Favorite Series not written by Tolkien

[¤-Elessar-¤]

list your favorite fantasy series not written by tolkien plz be 3+ books in series!

anyways, mine is "The Sword of Truth" by terry goodkind, it isnt all wtitten yet but it is very good, no elves or orcs but i like them very much, im also reading the shannarah series, (or however u spell it)

[Talierin]

That would be The Dark is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper. Absolutly great!:D

[Talierin]

Here Here to Foundation!:D Nearly read the whole thing in a week!:D

[Talierin]

Actually, there's now a continuing trilogy by three different authors that kind of fill in the gaps during H. S's time. One is Foundation and Chaos.

[¤-Elessar-¤]

i have never read any of those but the Dark is rising, and it was prettey good, no battles or killing but a lot of wit magic and intellectual struggle.

[Gothmog]

Well get ready for screams of horror from Graymantle.:D

Fantasy.
The double series by David Eddings - The Belgariad and the Malloreon.

SF Anne McCaffrey's Pern Books.

Graymantle, please don't throw anything at the screen, it won't reach me!:D :D :D

[Greymantle]

*Screams in horror, then throws his copy of The Redemption of Althalus at the monitor and curses as it shatters his screen*
:) As much as I can't stand his writing, David Eddings is so damned addictive... I own a lot of his books.

Without a doubt, my favorite books other than LotR are Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Mr. Pullman himself says his books aren't fantasy (he also "doesn't epecially like Tolkien"), but if you read his books you could never call them anything else.
In terms of actual quality, The Dark is Rising series would follow that; however, I'm extremely fond of unoriginal, badly written junk fantasy, so the Wheel of Time, the Sword of Truth, and the Shannara series are all way up there as well.

[Rosie Cotton]

I've only read the first 2 books in "His Dark Materials" trilogy, but I guess that is my next favorite series/trilogy. The only reason I haven't read "The Amber Spyglass" yet is that I finished "The Subtle Knife" about 3 or 4 years ago, and since I had a 4 year wait for the last book in the trilogy my excitement sort of cooled down and I gave up bugging my local Barnes and Noble about when it would be coming out. I'll reread the 1st 2, and ask for the last one for Christmas though, I really want to finish it.

[Greymantle]

lol! Yeah, that kinda happened to me, too-- after waiting forever (and having given up after three years or something) I got The Amber Spyglass as a surprise birthday gift.... it was great. I thought it was acutually rahter different from the others, but still an amazing book. It really touched some deep spot for me... made me cry for hours, and the only other time I've done that is for LotR.

[Gothmog]

Yes Graymantle, David Eddings is addictive and I love his Warped sense of Humour. Perhaps because it is somewhat akin to mine?:D

[ReadWryt]

Ok, I guess I'll finally chime in. When I was but a lad I developed a powerfull obsession for Harry Harrison's "Stainless Steel Rat" series. I find his dry wit and great sense of action to be addictive...Other then that, the whole of the "Known Space" stories by Larry Niven.

[Grond]

Gosh.... No one has mentioned Frank Hebert's Dune series. I especially like Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune the first three written. I am also fond of Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern trilogy and the related books. And I wouldn't be a good Christian if I didn't at least mention "The Left Behind" series about the coming of you know who. By the way Legolas23, I, too, like the unlikely leper hero series of Thomas Covenant. Who would have thunk that white gold would pack such a punch!

[orion]

Hello to all. Ditto on Anne McCaffrey. I started off reading Dragon Lance and Terry Brooks' novels. Great stuff. It is a little off base here, but has anyone heard of ElfQuest by Marvel Comics. Originaly done in 50's or 60's in black and white. Re-done by Wendy and Richard Pini. All-time favorite

[Ciryaher]

*Worships his small Asimov collection*

Asimov is the Almighty when it comes to S.F.! I'm not sure whether I liked the Foundation or Robot series more, though. Poor Giskard....

I've only read two other fantasy series: Chronicles of Narnia (very good, although sad...) and the Crimson Shadow, by RA Salvatore (which I basically despise)

I am currently reading the Sackett series, by Louis L'Amour, and it is extremely good!

[menchu]

I used to read the Five collection by Enyd Blyton when I was much younger...
And the "Donald duck and family" comics!!! :D :D :D

[Greymantle]

Ah yes... the Famous Five... the Secret Seven... The Adventurous Four (I think!). I totally grew up on Enid Blyton! :)

[Aerin]

I love Redwall by Brian Jacques!!!!!!!!!!
I also love the Dark is Rising, the Harry Potter series (don't rag me for this one!!), and Horatio Hornblower. *I also LOVE the movies....*
I like a lot of books that are by the same author, but not in a series. Madeleine L'Engle's books are not technically a series, except for the Wrinkle in Time, but I love her books.

[Telchar]

Fav comics; The Far Side and Billy..

[GaladrielQueen]

My favorite is Nora Roberts :o :)

[LOTRF]

I like Brian Jacques Redwell, C.S. Lewis, Left Behind, The Drangon Kings. IS the Dragon Lance any good? I've seen it in the library but didn't know if it was any good.

[Rosie Cotton]

Originally posted by Aerin
I love Redwall by Brian Jacques!!!!!!!!!!
I also love the Dark is Rising, the Harry Potter series (don't rag me for this one!!), and Horatio Hornblower. *I also LOVE the movies....*
I like a lot of books that are by the same author, but not in a series. Madeleine L'Engle's books are not technically a series, except for the Wrinkle in Time, but I love her books.

Really? My best friend is OBSESSED with the Horatio Hornblower movies. I completely forgot about Harry Potter, and Redwall. I'm hereby adding both to my list of favorite series, right next to "His Dark Materials" trilogy. :D

[Gillafish23]

I loved Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series except the last book was probably the first book ever that I actually cried at the end! I really liked the Wren series by Sherwood Smith but the books just went out of publish.

[Gillafish23]

O it just came to me! What about Lloyd Alexanders books...you know The Book of Three...

[Greymantle]

Originally posted by Gillafish23
I loved Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series except the last book was probably the first book ever that I actually cried at the end!

Ditto! Though I probably already said that on this thread somewhere... that was so tragic. Just made me want to sob forever. Hard feeling to describe.

And about Lloyd Alexander... read those books a long time ago, and intend to re-read them soon. Gotta love Welsh legend.

[Tar-Steve]

Dune!

How many books in Foundation?
I think I read five? At least four. I liked it but when I was done I didn't find it that profound. They were hard to put down though.
Can anyone list the titles?

[Talierin]

Umm, I think there's 8 foundation books by Asimov, then there's another trilogy by three other authors, then there's a pre-foundation series called Empire by asimov. here's some of the titles, but they're not in order at all:

Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second Foundation
Forward the Foundation
Foundation and Earth

Foundation and Chaos

[sir Erick]

i have read all 4 harry potter books i like them alot

[Theif]

I like all the Tamora Pierce series, [except for cirlce of magic]
The first 4 Wheel of Time books were good, but after that it all got a bit too long-winded, and I like the Earthsea series by Ursula Le Guin. I have read Harry Potter, and I liked them, but they weren't as good as a lot of other books.

[Talierin]

Hehehe, in my opinion, WOT went downhill after the third one. I was so bored reading the fourth one....

I haven't read The Circle of Magic series yet, but I have read Alanna and Daine's series'. They were pretty good, even if they are below my reading level!:D

[Aleri Starstorm]

I can not say I have a fave book series. Some of my faves are:
The Corellian Trilogy - Based on STAR WARS
The Jedi Academy Trilogy - Currantly being worked on and based on SW
The ANIMORPHS series - Sci-Fi reading, hilarious, recommended
Harry Potter - I have read all four so far

I have read hundreds of single books, but these are the only ones that I can remember right now.

I am working on LOTR:FOTR. I am also going to see the movie when it comes out.
I have also seen the Harry Potter one already.

