The Complete Idiots Guide to the Ultimate Reading List discussion

Classics: castles in the sky and other real estate
More great reads: flights of the imagination

CLASSICS: CASTLES IN THE SKY AND OTHER REAL ESTATE

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbitt by J.R.R. Tolkin
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Wizard's World by Andre Norton

MORE GREAT READS: FLIGHTS OF THE IMAGINATION

Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead
The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro
The Compass Rose by Gail Dayton
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Elric of MeInibone by Michael Moorcock
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
A Game of Thrones: Song of Fire and Ice #1 by George R.R. Martin
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Joust by Mercedes Lackey
Lord of the Isle by David Drake
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg
Neverwhere by Ned Gaiman
Pawn of prophecyby David Eddings
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Stolen Magic by Mary Jo Putney
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Talon of the Silver Hawk by Raymond E. Feist
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Mcguire
Wintertide by Linnea Sinclair
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Wolf Who Rules by Wen Spencer

New to the group...do we get to suggest books, or are these being taken from the Ultimate List book?

I wanted to suggest The Riddle Master trilogy by Patricia McKinnon and the The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay.

We can suggest books but the list is taken from a book called The complete Idiots guide to the Ultimate Reading List. Once you have read a book on this list start a new thread with your review.

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbitt by J.R.R. Tolkin
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Eyre Affair bt Jasper Fforde
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Mcguire

That surprises me but doing book challenge with groups helps get some of these in. :)

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Mcguire


I read both of these. The Robert Jordan series was a good one--didn't make it all the way through it though. I couldn't finish Wicked. Just didn't find it interesting.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbitt by J.R.R. Tolkin
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Mcguire

I liked most of these books. The Jordan series was really good!