Fantasy-sorcery recommendations

[Latinandgreek]

The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs - I just finished it, and it was great! It's also a quick read.

[m42]

The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothFuss. And give Empress by Karen Miller a try. Its not traditional sword/sorcery but I couldn't put it down. I am rereading WOT by Robert Jordan in his memory, but I had forgotten how huge his books are. lol

[Laharl]

I love The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Book #1 The Alchemyst
Book #2 The Magician
Book #3 The Sorceress
Book #4 The Necromancer

A Must read for fantasy lovers

[KarateMonkey]

My wife and I have been pouring through Brandon Sanderson's books lately, and I can't recommend him, particularly the Mistborn series, highly enough.

You can download an ebook version of his most recent novel, Warbreaker, for free from his website. He's also got loads of sample chapters for his other books.

He's also been tapped to write the final books in the Wheel of Time series that a number of other posters have already recommended.

[Khai]

Okay! Finished the whole Abhorsen trilogy -- definitely a recommended series! The first part got me slightly confused (as with all fantasy books, what with the whole new world and stuff), but it progressively gets better.

If you can get your hands on an eBook copy, try it and tell me what you think

Now, trying to decide between Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) or George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire).. anyone?

Also, has anyone read Stieg Larsson? His books seem wildly popular but I haven't heard anyone talking about it..

[Freeshadow]

you could give trudy canavan's "black magician" series a try

Magician’s Apprentice (prequel) -> Black Magician Trilogy -> Traitor Spy Trilogy (sequel)

and you definitely want to read Leibers "Fafhrd & Grey Mouser" books being THE pillars of "sword and sorcery" as a fantasy subgenere
the latter ones are even avail as a nice drm-free ebook bundle: http://www.webscription.net/p-1213-f...ollection.aspx

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Khai

I've been really into fantasy books - especially the ones with sorcery/magic and a whole new other world.

I can't believe I forgot the Ethshar series by Lawrence Watt-Evans. Most of them are available at fictionwise (drm-free!):

https://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/t.../?seriesid=151

Very highly recommended. Each book is pretty much a stand-alone. I've re-read the first one, The Misenchanted Sword, several times. Even knowing the ending it's a great read.

[Kiwimick]

How about the Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster
Anything by R A Salvatore
or Memory,Sorrow & Thorn series by Tad Williams

[rhadin]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I can't believe I forgot the Ethshar series by Lawrence Watt-Evans . . . Very highly recommended. Each book is pretty much a stand-alone.

I agree. An excellent series of books and each does stand on its own.

[rhadin]

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

. . .and you definitely want to read Leibers "Fafhrd & Grey Mouser" books being THE pillars of "sword and sorcery" as a fantasy subgenere. . .

I bought these books and tried to read them. I found them boring and not captivating, which I expected from the number of recommendations the books have received.

[artificial]

Originally Posted by Guns4Hire

Actually the original was supposed to be titled just "Magician". But the publisher felt it was two big so it was split into two books, "Magician-Apprentice" and "Magician-Master". So eventually (10th year anniversary) Feist released the two books as one and called it "Magician" like he originally intended.

Not to be picky, but I think Magician was originally published as a single volume, and the Apprentice/Master editions came later

I originally read a 1984 UK edition, which was a single volume, and the first UK edition of the book.

[artificial]

Originally Posted by Khai

Now, trying to decide between Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) or George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire).. anyone

I recently finished A Game of Thrones (book 1 of ASOFAI) which I thoroughly enjoyed. Warning: very little magic an monsters, it's more of a medieval-style political intrigue.

Some people have said that the series tails off in later books.

I haven't read any Robert Jordan, but again and again I have heard it said that the first three of four Wheel of Time books are great, but later books are really, really bad.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Khai

Okay! Finished the whole Abhorsen trilogy -- definitely a recommended series! The first part got me slightly confused (as with all fantasy books, what with the whole new world and stuff), but it progressively gets better.

If you can get your hands on an eBook copy, try it and tell me what you think

Now, trying to decide between Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) or George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire).. anyone?

Also, has anyone read Stieg Larsson? His books seem wildly popular but I haven't heard anyone talking about it..

I have read A Song of Fire and Ice and highly recommend it.

I have read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and found it really good. My mother has read all three and found the third one to be the best.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Kiwimick

How about the Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster
Anything by R A Salvatore
or Memory,Sorrow & Thorn series by Tad Williams

Yes the Spellsinger series is good and anything by Tad Williams is really good.

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and found it really good. My mother has read all three and found the third one to be the best.

For what it's worth, I agree with your mother.

It's worth noting, though, that the third book is very much a continuation of the second and you need to read the second before the third in order to really 'get it'.