Whats are some of your the best fantasy novels or Authors?

I've read a massive amount of fantasy novels. I love fantasy, what can i say. I guess its something about taking my mind to a fantastical world full of wonderful things and adventure. Alas i'm running out of good novels or at least i'm running out of novels my friends and i know of. Here are my top three. Please feel free to tell me your top three fantasy novels or Authors? A few words about your number one, two, and three would be great as well!



1.) A Game of Thrones/the song of ice and fire series - Who would have thunk it... the plot keeps spinning and spinning where will it go next! Gimme the next book PLS!

2.) A Magicians Apprentice (Raymond Fiest series that follows) - Great books, i've enjoyed them!

3.) Almost everything by R.A. Salvatore - He's able to put the actions sequences into words and paint a picture for you that is just astonishing.



4.) The Wheel of Time Series - He spends so much time explaining everything else he forgets to explain the fight scenes in depth...cry. Still i enjoy his books. For example when Lan fights the other sword master, then walks in from the other room when its done... WHAT THE DUECE! I WANNA SEE!Whats are some of your the best fantasy novels or Authors?
I'm a Fantasy nut as well and love both Martin %26amp; Jordan. Getting a bit sick of waiting for Martin to get on with it though :-)



I think you would like The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. It's an amazingly intricate world with magic and battles everywhere.



Katherine Kerr's Deverry series is another good read and at 15 books it will keep you going for quite a while. The timeline jumps around a bit but it's a good story with twists and turns galore



I'm also a fan of David Eddings (a bit lighter that Erikson, Jordan and co. but good all the same) The Belgariad/Mallorean series %26amp; The Elenium/Tamali series are fun, interesting and fast paced...although his style of writing can get a bit tedious at times.





Others authors I enjoy are Sarah Douglas, Robin Hobb, Peter V. Brett, Brandon Sanderson(he of the completing WoT) J. V. Jones and Stephen King's Talisman %26amp; Gunslinger series



Hope this gives you something to be going on with :-)
- Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Honestly, I'm not that much into vampire books but as you get further in the series the vampires aren't the main thing anymore. They're awesome books and they're very addictive.



-Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Do I really have to explain this one?



- J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit. I love anything by Tolkien really. The story is just amazing.Whats are some of your the best fantasy novels or Authors?
'A Great and Terrible Beauty' by Libba Bray.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.…

It is the first book in a trilogy.

The other books are 'Rebel Angels' and 'The Sweet Far Thing'.

Amazing series, definitely worth a read.
Ah! I know! I love Robert Jordan too!



Try...

The Hunger Games

The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

The Immortal series by Tamora Peirce





Some authors

Terry Goodkind (similar to Robert Jordan)

Kelly Armstrong





These are some of my favorites, try them out.

Happy reading!Whats are some of your the best fantasy novels or Authors?
twilight it is an awesome love story
Well I have to say that I would probably put J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" at the top. I read them 20 + years BEFORE the movie.



Then there are so many great books it would be hard to narrow it down.



I guess these might be today's answer for what should come next:



"Legend” (1984) by David Gemmell (The MASTER of Heroic fantasy)

(first book of the “Drenai Saga”)



"An Oblique Approach" (1998) by Eric Flint %26amp; David Drake

(first book of the "Belisarius" series)



"The Misplaced Legion" (1987) by Harry Turtledove

(first book of the "Videssos" series)

One of Julius Caesar's legions is transported to a world with magic.



Here are some other great FANTASY books:.



"The Dark Tide" (1984) by Dennis L. McKiernan

(first book of the "Mithgar" series)



“The Crystal Shard" (1988) by R.A. Salvatore.

(the first book of "The Icewind Dale Trilogy")



"Pawn of Prophecy" (1982) by David Eddings

(first book of the "Belgariad" series)



"The Sword of Shannara" (1977) by Terry Brooks

(first book in the Original "Shannara Trilogy")



"The Riddle-Master of Hed" (1976) by Patricia A. McKillip

(first book of "The Riddle-Master trilogy")



"Magician" (1982) by Raymond E. Feist

(first book in "The Riftwar Saga")



"The First Book of Swords" (1983) by Fred Saberhagen

(first book of the "Books of the Swords" series)



"A Spell for Chameleon" (1977) by Piers Anthony

(the first book of the "Xanth" series)



"Sheepfarmer's Daughter" by Elizabeth Moon

(first book of the “Deed of Paksenarrion” trilogy)

It has a FEMALE main character.



