Figured this is the best place to turn to...
Please, no Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance, Harry Potter, Dragonriders of Pern
Galveston is ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Great book. GREAT book. Creepy and real and CREEPY AND GOOD. So's The Night Watch, except that's got more of a sci fi spin on it. For fantasy, go for Clouds End or Nobody's Son, though Clouds End is a bit out there. Dosen't matter. The author is brilliant.
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Nicole said this about your mom:
Want magic realism? Get Sean Stewart.
What is this Magic/fantasy realism you speak of? Generally I don't like fantasy books, exceptions being lord of the rings and Harry Potter (sweet jesus).
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Verily, Grendel doth proclaim:
What is this Magic/fantasy realism you speak of? Generally I don't like fantasy books, exceptions being lord of the rings and Harry Potter (sweet jesus).
Cross between fantasy and... well, real-world stuff. I haven't been exposed to much, but it's generally a genre-mixing thing... stick magic, fantasy-type stuff, anything like that into a real-world situation, stir well, add a bit of angst for flavor, and there you go. If written well, it can be some of the best stuff ever. Also, you can mix fantasy with sci fi, but that tends to get weird. Ursula le Guin and Sean Stewart are some of the good authors I've found, emphasis on Mr. Stewart.
It's a short Forgotten Realms book, but Baker is one of the most talented authors I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Check it out 
Terry Pratchett, like Deth said.
Piers Anthony, although you'll be groaning and thinking of Mightion.
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Nicole spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Cross between fantasy and... well, real-world stuff. I haven't been exposed to much, but it's generally a genre-mixing thing... stick magic, fantasy-type stuff, anything like that into a real-world situation, stir well, add a bit of angst for flavor, and there you go. If written well, it can be some of the best stuff ever. Also, you can mix fantasy with sci fi, but that tends to get weird. Ursula le Guin and Sean Stewart are some of the good authors I've found, emphasis on Mr. Stewart.
Hmmm...maybe i'll check this out. I have to finish The Castle first though, I have the attention span of a six year old.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Honegger was all like:
Piers Anthony
Been there, done that, 
Best damned Aurthurian interpretation I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
A Throne of Games
Terry Goodkind is a good author
The Wayfarer redemption - sara dougless.
^_^
The Chronicles of the Black Company
Its a series of books by Glen Cook. So far Ive not read anything that comes close to the style of storytelling. Its darker and grittier. My ex boyfriend (to this day I consider him one of my oldest and greatest friends) gave me a hardbound version with the first three books within it and I was literally hooked and could not stop reading it.
And, while neither Fantasy or even Sci Fi, Scott Adams' various novels (The Dilbert Principle, The Dilbert Future) are also very entertaining. I love in The Dilbert Future he predicted that ISDN was the future of broadband net access and cable wasn't gonna get off the ground.
Both very good series 
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
DISCWORLD! TERRY PRATCHET NOVELS!
I second this
His dark material series- great books, first one "the golden compass",not as much swords, elve and magic, the first two books where good, the thrid one jsut blew me away, amazingly wrapping up more loose ends then i could count, doing it so well it didnt seemed forced at all but an intergrated part of the plot, and the end was amazing
sword of shannara series- more normal fantasy, witht he standard epic stryline gotta get relic fform poitn a and brign it to point b to kill some unknown great evil thingy, good none the else though
my descriptionns really sucks, now leave me alone
They're pretty good books. The first book in the series follows the same plot line as the Game.
If you want something a little more....Scientific, Go read Ray Kurzweil's book "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When computers exceed human intelligence"
Also, Anything by Michael A. Stackpole I find is very well written. I know he's done some of the BattleTech series, and as well as a good deal of the Star Wars: X-Wing series.
The Magic the Gathering Books weren't so bad either...Final Sacrifice, and the anthology of short stories are the only books I have from Magic. [ 01-05-2003: Message edited by: Red Mage ]
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The logic train ran off the tracks when Zaza said:
Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth series.
very good series
I'm sorry, what?
Irene Radford - Dragon Nimbus series (The Glass Dragon being the first book)
Christopher Stasheff - Wizard in Rhyme (The first book being 'Her Majesty's Wizard)
The Wizard in Rhyme series is one of my favorites; The 1st and second books are great, 3rd and 4th kinda blow, but it picks up after there and becomes extremely interesting.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Dr. Pvednes, PhD said:
David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon series are goooooooood.
I finished the Belgariad, and I'm reading the Malloreon (Mallorean?) series right now. Then I'll read the two companion books, Belgarath the Sorceror and Polgara the Sorceress.
So far, so good.
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Delyl Caledor had this to say about Knight Rider:
A Throne of Games
If by that you mean A Game of Thrones, then I agree.
Favorite book EVER
George R. R. Martin is amazing.
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Zair stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
If by that you mean A Game of Thrones, then I agree.Favorite book EVER
George R. R. Martin is amazing.
Yeah, sorry for the confusion.
Discworld is good stuff too, and the Sword of Truth series is worth a look at.
Guilty Pleasures is the first, I highly reccommend picking it up
Hell, anything Neil Gaiman's written. 
quote:I would have recommended, 'American Gods' but it's not fantasy, so much as it is fiction.
Xyrra had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.Hell, anything Neil Gaiman's written.
But I suppose there's a good amount of fantasy in it. Modern-day setting though.
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ACES! Another post by Xyrra:
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.Hell, anything Neil Gaiman's written.
YES! YES! YES! By far the funniest book I've ever read in my entire life! Pick up Neil Gaiman's American Gods while you're at it. I'm 2/3's of the way through it and its awesome!
Edit: Oh yeah and stfu Black Mage it is so fantasy just in a modern setting so ;p [ 01-05-2003: Message edited by: Mr.Crabs Loves His Money ]
quote:I think there's an echo in here.
This one time, at Mr.Crabs Loves His Money camp:
Edit: Oh yeah and stfu Black Mage it is so fantasy just in a modern setting so ;p
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Vorago had this to say about pies:
Anita Blake : Vampire Hunter novelsGuilty Pleasures is the first, I highly reccommend picking it up
That series starts off very well, then turns into soft porn and destroys the characters.
Read the first few books, then stop.
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and Stardust, along with Good Omens which has been suggested
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons
As was suggested, Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series is excellent
Sharon Shinn, while not always pure fantasy, is a truly great author. You might like her Archangel series, Lash. She also has other books outside of that series like Heart of Gold and Wrapt in Crystal
Vivian Vande Velde and Diana Wynne Jones write mostly young adult fantasy, but they tell some great stories, too. VVV has one of my favorites, A Well-Timed Enchantment
Orson Scott Card has a good Sleeping Beauty retelling, Enchantment, and there are other fairy tale retellings out there like Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine and Beauty by Robin McKinley
Oh, and I add my recommendation to His Dark Materials - The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. Excellent series. [ 01-05-2003: Message edited by: Lyinar Ka`Bael ]
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Palador ChibiDragon had this to say about Pirotess:
That series starts off very well, then turns into soft porn and destroys the characters.Read the first few books, then stop.
Read like, the first six. They stay with the story. But I didn't like the seventh on.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
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Lyinar Ka`Bael wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons.
YES. I was utterly obsessed with those books when I was little.
I love Morwen.
Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin