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Can you guess the answer to this?

'What do you get when you combine an out-door barbeque with a dragon?'

[Gloer]

Aleri Starstorm asks:

'What do you get when you combine an out-door barbeque with a dragon?'

Well...You nothing much because the dragon eats it all up anyway. The evil thing.

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My books:
- I liked Dragonlance. Read through all of it in English and very fast. Liked that Raistlin character.
- Love the Star Wars epic. I like hero's that have the evil side in them. They have true force, because they have true choice in the story declared by the fact that they have also chosen evil paths. And the growth, change, evolving thing...
- Laughed at Asimov's foundation-series. Never really grasped how the hell psycho-historians could ever be possible. True magic: planning the world like they did in socialism! Otherwise well written. I just like the freedom of choice. Chaos-theory immidiately grasps me.
- Mika Waltari's "Sinuhe the Egyptian" is very good. So are his other historical epics like Turms. I do not know what has been translated to English.
- I loved Burroughs Tarzan. The first 5-7 books are unique. After thet he repeats the same story again and again...

- L.Tolstoy: War and Peace. Now this is a book for anyone who loved the story and the characters of Lord of the Rings! A must.

[9forMortalMen]

Gotta be the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelasny. Love the way he uses first person narrative, but from different characters in different books. I think he dragged it on a bit too long for financial reasons, but the first six or so were just top notch.
Thomas Covenant is a great character, but I always end up just thinking, "Would you please just stop feeling sorry for yourself?!"

[Grond]

White Gold Wielder ---- What a wuss for a guy who could wipe out the world with a waive of his left hand!!

[Telchar]

Anybody here that have read Discworld? (If you have it, do you recomend it?)

[Luna]

I haven't read much in the way of fantasy, I am actually more of a horror genre lover myself (though I do love Tolkien more and more) I have almost all of Stephen King's books, and I wondered if anyone had read any of his Dark Tower series. They are not so much horror per se, but a bit of a mix of fantasy/sci-fi I guess. Though King has been given the mantle of "horror master" much of his work is much more than that (with a few references to Tolkien along the way).
If anyone is interested, the titles in the series so far are The Gunslinger, The Drawing of The Three, The Wastelands, and Wizard and Glass. We King fans are waiting breathlessly for the Dark Tower book five.

[Cygnus]

I'm actually kind of fond of the Vampire Cronicles.

[orion]

The King of Horror! I too have all the Dark Tower books. When is he ever going to get the next one out!!!!! He always leaves off in the middle of a paragraph/sentence. Keeps you guessing till the end and beyond.

[Luna]

I have heard Dark Tower 5 will be out next year (I hope, I hope!) Yes I know he loves to keep the audience hanging...I think this is in tribute to the "cliffhanger" type movies he watched as a kid...keep 'em hanging and wanting more! There are other books that have 'hints' to the Dark Tower. His new one, Black House,(co-authored with Peter Straub) talks about the Crimson King. Insomnia is another which mentions the Crimson King. I don't know how many of his books you've read but there are many that include references to other characters..references to The Dark Tower, etc. Anyway I know this is pretty much a Tolkien-only site but it's cool to meet another SK fan! By the way, I have to brag: I just sent two books to King, after waiting for like 3 years to have them signed...one was a Dark Tower book (of course) Wizard & Glass. It's a dream come true! So, as they say in the Gunslinger's world, "Long Days, Pleasant Nights".

[orion]

Cool beans! I will have to try that. Yes, I have read many of his books, short unfinished stories etc. There are alot that mention references to the Dark Tower series. Ah well hopefully next year the next book will hit the stores. ( and i will be first in line ha ha)

[Luna]

After checking the SK website, here is the news on Dark Tower 5: he might publish the remaining books at the same time--3 books! And it might take two years, barring unforseen events. So, I was in error thinking it might be next year...don't recall where I heard that, but, one can hope, eh?
Also, if you check out the "official SK website" you can read a prologue to DT5, called "Calla Bryn Sturgis"...it is very good but will only wet your appetite!

[Grond]

Gosh, Luna and oriod, y'all are going to make me sound like a real grump today but I promise that I'm trying to help you and the forum as well. You're conversation has digressed from listing your favorite non-Tolkien series to talking about the series. When you have a conversation like you two are having, it is much less intrusive to those of us who don't care about SK, if you handle these conversations with PM (private messages). PM are accessed through the user cp icon.

[Luna]

I'm sorry, Grond; got a bit carried away with myself.

[Kanute]

Anyone read the Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell (he of Sharpe fame)? I think that after Lotr they're the best books ever written.
Thomas Harris is a great author aswell, i couldnt put Silence Of The Lambs down.:)

[Evenstar]

Of course LOTR is my favorite and I've read all 4 Harry Potter books and their great 2. Anyone ever read Clive Barker's Weaveworld or Imajica? They're pretty good too. I'm only bout 1/2 way through Imajica but it is good so far.

[Ciryaher]

Non-Tolkien series...easy!

Robot/Empire/Foundation series by Asimov (I call them the Histories of Daneel)

The Sacketts by L'Amour

The Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher (very good, but hard to find)

[laura]

Love Anne McCaffery, got tired of David Eddings. Love Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenent - have you tried his Mordant's Need? Love Katherine Kurtz, Katherine Kerr, Asimov's Foundation and also the Robots. Guy Gavriel Kay's Finovair Tapestry and also Song for Arbonne and Tigana. Tried William Morris's (yep he wrote fantasy as well as designing wallpaper etc) Well at the World's End - tough going. Recommend trying Lord Dunsany's King of Elfland's Daughter. Morris and Dunsany writing before Tolkien. For something a bit different love David Gemmell's Legend. Have read Harry Potter, Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic and Philip Pulman (have to check them out before I let my daughter read them)

I could go on and on. Hope somebody comes up with something I haven't read - I'd like to try something else.

[Talierin]

Ooo, I had forgotten about the Tripod Series! Great stuff there! My library has all of them.

There's been a lot of great stuff mentioned in this thread, and others on books.

[DGoeij]

Most is mentioned, but what the heck:

The Foundation and the Robot series by Isaac Asimov,

Dune, and its followers by Frank Herbert

The Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett (Yes I do recommend them Telchar, for being hilarious and great reading)

Not exactly fantasy, but very interesting reading to me: The Dark Tower serie by Stephen King (not finished, he may never will, be sure to know that before starting)

[Kit Baggins]

I like Discworld too, DGoeij!

I also like:
The MYST novels
The Edge Chronicles
2001 A Space Odyssey and all its sequels
Pretty much anything by Stephen King or Anne Rice

~Kit :p

[Gawain]

The Riftwar series by Raymond E Fiest is right up there with TLotR series. Well... Maybe not on the same level, but awful close. Then there are The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Donaldson and daylight next. I see those three series as the pinnacle of fantasy writing. Of course there are myriad good writers out there, Richard Matheson, Grace Snell, Janny Wurts etc. Just read everything you can, build a hunger for all genres. One day you might come across a dusty little book that makes TLotR pale into insignificance.

[Elbereth547]

I loved His Dark Materials, but it drove me crazy it took forever for the Amber Spyglass to come out! I REALLY love the Mists of Avalon though!

[Reoko]

Redwall is awesome i love it!! i read the whole series twice

[Lothiriel]

This is a cool thread - it's giving me a lot of good titles for cold winter nights!

I love Cooper's Dark is Rising series, Alan Garner's Weirdstone of Brisingamen books, Alexander's Prydain cycle, Peake's Gormenghast books, C. S. Lewis (Narnia and the Space trilogy), and George MacDonald. Those are the books I love to read over and over again (along with LOTR of course!). I used to be a big fan of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun and the Robert Silverberg's Majipoor Chronicles, but I haven't read them in a while. And Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series is good sword-and-sorcery if you like that genre.

[rast_lotrlover]

after lotr what i love most is the wheel of time by robertjordan.

