5 favorite series

[lan sam]

List your 5 favorite book SERIES.

Preferably 1-5

1.)Wheel of Time- hey what's not to love
2.)Redwall-Got old and repetitive, but that's after 13 books!
3.)Harry Potter- This got me started on fantasy.
4.)Lord of the Rings-The most original series ever written.
5.)A Wrinkle In Time-trippy and delightful

Oh and by the way, no spoilers. I don't know how you would do any, but I just don't like them.

[James]

1- The Vampire Chronicles, from Anne Rice
2- Discworld, Terry Pratchett
3- Nicholas Linnear novels, by Eric van lustbader
4- Dragonlance
5- Wheel of Time (RJ fell off :( )

[talyn rahl]

(in no real order)
Wheel of time
Sword of truth
Belgariad/mallorean
His dark materials
Dragonlance

[val7]

1. a Song of Ice and Fire
2. Discworld
3. Wheel of Time
4. Dragonlance (new addition to my list :))
5. edit: :eek: I forgot about Memory, sorrow, & thorn! *runs away in shame*

[mindphone]

1. a song of ice and fire
2. memory, sorrow and thorn
3. the farseer
4. otherland
5. the runelords

[Arawis]

his dark materials
word and void
harry potter :D jajaja
shannara (repetitive, but its all good.. ;) )
WoT

[Alexia]

1. Sevenwaters Trilogy
2. Bitterbynde Trilogy
3. Harry Potter
4. Lord of the Rings
5. Wheel of Time

[Corvus Corax]

- Wot
- everything from Tolkien
- death gate cycle
- all of Feist on midkemia
- robin hobb's seer (hope that's spelled correct) triology

[Sparrow]

Lord of the Rings
Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (quite an adventure)
Wheel of Time
Discworld

Couldn't make up my mind about the fifth :/

[Molimo]

1. Ender's Shadow series (and Ender's Game, but that's in a different series)
2. Foundation
3. WoT
4. Discworld
5. Redwall (My favourite favourite favourite favourite books ever in Grade 3-6. I hate them now, but they deserve a mention.)

[Nachtnoir]

1. The Eternal Champion by Micheal Moorcock
2. Dune by Frank Herbert
3. Lankmar by Fritz Leiber
4. Otherland by Tad Williams
5. The Dark Tower by Stephen King

[The Grey]

My favorite five fantasy books are:

1 Wheel of Time
2 The deathgate-cycle from Weis & Hickman
3 The Belgariad / Mallorean from Eddings
4 All the books of Feist
5 The 'King Arthur'-trilogie from Cornwell

There are many more great series but those are better then the most.

[Vivacia]

Song of Ice and Fire-Martin
Wheel of Time-Jordan
Dragonriders of Pern-McCaffrey
Farseer and Liveship Traders-Hobb
Dark Elf Trilogy-Salvatore

[WFFS]

1. LotR
2. HGttG
3. Harry Potter
4. Sevenwaters
5. WoT

[Nero]

Song of Ice and Fire - GRRM
Memory, Sorrow, Thorn - Tad Williams
Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
WOT (first 5 books) - Robert Jordan

[mindphone]

Originally posted by Nero

Memory, Sorrow, Thorn - Tad Williams


so good. :)

[Buckweet]

hmmm toughy but I'd go with...

(most favorite first)

1. Song if Fire and Ice - George RR Martins
2. Sword of Truth -T. Goodkind
3. Death Gate Cycle - T.Hickman *M. Weise
4. The Wheel of Time - R. Jordan
5. Magician: Apprentice & Master - Feist. (just started 3rd book)

I would have LotR up in there too but I honestly haven't read it :blush:

But the movies are cool as heck :D

[archely]

Originally posted by Buckweet
(most favorite first)

1. Song if Fire and Ice - George RR Martins

Seriously, i can't believe you guys actually have this as a favorite if you don't really know what the series is called.

It's A Song of Ice and Fire.

Originally posted by Buckweet
I would have LotR up in there too but I honestly haven't read it :blush:

But the movies are cool as heck :D

Holy Shit.

...

[acesn8s]

Here are my 5, in no particular order:
Fionavar Tapestry-Guy Gaveriel Kay
Wheel of Time-Robert Jordan
A Song of Fire and Ice-George RR Martin
The Khaavren Romances-Steven Brust

Just to be different:
The Book of Swords-Fred Saberhagen :D

[LaughingTurtle]

Just to be different:
The Book of Swords-Fred Saberhagen

Good book...er books technically.

[acesn8s]

Originally posted by LaughingTurtle
Good book...er books technically.

:D
Coinspinner. Most definately Coinspinner.

