink that is exiled because the other think he does't have a magical talent, but he actually does. He encounters a girl named Chameleon (that changes between being an ugly genious and a beautiful dim-wit) that is looking for a way to stop from changing forms.

I found out that there are 31 Xanth books as of 2006. They are listed here:

http://www.hipiers.com/bibliography.html

The last book I remember reading back then for sure was the 7th, Dragon on a Pedestal. Each book that I read could stand alone and you didn't have read them in order because they tended to center around completely different characters and storylines, but you get a better sense of the broader picture and how the novels interconnect if read them in order.

Answer 3

The Dark Materials Series by Phillip Pullman are great. I read all three in about a week because I loved them so much You should try those. They're also known as the Golden Compass series (its the first book)

Answer 4

The Thief
The Queen of Attolia
The King of Attolia
This trilogy written by Megan Whalen Turner.

More of a sci-fi fantasy...
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
This Old Kingdom trilogy written by Garth Nix.

I was in the YA/teen section when I was still a kid, not a teen. When I was a teen, I was in the historical and adult fiction section. But these two series, even though I outgrew them very young, they're still very good, still very near and dear to me.

Answer 5

Keepers of the Hidden Ways by Joel Rosenberg. It's a great series set in both the here and now and another hidden land. It involves sword fights and secret passage ways, and many different magical items.

Answer 6

The His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman!

The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (US/UK-Aus)
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

READ THEM! They are Amazing!

Answer 7

Pans Labyrinth

Answer 8

"Pan's Labyrinth" go rent it now!!!!! It 's a forign film made in spanish that came out this past december to theatures.. now on video. Best movie I've ever seen in that genre. TRUST ME!! You will not be dissappointed!!

It takes place in spain 1944.. theres a war going on, and the main character, a little girl named Ophelia finds out about a secrect underworld and how important she is to that world.. say a princess?? directed by Del Torro. It's a clear 10!!!!

Answer 9

Lord of the rings is pretty good,

the guy above me is right,
I read the 1st Golden Compass book a few years back and it was quite interesting.

Answer 10

Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and anything by Michael Morcock.