chongjasmine - Member Share Posted June 23, 2020 Any long fantasy series with at least 5 books? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liitha - Club Leader Share Posted June 23, 2020 Try raymond e feist with more he has most of them but some other authors also contributed its many part series to the same larger story its huge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harldin - Member Share Posted June 24, 2020 Katherine Kerr’s Deverry series is another, 22 books all up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Well, it's not quite fantasy (no magic) and they are by two completely different authors, but you could try reading Harry Harrison's West of Eden trilogy, followed by Brian Aldiss' Helliconia Trilogy. Or vice versa. Other than that, there's Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series - I love the two Prince of the Silver Hand trilogies, and the Elric of Melnibone series - others swear by the Hawkmoon books - your mileage may vary! 🙂 Failing that you could swallow your pride and enjoy the Harry Potter series ... 🙂 Edited June 27, 2020 by Kalessin additional author Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harldin - Member Share Posted June 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, Kalessin said: Well, it's not quite fantasy (no magic) and they are by two completely different authors, but you could try reading Harry Harrison's West of Eden trilogy, followed by Brian Aldiss' Helliconia Trilogy. Or vice versa. Other than that, there's Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series - I love the two Prince of the Silver Hand trilogies, and the Elric of Melnibone series - others swear by the Hawkmoon books - your mileage may vary! 🙂 Failing that you could swallow your pride and enjoy the Harry Potter series ... 🙂 West of Eden and Helliconia there’s a couple of blasts from the past, read both back in the day. But i think the OP wants at least 5 Books Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fox - Member Share Posted August 9, 2020 A newer author I've enjoyed has been Brent Weeks. He has two series "Night Angel Trilogy", and "Lightbringer Series" (that's 5 books.) NA is isn't an "epic" series, but I've throughly enjoyed it for a different take on fantasy. LB has a magic system based on colors, and a main characters that span from teenagers to middle aged adults, which was refreshing since I'm getting older, and finding it harder to relate to some protagonists. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harldin - Member Share Posted August 24, 2020 Currently listening to First Law book one, the Blade Itself, liking it so far. certainly a different way of writing a epic fantasy, very colourful characters and set in a World that is reminiscent of the 18-19th Century but without Firearms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted September 10, 2020 I just remembered - Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Fey series, which for all intents and purposes includes The Black Queen and The Black King. This is The Sacrifice, The Changeling, The Rival, The Resistance, and Victory. I enjoyed them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Delirium - Member Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) I would recommend: Katherine Kerr - The Deverry cycle Robin Hobb - Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders Trilogy, Tawny Man Trilogy, The Rain Wild Chronicles, Fitz and the Fool Trilogy in that order. All of these books are linked in the one world and the story arcs are intertwined. Kate Forysth - Witches of Eileanan, followed by Rhiannon's Ride Jim Butcher - Codex Alera series Jennifer Fallon - The Tide Lords (only 4 books though) Most other fantasy series I would recommend are only 3 books. Edited September 17, 2020 by Delirium Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 There's Roger Zelazny's Amber series. I'm currently up to Sign of the Unicorn, but there are ten books in the series, starting with Nine Princes in Amber and finishing with Prince of Chaos. Two main characters, Corwin, and his son Merlin by chaos-princess-demoness Dara, who is incidentally the great-granddaughter of his brother Benedict and the hellmaid/chaos-princess-demoness Lintra ... it's a ton of fun. 🙂 It's also the first fantasy series where a Prince of Amber (order) who is simultaneously a Prince of Chaos, earns a living as a computer programmer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elder_Haman - Patron Supporter Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 10:42 AM, Fox said: A newer author I've enjoyed has been Brent Weeks. He has two series "Night Angel Trilogy", and "Lightbringer Series" (that's 5 books.) NA is isn't an "epic" series, but I've throughly enjoyed it for a different take on fantasy. LB has a magic system based on colors, and a main characters that span from teenagers to middle aged adults, which was refreshing since I'm getting older, and finding it harder to relate to some protagonists. I'll second this rec. The Lightbringer series is one of my new favorites. Interesting magic system, very good characters, interesting plot with a lot of twists that you won't see coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) And we must not forget GRR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" aka "Game of Thrones" - yet to be finished 🙂 And Chromosome Coyote - oops, wrong story 🙂 - Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun", to wit, "Shadow of the Torturer", "Claw of the Conciliator", "Sword of the Lictor" and "Citadel of the Autarch", followed by "The Urth of the New Sun" - I ignored them when they came out (I don't like torturers), but later had the opportunity to pick one up and skim it, followed by me buying the entire series. I've never enjoyed being wrong about a book quite so much. The "Book of the Long Sun" contains "Nightside the Long Sun", "Lake of the Long Sun", "Caldé of the Long Sun", and "Exodus from the Long Sun", which is when they finally arrive at their destination - followed by "The Book of the Short Sun", comprised of "On Blue's Waters", "In Green's Jungles", and "Return to the Whorl" ... give Gene Wolfe a read - he's perhaps one of the very best writers in the SFF field I know of. Edited October 12, 2020 by Kalessin capitalization of surname Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted October 30, 2020 And the one I forgot - Steven King's The Dark Tower series. And Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea books, starting with the Earthsea trilogy and continuing up to Sparrowhawk (Ged)'s death on Gont. Six books, five novels and a pile of short stories making up Earthsea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaimee - Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) On 10/30/2020 at 12:18 PM, Kalessin said: And the one I forgot - Steven King's The Dark Tower series. I completely lost myself in it while reading so I had to buy a Georgetown essay instead of writing it myself. And Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea books, starting with the Earthsea trilogy and continuing up to Sparrowhawk (Ged)'s death on Gont. Six books, five novels and a pile of short stories making up Earthsea. I second The Dark Tower, I think it's a must-read if you like dark fantasy. Edited November 30, 2020 by Jaimee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalessin - Member Share Posted December 1, 2020 You might also find Kate Elliott's Crown of Swords series interesting. It consists of seven books, King's Dragon, Prince of Dogs, The Burning Stone, Child of Flame, The Gathering Storm, In the Ruins, Crown of Stars ... unfortunately I've only managed the first four, but it's not often you find a dragon-human hybrid, the inhuman Eika, that actually makes sense biologically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chongjasmine - Member Author Share Posted January 7 Thanks for all your recommendations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jax Bornhald - Member Share Posted Friday at 01:21 PM The Horus Heresy series from the Black Library is pretty awesome. If you're familiar with the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It's written by a host of authors and it's what originally distracted me from WoT in the first place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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