dainthomas
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My recommendation for Wheel of Time: Once you get to the part where the Rand tries to fight his way out of a box, it's time to put the series to bed. I don't remember which book it's in, but i also don't remember anything other than frustration past that point, and i did read 2 or 3 more of them. Really anything past the first 3 is a good place to stop.
Anansi boys is the quasi-sequel to American Gods, a FAR superior book.
WHen I read Good Omens, it was clear to me as to who wrote each part. Anything dark, gloomy and violent was definitely Gaiman, anything slapstick with witty dialogue was total Pratchett
Mercedes Lackey's The Obsidian Trilogy - The Outstretched Shadow, To Light a Candle, When Darkness Falls
Fits the OP's bill for all the LOTR type stuff. Like most of Lackey's stuff, it's a coming-of-age-type story for the main character, but there's plenty of interesting side plots.
I love the rest of Lackey's writings (mostly fantasy, a little sci-fi), but a lot of it may come off as too emo or PC for some. She's done a wide range of fantasy too, including fantasy in the real world, historical, and has even rewritten some fairy tales.
Fits the OP's bill for all the LOTR type stuff. Like most of Lackey's stuff, it's a coming-of-age-type story for the main character, but there's plenty of interesting side plots.
I love the rest of Lackey's writings (mostly fantasy, a little sci-fi), but a lot of it may come off as too emo or PC for some. She's done a wide range of fantasy too, including fantasy in the real world, historical, and has even rewritten some fairy tales.
If it hasn't been already mentioned, I would consider The Dark Tower series by Stephen King to be fantasy-ish. Not in the way of elves and dwarves and magic. A different universe then our own and the quest of one man, a gunslinger (basically a knight, but with revolvers instead of swords) to find the Dark Tower and save it while the world falls apart around him.
you wont be let down! trust me! if you liked harry potter, these are much better IMO. I liked the whole harry potter series, but they were getting a bit too childish for me, and these were the perfect replacement.
SolMiester
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Ditto this thumbs up. Stephen R. Donaldson's series which he is supposed to continue the last I heard about 2 years ago is one of the most under appreciated series ever published. Highly recommend the series.
Also highly recommend the Orson Scott Card series that starts with Ender's Game. One of the best books I have read of that genre and is in my top 10. Won the hugo and nebula awards.
The movie sucked but the books was great, Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard.
Watership Down, by Richard Adams is also fantastic.
If you have not read the Silmarillion yet DO IT!
Davin Brin's "Uplift Series" also very very good starts with startide rising.
I have lots more and many from other Genre's; to name a few you should enjoy.
Bram Stoker's Dracula Still Fantastic.
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice one of my top 10 it is an amazingly well told and written story. AWESOME
Halocaust books will astound and amaze you being that they are REAL and not fantasy you will be simply shocked and digusted and won't be able to put the books down.
BEST of the best holocaust books.
Alicia My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman
The Seamstress by Sara Tuvel Bernstein
Night by Elie Wiesel
Personal Discovery:
A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins
Survival:
The Last voyage of the Lucette
WWII
Iron Coffin by Herbert A. Werner
a fantastic book a german submarine captain that survived WWII his being one of four that did so. Amazing book!
Horror in the East, Japan and the atrocities of WWII by Laurence Rees.
incredible, well written cant put it down!
Dragonlance legends and chronicles are good, and the same authors worked on the Death Gate Cycle which is also good. Well, that's 13 books right there. Then you can try some Terry Pratchett books, around 30 of them in the Diskworld universe.
SolMiester
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Fingolfin269
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RaistlinZ
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I read them twice in my teens a long while ago and when I heard that after decades he was going to finally write 7-9 in the series something promised so long ago I immediately thought it would likely be impossible for him to write in the same manner after so long a time.
Once the series is completely finished and all out in softcover I will reread it along with the 3 new books. I hate waiting for sequels. I will not watch a tv series until the season is over then buy it on dvd to watch it all without waiting week to week and forget about it for a year in between.
Some more books that are fantastic.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Cart of Mars series.
Excellent! Nearly a century old now but still great!
The following all by Robert A. Heinein and all fantastic and ahead of their time!
Stranger in a Strange Land
Starship Troopers
Red Planet
Actually every book he wrote is rated 4 stars or more on amazon. He is a Giant in the Scifi arena one of the best ever. I have only read 4 of his books and cannot remember the one I liked the best. I realize now that I really need to find the time to read every book he wrote since they are just delicious.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Cart of Mars series.
Excellent! Nearly a century old now but still great!
The following all by Robert A. Heinein and all fantastic and ahead of their time!
Stranger in a Strange Land
Starship Troopers
Red Planet
Actually every book he wrote is rated 4 stars or more on amazon. He is a Giant in the Scifi arena one of the best ever. I have only read 4 of his books and cannot remember the one I liked the best. I realize now that I really need to find the time to read every book he wrote since they are just delicious.
Just wanted to say thanks to all that posted, I've now got a big laundry list of books to read (thanks OP for posting, I had the same question too). And it's great to see so many positive posts - :thumbsup:
Have you read the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordon? The first 5 books are awesome. After that they slow down a lot, and the series may never be finished because the author is terminally ill.
Ack! Yes, I'm actually right now in the middle of reading the series, I'm on Book 10 (Crossroads of Twilight), and I feel the same - it's definitely slowed down a ton. I had no idea the author was terminally ill
But thanks to all these other suggestions I have new stuff to fall back on
gsellis
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Fantasy - In no particular order
Leo Frankowitz - Conrad Cross-Time Engineer series - time displaced engineer
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger series - guitar player in another land
Christopher Rowley - Basil Broketail series
L. Sprague deCamp - Lest Darkness Fall - time displacement
Lawrence Watt-Evans - Any - Read "With A Single Spell" first and you are hooked.
Cristopher Stasheff - Warlock series and Wizard in Rhyme series
Robert Lynn Asprin - Myth Series
Leo Frankowitz - Conrad Cross-Time Engineer series - time displaced engineer
Alan Dean Foster - Spellsinger series - guitar player in another land
Christopher Rowley - Basil Broketail series
L. Sprague deCamp - Lest Darkness Fall - time displacement
Lawrence Watt-Evans - Any - Read "With A Single Spell" first and you are hooked.
Cristopher Stasheff - Warlock series and Wizard in Rhyme series
Robert Lynn Asprin - Myth Series
For those that love the Song of Ice and Fire series you really need to give the audio book versions of this series a try
I have a long ride to and from work and have been listening to the audio version read by Roy Dotrice...and I have to say it adds a whole new dimension to the story...
he is very very good and voices each character differently...i actually look forward to listening to the next 'installment' each day on my ride to and from work
i am on book two and i hope he continus to do the audio version for the rest of the series, even the new book whenever that comes out.
I have a long ride to and from work and have been listening to the audio version read by Roy Dotrice...and I have to say it adds a whole new dimension to the story...
he is very very good and voices each character differently...i actually look forward to listening to the next 'installment' each day on my ride to and from work
i am on book two and i hope he continus to do the audio version for the rest of the series, even the new book whenever that comes out.
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