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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    Mary Gentle & Bernard Cornwell - excellent.

    also try...
    Gavriel Guy Kay has written some excellent fantasies my favourite being the Fionavar Tapestry (trilogy)
    Carlos Ruiz Zafon - set unusually in pre-WW2 Madrid
    Robert Jordan - whose mega- series is being completed by Brandon Sanderson

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    2nd for joe abercrombie - its character based medieval fantasy, the 'magical' content (although important) plays second fiddle to action and humour, dont expect much in the way of wizardry etc.

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    I've never been a fan of the huge multi book epics that seem to make up most of the fantasy genre the days, so I'd go old school.

    The traveller in black by John Brunner.

    Basically a compendium of short stories featuring the unnamed traveller, doing his bit to balance the forces of order and chaos.

    Seems to be out of print at the moment apart from a kindle edition ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...w_bottom_links).

    Probably not in the same vein as most of the other suggestions, but highly recommended.

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    The Shannara series, from world and the void through to straken

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannar...annara_trilogy

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    Anything by Milo Manara



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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    I'd recommend a lot of what's already been said... but I don't think anybody recommended Robert Jordan, yet? The Wheel of Time series is honestly brilliant, and has stretched to a final 14 books, so is epic enough to keep you busy for a while if you get into it.

    Sadly... the author died... and the series is being finished (or has been finished, the last book is out in January) by Brandon Sanderson. But he's done a great job (and on that note, his own books are good too, The Mistborn series, and The Way of Kings).

    Also... if you enjoyed the Black Magician's Trilogy, Canavan's other series, Age of The Five, is also good, though it takes a little bit of time to pick up (much like the Black Magician's Trilogy). That, or there are sequels to the Black Magician's Trilogy, now.

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    Aww cmon guys, mobody mentions the Malazan Book of the Fallen or The Black Company?... (admittedly slightly on the military side of fantasy)

    A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin (Game of thrones TV series to check out as well)
    Codex Alera by Jim Butcher (awesome series, lots of laughs to be had as well)
    Stonefather by Orson Scott Card (nice novella, his politics aside its a good read)
    Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (funny thieves fantasy also awesome)
    Anything by Gemmell or Pratchett is gold in my view.
    Good Omens by Gaiman and Pratchett is FTW!
    THe Vlad Taltos series by Stephen Brust is also funny fantasy with action
    Batrimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud is action funny fantasy
    ...Phew, running out of books to recommend here....

    On the other hand if someone is looking for good scifi with laughs, check out
    The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    Brent Weeks

    Just finished his first trilogy then the first two of the second set

    Pretty novel novels !
    Cheers, David



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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    hi, happy christmas day to all of my friend. i am wishing for all of you .I think all of you may celebrate the day with great fantasy..

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    Agree with Darkplek, the Wheel of Time series is good, definitely one you need to dedicate some time to though, so many books and they're all pretty beefy - wondering if Brandon Sanderson might bring them to a proper close at last!

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    For something a little different have a look at the Abhorsen series, its for young readers but it was recommended to me by an adult nd I'm an adult and I've shared the series with other adults.

    goodreads.com/series/45895-shadows-of-the-apt series by Tchaikovsky, Adrian - not your usual fantasy setting and good because of it.

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    I've always liked the Deverry series by Katharine Kerr

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    the Walk in the Dark series by Alison Spedding

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    If I was going to recommend Terry Brooks to someone else, it wouldn't be for any of Shannara books (which, although I'm quite fond of them, can be quite turgid and often take themselves too seriously), but for the Magic Kingdom of Landover series, which are frankly more original and better written. Didn't realise until I hunted out that link that he'd written a new one a few years back - will have to dig up a copy and see what it's like

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    I'll second Ratomond E. Feist, Magician was simply amazing.

    Also the Lies of Locke Lamora is good too.

    Also try Brent Weeks Night Angel Trilogy and Brandon Sandersons Mistborn Trilogy. I read both after reading trudi canavans Black Magician books.

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    The DragonLance series by Hickman/Weiss are pretty good. Well, they were when I read them many years ago...

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    Re: Fantasy recommendations

    I agree the Dragonlance books were good, the Chronicles and the Legends were favourites of mine. The Forgotten Realms books were good too, espically the Drizzt Do'Urden books by R A Salvatore.

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