[SarumansTreason]

"Redwall" by Brian Jacques is a very excellent series. I really enjoyed them.
"Watership Down" and "Tales from Watership Down" by Adams are awesome too.
"Les Miserable" by Victor Hugo is by far my favourite book other than the Lord of the Rings. Everyone must read this book.
"Harry Potter" is a good series too.
"Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Learoux(sp) is another well written, great novel.
And of course, Tolkien's friend, CS Lewis's Books "The Chronicles are of Narnia" are very excellent, but they are too Christian than me.

[Gillafish23]

Pride and Prejudice...I just finished it (you never know how many words you don't know until you read a book like that! If that makes any sense?!¿) and its a pretty good book! I know its not a series but I just thought I'd mention it...

[Courtney]

Gilla,
Oh my God! You are kidding!!! Pride and Predjudice is one of my favorite books ever! I love Jane Austin(sp?) and the Bronte sisters! I actually like classic books as much as I like fantasy and science fiction.

[Dain Ironfoot]

I also LOVE the whole Amber series... I LOVED Random and Eric. I also read the DragonLance books. I also liked Raslin all dark and spooky.....

[fantasydude]

dont forget elric of melnibone and the eternal champion series by moorcock.
whats with all the christian references i keep reading, is this a fantasy chat post or a church chat post? just curious.

[Grond]

Originally posted by fantasydude
dont forget elric of melnibone and the eternal champion series by moorcock.
whats with all the christian references i keep reading, is this a fantasy chat post or a church chat post? just curious. It appears hard to distinguish the two in some of the threads. We like to discuss all aspects of Tolkien's world and their parallels with JRRT's Catholic/Christian background. Most of us agree that he didn't write allegory but still like to debate the issues anyway. If any of these threads and discussions bother you, I suggest you simply avoid the threads.:)

[Courtney]

Don't worry fantasy dude, we haven't forgotton Elric. In fact, I just ordered The Road between the worlds, which is the 6th book in the Eternal champion series from the library! It will be in in about 2 days and I can't wait!!!:)

[Dain Ironfoot]

I read all the spy kids books!!! YA, ho, ya!!!!

*he says gagging himself*

[Earendil]

Wow, most of mine have been mentioned, but oh,well:) This is an awsome thread!
My fav series after Tolkien would have to be His Dark Materials by Pullman...loved it. I waited forever for it, then I was depressed when it was over
I'm also a big fan of Cooper's The Dark is Rising, Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, The Narnia books though I liked them better when I was a kid and didn't see all the religious stuff...not that I'm bashing religion..., The Riddle Master Trilogy by McKillip, The Earthsea books by LeGuin the George MacDonald, Jane Yolen, Madeline L'Engle, Tamora Pierce and Charles DeLint. I also love the Harry Potter books...they're just so cute:) Oh, and it's not a series, but all fantasy lovers should read The Neverending Story by Ende, it's great

[LOTRF]

Hey I just was at the library and a lady there said I should read the Dark is Rising book, so I got the first one and read it really fast and I can't wait to read the other one's. Very good book

[My_Precious]

Hey, I read that lotsa people like Asimov? I never read him...:o :(
But I was gonna start readind something so what should I start with?
Anyone read "The Black Company" by Glen Cook? It's a great book, although little complicated. And, of course, "Garrett". C'mon people, you have a detective book with elves, dwarves, private investigator, and lotsa humor! What else do you need?
;)

[Harad]

My fav has been mentioned--the 2 trilogies of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, by Stephen Donaldson. IMO, the reason some dont like it or him, is that they dont like real world problems--and he's got them in spades--to intrude on a fanatasy. Once I got over that, I found the books spellbinding.

They have many of the elements of LOTR (or fantasy stories in general) with Giants and Forest Protectors, but they also have unparalled inventions: The Bloodguard--so loyal to their oath of allegiance that it prevents them from dying--the Ravers--spirits of Evil that take over the body of innocents, the idea of Corruption merged together with illness in the body of the Earthling Covenant, and in the second trilogy the amazing idea of Sunbane, that turns the world into a revolving freakshow, of desert, jungle, flood, and pestilence.

[daisy]

I also love Dune and Narnia. There is also a series of books - total pulp fiction bordering on romance novels(yikes!) by Diana Gabaldon about a time-travelling British woman, but it is not really sci-fi once she gets to Scotland and starts ripping her bodice every thirty pages.Perfect summer reading. There is also an author, Richard Grant who wrote a book called, "Rumours of Spring", my favourite book of all time, which I lent to my English professor six years ago and never saw again. It is out of print and impossible to find:(

Has anyone mentioned 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy'- Douglas Adams?

Also The Mists of Avalon by Mary Stewart, chronicles of Merlin as a young boy. Fabulous.

[Legolam]

People have knocked it, but I reckon The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is the best series after LOTR. The sheer depth of characters and plots is amazing. Although I have got a bit bored having just read the ninth book. I'm kind of waiting for it all to end!

:)

[Dain Ironfoot]

Hey i loved books

[TheJospeh]

I thought there would be some support for "The Chronicles of Amber". I guess they aren't as popular as I thought. Anyway, that is my second favourite fantasy series.

As for Sci-Fi, I like stuff by Heinlein BUT no series there...hmmmmm...I guess Dune would be it. Though I feel the sequels are bad compared to the original.

Sincerely,
The Joseph

[Courtney]

I completely agree about the Dune books, the first one was great, but they just keep getting worse after that! The movie was okay.

[Lorien]

aren't people forgetting the Hitchhiker's guide series???
i mean that was one wild funny series.......FORTY_TWO......yeah!.....

of course if you're more serious it would probably be the foundation and robot series of asimov.....

[Lucie Baggins]

I like the Tamora Pierce books, Harry Potter, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,His dark Materials by Phillip Pullman. :)

[Asha'man]

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is the best!!
David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon are great, though I didn't like the two trilogies that much and I haven't read "Althalus" yet. Tom Clancy. Wow. Not really a series, but they do go in chronological order.
Narnia was good, though I should probably read it again.
Harry Potter is much better than most people give it credit for.
The Dark is Rising was good, and I should reread that, too.
I read Brian Jacques' Redwall about 15 times a few years ago, but I tried to reread them recently and couldn't get into them much.
Hitchhiker's Guide isn't really a series, is it? I read it in one volume, so I think of it as just the one book.

I'm not sure why I'm on this board, because I don't even like Tolkien. Odd, because other stuff I read seems to be read by you guys......

Asha'man

[Treebeard]

God, you people read a lot of ****. Try these if you want good fantasy. C.S. Lewis trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength) and Gormenghast trilogy.

[greypilgrim]

has anyone mentioned terry brooks' SHANNARA series?
these stories are wonderfully told and span many generations.


first king of
sword of
elf queen of
elfstones of
scions of

the list goes on and they are ALL great reads!

[TheJospeh]

The Shannara series mimics "the Lord of the Rings" do such an extreme degree that it can hardly be considered an original work. Of course, I still loved them!!!!

And who am I kidding anyway? All fantasy literature is based and flavoured so strongly by Tolkien it's extraordinary. Sometimes that makes me happy but sometimes it makes me sad because for all the great things Tolkien has brought into the world that means he is responsible for at least one bad thing: "The Wheel of Time Series".

Sincerely,
The Joseph

[Ciryaher]

The best 'super-series' is by Asimov consisting of the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Prelude and Forward the Foundation have got to be two of the best books I have ever read!

Dune left a lot to be desired, IMHO...good story, not well told (the latter books, for the most part).

[7doubles]

the mighty thor by marvel comics and faust

[Lillyaundra]

The Lord of the Rings is my all time favorite series. The Return of the King is my favorite out of them. The books of Shannara are in second. The Elfstones of Shannara is my favorite among them.

