03-25-2007, 11:41 PM
Wow, I've never read a good portion of these suggestions, which kind of shocks me. I have well over 200 fantasy novels sitting on the shelves beside me right now.
Like many people, the series that got me into Fantasy was the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Other suggestions:
The Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. The series is written sets of 3, each somewhat independent. Though I'd suggest starting from the first novel (First King of Shannara), you can start with any set of 3 and not feel like you've missed anything.
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. This may not be the best introduction series as it's quite long (10 books to date), but the first couple of books had me hooked.
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Same situation as Sword of Truth. It has 12 books currently in print (1 of which is a Prequel), and the 13th, and last, (hopefully) on the way.
There are a number of others I've read by George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams, David Farland, Robin Hobb, Orson Scott Card ... my list is pretty endless and it grows by the week.
Like many people, the series that got me into Fantasy was the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Other suggestions:
The Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. The series is written sets of 3, each somewhat independent. Though I'd suggest starting from the first novel (First King of Shannara), you can start with any set of 3 and not feel like you've missed anything.
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. This may not be the best introduction series as it's quite long (10 books to date), but the first couple of books had me hooked.
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Same situation as Sword of Truth. It has 12 books currently in print (1 of which is a Prequel), and the 13th, and last, (hopefully) on the way.
There are a number of others I've read by George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams, David Farland, Robin Hobb, Orson Scott Card ... my list is pretty endless and it grows by the week.
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