Ding! (destination thread from our hijack of http://lusternia.ire-community.com/index.php?showtopic=1144 )

Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code would be nice reads, too.

Although I haven't read either, I've read snippets of Angels and Demons, planning to buy both soon.

It's not Fantasy though.

Read the latter already. Was alright . Um.... I should probably plug this: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...=books&n=507846

(G/f's friend is the agent... well, works for the agency, that found the author. But she's the one that 'found' him, and has her name in the acknowledgement. I liked it, though I'm not really into mystery, and he is probably going to be taking it 7 books or more. This was his first book, and he already has a deal for books 2 and 3).

Not into mysteries, I'm all about Fantasy, though sometimes I'll go to Sci-fi.

Same, but I was forced to read this , and I enjoyed it to a degree. Da Vinci Code made me think of it.

Be back later maybe, but I'm off to write. Yes, I, just like 1000s of others, believe in the dream that I, too, can write fantasy. But I've already started my worldbuilding and have a great plot, a handful of characters partly dreamt up! Wee! It could even go three books, easily! Well... I want to write short stories before I even TRY to go novel... but... maybe

Ooo, I tried writing for a bit but I'm the most uncreative person ever . Good luck with your books, I'll be sure to buy em if you get them published .

Buy me books -----------> My Wishlist

::grins::

Charles de Lint.

That's all you'll ever need to know. Seriously.

Combination of fantasy and modern era flawlessly done with each and every book. And they are WICKED reads, each and every one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fantasy


J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (set in Middle-earth)
Terry Brooks's The Sword of Shannara and its sequels
Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter
E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros
Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga and others
P. C. Hodgell's God Stalk and its sequels
Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series
Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea and its sequels
George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series
Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy
Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy
Margaret Weis's and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance series
Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, beginning with The Dragonbone Chair
Roger Zelazny's Amber series
Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series
Robin Hobb's The Farseer Trilogy
Katharine Kerr's Deverry

Possibly my favourite author ever... Umberto Eco.

'The Name of The Rose' and 'Foucault's Pendulum' are two of the deepest, most intellectually stimulating and provoking books I have ever read, especially 'Foucault's Pendulum'. Full of interesting information and facts, carefully researched and joined together in a rich and complex story... What more can you ask for?!

SirVLCIV: I will agree with most of your suggestions, especially the six books in the 'Chronicles of Thomas Covenant' series. Those books are my favourite fantasy series by far, up there with Tolkien's works. Donaldson's other series' are good too - the two books of the 'Mordant's Need' series (fantasy) and the five books of the 'Gap' series (sci-fi).

I've actually been tempted to write a 'history of fantastic literature' essay once, detailing the achievements of fantasy literature to date (starting from the precursors in the 19th century). Fun stuff

And it appears (to me at least) Fantasy is indirectly linked to Gothic literature