[Lillyaundra]

P.S. Missed the NOT in the original question. The shannara series is my favorit. (sory)

[Goldberry]

After Tolkien, I find the best :cool: writer of fantasy is Raymond E. Feist, whose Riftwar Saga series was already mentioned by Gawain. If you haven't read it, he is wonderful. It starts with Magician:Apprentice. My favorite was Prince of the Blood. (Anyone who likes horror, he wrote one novel called Faerie Tale, but I'm too chicken to read it).

No one mentioned Robin McKinley. I read a book by her called The Hero and the Crown that was excellent. I am looking forward to reading more of her books.

I loved Terry Brooks' Shannara series, Alexander's Prydain series, David Eddings, the first Terry Goodkind book, and The Dark Is Rising series.

I really liked David Drake's Lord of the Isles series, and Dune (after the first one it was downhill).

Someday I hope to get to the Wheel of Time series, and also Madelaine L'Engle's series.

[Talierin]

I love Robin McKinley! But her books aren't exactly a series, so I didn't mention them. :D

[Gillafish23]

Oh, I forgot about Robin McKinley!! Her books are very good! The first book in the Hero and the Crown series is The Blue Sword. Anyone have a amazon account? I'm just curious how many books some people have rated...right now I have 204.

[Chymaera]

Heinlein's Future-Histories

Terry Pratchett's Discworld

Asimov's Robot/Empire/Foundation

Piers Anthony's Xanth Series
Incarnations of Immortality
Apprentice Adept
Tarot
Cluster

Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Sheri S. Tepper's True Game Series

Frank and Brian Hurbert's Dune

C.J. Cherryh's Ctyeen

Larry Niven's Known Space

:D :D

[LadyGaladriel]

Have to be

the Chronicals of Narnia : Timeless and writtian like a dream
Dark materials Trilogy : wow , absoutly spellbinding
Shannara : Amazing

[Turgon]

Tanith Lee! Tanith Lee! nobody has mentioned Tanith Lee! Has anybody read anything by her. Other than Tolkien, she's the only Fantasy I read nowadays, not to disparage any of the other author's mentioned in this thread - so many books, so little time! Tanith Lee is wonderful, please somebody tell me that they love her too!

Re: David Eddings - I loved the Belgariad, but does anybody think that all his books are a bit 'samey', it's like you can guess what any one of his character's will say or do, without having to read on. Saying that though Prince Kheldar rules! One of my favourite characters in all fantasy/fiction.

Hitchhiker's Guide is brilliant too, I was so sad when I heard that Douglas Adams had died. What was that quote? I think it's about Zaphod - 'The best bang since the big one' Classic!

Gormenghast is great too - though I didn't like the BBC series a few years back - except for the woman who played Fuschia - she was beautiful...

[chrysophalax]

Where to begin!!
Katherine Kurtz's Deryni series
Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner books
Anything Anne Rice
Bring Me The Head of Prince Charming & If at Faust You Don't
Succeed(have forgotten author)
Piers Anthony's Xanth novels

[Elbereth]

I liked the Chronicles of Narnia books...although I haven't read them since I was a kid.

Before Tolkein, I have always been more interested in contemporary writers of the twentieth century like Fitzgerald, Steinbach, and Mitchel. I also am a big fan of Virginia Wolfe and the playwrites Noel Coward, and Tenesee Williams.

[baraka]

The best 'super-series' is by Asimov consisting of the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Prelude and Forward the Foundation have got to be two of the best books I have ever read!
Definitely Isaac Asimov series rules. My favorite is "The End of Eternity.":)

[Goldberry344]

Has anyone read Tamora Pierce's books??
The Song of the Lioness Quartet
the first adventure
in the hands of the goddess
the woman who rides like a man
Lioness rampant
The Immortals
Wild Magic
Wolf Speaker
Emporor Mage
The Realms of the Gods
The Protector of the Small (3 books out, 1 more to be published)

they are sorta easy-reading, really easy. but fun. i love them!

[Elbereth547]

I love those books. I have read The Song of the Lioness series at least 10 times. They are awesome books. I didn't like Tamora Pierce's other books as much (Circle of Magic, The Immortals, Wolf-Speaker) but they were still good.

[Goldberry344]

I liked The Immortals series, and i like Protector of the small, and i love Alanna, but i dont like the circle of magic as much. it sorta boreing and predictable.

[I.am.Smeagol]

*Squeaks and Tacklehugs Goldberry!* Tamora Pierce was my all time fav author before I found Tolkien! I have nearly every book she has written! I loved the Immortal serries and my next fave is Protector of the Small. I cant wait until Lady Knight comes out! Weeeee.


Lol, anywho.... I also like
The Dragon Riders of Pern,
The Dark is Rising,
Golden Compass,
Harry Potter (of course!), and
A Wrinkle in Time (As well as other M L'Engle books).
I also really liked some serries of books, I forgot what they were called. Uhm, It was about some Pigkeeper, who didnt know who his parents were. Yeah, and he destroyed a Black Cauldren??? There was also a Princess Mage in there somehow... Bah I havent read em in a while, but they were really good.

As for SF I liked Star Wars stuff, especially Kevin Anderson, bah. I havent read those books in a LONGG time. Hmm, I liked Rebecca Moesta, too.

Its needless to say, Tolkien is #1!!

[Talierin]

Oh, oh! That's The Chronicles of Prydain or something like that by Lloyd Alexander. It's been a long while since I've read that too..........

[Anduril]

Well, I've ust entered to this thread, I hope my list don't seem to be bored:

Asimov: I, Robot; Robot histories; Robot Dreams; Nemesis; and all the Foundation Books (Foundation's Prelude, Towards the Foundation, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation Limits, Foundation and Earth)...

Dune (of course)!!
Arthur C. Clark.
All the books of one of the greatests semiologists: Umberto Eco.




:D

[Goldberry344]

what about CS Lewis....i read the chronicals of Narnia a while a go, but i remember liking them. i didnt like LeAngle much (no offense) but Tamora Pierce is right after Tolkien...and Harry Potter rox...i was into that series before they came to the US

[Urylia]

My favorite series are:
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order- new one comes out today!!!
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
Harry Potter- of course ;)

There they are!

[Elfarmari]

I like the redwall books by Brian Jacques, the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card (I love how this series actually has realistic science, unlike star trek etc.!!!), Wrinkle in Time and the subsquent books by Madeleine L'Engle (sp?), and Harry Potter. I really like howthe endings in the HArry Potter books are completely unpredictable! The difference to me between Tolkien's work and these books is that I like these because of the stories, but I love Tolkien's because of the stories and the writing. I can read LotR repeatedly (i.e. finish it and start over right away) without enjoying it any less. With the HArry Potter books, after you know thte ending, it isn't the same re-reading them.

[Taran]

The Prydain Chronicles
1 - The Book of Three
2 - The Black Cauldron
3 - The Castle of Llyr
4 - Taran Wanderer
5 - The High King

Those books are tremedous!!!! They were written for children but trancsend age groups

[shadowfax_g]

Has anyone mentioned The Earthsea series by U.K.Le Guin?
Great books! I bet you'd enjoy them if you love LotR.

[Unicef]

No one for George R. R. Martin and "A Song of Ice and Fire" series? alright he's only published 3 of 6, and it tkaes 2-3 years for the next one to be published, but I find them very good so far. We'll see how it turns out overall.

I liked Tad Williams series that began with Dragonbone Chair; The first 3 Dragonlance books, really enjoyed the character development in that series.

[Eonwe]

Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (I liked Vain, the Giants, the Bloodguard, Morham the best) Everytime I read this series (I think I read it at least twice) I felt so depressed, yuck. The best is when he couldn't say anything but "Don't touch me" for a long time. :)

Elric of Melnibone and Stormbringer were very good.

I have to read Asimov someday, I could never get into his long books, I loved his short stories.

