I have:
The Demon King by Cinda Chima
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Homeland (Drizzt book) by R. A. Salvatore
Or should I wait till tomorrow and get Game of Thrones by George R. Martin?
Note: Something new has started. Along with the blog I also got started a Forum! I know it's stupid considering we have Y!A but I actually divvied up the sections and the best part is, no homework questions!
Here's the link: http://bawritersgroup.forumotion.com/ind…B%26amp;A: Which Fantasy Book Should I Read?
Of those, I've only read The Colour of Magic and A Game of Thrones.
The Colour of Magic is hilarious, though it's not typical of his later books, which are less about cracking jokes and more about telling a story (which happens to be funny). So if you enjoy it, bear in mind that the later books aren't "more of the same".
Talking of slow beginnings, I'm not sure that the story has properly started by the end of A Game of Thrones. It kept me turning the pages, but it's nearly all setting up the conflicts that will occur in later books - which I haven't read. My other gripe about it was that it only just qualifies as fantasy. Given the length of it, there are very few fantasy elements, and they have hardly any bearing on the story. Later books apparently have more, but I was too impatient to want to read them.
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Terry Pratchett is one of the most unique and amusing fantasy writers out there, but CoM isn't his best. It's basically a parody of other fantasy stories. I would, however, recommend giving him a try because the Discworld series is overall superb.B%26amp;A: Which Fantasy Book Should I Read?
Definitely the Demon King. That book-and the author's other series- are absolutely amazing. The sequel is even better, and it won't be hard to get into at all. The beginning is very... busy.
Never read any of those, but The Demon King sounds the most interesting.B%26amp;A: Which Fantasy Book Should I Read?
Lord of the Rings
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