[Malcor Sylverwood]

1. Tolkein: Hobbit + LOTR
2. Salvatore: Dark Elf series
3. Jordan: WOT
4. Goodkind: Sword of Truth
5. King: Dark Tower series

These are just off the top of my head, so I might change ;)

-Malcor "Drizzt" Sylverwood

[Buckweet]

Ohhhh HOLD up. Ive actually read The Hobbit. But that is not part of the series. Im waiting till all the moovies come out and then Im going to read it :)

What's wrong with that? :p

I guess Im a fool of a Took :D

[Malcor Sylverwood]

Originally posted by Buckweet
Ohhhh HOLD up. Ive actually read The Hobbit. But that is not part of the series.
~shrugs~ LOTR picks up directly after the Hobbit...so...

-Malcor "One story" Sylverwood

[James]

Originally posted by Malcor Sylverwood

2. Salvatore: Dark Elf series

-Malcor "Drizzt" Sylverwood

man I love those books. haven't read them in ages

revised list of my faves

1. GRRM - A Song of Ice and Fire
2. Terry Pratchett - Discworld
3. Anne Rice - the Vampire Chronicles
4. Neil Gaiman - Sandman Comics
5. M. Weis & T. Hickman - Twins Saga from Dragonlace & Deathgate Cycle

fuck RJ.

[Nachtnoir]

Originally posted by Lord Semaj
man I love those books. haven't read them in ages

revised list of my faves

1. GRRM - A Song of Ice and Fire
2. Terry Pratchett - Discworld
3. Anne Rice - the Vampire Chronicles
4. Neil Gaiman - Sandman Comics
5. M. Weis & T. Hickman - Twins Saga from Dragonlace & Deathgate Cycle

fuck RJ.

Have your read any of Gaiman's other stuff? He is one of my favorite authors. "American Gods" is an instant classic. And "Neverwhere" is simply a beautiful book.

Try 'em.

Not a big fan of Salvatore though :(

[mindphone]

Originally posted by Lord Semaj

1. GRRM - A Song of Ice and Fire


more converts by the day.....muhahahaha! :D

[James]

Originally posted by Nachtnoir
Have your read any of Gaiman's other stuff? He is one of my favorite authors. "American Gods" is an instant classic. And "Neverwhere" is simply a beautiful book.

Try 'em.


I have read most of his work, but I haven't read American Gods yet. As soon as I can find a copy I intend on buying it. Neverwhere was very good and 'Good Omens', which he wrote with Terry Pratchett, is one of the best books I have ever read :)

[acesn8s]

American Gods was awesome. I read most of it on a plane ride. I got a kick out of reading about Old World Gods in the New World, while I was traveling from the New World to the Old World.

[Cloric The Cleric]

Geez...let's see, there've been so many series I picked up lately in lieu of WOT.

Okay, in no particular order.

Sara Douglass - the Wayfarer Redemption and acompanying books (I have no idea what the trilogy is called)
Anne McCaffrey - PERN
RJ - WOT
Elaine Cunningham - I believe they've renamed the series Sword and Song, but not sure - TSR's been doing some funky things lately - anyway, the Arylin and Danillo books
Star Wars - New Jedi Order

[acesn8s]

Cloric,

What's the Sara Douglass series like? I've been looking at the books, but never got around to picking them up.

[Cloric The Cleric]

Originally posted by acesn8s
Cloric,

What's the Sara Douglass series like? I've been looking at the books, but never got around to picking them up.

I really like them. She manages to give the characters who need it the strength that seems right, and she manages to surprise all the way through the last book, even tho there are a few things that are easy to figure out on your own.

HTH
CTC

[acesn8s]

Looks like something else to add to the list.

Cool.

THX

[WFFS]

There is also a great series by Patricia Kenneally that I missed, and can't remember..... So put that there ahead of WoT :p

[ZablalbaZ]

Top Five

James Morrow-The Godhead Trilogy
Orson Scott Card-Every Series (especially the Ender books)
Dan Simmons-Hyperion books
Terry Brooks-Shannara books
Frank Herbert-Dune books

Alternates
Robert Jordan-Wheel of Time
Stephen King-The Dark Tower
John Varley-Titan,Wizard,Demon
Harry Turtledove-Worldwar/Colonization
Terry Goodkind-The Sword of Truth

[Dakeyras]

1) Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
2) Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
3) Malazan Books of the Fallen - Steven Erikson
4) Drenai saga - David Gemmell
5) Midkemia Saga - Raimond E. Feist

[Byrn]

Are there no Donaldson fans out there? Both the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and the Gap Cycle are excellent and in my top three.

