Goodreads Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors discussion

Alright, I've ran into a wall here. So far i have read

The wheel of time series - Robert Jordan
Eragon 1-3 - Christopher Paolini
The name of the wind - Patrick Rothfus
Dragon lance series - Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Dragon riders of Pern 1-3 - Anne McCaffrey
Farseer Trilogy - Robin hobb

Any ideas on where to go from here?

Any help would be appreciated

Logan.

There will be Dragons by John Ringo
March Upcountry by John Ringo and David Weber
If you have a Kindle, check the Baen free library lots of different books and authors to try out.

Diane wrote: "There will be Dragons by John Ringo
March Upcountry by John Ringo and David Weber
If you have a Kindle, check the Baen free library lots of different books and authors to try out. "

Tyvm for the help ill look into those.

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. Since you've already read a book he half wrote, give his work a try.

The Black Company series by Glenn Cook. Its fantasy and mayhem in nicely measured dosages. Lots of nasty beasties and baddies but the dragons are usually with the bad guys.

Logan wrote: "Alright, I've ran into a wall here. So far i have read

The wheel of time series - Robert Jordan
Eragon 1-3 - Christopher Paolini
The name of the wind - Patrick Rothfus
Dragon lance series - M..."

You might check out McCaffrey's Harper Hall trilogy. The 1st book, Dragonsinger, is also the 4th of her dragon books.
I also enyoyed Naomi Novik's "Temeraire" books, which begin with "His Majesty's Dragon." They are not fantasy in the same sense as the books you mention. Instead they are tales of the Napoleonic-era Royal Navy with dragons rather than ships.
For lighter stuff, I like Dickson's "The Dragon and the George," L Sprague de Camp's "The Incomplete Enchanter," and Poul Anderson's "Three Hearts and Three Lions."
Mercedes Lackey's 1st Valdemar trilogy, The Heralds of Valdemar, is also very good.

Ursula LeGuins and pretty much any other book by her
A Wizard of Earthsea: Starring Judi Dench & Cast
Nine Princes in Amber and the other amber books by Roger Zelazny
Ender's Game and all books by Orson Scott Card
The Foundation Trilogy and again, anything by Isaac Asimov
Stranger in a Strange Land

The Valdemar stories are wonderful, and diverse.

Andre Norton Witch World 1
Try anything by her. Witch World is a great series, with at least a dozen books. You may have to haunt used bookstores and buy old paperbacks to get them. They may also be available as ebooks. I have my prized collection of paperbacks that get read very carefully.

Andre Norton is the master. All the witchworld books, but I particularly love The Year of the Unicorn, and the Gryphon series which starts with The Crystal Griffon.
I have found that a lot of her early books are into the public domain and can be downloaded as ebooks for gratis. While I own almost everything she wrote in paperback, I am building my Norton e-library slowly. lol
(She wrote a LOT of books)
Frances

so, where were you able to find to find those ebooks? I've only been in one ebook site, freebooks, and they really have a very limited selection

This is the only one I really use, becaue I know the books here are legal and not infringing on anyone's copyright. They have a pretty big selection of public domain works. http://mybebook.com/download_free_ebook/
You can also find a few Andre Nortons and a bunch of others on the Baen free library. http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTi... These are also all piracy free and have the author okay for downloads.
Very important to me, as an author. :-)
Frances

Thanks for posting the links for Andre Norton's books. I'll have to see if they have titles I don't own yet.

I'm a huge fan of Norton's. I'd recommend anything, anything she wrote...(even doodles on a napkin...I'm that bad.)

Witchworld, IMO is her opus. But it's classic sci-fi/fantasy and may not be to everyone's tastes.
(gasping in disbelief. LOL)

Frances ;-)

yes, thanks for the links. you the man! And, I am not sure I have ever read anything be Andre Norton. pathetic!

Logan -

Have you ever tried Patricia McKillip? The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy is great. Robin McKinley's earlier books are also really good - The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown.

I think Sunshine is one of the best vampire books of all time

The Forgotten Beast of Eld, is one of my all time favorites.
Le Guin is also amazing to read...and Tanith Lee

Frances

Eileen Wilkes has the best of both worlds, dragons and werewolves!

woops. I think we got excited. ;-) There is a dragon in Forgotten Beasts of Eld, though.

:-D
Frances

Jaleta wrote: "Logan -

Have you ever tried Patricia McKillip? The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy is great. Robin McKinley's earlier books are also really good - The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown."

I second that. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the McKillip books you mentioned.

Any opinions about the David Duncan King's Blades books?

Duncan's King's Blade novels were some of the best fantasy I've read in a while. I recommend them all. Great explorations of intriguing cultures, good characterization and satisfying endings. I especially like the first three. Get them if you find them.

Marisella wrote: "I think Sunshine is one of the best vampire books of all time"

It's a good one, but try *Fevre Dream* by George R. R. Martin, and *The Delicate Dependency* by Michael Talbot. The latter is hard to find, but it has a great visual quality, easy to imagine as one reads, and an idea that is very compelling. Unfortunately, it's the best thing Talbot ever did. He wrote two others, both not nearly as good as this one. Some writers only have one book in them. (Bram Stoker is a great example.) But *Delicate Dependency*is exquisite.