Steven Brusts Khaarvren Romances (has nothing to do with chicky romance novels, thank you) and Taltos series.

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye, currently waiting for October to roll around so I can get my lil hands on Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret.

Ditto to the Dune books.

Riftwar Saga (4 books)
Prince of the Blood
Kings Buccaneer
Serpent War Saga (4 books)

In that order.

All by Raymond E. Feist

I still need to read his 2 newest sagas, but those 10 books are a great series.

This thread makes me sad, because it rubs in my face the fact that their is so much left to read!!!

Meh I know there are lots of good books out there but I get picky. Especially when there are books where magic makes everything better >_> that's why I love the Witches of Elieanan, because it actually has consequences for abusing it. (Unlike certain school boys and girls who wave wands around and their lives are suddenly better )

HP: Aww you turned your aunt into a giant ballon made out of skin... well all we need is a simple spell
WOE: WHAT! you lit a candle with your mind and your wearing a ring... We're all gonna burn!!!11

(Oh and Gavin do you know how old Meghan actually is yet? I forget when you find out but I think she looks good for her age compared to others)

Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, New Gaiman, Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst and Malaclypse the Younger (Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley).

Ditto Saran. Old Kingdom is great.

Shade's Children, also by Garth Nix, is good.

Okies, this isn't fantasy or scifi, but they are some of the BEST DAMN WRITTEN BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ! The Noughts and Crosses Trilogy, by Malorie Blackman.
They are:
Noughts & Crosses
Knife Edge
Checkmate
I cried a lot in the first one.

Shades Children was creepy. Nix writes creepy but really good books.

Nemesis by Isaac Asimov is good too.

The entire Dark Tower series, by Stephen King.
Anything by Terry Pratchett.
Arthur C. Clarke's amazing array of fantanstic short stories.
Defintely seconded on Song of Ice and fire.
Ender's game, by Orson Scott Card, didn't like the rest of them so much.
Shogun, by James Clavell (The rest of his books are also good, from what I've read)

Oh I read Shade's Children aswell, I'm just upset I started reading his books after I met him so I didn't get him to sign any. But he was cool... played a mean joke, but cool

Oh and Terry Pratchett of course(I started reading discworld books when I was in 5th grade) though you'd probably want to read "The Colour of Magic" first

I would highly suggest Maia by Richard Adams, for anyone who can get their hands on it. Kind of tough to find these days, since it's been out of print for a while. An amazing read, probably my favorite book. Not for those who can't commit to a long one, though - as I recall, the paperback is 1200+ pages. Well worth it.

Oh, and yes, I too agree about Dune.

Another good suggestion here was the Sword of Truth series, so I second that as well.

Nice to see so many people enjoy reading.

The Stand, Eyes of the Dragon, and The Running Man by Stephen King and Stephen King's alter ego

Anything by JRR Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Ayn Rand, Arthur C. Clark, Ray Bradbury, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell.

This may sound kidish, but I found the Warrior Series by Erin hunter to be quite a enjoyment, there is 6 originals ones, and they have the New Prophecys (spelt that wrong) up to number four right now. Not done with this one yet.

Oi! The coolest thread ever!

Alright. I'll get the nerdy, less-intense reads out of the way first. They're primarily fantasy in origin with a twist of sci-fi here and there.

- The Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn and the rest of that series
- Anything by Anne Rice- I've read just about all of her works, even the less-acclaimed Violin
- The Harry Potter series is just too good to leave unmentioned. Flame at will, but there's got to be something in the gazillions of dollars she raked in.

A little more heady-

- The Golden Bough by James Frazier is an amazing book about, by and large, philanthropy.
- Most anything by Ayn Rand
- The Cycle of Fire by Janny Wurts is awesome, too. It actually reminds me of Lusternia... Mastery of talents, strange vehicles through the Planes, all the nature-loving nature guys...
- Anything by Laurell K. Hamilton is perfect for people who're into leading ladies, necromancy and gun-slinging mystery plots.
- I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles walks you through the life of Queen Elizabeth
- Wicked by Gregory Maguire is what the Broadway show of the same title is based upon; all of it is based on what -really- happened in Oz.
- Lastly, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. The book is 10 thousand times better.

Yeah, those actually are fairly entertaining. I picked them up when my little sister was reading them.

No not exactly yet. I've only got a very rough idea so far...

On Terry Pratchett - you'd probably like to read his books in chronological order (to familiarise yourself with characters, if nothing else), but IMHO his later books are much better. Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic are exceptionally bad (note: when compared to newer books! and it's only my opinion). Reaper Man = the best book. But requires some setup to know who the characters are... as above.

I would suggest picking up some of the classics of Fantasy Literature.

* Abraham Merritt (Was a huge influence on Lovecraft! A "hidden" author)
* Fritz Lieber (Farfard & Grey Mouser)
* John Vance (Science Fantasy Author, Major influence on D&D-style magic)
* Poul Anderson (Wrote a lot of SF, but Fantasy as well, known for the Paladin Template and the "D&D" Troll)
* Michael Moorcock (Elric, "Eternal Champion")
* Robert E. Howard (Conan, Solomon Kane, Kull)
* Lyman Frank Baum (OZ series, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus)
* Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan, Barsoom, Pellucidar)

Hey I love Maia ! I was searching a used bookstore and came across it by chance. Little dirty though Vaura ^-^;;

Agree with Tully about Michael Moorcock, funny name, good author.

-highfives hazar-

Go FireStar! Kick that kitty in his nards!