[Frerkai]

Mine have to be :

1 ) The winter of the world - Michael Scott Rohann
2 ) Wot- R J
3 ) Earth's children, Jean M Auel
4 )The well of souls - Jack L Chalker
5 ) It's a tie : Dark horse saga - Mary H Herbert,
Darkspell - Katherine Kerr &
Shannara - Terry Brooks
They all have something on my imagination
:)

[Llothlian]

oh my god...

i cant believ in 3 whole pages of books knowbody has even mentioned the chronicles of thomas covenant, the pendragon cycle and the belgaraid and the malorian... they ar brilliant books!!

everybody go out and buy rent steal or borrow these books and borrow them. the chronicles of coventant, and the pendragon cycle are only short, 6 books each but they are very good! the belgariad and malorian are 1 epic, in 2 sets, each with 5 books... read them!!!!!

there is my bit now i will walk away all tired and embarraced ;)

[Byrn]

Did you jsut skip over my posts? Sheesh.

[KevBrinks]

I'm surprised that so many people chose the Ender's Saga. I mean, I loved Ender's Game, but every book from then on was not nearly as good. Especially after Ender stopped being the main character

R.A. Salvatore wrote some amazing fantasy, but I honestly cant put him on my last since he RUINED the SW books. After killing Chewie and making a new enemy, they just kept going downhill. Then someone had to kill Anakin Solo...:(

[Theoban]

1 - Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
2 - Discworld - Terry Pratchett
3 - Song of Ice and Fire - George R R Martin
4 - The Death's Gate Cycle - Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
5 - The Eternal Champion books - Michael Moorcock

A year ago I would've put WoT in, but now I'm just bored

[Allein'd'Ashan]

My favourite bookseries is:

1. WOT- Robert Jordan
2. Harry-Potter- J.K.Rowling
3.LOTR-Tolkien
4. Shannaras serie- Terry Brooks
5.discworld- Terry Pratchett

[Aragorn]

1. LotR
2. ASoIaF
3. WoT


And y'know, there really aren't any other serie that have affected me enough to list as "favorites".

[Byrn]

My list has changed since I've Read A Song of Ice and Fire.

1: WOT
2: A Son of Ice and Fire
3: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
4: Coldfire Trilogy - C.S. Friedman
5: Gap Cycle - Stephen R. Donaldson
6: Galatic Mileu Trilogy - Julian May
7: Discworld Novels - Terry Pratchett
8: Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny

LOTR is't rated because it was my first love and can't be compared.

[Sajhe]

I dont get it. why does people love LOTR so much, okay it was the first BIG fantasy story but its defenetly not the best.

and now you'r gonna kill me.

[Aragorn]

You guessed right on that last part.


Okay, I'll get the rope, and the kittens. You guys handle the rest.

[Sajhe]

okay ill give you reasons why you start hanging me. forst of all:

MAGIC

in LOTR its not described at all. it just something mystical that about 20 people know (or something)

In Wot you actualy know what the hell they are doing. or almoast.

[Aragorn]

Oh, we have much more sinister and creative methods than simple hanging.

~holds up a mewling kitten~

[Sajhe]

o.o.. *holds up ishadarei* *chops*

[Byrn]

Magic in Middle Earth is supposed to be like that. It's fading away, that's part of the changing of the ages. Obviously you haven't picked up on what Tolkien was doing.

[Sajhe]

i was! but still he does not describe how the magic works! and i dont like that :/

[Byrn]

Look at it this way, the hobbits that 'wrote" the story don't know how the magic works. It was supposedly written by Bilbo, Frodo and Sam. None of them knew the slightest bit about magic. So Tolkien kept true to the narrative.

[Buckweet]

Ok you have kittens and rope but alas, you forgot the funnel. :rolleyes:

[Farstrider]

1. Sword of Truth
2. Wheel of Time
3. Lord of the Rings
4. uhm..Hary Potter
5. ...None yet.

[Aragorn]

Originally posted by Buckweet
Ok you have kittens and rope but alas, you forgot the funnel. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Aragorn
Okay, I'll get the rope, and the kittens. You guys handle the rest.


I asked for help! I'M ONLY ONE MAN!!

[Sajhe]

sooo... your saying i should blaim the hobits for making it a bad series?? ;P

[Aragorn]

I'm saying learn to spell.

[Sajhe]

im from sweeden, im alowed to spell bad. its our national right.

[BenIII]

1. WoT
2. ASOIAF
3. The Death Gate Cycle
4. The Sword of Truth
5. Dragonlance(Chronicles; the rest sucked)

[Aragorn]

Dude, "Legends" is AT LEAST as good as "Chronicles", and probably better.

[BenIII]

:rolleyes:

God, Legends was even worse than the War of Souls, though none of them were quite as bad as Dragons of Summer Flame.

