Favourite fantasy authors?

[ll80]

I felt exactly the same Lulu.
Very sad to say good bye to them all.

I've started on Soldier Son Series by Hobb now though and that is just as good!

..Laura

[butterfly_warrior]

I have just finished reading the Glory Isles trilogy by Glenda Larke - another great read.

I was about to say that it seems that I'm going to love every fantasy series written by a woman, but then I remembered the long hard slog through Cecilia Dart-Thornton's work, and ugh! Never again!

I'm about to start on the Trinity series from Fiona McIntosh - anyone else read it? I still have so many books here that I haven't read yet - So many books, so little time!

BW

[Chalalan]

Lulu, I've just finished re-reading the Farseer Assasin series & the Tawny Man series...I understand your sadness...I wish Robin Hobb would write a series about the Fool but then I guess I dont want to really want to know the enigma that is the fool. His / her unknowingness is what makes him so lovable & so interesting. It took me this second read to really understand Fitz's motivation in staying loyal to the Farseer throne - I always found his loyalty a weakness before but this time I got it.

I haven't been able to get through the second book of Hobb's Forrest Mage series though, too different and just not doing it for me.

I love the Magician too, but by the time I got through most of the series - Silverthorn, Darkness at Arathorn I was a bit over it. I then went onto the Daughter of the Empire series by Fiest and I can't remember who - and though it was good, its not a series that I will ever re-read.

I guess I'm not such a big fan of sci-fi either but there have been a couple that I have read recently that I have absolutely enjoyed. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and Gateway by Frederick Pohl. I read them out of the blue without expectations and felt I had discovered something special so if you want to try something a little different then give these 2 a go.

My absolute favourites would have to be the 'Seventh Swordsman' series by Dave Duncan and 'Pawn's Dream' by Eric Nyland.

My hubby has some of the authors that others have recommended on the overflowing bookshelf - I would love a library - one day! and I guess now I have no excuse but to pick them up and have a read...

[ashlukris]

Butterfly, I could have written your first post myself! And I prefer trilogies over stand alones also.

Have to say, my all time fav author is Juliet Marillier and her Sevenwaters trilogy was her first and best work. The first book in that trilogy is Daughter of the Forest, and it is absolutely fantastic.

Also love Sara Douglass' Troy Game series

Yay for whole new worlds and a bit of magic

[2CheekyMonkeys]

OMG LOVE Robin Hobb!! genius! liveships are my favourite trilogy, if i had to pick but poor fitz what a life of tragedy! love em all.

did you know that she writes under the name 'megan lindolm (sp)' as well. there are a few other books under this name that are really good too! :-)

i have tried to read the 'magician' a few times but just cant get into it properly.

[ll80]

Hollo it's well worth the effort of reading the magician.

Feist newest book has been released: Rides a Dread Legion

Hoping I find the time sometime this year to read it lol.

[rufalina]

I have just finished the Eragon trilogy,. only to find, halfway through the last book, that is it now a series (4th book still being written). It is ok for a bunch of books written by a teenager... Christopher Paolini ...