Good Fantasy recommendations please

[ComradeJing]

Come and nominate your favourite fantasy books/series for me please. :)

A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin is by far the best.

Stephen King's Dark Tower series - makes just about anything else (apart from possibly LOTR) look like the work of adolescent chimps! :)

Katherine Kerr's Deverry series (loads of books)

Robin Hobb- Farseer trilogy, Liveship Traders trilogy & Tawny Man trilogy.

I agree about Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones etc), and Robin Hobb (I've only read Liveship trilogy and the new Dragon Keeper books).

Also recently started Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, only read the first one so far but it's promising!

Neil Gaiman is good for more urban/contemporary fantasy.

Yes to Neil Gaiman - American Gods and Anansi's Boys are great.

I wasn't over-taken by Game Of Thrones, so haven't read any of the others in that series. Ought I?

Yes remus. You need to read up until book 3 part two of a
Song of fire and ice as it is amazing :D

Second Robin Hobb. All of her trilogies are fab but I loved the Liveships best.

China Meiville's Perdido Street Station is v dark and weird but left a lasting impression.

'The Name of the Wind' and 'The Wise Man's Fear' by Patrick Rothfuss. Unbelievably brilliant. Cannot wait until the last book of the trilogy comes out.

L E Modesett's Recluse series.

Sarah Monette's Doctine of Labyrinths series- amazing first person voice.
Sarah Rees Brennan's Demon series- technically young adult but exceptionally well done.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series- dated now but groundbreaking at the time.
Vonda McIntyre, fantasy/sf crossover, won the Hugo/nebula more than once I think.
All women, interestingly!

I second Neil Gaiman and A Song of Ice and Fire. The Dresden Files series is really good too.

I read Song of Ice and Fire about 10 years ago and re read it when the series came out and then book two as well. Haven't started on book three yet but I have it. As a side note I thought that book one wasn't that well written but the story is great.

Some books I've read here and some I haven't which is fantastic thanks.

YY to American Gods and Neil Gaiman. Patrick Rothfuss is amazing. Absolutely can't WAIT for book 3 (though surely it's going to need more than 3 books to finish the series. He's not even out of the uni yet!)

Off to Amazon. Thanks again!

George Martin: A Game of Thrones + 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series
Robin Hobb: Assassin's Apprentice + 'Farseer' series
Peter Brett: Painted Man + 'Demon Cycle' series
Stephen King: The Gunslinger + 'Dark Tower' series

I've even written one myself :)

another vote for George RR Martin, 'Song of Ice and Fire' Series... and sticking with it till book 3 definitely pays off
and Patrick Rothfuss 'Name of the Wind'... book 1 fantastic, book 2 awaiting on bedside table, yay! Agree he'll need to write more than 3.

And you've probably read it but Jean Auel's 'Clan of the Cave bear' series gets a lot of votes too except for the last book which was pants, so you can just leave it out. Really. But do read the first 4.

Markx4 what's your book?

Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series :D

I've just bought it Mark. Better be good

btw just be careful as advertising isn't allowed on MN unless it's paid. Not sure what the rules are on threads like this though. :)

@ComradeJing Me? I was just answering a question :) I didn't even pay NatureAbhorsAHoover to ask it or nuffin'. :p

PS - Thanks!

apparently the rules are that if someone asks you a direct question ... you're not allowed to answer it. Nice.

C.S Friedman's Coldfire trilogy
The first and second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson (give up after that, he's lost it)
Second Robin Hobb, would also look into the books she wrote as Megan Lindholm
Terry Pratchett - all Discworld books except the very first ones
K.J Parker's Fencer trilogy

Mark - I've written some too, but not published any. Too chicken and too lazy.

Another vote for Gaiman he's brilliant. My all time favourite fantasy author is David Eddings I've re-read his books so many times though I'd advise staying away from his later stuff unless you really love him, start with The Belgariad series. Also Naomi Novik has written an interesting series of historical fantasy books set around the napolionic wars where both sides have a dragon fleet.

DH Loves:
Robin Hobb
George R Martin

Likes:
Tadd Williams
J V Jones
Guy Gavriel Kay
Raymond E Feist

Dislikes:
David Eddings
Katherine Kerr

He also just remember he love:
Kate Elliott

Neil Gaiman - American Gods and Neverwhere

Gail Carriger - The Parasol Protectorate - fantasy meets Jane Austen (with naughty bits) - brilliant stuff (especially the first novel).

David Eddings - I loved as a teenager.