[snake0024]

1. A Song of Ice and Fire-George R.R. Martin
2. A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen-Steven Erikson
3. Aztec-Gary Jennings
4. Wheel of Time-Robert Jordan
5. Sword of Truth-Terry Goodkind

Woohoo, im not the only one who reads Steven Erikson. Cheers Dakeyras, we're probably the only people here who have read them

[KA3AK]

1. LOTR
2. tSoIaF by Martin
3. WoT (although it's going down soon, if RJ keeps it up)
4. Myth by Asprin
5. Dragonlance Legends

And btw, I HATE SWORD OF TRUTH. WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP!!

[BenIII]

Care to share why SoT is "a bunch of crap"?

[Byrn]

I have to revise my Favorites.


1> Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. (1 and 2)
2> Lord of the Rings
3> Wheel of Time
4>Song of Ice and Fire
5> Discworld Novels.

This is just Fantasy. I'm revising due to a re-read of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. It had been 10 years since I had read them. I have recently read ASOIAF and WOT. Donaldson is my favorite Author. His writing is vastly superior to most everything out there when it comes to realism.

If I included Sci-fi, I would have to list a top 20.

[KA3AK]

Originally posted by BenIII
Care to share why SoT is "a bunch of crap"?

First I have to warn you that I only read the first 3 books of SoT. I just didn't have the patience to go futher. I could right a lot about why SoT sux, but I'm just gonna sum up the major points. It is a boring story, with a lot of ripoffs from other sagas (especially WoT) and the cheesiest characters I have ever seen sice Snowwhite. It does ot have the magnitude of WoT or tSoIaF and the author just doesn't want the story to be put out of it's misery. Cmon, iot should have ended after the second book. Besides, the story is bs, and the characters are not only unrealistic, but also act like their brains are the size of a peanut. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to insult you, just SoT.

[BenIII]

First I have to warn you that I only read the first 3 books of SoT.

Yet you feel qualified to judge the entire series?


It is a boring story, with a lot of ripoffs from other sagas (especially WoT).......

I agree with you on this; the similarities between SoT and WoT are just too blatant to be explained away.

....and the cheesiest characters I have ever seen sice Snowwhite.

You'll certainly have to explain this one, I fear. I actually liked Goodkind's female characters far more than I do Jordan's; Jordan's are just too stereotypical and stupid.

Though SoT certainly nothing to write home about, it isn't as bad as some people try to portray it.

[Lucas Jin'ra]

1-LotR (Return Of The King in particular)
2-WoT
3-ASoIaF
4-Malazan Book of the Fallen
5-SoT (Only the first one)

[lan sam]

1. aSoIaF
2. WoT
3. LotR
4. Earthsea has been good so far
5. And so has His Dark Materials

[ClimberMan]

in no order

death gate cycle
wot
lotr
knight of the word
shannara

[lan sam]

I haven't finished a lot of these series, but I love them so far

1. A Song of Ice and Fire
2. Wheel of Time
3. Hitchhikers Series
4. EarthSea
5. Harry Potter:1party: (not all that good, but it gave me an excuse to use that smiley)

[Loyalty]

in no particular order;

Wheel of Time
Pern series
Lord of the Rings
Sword of truth
Song of Ice and Fire
Runelords
Dragonlance
Dune


bit more than 5, but the more I thought on it, the more I couldn't make up my mind

[Rockworm]

i dont read as much as you guys but wot lotr and the raphsody series comes to mind the lord of the isle i like as well never got down to reading them though but my time is spent on video games mostly.

[Elessar]

1.The Silmarillion
2.The Lord of the Rings
3.The Wheel of Time
4.Shannara
5.Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth

*Note*
I know, I know that 1,2,5 are all sort of part of the same thing but couldn't let them pass without a mention.

[lan sam]

1)A Song of Ice and Fire
2)Wheel of Time
3)Lord of the Rings
4)Earthsea?
5)harry potter? (I can't think of anything else)

[Jaric Mondoran]

1. Song of Ice and Fire.

2. Jon Shannow Chronicles.

3. Waylander series.

4. Wheel of Time.

5. Drenai Series.

Sword of Truth is crap. Its just a Rip-off of Wheel of Time.

A fan once asked RJ "Are you aware of Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series, which basically copies most of the elements of Wheel of Time?"

RJ answered, " I am aware of Mr. Goodkind."

Sounded like he wants to take out a hit on the guy.

[RandomSanity]

1. A Son of Ice and Fire
2. Last of the Renshai
3. Wheel of Time
4. Sword of Truth
5. The Darkangel Trilogy


I don't agree about the Sword of Truth being crap at all. Yes, there are many similarities, but the stories are altogether different. We all need to get our inspiration from somewhere.