[Zale]

As far is fantasy is concerned, my favourite after Tolkien is probably Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (reccommended to everyone). After that, erm, the Earthsea Quartet - also good.
Otherwise, I have to say the Dune series by Frank Herbert, anything by Arthur C. Clarke (esp. the Rama series and the Space Odyssey series), and Asimov.
Oh, and the Wheel of Time
And the His Dark Materials Trilogy
And...oh, I give up. There's too many...

[tom_bombadil]

well my favorite book not written by tolkien is watership down

[Goldberry344]

i tried Watership down. i got halfway through before i got to buisy to read. well, to buisy re reading JRRT to read...

[Sam_Gamgee]

I read one book once it was the third book form a series of different stories based form the same world like final fantasy it was called "The Tower Of Geburah" it was pretty good

[Rangerdave]

The John Varley Titan series is quite fun but it does have some "adult" themes, definately Rated R

But my all time non-Tolkien favorite must be
**************insert drum roll here**************
The Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars series

I think there are eleven books in the series, but in total pages it is not that much longer than The Lord of the Rings.

Give them a try.
RD

[Goldberry344]

ohh, wassabout the dark is rising series?? anyone else read those??

[Talierin]

*waves hand wildly in the air* OH! I DO! My second favorite series after Tolkien!:D Will rules!

[Courtney]

I read them a long....long.... time ago.... They were really good, but I don't remember much about them...

[CyberGhostface]

I like the Dark Tower series, too. I believe it is the best since Tolkien, and way better than Harry.

[LadyGaladriel]

I loved Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series except the last book was probably the first book ever that I actually cried at the end!


Me too (Part from when Gandalf died) ! That is such a good book! I read them all one after the other.
:)

[shadowfax_g]

Can anyone tell me the title of the fifth volume of The Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin? I did not realise that the new one had released. Thank you.

[Elias]

I liked Harry Potter when I read it first time. I like to read comics more and my favorites are Donald Duck & Asterix.

[Desiderata]

"This Present Darkness" and "Piercing the Darkness," etc., aren't of the same "Middle-Earth" genre of LOTR, but Frank Peretti does write 'in-your-face-grab-you-by-the-throat-make-you-pay-attention' fantacy!:D

[Goldberry344]

you know, i was in the library the other day, and someone had written a different series of books about halflings(yes, they used that word.) it wouldnt have been that bad...but one of the character's name was Frollo. i was so shocked/horrified/amused.

[Arwen_evenstar]

I LOVE Phillip Pullmans Dark Materials! They are sooo kool! I cried at the end 2! I read his other series aswel, about Sally Lockhart. The RUby in the smoke, the Shadow in the North, the Tiger in the well and the Tin Princess. The las one is hardly aout Sally, but her friend Jim and Adeleid.
I Like Harry Potter 2 and I met J.K Rowling!
C.S Lewis s good aswel, but I still haven't read his whole series! I got bored after ages of reading them!

[arisen pheonix]

i like the



his dark materials trilogy
elric saga(wich has been compressed into two books)
books by david eddings(i forget what theyre called)
shannara
heritage of shannara
the voyage of the jerle shannara
firebird
the series of unfortunate events
the chronicals of narnia
out of the silent planet trilogy
harry potter

[Ice Man]

Hum, this probably doesn't fit the initial requirements, but I pretty much like reading all the camapign setting for AD&D and D20, especially Ravenloft and Dragon Mountain.

[Legolam]

Has anyone read the series of books by George RR Martin? Are they any good? I was recommended them by a friend, but they're never in the library so I was wondering if it was worth just buying them anyway. Any tips?

[Legolam]

Come on, someone must have an opinion on these books!

[thoughtful20]

Mine would just have to be The Belgariad by David Eddings,
But then again, Anne McCaffery's 'the ship who sang' semiseries was really great and i also have alot of other favourites . . . oh its just too hard to choose! But the ones above were really great ( :
oh yeah and that Tamora Peirce series was really great . . .

[Phenix]

my favorite, definatly robert jordans "The wheel of time"
that's the best serie a have ever read

[CyberGhostface]

The Golden Compass is good.

[Phenix]

yea thats a good book

[Dr. Ransom]

As you might have guessed. My current favorite is C.S.Lewis "Space Trilogy"

[Numellote]

There should be a comma, not a period, after 'guessed' :D

[Smokey]

The Redwall series.
Great books. They've been conpared to the hobbit.

[Elu Thingol]

I have read every single Redwall book and I liked them all very much. However, there is one thing that annoys me about them. They all have an extremely similar plot.

[Arahiriel]

I like The Chronicals Of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Christy Miller series by Robin Jones Gunn.

I never read Redwall, but I've heard they are good.

[Adrastea]

I have this piece of paper next to my computer on it is a list of books and Authors that I have chosen from the thousands of titles and authors that you have named. This huge list is the books I need to read.
But everytime I go the library I always forget to bring the list. But hopefully I am going to tomorrow and hopefully I will remember...

I am about to read a book called Xenocide, it is the 3rd book in the series Ender's game (well actually that is what the first book is called so poeple just say that is what the series is called)
I thought Ender's game was excellent, it is sci-fic. The one thing I didn't like was, not that the technolgy was not possible like most sci-fic, it was the way they thought. But I will let you decide if you ever read it.

[Darth Saruman]

Originally posted by Legolam
Come on, someone must have an opinion on these books! I have an opinion. The best fantasy series I've read in a long time. Very highly recommended.

[Gillafish23]

I read Gone With The Wind a week ago...very good except no one told me that it had a sad ending...actually made me a little depressed! Finished the first book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series...none of the library's had the second so instead of waiting I ran out and bought it...so far so good, except I wish I would have waited for another book in between, I think it would have made the second even more enjoyable. I have read a couple Redwall books, except I've also found that the plots are all way to similar.

[Arahiriel]

I really liked The Family Protrait Series by Jack Cavanough. They were very good.

[unearthly16]

Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" and "Ender's Shadow" books. Of course, I love everything ever written by Orson Scott Card....

[Nenya]

OK, I agree with everyone about David Eddings being addictive but I hate his writing and can't get enough of it. I just loved The Elenium and The Tamuli and I just LOVE Aphrael! The problem with his writing is that it's tooooo romantic. Personally I love Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks and Sara Douglas who aren't so romantically based but have some females in it.
Please someone tell me why, if David Eddings doesn't like Tolkien's writings, why so many of his names of people and places resemble Tolkien's. This has been driving me mad for ages!

[#1ArcherLegolas]

I like the Redwall series but like someone said they all do have a similer(can't spell today) plot. but i liked them all.

[Arahiriel]

I like Frank Peretti's books, he is an awesome writer.

[derastia]

Elric (of course who couldnt)
The Real Story
Elvenbane
The Book of the New Sun
A Series of Unfortunate Events


Shannara was pretty good not exactly a favorite though.

[Courtney]

You wouldn't happen to mean Elric as in The Eternal Champion??? would you???

[Grond]

Originally posted by Courtney
You wouldn't happen to mean Elric as in The Eternal Champion??? would you??? Michael Moorc ock is one of my favorite authors as well. I especially liked the Swords trilogy. :)

[Ponte]

My favourite books not written by Tolkien is the cronicles of Narnia.

[arisen pheonix]

if you guys like the elric books derastia started a thread about them in stuff and bother and im the only one besides her who has posted

[korhall]

warhammer 40K rocks inda hizzouse

[In Flames]

My favourite besides LOTR is "The deeds of Paksenarrion" trilogy. Its an amazing medevil/fantasy/military story. Oh..the author is Elisabeth Moon.

[Dwarf Lord]

I must say that i do enjoy the dune series, and there is an awesome sereis by S.D. Perry called resident evil. For some reason I'm inlove the games and The books are just as good. I must admit I really like the harry potter books. They're Wonderful for quick reads. I've read them 3 times through, and enjoy them each time. also I love the ender series but I like enders shadow better then enders game.