Why not open your horizon and try some SCIENCE FICTION,

here are some I would recommend:



"Foundation" (1951) by Issac Asimov

(the first book of the "Foundation Series")

Postulates the societal change, which would accompany the expansion into the stars.

The seiries won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966.

(One of the other books in the series also won a Hugo Award.)



“Dune” (1965) by Frank Herbert

(the first book of the “Dune Series)

(Won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)



“I, Robot” (1950) the book of early short stories by Issac Asimov on the subject of ROBOTS in which he postulates the "Three Laws of Robotics" should be read as a basis before reading the

"The Caves of Steel" (1954) by Issac Asimov

(the first of the "Robot" series / Lije Bailey mysteries)

These books are the source from which the movie "I, Robot" is drawn.



"Warriors Apprentice" (1986) by Lois McMaster Bujold

(the first book of "The Vorkosigan Saga")

After being genetically "damaged" by a bio weapon in his mother's womb, Miles Vorkosigan overcomes prejudice to claim his birthright.

(FOUR other books in the series won Hugo Awards)



"Cross Time Engineer" series - (aka the "Conrad Stargard" series)

by Leo Frankowski

which begins with "The Cross Time Engineer" (1993)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Frankow…

Its even better if you are POLISH as the main character is as well!

This was an eye opening look at how simple technology could transform a society.



“1632” (2000) by Eric Flint

(first book of the “Ring of Fire” alternate history series)



"Ender's Game" (1985) by Orson Scott Card

"Speaker for the Dead" (1986 - the sequel to "Ender's Game") by Orson Scott Card

(Both won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.)



"Island in the Sea of Time" (1998) by S.M. Stirling.

(the first book of the "Nantucket" series)



“On Basilisk Station” (1993) by David Weber

(the first book in the "Honor Harrington" series)

This Space Navy series has FEMALE lead character. Beyond the Technology of the spacecraft and weapons, the story revolves around interpersonal relationships with which you will be able to identify.



"Sassinak" (1990) by Anne McCaffrey

(the first book of “The Planet Pirates trilogy”)

Has a FEMALE lead character.



"Hunting Party" (1993) by Elizabeth Moon

(first book of the "Heris Serrano” trilogy - a Space Opera)

It has a FEMALE main character.



“Once a Hero“ (1997) by Elizabeth Moon

(first book of the “Esmay Suiza” trilogy)

Another Space Navy series with a FEMALE main character.

Beyond the Technology of the spacecraft and weapons, the story revolves around a personal struggle for identify with which you will be able to identify.



“Rissa Kerguelen” (aka “Young Rissa”) (1976) by F. M. Busby

(the fist book of the “Rissa Kerguelen and Bran Tregare” series)

Has a FEMALE lead character.



"The Planet Savers" (1958) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

(the first book of the "Darkover" series)



“For Love of Mother-Not” (1983) Alan Dean Foster

(the first book in the “Humanx” series - featuring Pip and Flinx)



"Weyr Search" (1967) by Anne McCaffrey

(the first book in the "Dragonriders of Pern" series)



"The Ship Who Sang” (1969) by Anne McCaffrey

(the first book of “The Brain %26amp; Brawn Ship” series)
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr) Great, very exciting adventure story involving dragons, elves and and a whole new magical world. Easy to lose yourself in.

Harry Potter series by JK Rowling... pretty self explanatory. Absolutely awesome in every possible way!

Sookie Stackhouse series (TrueBlood) By Charlaine Harris (women would probably enjoy these more than men) - soooo addictive!!

And I don't want to sound like a stupid little Twi-hard, but the Twilight saga is pretty good too.
Well i love the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, it's about Nicholas Flamel and his wife Perenelle Flamel they are the guardians of the book of Abraham. There is a prophecy stating "the two that are one the one that is all" and more that i can't think of but any way, it's about to twins that can save the world or end it. But they must protect the book and the twins [if they find them] form the evil Dr. John Dee who works for the dark elders



And my next favorite book is the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is about a boy who finds that he is a half blood half human half god he meets many friends and enemies on his journeys and many creature and fights the Kronos. Over all it's a good series and well worth a read.
I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series.



I know some people criticize them for the way they are written and how they're not as great as some people give them credit for, but I adore them. I like the characters and I like the plot. things actually happen. And at the end of the series, it's all sort of tied into all the books of the series. nothing's all of a sudden plucked from thin air just so because they could... no, it has ties to the beginning of the series... it's kind of incredible how well planned everything was.