[Jaric Mondoran]

Ok. I have to come clean. I admit, I only read the first 2 books of Sword of Truth, and gave up thinking it is just plagiarism. So I can't really speak for the rest of the series.

(Drops his head in shame...)

[talyn rahl]

1. SoT/Dark tower ( I just can't decide :S)
2. aSoIaF
3. the Belgariad/mallorian
4. Harry potter (light reading rules :D)
5. WoT, i guess

[Amberly]

Wot
Wrinkle in time
Demon wars saga - Salvatore
all drizzit books
Shannarah

[Karistina]

Wheel of Time
Harry Potter
Hitchhiker's Guide
Discworld
... and I forget the name and the author, but there were ley lines and Hawkbrothers and an evil wizard who had turned himself into a cat-like being

[Byrn]

Witch World by Andre Norton?

[Karistina]

Found it!

The Mage Winds Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey

Winds of Fate
Winds of Change
Winds of Fury

[Knux]

WOT
Detective's in Togas (theres only two books)
Chronicles of Narnia

[Byrn]

Ahh, I can't stand Lackey, she's too.....sappy for me. Although the books she did with Andre Norton, Dragon's Bane and Elven Blood, were decent.

[Karistina]

Ahh, I can't stand Lackey, she's too.....sappy for me. Although the books she did with Andre Norton, Dragon's Bane and Elven Blood, were decent.

What can I say.. I'm a girl. Sappy's okay with me.

[Amberly]

okay I have to change one of mine.. 'Earths Children' is one of the best series out there

[magatsu17]

Only 5, I'll try

Wheel of Time
Deed of Paksinarion
Seventh Sword Trilogy
Sword of Truth
The Rhapsody Trilogy

Any one who hasn't read any of these series and is looking for something to read I highly recomend them.

[FemmeCafe]

Deed of Paksinarion


Who wrote those? I haven't heard of them before. I tried looking them up on amazon.com, but searching for it didn't turn up any results.

[magatsu17]

Who wrote those? I haven't heard of them before. I tried looking them up on amazon.com, but searching for it didn't turn up any results.
Elizabeth Moon, and it's a very good trilogy. It also really needs a sequel.

[Vashna]

okay,

1 - WOT - SOIAF (tied)
3 - LOTR
4 - Tyrants and Kings (by John marco, haven't really read many other series)

haven't really had the chance to get many more books, (too many to choose from, too little money)

[Alexia]

A change from my previous list:
1. Sevenwaters Trilogy (by Juliet Marilier)
2. Thursday Next series (by Jasper Fforde)
3. Harry Potter (by J.K. Rowling)

That's all I have for now. :)

[Byrn]

My new list

1. Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
2. The Gap Cycle
3. The Coldfire Trilogy
4. Lord of the Rings
5. The Dark Tower

[rikkkup]

I would have to say...

The Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb
WoT
Redwall did get me into fantasy and at least deserves an honorable mention :D

Those are the only for sure top fivers i have atm but i will add later.

And the SoT got incredibly boring after the first 2 or 3 books

Did any of the other old Redwall fans read Brian Jacques other book "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman" ?

[magatsu17]

And the SoT got incredibly boring after the first 2 or 3 books



Did you read Faith of the Fallen. It seemed to revitilize the series for a while. Though I was very disappointed with Naked Empire.

[Ahkella]

No real order
1. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn-Tad Williams
2. Dark Tower-Stepen King
3. Icwind Dale Trilogy-Salvatore
4. LoTR-Tolken (have to include The Hobbit and The Silmarillion)
5. WoT

[Enariom]

1. LoTR - J.R.R. Tolkien
2. WoT - R. Jordan
3. The Riftwar Saga - R. Feist
4. The Dark Tower - S. King
5. Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Also there are a few "humerous" fantasy-series I'd like to mention while I'm at it :

-The Diskworld-series by Terry Pratchett
-Absolutly everything from Douglas Adams
-The Artemis Fowl-series by Eoin Colfer
-De Fire Og Han Som Gjør Galt Verre (The Four and He Who Makes Bad Worse - norwegian book) H.F. Follestad

[Ahkella]

Diskworld havent heard of that one *runs to store to buy*

[Enariom]

Diskworld havent heard of that one *runs to store to buy*
You do that!

Great series :cheers:

[Ahkella]

Employee at bookstore: "Sorry we don't have that in stock"
Me: "Can I order it?"
Employee at bookstore: "Sure can it will be here in 3-5 weeks"

*stangles employee and puts them in dumpster out back*

[Karistina]

Employee at bookstore: "Sorry we don't have that in stock"
Me: "Can I order it?"
Employee at bookstore: "Sure can it will be here in 3-5 weeks"

*stangles employee and puts them in dumpster out back*

I wonder how knowledgeable this employee was. There are DOZENS of Discworld books... Are they going to order ALL of them?

