Fantasy books

[katikat]

Okay, friends *cracks knuckles* Rec me your favorite fantasy books. What do you think I might like? And I mean FANTASY, not URBAN FANTASY or SCI-FI, but HIGH FANTASY.

What do I like? Books about adventures and friendship, not so much romance per se and definitely nothing dark with unhappy endings, that's a big no-no for me.

What would I rec?

-> Anything by Lynn Flewelling, of course. I mean, is there someone who loves slash and fantasy and hasn't read the "Nightrunner" series?

-> Steven Brust's "Vlad Taltos", but only the books that actually take place in Dragaera.

-> Jane S. Fancher's "Dance of the Rings" trilogy. If you like the co-dependency between Sam and Dean Winchester, you will love Mikhyel and Deymorin.

-> Joshua Palmatier's "The Throne of Amenkor", because the heroine is frickin' awesome.

And books I didn't like? Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Empire in Black and Gold", Christie Golden's "Vampire of the Mists" or Margaret Weis' "Dragons of a Fallen Sun".

So, anything worth rec'ing? And if it has elves in it, the better ;)

Comments

[gaffsie]

Maybe this would be a good time to read LotR? They set the benchmark for what fantasy should be, after all.

I know that some people find them tedious, but there are quite a few of us who fell in love with them too. Say what you will about Tolkien, but the man knew how to do world-building.

[katikat]

Yeah, I plan to read LotR, mostly because I want to learn more about the characters in the movie.

[keire_ke]

Hmm... have you read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman? No elves, but I love these books. There's a part that takes place in our world, but I would hesitate to call it urban fantasy.

Let's see. The Witcher saga is a fantastic read, and it has elves. It's by Andrzej Sapkowski, and I know that at least two books of the seven are out in English (though for some reason those are the first volume of short stories and the first book of the five-book saga, with the second volume of stories mysteriously vanished).

I keep hearing good things about Stephen King's Dark Tower. Mists of Avalon (M.Zimmer Bradley) are a must.

[katikat]

Oh, I read like... four books by Sapkowski. They are translated into Czech too as Zaklínač. I loved it when it was about the Witcher. But then Sapkowski changed the focus on that girl he was teaching and that I didn't like.

Thank you for the recs!