01-14-2004, 08:11 PM | #1 |
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Help!!!!!!!!!
I'm going through book withdrawl! Help me! I need suggestions as to what to read next! PLEASE! i grow weak...must...have...fantasy...must...have...book. ..
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01-14-2004, 08:53 PM | #2 |
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I like a lot of fantasy written for children. Not sure if it would suit your taste. Just a few suggestions off the top of my head
by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time and the books following it by C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books) by Susan Cooper The Dark is Rising series not written for children: surely you've read Anne McCaffrey's Pern books? C.S. Lewis' space trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength) Barbara Hambly's Dragonsbane The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley The Chronicles of Thomas covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson for humorous fantasy, Piers Anthony's Xanth books |
01-14-2004, 09:14 PM | #3 |
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I cannot recommend Mists of Avalon enough. It rivals LotR in its pure good-ness.
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01-15-2004, 07:35 AM | #4 |
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01-15-2004, 10:05 AM | #5 |
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A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
1. A Game of Thrones 2. A Clash of Kings 3. A Storm of Swords Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams 1. The Dragonbone Chair 2. Stone of Farewell 3. To Green Angel Tower part 1 4. To Green Angle Tower part 2 Demon Wars Saga by RA Salvatore 1. The Demon Awakes 2. The Demon Spirit 3. The Demon Apostole 4. Mortals 5. Ascendence 6. Trancendence 7. Immortals The Shannara Series by Terry Brooks 1. The Sword of Shannara 2. The Elfstones of Shannara 3. The Wishsong of Shannara 4. The Scions of Shannara 5. The Druid of Shannara 6. The Elf Queen of Shannara 7. The Talisman of Shannara 8. The First King of Shannara 9. The Ilse Witch 10. Antrax 11. Morgawr 12. Jarka Ruus
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01-15-2004, 01:11 PM | #6 | |
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and with the RA Salvatore books, are they the kind of books where you have to read every one in the series in the exact order in which they were published?
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01-15-2004, 01:50 PM | #7 | |
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Legends also contains short stories from Stephen King (Dark Tower series), Ursula LeGuin (Earthsea series), George RR Martin (A Song of Fire and Ice), Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time), Terry Goodkind (The Sword of Truth), Terry Pratchett (Disc World), and many other top selling fantasy authors. Legends 2 just came out and has a short story from Williams Otherland series. It also has stories by Martin and Terry Brooks (Shannara series). The Salvatore books have to be read in order, all seven books are centered around the same characers. Mortals could be a stand alone book, but it would be hard to follow everything that is going on.
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01-15-2004, 05:52 PM | #8 |
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cool! so do the RA Salvatore books have anything to do with the Icewind Dale trilogy and the Darkelf series? should i readthem first? (sorry; so many questions...)
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01-15-2004, 09:45 PM | #9 |
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Tad Williams is an amazing author and so is George RR Martin. (Does anyone know when A feast for Crows is supposed to come out?) Another really good book by Tad Williams is Tailchasers Song. The Otherland books are:
1. City of Golden Shadow 2. River of Blue Fire 3. Mountain of Black Glass 4. Sea of Silver Light If you like the Forgotten Realms books you should try The War of the Spider Queen and Starlight and Shadows. The Princess Bride is also really good.
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01-16-2004, 10:24 AM | #10 | |
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Salvatore's Forgotten Realms Books. The Icewind Dale Trilogy I.The Crystal Shard II. Streams of Silver III. The Halfling's Gem The Dark Elf Trilogy I.Homeland II.Exile III.Sojourn The Legacy of the Drow I.The Legacy II.Starless Night III.Siege of Darkness IV.Passage To Dawn Paths of Darkness I. The Silent Blade II.Spine of the World III.Servant of the Shard IV.Sea of Swords The Hunter's Blade Trilogy I.The Thousand Orcs II.The Lone Drow III.The Two Swords (Not yet released) The Cleric Quintet I.Canticle II.In Sylvan Shadows III.Night Masks IV.The Fallen Fortress V.The Chaos Curse Non - Forgotten Realms Books The Spearwielder's Tales I.The Woods Out Back II.The Dragon's Dagger III.Dragonslayer's Return The Crimson Shadow I.The Sword of Bedwyr II.Luthien's Gamble III.The Dragon King Chronicles of Ynis Aielle I. Echoes of the Fourth Magic II. The Witch's Daughter III. Bastion of Darkness The Demon Wars Trilogy I. The Demon Awakes II. The Demon Spirit III. The Demon Apostale I. Mortals The Second Demon Wars Trilogy I. Ascendence II. Trancendence III. Immortals The Highway Man (Coming in March. Based in the same world as the Demon Wars books, but an entirely seperate story).
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01-17-2004, 08:40 AM | #11 |
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oh good; i knew he wrote a million books in the forgotten realm series and i was hoping i wouldn't have to read them all to get to the one i really wanted to read.
i always do that; pick up a book, say "oh, this looks cool!" and then realize that i have to read the first nine or whatever in the series first.
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01-17-2004, 10:58 PM | #12 |
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I haven't even heard of half the F.R. books I just started reading the ones about the Drow and Evermeet. I don't really care, I understand what's happening in that series and I think that's all that matters.
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01-18-2004, 03:39 AM | #13 |
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I'm typically more of a classical lit. person myself, but I'm learning to like fantasty.
Have you tried the "Myst" books? i just finished The Book of Atrus, and really liked it. |
01-18-2004, 02:22 PM | #14 |
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no, i didn't know there were Myst books. i've played the comp. game, but the books sound cool, too!
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