[rikkkup]

Did you read Faith of the Fallen. It seemed to revitilize the series for a while. Though I was very disappointed with Naked Empire.

No that's the one I am on. I start into it and decide to just read another series. I've heard I should keep going with the series though. Add one more tally to that list :D

[lan sam]

whoa. i remeber you from our dead chat room.

[rikkkup]

whoa. i remeber you from our dead chat room.

Ahh the chat room :cheers:

~thinks back to the old days when people chatted~

[lan sam]

haha. those were the good old days. actually, i was a newb so they sucked. nvm. Shoo! all you do is bring back bad memories of n00bhood. :D

[Marith]

Has anyone read the books from the ice age by Jean M. Auel? (I don't remember the exact English title...)
They aren't fantasy, and this isn't the right place to post (maybe?), but I have to ask. :2eyes:

[Byrn]

I've read Clan of the Cave Bear. It was decent. I haven't read any more of those books though.

[Enariom]

I've read Clan of the Cave Bear. It was decent. I haven't read any more of those books though.
Don't bother... They're not any good :p

[Marith]

I've read Clan of the Cave Bear. It was decent. I haven't read any more of those books though.

I read that and the 4 next in the "series." Got the two first books as a present, then borrowed the others. I liked them because I like historial novels.(I can't wait to have history as a subject at school again.)

[Outcast Hero]

I haven't read too many series except for Harry Potter. I also read a book called "The Fires of Merlin" something like that, and it was really wierd when I first read it, but an amazing, and a long book. I can't wait to read these other book series. They must be really awesome.

[Mazrim_Taim]

Let's see, Not sure how to organize favorites, Oh well, here they are with no priority order, since each author has his weaknesses
1. Shannara/ Magic Kingdom of Landover/ Word and Void series (Terry Brooks)
2. WoT
3. LoTR
4. Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (Tad Williams)
5. and...Dune series (well, some of the books were hard to get through, but Herbert's style is awesome)

I'll add to note that His Dark Materials was pretty cool, and New Line is making a movie trilogy of them. Also, I think Memory, Sorry, and Thorn would make an awesome movie, how come no one's tried to get any of that? And a Movie of something by Terry Brooks would be cool, although the screenwriters would have to do something to make the dialogue better than the books. Plus Terry isn't so good at developing love stories.
(I've said the following earlier, but heck, I'll say it again!)
And anyone that's not of Peter Jackson's caliber, as far as it comes to adapting books into movies, is absolutely insane to make a movie out of Wheel of Time. The books are just too complex! It would be interesting to see, but only after a considerable amount of time so the people know what to expect when making a fantasy movie series. There are a lot of promising ones that are coming out in the next few years.
Although, what's the name of the production company that bought the movie rights? (well, you know what group I mean) Are they like "Red Eagle Entertainment"? I think that's a little ironic...Oh well, Tai'shar Manetheran!

[KA3AK]

I was looking over this thread, and I'm surprized at the lack of credit for the Coldfire Trilogy. I don't know why I didn't post it up myself. :umm:

[Pyre]

No order, can't decide.

Rhapsody Trilogy
Deathstalker Pentology (Is that a word)
Wheel of Time (decology)
Dragonlance Legends
Serpentwar Saga

[Emma-Jayde]

So, before anybody shoots me for reviving this thread which has been dead quite a while, I just don’t see the point starting a new thread asking the exact same thing as this one. And if I’d done that there surely would be people to complain about it. But what the hey, you can’t please everyone. :angel: :p

And hey, if you posted in it 2 or 3 years ago, has anything changed in your ‘top 5’?



So, in no particular order:

- Tolkien (Yeah… They’re…uh… Almost all one series… *shifty eyes* :D )
- Mervyn Peake - Gormenghast
- Anne McCaffrey (I can't separate 3 of her series: The Dragonriders of Pern, The Tower and Hive and The Crystal Singer Trilogy… :umm: ) But not Todd McCaffrey. He should leave Pern alone! :(
- Feist – The Riftwar Saga (Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon) I’ve read most of the others, but I think this first series was by far the best.
- RJ - WoT


Although, I’ve just started Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy, and I can tell I’m going to like this… So that might find a place there in the next couple of weeks. ;)

And I was quite tempted to put Pratchett’s Discworld, Adams’ Hitchhikers’ Guide, and Stephen Donaldson’s series’, but they just don’t fit

[UR_VILE_WEDGE]

ok, lesseee


1. Thomas Covenant. by Stephen R Donaldson Nothin even comes close.

After that it gets tricky.

