Where are all the fantasy readers?

I absolutely loved the Sevenwaters trilogy. Those books are so beautiful. You don't just read them- you feel them somewhere deep inside, maybe your soul, I'm not sure. They seemed very real to me when I read them.

OH! the Seven Waters trilogy was a WONDERFUL series! All the characters in them were easy to connect with, and there was never a dull moment. if you liked these books then i'd definitely recommend Melanie Rawn's "Exiles". It, so far, consists of 2 books, with the promise of a third. Rawn is brilliant and insightful,and takes you to a world COMPLETELY unlike our own. (its a place where women rule, and men are...decorative..lol) give them a try if u find the time:)

Seven Waters trilogy??? Never heard of it.... can anyone give me a little precis of what its all about? I think I'd like to check it out.

thank you for your response:) i dont know Pratchett Discworld, can u tell a bit about the book/s? The Dragonlance series was my first fantasy series , they r excellent books. and the reason i went on an 8 year fantasy novel marathon trying to find books that come close to the quality of those lol.

Ok, a few of my favorites series. Discworld-a long list of slightly connected novels from Terry Pratchett. Each book is a stand alone in the world. Fantasy mixed with a lot of humour. He uses a mixing of the fantasy world a lot. Marvelous stories that will have you giggling. Myth Series-about 9 or 10 books by Robert Aspirin. relatively short but great fun to read, very funny and light. Important to read sequentially The Covenant Chronicles-by Donaldson. A somewhat dark series about a leper drawn from our world into a fantasy world as the wielder of wild magic. Somewhat more complex and harder to read then some, but I liked them a great deal. Sequential. Landover novels-Terry Brooks- Interesting series about a lawyer who buys a magic kingdom. Very well written fantasy with some well developed supporting characters. About 6 or 7 books now, sequential. Shannara-Terry Brooks-Very close to Dragonlance in style. Sweeping good vs evil epic. About 7 or 8 sequential novels. Drizzt novels-R.A. Salvatore-Set in D&D Forgotten Realms, follows the story of a drow ranger who lives on the surface. Superb tales that rival Dragonlance. 7 or 8 books, sequential.

ok thats it, im buying a book by Prachett since so many people seem to enjoy them. i actually tried Anthony's "On a Pale Horse". the grim reaper one i believe. it was very creative, but not my style. Has anyone read books by Jennifer Roberson? The ones about the Cheysuli and Homana? VERY cool books, a bit graphic. (which i prefer anyway they r fast paced and a bit short, but worth the quick read.

I haven't read that particular one by Piers Anthony. You might try his Xanth series, though. They're light and humorous but fantastical nonetheless.

Sword of Truth series! I love that set however, after Pillars of Creation doesn't Goodkind kinda go a little strange? I haven't read the next book for fear of it ruining my love of the other books but from the back it looks like Richard loses memory of Kahlan... Does it turn sci-fi? or stay true to fantasy?

I'll look into some of those when I have the time! Thanks.

i LOVED the wayfarer redemption series, those books were truly unlike any other books i have read. here are a few more recommendations : ~ The Still ( if u can find it because i have forgotten who wrote it) ~ The Dragon Prince trilogy and the Dragon Star trilogy By Melanie Rawn ~ The Crown of Stars Series by Kate Elliott

I actually recently bought a copy of one of the Wayfarer Redemption books. Good to know it was worth the money, I might even shuffle it up a bit higher on my to read list. Thanks for the little bit of info.

im glad you brought up a book that can be found in the childrens section because i had never thought to look there. I just didnt have any interest in Harry Potter type books, which is about all id figured id find. i am NOT a fan. I heard that as the series progressed they became less childish, but id like to say 2 things about that. 1. its not clear on the kind of audience that the book is aimed at. this irritates me. 2. anything with witches' hats and cauldrons full of frogs eyes and rats tails, cant be considered, by me at least, good fantasy. its hokey and well, boring. and thats the end of my ranting. :)

I have been reading younger style books recently to be able to chat with my children about them. I have found them very interesting. There are lots of fantasy style ones and some are quite in depth.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR DRAGONLANCE FANS I just discovered, and I don't know how in the world I missed this, that the first of the Dragonlance books has been made into an animated movie scheduled for release in September. The movie is not apparently in post-production. I know you'll ask.... Rasitlin Majere...Kiefer Sutherland Goldmoon...Lucy Lawless (Xena) Check out IMDB for info on it. I am a bit excited already.

ack! animated? id like to get excited about that but i was hoping for a little more for those books. a while back they actually did make a movie based on or called dragonlance, i cant remember. it had one of the wayans brothers in it and someone else pretty famous....i looked it up on imdb, but i cant find it. it was hugely disappointing. i was hoping the next time they attempted to put this incredible series on the big screen it would be more...LOTR quality. i guess ill be waiting for a while :P