Reccommend A Good Fantasy Author

[Stevie Boy]

Have read all David Gemmels several times over (can strongly reccommend if you haven't) just looking for a new author of the same ilk. Must have read loads but never found anything as good.

 

And lets try to keep it clean please, how many people looked at this topic thinking about the wrong fantasy books???

[Trueblood]

Have read all David Gemmels several times over (can strongly reccommend if you haven't) just looking for a new author of the same ilk. Must have read loads but never found anything as good.

 

And lets try to keep it clean please, how many people looked at this topic thinking about the wrong fantasy books???

 

I'm also a fan of David Gemmell and read all his books. Terry Brooks Shannara books are a good read, Raymond Feist's Riftwar books are good also. Robin Hobb is terrific as is George Martin but heavier going. Outside fantasy but not dissimilar to Gemmel is Conn Iggulden's Emperor series.

[Back to the Future]

Philip Jose Farmer - Riverworld series

 

or maybe

 

David Brin

http://www.davidbrin.com/

[b4mbi]

Raymond E Feist.....

 

Riftwar Series and Empire Series (with Jan Wurts)

 

Fantastic. :)

[Stevie Boy]

Thanks so far.

 

Have read all of the Raymond Feist Novels.

 

Will give the other ones a look at.

 

A few I can reccommend are,

David Eddings

Alexey Pehov, just finished that one, been translated from Russian.

Markus Heitz

Brent Weeks

 

have also tried a few Terry Pratchet but have never been able to get into them.

[Trueblood]

Thanks so far.

 

Have read all of the Raymond Feist Novels.

 

Will give the other ones a look at.

 

A few I can reccommend are,

David Eddings

Alexey Pehov, just finished that one, been translated from Russian.

Markus Heitz

Brent Weeks

 

have also tried a few Terry Pratchet but have never been able to get into them.

 

Read Brent Weeks very enjoyable. Enjoyed Eddings earlier works (Belgariad, Sparhawk books) his later stuff was mediocre (when his wife got involved!)

[Trueblood]

Thanks so far.

 

Have read all of the Raymond Feist Novels.

 

Will give the other ones a look at.

 

A few I can reccommend are,

David Eddings

Alexey Pehov, just finished that one, been translated from Russian.

Markus Heitz

Brent Weeks

 

have also tried a few Terry Pratchet but have never been able to get into them.

 

Read Brent Weeks very enjoyable. Enjoyed Eddings earlier works (Belgariad, Sparhawk books) his later stuff was mediocre (when his wife got involved!)

 

Re. Pratchet which ones have you read because he gets better, the earlier discworlds are the weakest.

[GD4ELI]

Lois Mcmaster Bujold, Miles Vorkosigan series

[Back to the Future]

Thanks so far.

 

 

 

have also tried a few Terry Pratchet but have never been able to get into them.

 

 

Always enjoyed the earlier T.P. books - another good author in humour type fantasy is Tom Holt.

 

Fantasy stuff by Stephen Donaldson

especially Thomas Covenant books also good...

[Stevie Boy]

Can't remember which Terry Pratchet ones they were buy I do know they were the earlier ones, might give him another try then.

[Trueblood]

Can't remember which Terry Pratchet ones they were buy I do know they were the earlier ones, might give him another try then.

 

The ones with Commander Vimes and The Watch in are my favorites.

[Bambster]

Everyone's mentioned the ones I were going to. But noticed one. Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood. I would also say the Conan Chronicles are a good fantasy read by Robert E. Howard.

[Slim]

George R R Martin, provided your happy embarking on a series that hasn't been concluded yet.

 

Perhaps try some Neil Gaiman or some Michael Moorcock?

[Rhumsaa]

bit unusual but try Dan Abnett - some of the best sci fi fantasy I have read

 

good for escapism anyway

[Bombay Bad Boy]

Piers Anthony