DWARF LORD

[Grond]

Originally posted by Dwarf_Lord
I must say that i do enjoy the dune series, and there is an awesome sereis by S.D. Perry called resident evil. For some reason I'm inlove the games and The books are just as good. I must admit I really like the harry potter books. They're Wonderful for quick reads. I've read them 3 times through, and enjoy them each time. also I love the ender series but I like enders shadow better then enders game.

DWARF LORD I would agree with you concerning the first three books of the Dune series. I loved Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. The series kind of progressed downhill from there. :(

[Dwarf Lord]

I agree with you Grond. The real problem though was the fact that two other authors tried to write prequels to the dune series. That was a big mistake!




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[In Flames]

Wait a minute...Resident Evil books? I love those games:D

*runs to the library*....eh...i wonder if they will have those books:confused:

[Dwarf Lord]

For some reason I don't think that your Local library will carry them. unless you live in a really big city maybe they will. But if you like the games you should definatly read them. There are the books based on the game, and there are ones that the author writes between them. The books also fill in some hiles in the game. There great.



DWARF LORD

[In Flames]

Yup, they didnt have the RE books...i called and asked:(

Well...looks like i have to go to the good'ol sci-fi book store...and while im there i think i will pick up a couple of Dragonlance books to:)

[Dwarf Lord]

you might want to get a couple. If your into those kind of things they're fast reads. I've never read any of the dragonlance books. are they good?



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[In Flames]

I really like the Dragonlance books, but there is so many of them:rolleyes:

They are set in the classic Dungeons&Dragons realm.

Anyway, check this link if it sounds interesting..
Dragonlance (http://www.wizards.com/books/main.asp?x=dragonlance/welcome,3&b=dragonlance&ab=t)

[Dwarf Lord]

That sounds really cool. I think I will try and read afew. Are there any that you would recomend in paricular.?


DWARF LORD

[In Flames]

Hey! Glad you liked it:)

Ok since you havent read any of the dragonlance books i would recomend starting with The Chronicles Trilogy that contains the books
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night
Dragons of Spring Dawning

Otherwise i think it just would be confusing..since its the same main characters in most of the books, and they always refer to the older books:)

The meetings sextet series i also very good(6 books)
Kindred Spirits
Wanderlust
Dark Heart
The Oath and the Measure
Steel and Stone
The Companions

And there is LOTS more if you find that you like it:D

But as i said, you should start with the Chronicles Trilogy.

[Dwarf Lord]

Thanks, I'm sure I'll enjoy them. I take it from the website that they're not all written by the same person?



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[In Flames]

Yah thats right, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman started it with the Chronicles Trilogy, after that many others have also contributed.

I've been told it started with Weiss and Hickman playing Pen&Paper Dungeons&Dragons with a bunch of other people. After a while the game and story got so good they decided to write a book about it:) And their game characters got transfered into the books. :)

[Dwarf Lord]

That must have been one awesome game to want to make it into a book. I'll go and see if i kind find the triology this weekend. Oh yeah, I was wondering if All the books have dragons or is that just a name for the books?



DWARF LORD

[In Flames]

Yes the Chronicles do have some dragons in them:)

And some of the other books as well:D

I just saw that they sell the Trilogy gift set on www.amazon.com for $16.79

[Dara]

Hello to everybody!
;)
Has anyone read the books written by Harry Turtledove? I know is not really a trilogy with only 2 books (quite big) but "Krispos's rising" and "Krispos of Videssos" are really great fantasy.

[Dwarf Lord]

I just went out and bought the first book of the the triology, but I haven't started cause I'm reading LOTR through. But when I finish I'll let you know what I think.



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[Phenix]

hey In Flames did you find the RE books...If you did was it in any big al Sweden bookshop, couse I really want does books, thought the games was asum.

[In Flames]

Great Dwarf Lord :) Im sure you will like it!

And Phenix, i was a little lazy so i ordered 2 RE books from amazon :)
But if you live in Stockholm im sure that ScienceFiction bokhandeln in Gamla Stan have the RE books, check their site http://www.sfbok.se

[Dwarf Lord]

oh great you got the RE books. When your done tell me waht ya think, or anybody tell me what they think of the books. I reall think S.D. Perry should get more notice!


DWARF LORD

[In Flames]

Yeah i hope i get the books early this week, so i can bring them on my vacation. Something to read by the pool :) I'll let you know if i liked them, but im sure i will!

[Dara]

I hope you'll like it.To me it was the first fantasy book I've read. That and "Magician" by Raymond E. Feist.

[Dwarf Lord]

I read the first few pages to see what it was like, and I'm sure I will. Now of only I could find some time to read!


DWARF LORD

[*Anarie*]

My favorite series except LotR are:

Dune / Frank Herbert

Chronicles of Amber / Rojer Zelazny

Did anyone here read these books?

[Dwarf Lord]

I've read most of the dune series. I like them alot! They don't get as much credit as they should.



DWARF LORD

[Boromir's Lady]

Another of my favorite series books are 'The Chronicles of Narnia' By C.S. Lewis

'A Wrinkle in Time', 'A Swiftly Tilting Planet', 'A Wind in the Door' by Madeleine L'Engle

'The Hero & the Crown', 'The Blue Sword' By Robin McKinley

[Dwarf Lord]

Has anyone read The Catcher In The Rye. I just read that, and I thought that was a really good book.


DWARF LORD

[Éomond]

I like the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. And the Star Wars books and C.S. Lewis books. Oh! Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were friends? They also helped each other with their books too!

[Dwarf Lord]

I love the redwall books! The badgers are so cool. I think they have alot in common with dwarves!:D Brocktree is my favorite book, but I like salamandastron as well!


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[Éomond]

Salamandastron was great! I'm reading Lord Brocktree right know actally. It's pretty good!

[Courtney]

I have about ten of those redwall books. They were great!

[Talierin]

*cough* I have all of them except Taggerung, plus a bunch of posters, bookmarks, a shirt, and other things, hehehehe..... they were my favorite fantasy series before I found Tolkien.

[Courtney]

They were my favorite also before I found LOTR, but they almost kept me away from them... I kept picturing the Hobbits as mice, and well, that just doesn't work too well...

[Hawk]

I would have to say that my faviort serise is Xanth by Piers Anthony. I also like all of his other series and books that I have read.

[Spartan117]

The Chronicals of Narnia, and Left Behind (even though I havn't read it all yet) are some of my favorites. I can't wait to read the book based on the XBox game "Halo".

[Dwarf Lord]

Halo fall of reach wasn't that good of a book! I like to read books with action in them, but that one was kinda...well, it didn't float my boat shall we say.


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[Spartan117]

Oh... Thanks for the info Dwarf Lord.

[Dwarf Lord]

O don't want to turn you off from the book. as the saying goes "one mans trash is another mans treasure, so if it looked good to you you might want to still check it out!



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[Courtney]

I was going to read the Left Behind series ( no really I was) but then the wrote about it in TIME, and I hate when people read books just because they think everyone else likes them... Maybe I'll read them... not sure yet.:)

[Anira the Elf]

im reading the kids left behind series. they're not bad, but they're nothing like tolkien

My fav. is the Forgotten Realms series. Its soooooooooooooooooo good. They are all very good books. must reads. ( even though there are about 200 of them and over 10 diff. authors....... Ya just gotta find 1 u like)

[Anira the Elf]

um i forgot to mension Robin Mckinley's The Blue Sword. I love all of her other books too. I also I admit that i cried at the end of The amber spyglass. The love was sooo deep. i hope he write another book to go along w/ it...................

[Aslan]

2 categories
A. Secular (non-Christian): Dragon Prince, Dragon Star, Exiles, by Melanie Rawn. STILL waiting on next release!
B. Christian: The Space Trilogy, The Chronocles Of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis (of course!).