2. The Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny.

3.The Eternal Champion, Michael Moorcock. (gah, what a horrible name to have.)

4. WoT RJ. Tis good.

5. I suppose Tolkien can nudge his way in here. LoTR

[Arathelle]

Emma, of course "Tolkien" can be put into the cathegory "series". :D

In no particular order:

Tolkien
A song of Ice and Fire
WoT
His dark materials
the Hitchhiker-series

And when reading the first page of this thread, I noticed that Lexi mentioned the Bitterbynde-trilogy, that would surely be among the top ten. I just liked it, dunno why. Shannara on the other hand... I hated it when I was twelve, and haven't managed to try it again since then. Sword of truth was good to begin with, but after a while they bored me, the story seemed to follow the exact same lines in every single book and the characters started to bug me off. Maybe I'll try to pick those two up again after exams, just to see what they're like after having avoided them for some time. I've also got Gormenghast at home, wonder why I didn't take that one with me when I moved. :umm:

[Byrn]

Geez, I'd forgotten about this thread....

I'll list my current five favorite.

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson(Really anything by Donaldson gets a vote from me, he's just that good.)

The Discworld by Terry Pratchett

The Dark Tower by Stephen King

The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman

Number 5 is a tie between A song of Ice and Fire and WOT. Maybe I'm just getting tired of waiting for Both authors.

[Dregs]

I think its time I updated mine:

Farseer/Tawny man (I'm making this one series)

Malazan Book of the Fallen (man it was confusing, but on my second read, its a lot better)

Dragonlance (Dragons/Twins as one series, oldie but a goodie)

Song of Ice and Fire (I'm a patient man)

Wheel of Time (I'm a very patient man)

[Tidus]

Mine at this moment in time:

-Farseer/Tawny Man,

-Wheel of Time,

-The Coldfire Trilogy,

-The Dark Elf Trilogy and the following books on Drizzt.

-My Last one would have to be The Black Magician Trilogy or The Age of the Five Trilogy.

[night_belle]

Let's see...hmmm

Dark Materials
Scorpion Shard Trilogy
Wheel of Time Series (is anyone surprised?)
Harry Potter (gettin a little tired of it though)
Earthsea

Redwall was okay too, but I read them a long time ago and can't quite remember how they went.

[FemmeCafe]

Hm, that's a tough one (except for the first two).

1. Song of Ice and Fire
2. Farseer/Tawny Man
3. Camulod Chronicles
4. Discworld
5. The Drizzt books (or maybe Malazan Book of the Fallen)

[tallkid345]

- His Dark Materials trilogy
- Wheel of Time
- The Crucible trilogy
- The Wayfarer Redemption
- The Troy Game

[DreamSlayer]

1. Wheel of Time- Robert Jordan
2. A Song of Ice and Fire- George R. R. Martin
3. Ender/ Bean- Orson Scott Card
4. Harry Potter- J. K. Rowling
(tie) Inheritence Trilogy-Christopher Paolini
5. Lord of the Rings (Including The Hobbit, but not Silmarillion)- J. R. R. Tolkien

[FearDx]

1. Baroque Saga/Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
2. Assassin Trilogy - Hobb
3. Dark Tower - King
4. always been fond of the Recluce books by Modesitt
5. The Archer - Bernard Cornwell. The Arthur series is also good

I've been reading WOT / SFaI for so long that they've just become part of my life like my right hand, or a tattoo. You cant really have a favorite hand.

[Dragon Reborn]

1. Song of ice and Fire
2. Wolfsbane
3. Riftwar saga from Feist


Can we put SF in the list?

[Hagazussa]

1) Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
2) Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
3) The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens
4) Harry potter by J. K. Rowling
5) The Horizon War Trilogy by Robert Weinberg

[Ganja]

-EverWorld by K.A Applegate
-Harry Pothead by J.K. Rowling, the end of the series was sad :'(
-The Pellinor Series by Allison Croggan, THIS is a great series!
-WoT Series by the guy who wrote it
-The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon, when I was a kido hehehe

[Bavarian Raven]

...sword or truth, wheel of time, and the red raven are my favorite series...but does the one i am writing (the red raven) count?

[Lucas]

-a song of ice and fire
-Vampire chronicles
-wheel of time
-dune
-lotr (for genre-smithing)

[scuicho]

-WoT
-Sot
-The Godslayer Chronicles
-The instrumentalities of the night
-lukien trilogy
-The bible;)

[Enariom]

1. Song of Ice and Fire
2. Farseer/Tawny Man
3. Discworld
4. Everything by Neil Gaymnan (I know he hasn't written any book-series, but the man is a genious.)
5. Dark Tower

[Cristo]

1. Song of Ice and Fire - George R R Martin
2. Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
3. Riftwar Saga/Darkwar Saga/Conclave of Shadows (Couldn't possibly decide between them) - Raymond E. Feist
4. Dragonlance Series (only the ones by Weis and Hickman) - Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman
5. The Ea Cycle - David Zindell

[Eri Aku]

In no particular order (save what my overloaded brain can remember)...

