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Hey, just finished the last of SD's books and am looking for a new series to read, wondering if you have any ideas.

Just a few rules to go by..
* Has to be Fantasy
* Based in a world that isnt this one (Cant seem to get into books based on our world with our rules)
* Has to be a series

Im by no means an experienced reader with 100's of books under my belt but just to give you a general idea of what im into heres what iv read so far.

-Lord of the Rings
-Harry Potter *cough*
-The Chronicles of Narnia
-His Dark Materials
-History of the Runestaff
-The Sword of Shadows
-The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
-The GAP Sequence(Not usually into sci-fi but this was one hell of a book)
-Mordants Need

Soo any decent books you have read like these, let me know :)
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A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. The first book is titled A Game of Thrones. I cannot recommend the series highly enough.
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Agreed with Loremaster. That and R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing Series. The first book is "The Darkness that Comes Before".
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I highly reccomend Robin Hobbs Assassin Series. I can't reccomend them enough:

www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Far ... 439&sr=1-1
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Feist's Riftwar series, (3 books) and Empire series (3 books co-written with Janny Wurts) There are others byhim, but those are the best.

I see you don't mention Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time but you might wanna think twice about that one...first 6 books excellent, next for range from mediocre to terrible, then one much better one. Still waiting on the last (probably 2 now) which are being finished by a different author since Jordan's death...so anything could go...but I'll read them because I've already got the first 11 damn it... :lol:

A mainly sci-fi with a touch of fantasy series is Patrick Tilley's Amtrak Wars. I highly recommend it...6 books.

Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince (3 books in the first series), pretty good.

LuciMay or Fist should be along to recommend Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen...they've read more of it than I have so they can do it better justice.

That's all I can think of off-hand for now. :D

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As loremaster said, try 'a song of ice and fire'. They get better as they go on but george r.r martin is one of the best writers for getting the reader to really care for the characters.
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I will go ahead and trumpet the Gormenghast series because it is one of my favorites.

The first is called Titus Groan, but I believe the series is most often found omnibus'd nowadays.
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Avatar wrote:Feist's Riftwar series, (3 books) and Empire series (3 books co-written with Janny Wurts) There are others byhim, but those are the best.

I see you don't mention Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time but you might wanna think twice about that one...first 6 books excellent, next for range from mediocre to terrible, then one much better one. Still waiting on the last (probably 2 now) which are being finished by a different author since Jordan's death...so anything could go...but I'll read them because I've already got the first 11 damn it... :lol:

A mainly sci-fi with a touch of fantasy series is Patrick Tilley's Amtrak Wars. I highly recommend it...6 books.

Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince (3 books in the first series), pretty good.

LuciMay or Fist should be along to recommend Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen...they've read more of it than I have so they can do it better justice.

That's all I can think of off-hand for now. :D

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yes here i am to stump for Erikson again! :D

The Malazan Book of the Fallen, first book Gardens of the Moon.

however, i will have to agree with Lore, i think you should really go
directly to the Martin. there's only 4 thus far and they are very quick
and engaging reads. (warning: do not get further than halfway through
the first one without getting the other 3 books. you will want them to
hand when you finish the first one! lol!!)

the Malazan books are a longer and more intensive read. cast of thousands, multi-threaded plot lines. but sooooo worth it.
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The first book is great. The next two are good. Several years and one disappointing half-installment, and I'm still waiting. I do not recommend this series until it's proven that Martin is back on track.

My recommendation - The Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen.
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Phantasm wrote:I haven't met anyone else who has read the Amtrak Wars. I thought they were a fantastic series of books.
Yeah, they're great. The author claims that one day he'll write a concluding 7th book, which would be awesome. That said, the open ending of book 6 was still pretty good.
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Here's a couple of Series I highly recommend:

The Black Company Series by Glen Cook
-This series is a major influence on Erikson's Malazan writing.

The Banned and The Banished Series by James Clemens
-Great fantasy by a very talented writer.

The Godslayer Chronicles by James Clemens
- I have NEVER suggested this series to anyone who didn't love it.

The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore
-Classic fantasy, but well written.
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Harrowed wrote: -Lord of the Rings
-Harry Potter *cough*
-The Chronicles of Narnia
-His Dark Materials
-History of the Runestaff
-The Sword of Shadows
-The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
-The GAP Sequence(Not usually into sci-fi but this was one hell of a book)
-Mordants Need
I really, really love Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series, as well as The Left Hand of Darkness. Give her a whirl if you like near-hypnotic, Taoist-influenced prose.
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Luke The Unbeliever2 wrote:
The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore
-Classic fantasy, but well written.
My brother lent me these; I plan on reading them after I finish Erikson's 'Toll The Hounds'. Hopefully they're better than the Blade trilogy dvd's he lent me...... :biggrin:
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Cheers for the suggestions, A Song of Ice and Fire seems popular so ill go with that first ;)
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You wont regret it.. that is a great read!


After that.. try
The Black Company Series by Glen Cook

As Luke suggested... another great series!
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The Amber series by Roger Zelazny,

Too bad he passed before he could complete his expanded series.
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Yeah, go with George R. R. Martin's series so you can get totally frustrated waiting for the next book to arrive in your life time. Grumbles *
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If you like the main character to be more an antagonist than protagonist (e.g., Thomas Covenant) I recommend Steven Brust's <i>The Book of Jhereg</i>. "It Ain't Easy Killing People" is Vlad Taltos motto, a character in the vein of Dumas' D'Artagnan. However, where D'Artagnan is a gentleman... well, Vlad Taltos isn't.

Based on the books you like, I think you'd enjoy these!
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