[Courtney]

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I LOVE Robin McKinley!!! and the Hero and the Crown books!!!:)

[Diamond Took]

my ultimate favourite series is lotr but i also like the choronicles on Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Immortals by Temora peirce. :D

[In Flames]

Dwarf Lord i have now read the first two books in the Resident Evil series, (The Umbrella Conspiracy & Caliban Cove) and i really enjoyed them!:)
So thanks for the recomendation! Btw have you read any of the Dragonlance books yet?

[Grond]

If one loves dragons... then one must read the original Dragonriders of Pern trilogy (Dragon Flight, Dragon Quest and The White Dragon) by Anne McCaffrey.

If one love eco-science fiction then one must read the original Dune trilogy (Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune) by Frank Herbert.

If one loves spy/suspense then one must read Shibumi by Trevanion.

If one love a combat techno-thriller then one must read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy.

I will continue later. :);)

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by Grond
If one love eco-science fiction then one must read the original Dune trilogy (Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune) by Frank Herbert.

If one love a combat techno-thriller then one must read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy.


Red Storm Rising! Wohoo, that was so cool. When I was on vacation in Germany with my parents we crossed the bridge over the Elbe which Clancy described being bombed. I even saw the hill where the SAM's would have been and the powerlines that were destoyed. I must have read this book a dozen times, even using an atlas to find the different parts of the world where the action takes place.

And 'Dune' is fantastic, the ones after that I like somewhat less, but the first one was great. To come up with a universe like that, man.

[In Flames]

I really enjoyed the movie Dune, but i have not read the books. But now you guys made me curious.;) That will be the next books i get.
Ah Grond, the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy is truly amazing, i highly recommend those to anyone.:)

Am i the only one here that have read The Deeds Of Paksennarrion?
I love that trilogy, its written by Elisabeth Moon. Its about a 18 year old girl that runs away from home and joins a mercenary army. The setting is a Medievil/Fantasy/Military story. Great stuff!

[Grond]

Originally posted by DGoeij
Red Storm Rising! Wohoo, that was so cool. When I was on vacation in Germany with my parents we crossed the bridge over the Elbe which Clancy described being bombed. I even saw the hill where the SAM's would have been and the powerlines that were destoyed. I must have read this book a dozen times, even using an atlas to find the different parts of the world where the action takes place.

And 'Dune' is fantastic, the ones after that I like somewhat less, but the first one was great. To come up with a universe like that, man. Yes... both the worlds of Dune and Pern owe their depth to the example set by the master of world creation... J. R. R. Tolkien.

[Dara]

Has anyone read something written by L. E. Modesitt,Jr. or Mary Stanton ? I especially liked the book :" The Timegod" written by L. E. Modesitt.

I read every book written by Tom Clancy that I could get my hands on and all were great. I was a little dissapointed by " Dune Messiah", but "Dune" is one of my favourites.

And I wish to recomend to everyone the book: "The end of the childhood" by Arthur C. Clarke.

[Anira the Elf]

i gotta also say Phillip pulman, redwall, and robin McKinley. i haven't read ne dragonlance, though i have checked some out from the library. didn't really piqu my intreast that much.

[Grond]

Originally posted by Anira the Elf
i gotta also say Phillip pulman, redwall, and robin McKinley. i haven't read ne dragonlance, though i have checked some out from the library. didn't really piqu my intreast that much. Anira, I figured you for a Lucky Charms Elf or better yet some type of Keebler product.

Are you a "silly rabbit Elf"??

[Dwarf Lord]

I am glad that you enjoyed the books in flames, but unfortunatly with stupid school i haven't been able to finish LOTR, and move onto another book. But I'm planning on doing some heavy duty reading this week, and get through ROTK. Then hopefully I'll be able to start The dragon of autumn twilight.

DWARF LORD

[Anira the Elf]

(my ava. showed up????) i guess so.....i love the rabbit and eat trix every morning for breakfast. oh! and i also have a trix shirt. its coolio.

[gate7ole]

I adored the Rama series (4 books) by Arthur Clark. Anybody liked it?

[LúthienTinúviel]

I haven't read those books, gate7role, but I recently read and loved Childhood's End. Clarke is definitely near the top of my "authors who I haven't read much of but really need to" list.

I love the Earthsea series (Ursula K. Le Guin), the Chronicles of Prydain (Lloyd Alexander), the Dark is Rising Sequence (Susan Cooper). I'm sure there are more. I'm just rather blank à ce moment.

[Popqueen62]

I've never heard about any of those series...that's really weird. I'm just working on the tolkien series.

[LúthienTinúviel]

Originally posted by Popqueen62
I've never heard about any of those series...that's really weird. I'm just working on the tolkien series.

If you like LOTR, you'd be crazy not to like those. I definitely recommend if you've got some spare time.

Also, it's not exactly a series, but The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley is amazing as well. :)

[Legolas_lover12]

i havent read this thread. i don't have time to sit here and read 5+ pages of stuff. but my favorite series is harry potter. :D:D only a month till movie #2. the chamber of secrets!!!:D:D YAY!!!:)

[Anira the Elf]

my new fav book is The Mists of Avalon. it is absolutly the best. it has 800 and soething pgs. but i love it. u gotta read it. it is absolutly amazing.

[Daeron]

The DragonLance series is REALLY good. I suggest that everyone that likes fantasy writing reads it.(and redwall)

[7doubles]

terry pratchett's "discworld" you have to read "soul music". it has imps, trolls, elves, the grim reaper, wizords and every kind of guild you can think of and much more.

[TheFool]

Just noticed a couple of previous posts

gate7ole: Rama 1 !!!! That book is mind-blowing when you get your head 'round' the world so to speak! The bit where the captain first gets in and throws the flare.... gives me goosebumps :) . Not keen on the other books though, read 2nd one and hated it - and read the last one, thought all the 'birdman' stuff was, well, silly.... might read em again to make sure.

LuthienTinuviel (sorry no / accents:) ): Earthsea, ahh hope to be back there soon. Caves of Atuan is one of my fav books, I used to have dreams (or were they nightmares!) about that place, with the girl running around in the dark... I like Ged a lot better in that one too, I like him when he's humble and powerless (well, physically anyway).
I would like your opinion if I may on the 4th one, should I read it? It's supposed to be from a totally different feminist angle or something - does it diminish the other ones?

great books, people! :D

[Anira the Elf]

Ah. i also love Susan Fletcher's books. they are awsome but below my reading level.:( i also just read A book called Under the Cats Eye. it is one of the best book i have ever read in a long time.

[*Lady Arwen*]

I love the book by Philip Pullman(The golden compass, the subtle knife and the amber spyglass) also the ones by J K Rowling

[Wolfshead]

Well, I like a variety of different authors, so much so, I can't name them all here, but here's a few anyhow.

The Wheel Of Time - Robert Jordan
Rigante series - David Gemmel
I'm working through The Belgariad by David Eddings just now, and when that's finished I'll go on to The Mallorean
Do the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett count as a series? If they do, I'll add them. I've read all but 6 of them.
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman was really good at the time, as was Harry Potter, but I think I've grown out of them a bit.
And something that isn't fantasy (!) The Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. Revolving around a soldier, Richard Sharpe in the British army at the start of the 19th century.

[Anira the Elf]

i love The Hero and the Crown by Robin!! i also loved her Outlaws of Sherwood too.

[thoughtful20]

hey, craig. good choice with the belgariad, they're great books and so are the mallorean, although they do take aaaaaaaaaaaggggggeeeees to get thru, keep at them tho!

[Wolfshead]

Aye, I will stick at them. Infact I started Book 3 last night, and I have all the Malloreon. I picked up the whole series for a combined price of £1, at my school funday a couple of months ago :D

[Finrod]

I would have to say Redwall, CoN, Chip Hilton series, G.A. Henty history series( largely unknown but excellent). I know The Phantom Tollbooth isn't a series, and might not be considered fantasy, but I loved it. I wish he would have written a sequel. As for Redwall, I love the books, but sometimes think that they are getting repetitive ( except for the new one Taggerung).

