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Istvan diVega · 07-04-2013, 09:39 PM

Continuing in the vein of the last poster:

The Riftwar Saga by Raymond Feist. One of the true fantasy greats.

Dragonlance perhaps? It's been twenty-five years or more since I read the original trilogy and I'm not entirely sure how it would hold up today? Still, I was a 21-year-old (or thereabouts) myself at the time and I loved it. Raistlin was certainly a memorable magician.

Barbara Hambly's Darwath. Another trilogy, though the books are slimmer than requested.

I just realised that The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings aren't on your "Have Read" list.... In that case, they really need to be at the top of your "To Be Read" list.

There's Christopher Stasheff's octology A Wizard in Rhyme.

There's David Eddings' Belagariad and Malloreon, which are pretty much all about wizards.

There's Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series, another octology.

Sheri S. Tepper's The True Game trio of trilogies are kind of science fiction, although this does not become apparent until very late. Most of the way they are ostensibly fantasy books.

Then there's Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame decalogy, along with Spellsinger one of the first series (I think) to use the theme of people being transported from our world to an alternative universe.

There's also Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, a pentalogy inspired by and based on Welsh mythology. I can't really remember whether or not it's heavy on wizards and wizardry and it's ostensibly a series for children, but I read it around your age and enjoyed it a lot.

Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy is all about magicians, or rather one magician, and quite enjoyable. More books/series have been added later, preceding and following the original trilogy, but I've read none of those.

Michael Scott Rohan's Winter of the World has its share of magic, although perhaps no magicians in the usual sense of the term. At least not the original trilogy, which is all I've read.

Finally, Steven Brust's Dragaeran cycle has lots of wizards, although again perhaps not in the usual sense. The books are fairly thin, but there are a total of 20 volumes with another 3 yet to be published. Easy reads and very enjoyable indeed.

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Istvan diVega Inharmonious Posts: 416 Karma: 2157616 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Sony PRS-950, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1	Continuing in the vein of the last poster: The Riftwar Saga by Raymond Feist. One of the true fantasy greats. Dragonlance perhaps? It's been twenty-five years or more since I read the original trilogy and I'm not entirely sure how it would hold up today? Still, I was a 21-year-old (or thereabouts) myself at the time and I loved it. Raistlin was certainly a memorable magician. Barbara Hambly's Darwath. Another trilogy, though the books are slimmer than requested. I just realised that The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings aren't on your "Have Read" list.... In that case, they really need to be at the top of your "To Be Read" list. There's Christopher Stasheff's octology A Wizard in Rhyme. There's David Eddings' Belagariad and Malloreon, which are pretty much all about wizards. There's Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series, another octology. Sheri S. Tepper's The True Game trio of trilogies are kind of science fiction, although this does not become apparent until very late. Most of the way they are ostensibly fantasy books. Then there's Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame decalogy, along with Spellsinger one of the first series (I think) to use the theme of people being transported from our world to an alternative universe. There's also Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain, a pentalogy inspired by and based on Welsh mythology. I can't really remember whether or not it's heavy on wizards and wizardry and it's ostensibly a series for children, but I read it around your age and enjoyed it a lot. Louise Cooper's Time Master trilogy is all about magicians, or rather one magician, and quite enjoyable. More books/series have been added later, preceding and following the original trilogy, but I've read none of those. Michael Scott Rohan's Winter of the World has its share of magic, although perhaps no magicians in the usual sense of the term. At least not the original trilogy, which is all I've read. Finally, Steven Brust's Dragaeran cycle has lots of wizards, although again perhaps not in the usual sense. The books are fairly thin, but there are a total of 20 volumes with another 3 yet to be published. Easy reads and very enjoyable indeed.