Why is it that as soon as one man builds a wall, the next must know what is on the other side?

Butchered Tyrion quote. He is my hero.

If you havn't read any of those books before. I suggest reading A Game of Thrones last, because it will be nice to read something thats very different yet refrences the style and texture of all those other books.

Oh and btw, my story idea is running rampant in my head I started writing the intro so far, though I'm not going too far this month. I should have a good short story (7500-15000 words) done in the next couple months for people interested.

It won't be as good as Wheel of Time!

Actually I can't say, cause I've never read, let alone heard, about that book. It's just...when I'm into one series, I won't read any others till I'm done that series.

Damn you Robert Jordan, release the next book!

And there are plenty I haven't bought, but are on my wish list.

Buy me books --------> http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/1NUYMPU2...5260053-0519120

(it's not ordered yet).

And I AM accepting suggestions to be added to my wish list

well go find George R.R Martin and read his Song of Ice and Fire books. (Game of thrones, Something else, and Storm of Crows)

I read his books because I was waiting for the next Robert Jordan book and was told he was comparable. He's very comparable except the story is just umm wow, amazing... though I bet his fourth book is going to ruin it all, so yeah just go get those books and read them. I promise you they are not like anything you have read before, save maybe some ancient clasic that nobody has heard of.

Martin always throws you for a loop. I like the Wild Card anthologies that he presides over as well.

I think Martin is better then Jordan and the name of the second book is Clash of Kings.

The Wheel of Time is filth.

I also have been instructed to read George MacDonald, William Morris, E. R. Eddison, and Lord Dunsany.

Edit: I may, once I am knowledgeable enough, put together a 'beginner's guide to the fantasy genre' for a simple analysis of what I like to call:

'Old old stuff' (Mythology)
'Foundations' (the 19th century writers, maybe as far back as some late 18th I'm considering, who helped establish fantasy)
'Benchmarks' (Tolkien, et al.)
'Bridge' (between Tolkien and contemporary)
'Modern' (70s on)

Oh, and it goes:

A Game of Thrones.
A Clash of Kings.
A Storm of Swords.
A Feast for Crows.

Feast for Crows out yet?

The Sword of Truth series is ok, by Terry Goodkind.

The books as individuals are good, but I don't like how the series is set out. One book isn't really too connected to the others, it's the same characters and stuff, but the plot is always majorly different in all of them.

Some names may double, I got these names from multiple sources, looking into them all one by one:

Raymond E. Feist
David Gemmel
Terry Goodkind
Neil Gaiman

Patricia McKillip, Stephen Donaldson, Ursula LeGuin, Guy Gavriel Kay
Anne McCaffrey, and Mervin Peake

Robert Jordan - already discussed
Terry Brooks - already discussed
Raymond E Feist
David Eddings
George R R Martin - already discussed
R A Salvatore - already read
David A Gemmell
Anne McCaffrey
Margaret Weis - already read
J K Rowling
Piers Anthony - already read
Robin Hobb
Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber

Maybe we should move this to another thread to end the hijack

Yeah, if you think terry goodkind is ok.. then you really need to read A Game of Thrones. I've almost stopped reading fantasy because I find they are all the same, very few have a unique story to tell or a unique setting to tell it in. My list of ones worth reading are... In no good order

Terry Pratchet -- Hillarious modern commentary using Fantasy
Xanth Series --- Just funny stuff
Robert Jordan -- His Magic and Mythology has a nice spin
Tolkein --- Its just a staple, and makes you feel so good when you finish it.

Dune (just the first ones) --- Social engeneering and mixing Sci Fi and Fantasy at its best.

Deathstalker (Just so you can see bad taken to the next level-- again its a mix of fantasy and Scifi taken to beyond the bad level)

Goerge R.R. Martin. --- Fantasy with a hint of reality.... Excelent stuff.

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

::chortles::

Hahaha, this annoying kid I really don't like keeps saying The Eye of Argon is an amazing book.