[thoughtful20]

Kewl; u did well - i had to get all mine from the library. whats happening in the book at the moment? i don't remember what happens in the third book.

[Wolfshead]

I usually get all my books from the library as well, that's why the Belgariad's taking me so long. I'm about 6 chapters into it, they've just passed through Maragar (you know, with all the ghosts and gold). Um, that's about all that's happened really, apart from Garion learning that he's got to save the universe. Oh, they're on their way to the Vale of Aldur, or something like that.

[Anira the Elf]

hey, did uknow that there is a new one out in the redwall series. i mean newer than Taggerung. it's called Triss. i dunno what it is about but i'm going to find out.soon. like now. ok. Barns and Noble.com here i come!!!

[Talierin]

I just finished reading Triss... it's not the greatest one...

[TheFool]

Originally posted by Finrod
I know The Phantom Tollbooth isn't a series, and might not be considered fantasy, but I loved it.
hehe I have a signed copy. Or to be more accurate, one of my brothers now has my signed copy :( I need to find it 'cos I now want to read it again!

These days I stay away from fantasy stuff. Just about the only fantasy I can read apart from Tolkien is Ursula LeGuin and Alan Garner - Call me a cynic but modern fantasy just reminds me of the map in 'Bored Of The Rings' ;)

Pretty much my favourite author is CJ Cherryh; now, I love the science fiction she does, but I doubt I'll ever read her fantasy stuff...

I'll also mention Douglas Hill's 'Last Legionary' books :D . Unashamedly great, cliche-ridden childrens sci-fi (when was sci-fi ever respectable :) ) featuring Keill Randor, the man with the unbreakable bones!

[Dáin Ironfoot I]

I used to read Goosebumps when I was young... let's see:rolleyes: I have read some Star Wars books and those were pretty enjoyable. I read some Christopher Pike books too back in the day, they are basically a step up from Goosebumps. Those are really the only other fantasy things I have read in mylife besides LotR, but I read some nonfiction about France and the French people. Vive la France! I AM French-American so that is why I would read something like that :D

[Courtney]

wow... I used to read goosebumps too... it seems like ages ago. I faintly remember something about a sponge that was an alien or something.... yeah they were pretty weird.

[7doubles]

when i was young i used to read "Twistaplot" storys, you are given choises leading to all different ends

[thoughtful20]

how could i have forgotten to include one of the BEST SERIES EVER WRITTEN: The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy!
when i was younger i was really into Animorphs, until i read half of the last book and found out that my favourite character dies and stopped reading them altogether.

[Tuor]

Loved Hitchhiker's trilogy (in five books), the Space Trilogy (except That Hideous Strength), liked Harry, disliked Rama, loved Asimov and Herbert, loved most of Heinlein, never read the Belgeriad and Mallorean, but my friend LOVES them, has anyone noticed that Robert Jordan stole from Dune? Bene Gesserit=Aes Sedai, Fremen=Aiel, and the all-powerful military messiah? it's so obvious... Jordan's still pretty good though. a bit longwinded.

[smeagol444]

forgive me, it's harry potter. work of art.

[Lasgalen]

I too liked Herberts Dune books. You should read Belgeriad . Your friend is right. They are a wonderful series.
Have you ever read Michael Moorcock? If you like Dune and
Silmarillion I think you will like Elric of Melnibone , too.

-Lasgalen

[Courtney]

I read a whole bunch of books by Michael Moorcock! I loved Elric. Those books were great... Did you ever read Von Bek, or the Eternal Champion?

[Eliot]

I really enjoy Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series. The sixteenth book comes out this coming fall.

[33Peregrin]

The 'His Dark Materials' read them a while ago. Shall reread them.:p
I've got to read the Redwall series. The people at school who read LOTR read that too.

[Hawk]

I think the Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow series (if you can really call them that) are pretty good... though the first book is still one of the best.

[Courtney]

hmmmm... I have never heard of them... Who is the author?

[Aulë]

The "Tomorrow When The War Began" series by John Marsden

[Eliot]

Who wrote the book about the Shawshank Redemption? I've seen most of the movie, but I'm not sure about the title of the book.

[Sephiroth]

the Godfather by Mario Puzo would have to be it

[Eliot]

I sorta think the Bourne series is cool. Though, it is complicated.

[Grond]

Originally posted by Sephiroth
the Godfather by Mario Puzo would have to be it "Fools Die" by the same author is another great book as is "Shibumi" by Trevanion.

[FoolOfATook]

The Shawshank Redemption is based on a novella by Stephen King titled "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". It appears in his collection of four novellas "Different Seasons", which, along with "The Stand", is in my opinion the greatest thing he ever wrote.

As for favorite serieses(Inventing words RULES ;)), I'd mention the Narnia books, Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker" books, Dumas' "Musketeers" series, Kurt Vonnegut's Kilgore Trout novels, Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

[Hawk]

I am sorry I have not had enough time to keep track of all the threads that I post on... hw has been piling up and so I have either been too busy... or too tired after being too busy the night before. I responce to your question Courtney the Ender's serieses (thanks for the word invent FoolOfATook!) are written by Orson Scott Card.

[Carantalath]

Harry Potter! (Yeah, I know. Please forgive me, all you Harry Potter haters!). I don't know why but they are really easy for me to read and I feel like I know the characters. (That sounds really dumb.)

[FoolOfATook]

I don't know why but they are really easy for me to read and I feel like I know the characters. (That sounds really dumb.)

On the contrary, I think those are two perfectly valid and respectable reasons for enjoying a book. :)

[Turin]

Has anyone read the Redwall series? I just finished reading the first book its pretty good.

[Eliot]

Yes, I've read 10 of 15 (the 16th comes out fall 2003, I think). I just started "Marlfox" -the eleventh book- yesterday, after finishing "The Long Patrol". I also think they're pretty good.

[Talierin]

I've read them all.... twice... :o

hehehe, I was a huge fan for the longest time before I read lotr... still have half of my bazillion posters up in my room, and I still read the books as they come out.

[Wolfshead]

Originally posted by turin56
Has anyone read the Redwall series? I just finished reading the first book its pretty good. I used to read them, not fanatically, I just borrowed them from my sister. I've read most of them, but now they all seem the same, plus I'm 16, so they aren't really challenging...

[Turin]

I actually just finnished reading Mossflower I haven't been able to get my hands on any more of the books.

[Eliot]

Feb. 20th

Originally posted by turin56
I just finished reading the first book its pretty good.

Feb. 21st

Originally posted by turin56
I actually just finnished reading Mossflower

Um, I guess you read fast. It usually takes me a while to finish one of the books.

[Scatha]

The Riftwar saga, written by Raymond E Feist. (5 books)
The snake war saga , same author. (4 books)

[Wolfshead]

Originally posted by Eliot
Um, I guess you read fast. It usually takes me a while to finish one of the books. I think Mossflower works out as the first one chronilogically. Redwall was the first one written, though.

[Eliot]

Here is the order they were published in:

Redwall
Mossflower
Mattimeo
Mariel of Redwall
Salamandastron
Martin the Warrior
The Bellmaker
Outcast of Redwall
The Pearls of Lutra
The Long Patrol
Marlfox
Legend of Luke
Lord Brocktree
Taggerung
Triss
Loamhedge (fall 2003)

Chronological order:

Lord Brocktree
Martin the Warrior
Mossflower
Legend of Luke
Outcast of Redwall
Mariel of Redwall
The Bellmaker
Salamandastron
Redwall
Mattimeo
The Pearls of Lutra
The Long Patrol
Marlfox
Taggerung
Triss

I'm not sure where Loamhedge will fit in. Maybe just before Mossflower.