Everything I read seems like a Lord of the Rings rip-off.
2007-12-23 03:48:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
already read harry potter
2007-12-23 04:09:59 · update #1
and the chronicles of narnia
2007-12-23 04:10:27 · update #2
I have answered this question so many times, I decided to dedicate a web site to answer this question. Here it is:
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Readers' Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books.
I hope this helps. Just so you know, these are the best of the best, and I *do* look down on LOTR ripoffs. Thomas Covenant is remarkable for its dark twist on LOTR, and is excellent for other reasons as well. All others are essentially free of LOTR similarity.
Another I would like to mention is Katherine Kurtz "Camber of Culdi" series. These are set in a not-quite-Britain Middle Ages. The presence of the church (most like the Church of England) is pervasive - as, indeed, it was at the time. As a Christian, I find this wholly inoffensive and, in fact, adding in realism, but others may not share my Christian bias.
Finally, "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH", really excellent but excluded from my list because of its lack of magic.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
2007-12-23 18:30:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter is pretty original, it is one of the most intricate pieces of fiction to come out of the last decade. All the best stories seem to be written for children!
CS Lewis has 2, Narnia, and another one which is more sci-fi. The name of that escapes me.
If you want true originality, stick with older stuff. Everything new has the potential to be a rerun. Of course, now and again, someone squeaks in there, so stay open minded to new authors.
Mythology is very original, and the Greek philosophy, like Dante's Inferno, Iliad and Odyssey. These would appeal to fantasy readers because like many modern fantasies the author created a whole different place and creatures and rules that they follow so you can be completely immersed in it. In the case of mythology, the fantasy series lover will appreciate that different tales are part of a larger story that can be laced together with recurring characters, etc OR read on its own.
2007-12-23 03:57:59 · answer #2 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett's Disc world books The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher The Dawning of Power starting with Call of The Herald Scott Sigler's Infected and Contagious also the Galactic Football League series Nathan Lowell's Share books Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress
2016-05-26 00:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, Raymond Feist, Jennifer Roberson...
2007-12-23 03:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by HoffDNA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lord of the Rings
2007-12-23 03:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "Repairman Jack" series. Author F. Paul Wilson.
2007-12-23 03:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by halefarmboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my favorites is The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Another great series is one by Garth Nix, and includes Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen.
2007-12-23 05:14:29 · answer #7 · answered by sallenna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Silmarillion, Beowulf, Legend of Sigurd and Gurudin, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo. (I prefer OE works or Celtic/Norse, ect cedra. I don't like modern works too much.)
2015-05-14 13:04:16 · answer #8 · answered by George 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend Discworld by Terry Pratchett (just recently "discovered" them myself)
and definitely "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman.
2007-12-23 06:29:12 · answer #9 · answered by Melkiha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conan the Barbarian. Its an old series of novels but a great
adventure.
2007-12-23 03:55:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