your favorite fantasy books

[idromy]

i noticed there was not really a thread about books and book authors so by this moment im here as a nerdy bookworm to ask you all what you read!!!!!

And don't tell me you do not read everybody reads, even if it is only the tv guide oO

i have alot ( almost all) the weis and hickman books

love their gate of death series, and ofcourse margret weis her dragonlance series.

the game of thrones is also one of my favorites

and right now i am reading the dune series, guess most people know dune , it's a good read and also has been made into a movie/video game.

other authors i like are

elizabeth haydaon,robin hob, thanith lee and i am sure i am forgetting manny manny manny more

[grievous444]

The only books I have read with passion where "the Lord of the Rings" and "the Hobbit".
I have read "the Hobbit" first and then "the Lord of the Rings".
And I liked "the Hobbit" still the best. Hoping that it will be the same with the movie.
Also want to read "the Inheritance Cycle".

[Kolonel Oneill]

I have read all Tolkien books, god I love Middle-Earth
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion. I had most fun reading The Silmarillion because it deals with the older history of Middle-Earth. Ive also read Eragon and Eldest but they were not so great in my humble opinion, I have this odd feeling when I read these books that they are copies of something and I have seen them somewhere before I would like to read more fantasy and scifi books but I don't have so much time with school and all and our local library only has so much scifi-books and as far as fantasy-books go, ill have to do some digging ;D

[idromy]

i read in my work breads and a half hout before i go to sleep, i'm a fast reader so i always end if to fast

[boomvavavoom]

Stephen Donaldson wrote about the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant...

lasting impression !!

And Stephen King's "Dark Tower" is also awesome!

[cartoonjessie]

I'm a Harry Potterfan. There's not much now to anticipate because all books have been released now, but it was sooooo much fun waiting for book after book after book. I became a fan just after the fourth book was released. And 6 - Half-Blood Prince - is my favourite. Can't wait for the movie!

I read the original LOTR trilogy and though it was alright, I wouldn't read it again. I know the story now.

My fav children's book is The Secret Garden.

And besides that... I don't recall many great books... Phantom by Susan Kay, that's also a greaaat book (about the life of the Phantom of the Opera). But yeah that's about it.

And I like writing fanfiction and stuff, so I also read a tiny bit of that. ^^

[grim]

i have read the trilogy of the dwarfs, really good books

[cinder]

Sept 13, 2008 10:47:19 GMT 1 grim said:

i have read the trilogy of the dwarfs, really good books

reeeeally good books.

Of course read everything of LOTR, glad to know I'm not the only one who liked the Silmarillion.
I have a whole series of books by David Eddings. I like the humor in them.

I'm starting on the onmagiër-novels by W.J.Maryson, does anybody know if the're any good?

[idromy]

oh i loved the dark tower, i started collecting the comics to but i'm rather disapointed about them sometimes, guess my immagination is just better then the drawings.

[fab1]

Some of my most re-read fantasy books are the original six ELRIC novels by Micheal Moorthingy. Corum was fun, too.

[Lelana]

I would highly recommend Terry Brooks' Shannara universe. Quite well written and very addictive The 'universe' consists of 7 series.

I'm currently reading 'the high druid of Shannara' series.

for each series you have to read the books in chronological order as they form a cohesive story, so you can't just pick one and read it because you won't understand what is happening.

Problem is that you can't find all the books in store so you'll have to order them from time to time. I'm am waiting for the last book of the sub-series called Straken as we speak.

[idromy]

reading the wheel of time series here, after completing tad williams Otherworld

[dogsoldiersthingy]

I love David Gemmell's work, great heroic fantasy author (though people often say he's repetetive in his writing).

David Barclay's Chronicles Of The Raven are pretty good as well.

other than that I'm not sure, I keep hearing Raymond E. Feist is really great.