Dark Tower
Dies the Fire
LOTR
WOT
Legion of Videssos

[liz-sedai]

1.Wheel of Time
2. Twilight series....comes close to 1st though
3. Harry Potter
4. His Dark Materials
5. Farseer Trilogy

[Khisanth]

Oh my god, this is my first post.. sorry I was a lurker for a time.. don't all hit me at once :eek5:

SOT
WoT
Discworld
Riftwar
Dragonlance (as said before, only the tomes penned by Weiss and Hickman)

Have not numbered them, they are all equal :)

(and I have omitted LOTR as that's a given)

[DavidG]

Huh, somehow I never noticed this before. :/

1 - Discworld
2 - Age of the Five
3 - Wheel of Time
4 - Magic Kingdom of Landover
5 - The Banned and the Banished

Those're the top five of the ones I can think of right now.

[somthingrandom]

WoT
Warbreaker
Harry Potter
knights of emerald (well, in french anyway)
first book in Rift War Saga (havent been able to get the others yet :P)

[HappyJoyMan]

I can't name 5, sorry.

1. Song of Ice and Fire
2. The Dark Tower
3. Sword of Truth (only the first 2 books, the rest were crap)
4. Wheel of Time (again, really only the first 2 books)

Other series that I've tried reading, but didn't really like at all:
Discworld, Rift War, a couple of different ones by Weiss and Hickman, LotR, that crap by Eddings, Farseer, Dune.

[Hagazussa]

How can one not like Dune? It would be number 6 on my list of favorites.

[Byrn]

I don't like Dune, it's too preacht and Pompous

[Hagazussa]

If you have a problem whit pompous why are you reading Wheel of Time? :P

[Byrn]

Because Mat, Rand and Perrin are not the pompous ones.

[Hagazussa]

Mat and Perrin perhaps not, but I would say Rand is a little bit pompous. A farm boy become a rich, famous and mad mage kind of pompous but pompous non the less.

[Byrn]

Rand is not. he has shouldered the the worlds fate. He does what must be done.

[Hagazussa]

He do what have to be done, and he is a pompous bastard.

[Byrn]

You are just being inflamatory.

[HappyJoyMan]

No kidding. Not even worth it.

Anyhoo, I'm looking through peoples' lists, and seeing some series that I've never tried before. Thanks for the recommendations, everybody.

[Hagazussa]

I am inflammatory for not agreeing whit you?

[cynewolfe]

The Sprawl Trilogy - William Gibson
The New Crobuzon books - China Mieville
Taliesin - Stephen Lawhead
Wrinkle in Time - Madeliene L'Engle
Reginald - Saki
Anything by James Joyce
OH. Any Norton Critical Anthology of Poetry gets me all tingly in my pingly.

[Hagazussa]

What is the Sprawl Trilogy about? I do not think I have heard about it.

[cynewolfe]

The Sprawl Trilogy refers to the books Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. All three take place on a dystopian future Earth (which I can't say I idolize) over the course of roughly sixteen years and a few familiar characters. His writing style borrows heavily from the beat and pulp genres so if you decide to read the trilogy, be warned - its some of the best writing evar.

[HappyJoyMan]

The Sprawl Trilogy refers to the books Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. All three take place on a dystopian future Earth (which I can't say I idolize) over the course of roughly sixteen years and a few familiar characters. His writing style borrows heavily from the beat and pulp genres so if you decide to read the trilogy, be warned - its some of the best writing evar.
Well, anybody who talk about posttextual desemioticism in their avatar must know good writing. Did you major in communication or english, out of curiosity?

And yeah, I'm checking out those books.

[Hagazussa]

Ah yes I have those books, and they are good, I just did not know they was part of a series whit a name. They are often seen as the basis for the cyberpunk genre of science fiction.

[cynewolfe]

Well, anybody who talk about posttextual desemioticism in their avatar must know good writing. Did you major in communication or english, out of curiosity?

And yeah, I'm checking out those books.

I spent four years studying literature at the university but I never graduated; some day I'll return and destroy them.

[somthingrandom]

lemme guess, youll start with the university, then go on to rule the world with your amazing gramatical skills? :P just jokin with ya cyne, no offense ment.

[Sammael101]

Wheel Of Time
Sword Of Truth
Eregon
Artemis Fowl
The Golden Compass
i think.....