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Originally posted by Sneeki Two:
George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series is good.(Series really doesn't have a name.)
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Yah it does. It's "A Song of Ice and Fire". Great series, hopefully it won't lose it's way like WoT.
A few other great books/series:
"Shogun" by James Clavell. Not exactly fantasy, sort of historical fiction. But, hey, the main character is part Dutch and it deals in part with how the Dutch replaced the Porteguese in trading with Japan.
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams. Again, not exactly fantasy... but, well, it's close enough. A classic tale of a group of rabbits that have to journey to a new homeland after their old home is destroyed. An awesome read.
"Heralds of Valdemar" series by Mercedes Lackey. "Arrows of the Queen" is the first book of the series. Only real problem is that the author does try to shove a few social views down your throat, but that doesn't detract from the series to much. Quite a successful series, the author has written 15+ books about Valdemar.
"Dragonriders of Pern" series by Anne McCaffrey. The first book is "Dragonflight". Another extensive series. Good stuff.
My own tastes in fantasy tend towards dark fantasy. What can I say, I like my characters a bit flawed, the world a bit darker, and having characters besides the villians die from time to time. A few of my favs:
"The Cold-fire Trilogy" by C.S. Freidman. Great series.
"The Eternal Champion" series by Moorcock. 15-some books, in a pretty wide variety of styles and settings (some are fantasy, some are sci-fi, some are more psychological). Some people like it, some hate it... I happen to be in the like group. Try one of the Corum, Hawkmoon, or Elric books to start with or else Kane of Old Mars. Most of the books are collections of shorter stories, typically 3 or so to a book. Moorcock wrote primarily for the pulp magazines. Elric and Corum are both in the "legendary" category. But becareful of the love/hate thing. Might want to visit a library or borrow a book from the series first to see if you like it.
"The Black Company" by Glen Cook. A nice series about a mercanary outfit. Classic dark fantasy. Legendary already
