Recomended Reading

[Red2111]

Welcome to the Recommended Reading thread! This thread has been designed to answer the age old question of "I've just finish tWoT series, what other series should I pick up now?". So through the recommendations of DM members, we are able to bring to you a complied list of series and stand alone novels which you might enjoy as a fan of the Wheel of Time series.

 

The thread is listed much like your local Library; it is in alphabetical order, and is categorized by the authors last name. The list is also separated into 2 categories; Adult books, where the authors target audience is 18+, and Younge Adult, where the target audience is 18 or younger. Each author's name is also clickable, and will take you directly to that author's official website (or Wikipedea if no offical site is available) so you can read a description of the books and also find out what other books the author has written.

 

Please enjoy and remember that the list is constantly being updated, so check back often if you need something to read!

 

 

Quick link - the below will take you to the start of the labeled category.

 

Adult Book List

 

Younge Adult Book List

 

 

 

So, you want to recomend a Series or Author thats not on the list? Heres what you have to do.

 

All members are encouraged to reply to this thread and request an author be added; please remember that the aim of this list is to include books which are similar or as enjoyable as the Wheel of Time series, so please stick to the Fantasy or Sci-Fy genre. The information needed will be:

 

1. Authors name (ie: Robert Jordan)

2. Series Title (ie: Wheel of Time)

3. Current Books in order in the series or stand alone

4. Target Audience (ie: Younge Adult or Adult)

5. New book release date.

 

 

Please note that if all the info isn't included, the series will not be added to the list until all info is given; this is to make the process as fast and easy as possible. Once a submission is added, I will be deleting the request post to keep this thread nice and organized.

 

Also, if you see a mistake, notice a series which has had a new book added to it, or know the release date of an upcoming book; please reply to this thread with the correct information

 

 

- Red

[Red2111]

Adult Book List ( A - G)

 

A

 

Abercrombie, Joe

1. The First Law Trilogy

• Book 1 - The Blade Itself
  
• Book 2 - Before They Were Hanged
  
• Book 3 - Last Argument of Kings
  

 

 

B

 

Butcher, Jim

1. The Dresden Files

• Book 1 - Storm Front
  
• Book 2 - Fool Moon
  
• Book 3 - Grave Peril
  
• Book 4 - Summer Knight
  
• Book 5 - Death Masks
  
• Book 6 - Blood Rites
  
• Book 7 - Dead Beat
  
• Book 8 - Proven Guilty
  
• Book 9 - White Night
  
• Book 10 - Small Favor
  
• Book 11 - Turn Coat
  
• Book 12 - Changes
  
• Book 12.5 - Side Jobs (short story collection)
  
• Book 13 - Ghost Story (coming August 2011)
  

2. The Codex of Alera

• Book 1 - Furies of Calderon
  
• Book 2 - Academ's Fury
  
• Book 3 - Cursor's Fury
  
• Book 4 - Captain's Fury
  
• Book 5 - Princeps' Fury
  
• Book 6 - First Lord's Fury
  

 

E

 

Erikson, Steven

1. Malazan Book of the Fallen

• Book 1 - Gardens of the Moon
  
• Book 2 - Deadhouse Gates
  
• Book 3 - Memories of Ice
  
• Book 4 - House of Chains
  
• Book 5 - Midnight Tides
  
• Book 6 - The Bonehunters
  
• Book 7 - Reaper's Gale
  
• Book 8 - Toll the Hounds
  
• Book 9 - Dust of Dreams
  
• Book 10 - The Crippled God
  

 

 

G

 

Gemmel, David

1. Drenai Series

• Book 1 - Legend
  
• Book 2 - The King Beyond the Gate
  
• Book 3 - Waylander
  
• Book 4 - Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
  
• Book 5 - The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
  
• Book 6 - The Legend of Deathwalker
  
• Book 7 - Winter Warriors
  
• Book 8 - Hero in the Shadows
  
• Book 9 - White Wolf
  
• Bok 10 - The Swords of Night and Day
  

Edited May 1, 2012 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Adult Book List ( H - M)

 

H

 

Hancock, Karen

1. Legends of the Guardian-King

• Book 1 - The Light of Eidon
  
• Book 2 - The Shadow Within
  
• Book 3 - Shadow Over Kiriath
  
• Book 4 - Return of the Guardian King
  

 

J

Jordan, Robert

1. The Wheel of Time

• Prequel - New Spring
  
• Book 1 - The Eye of the World
  
• Book 2 - The Great Hunt
  
• Book 3 - The Dragon Reborn
  
• Book 4 - The Shadow Rising
  
• Book 5 - The Fires of Heaven
  
• Book 6 - The Lord of Choas
  
• Book 7 - The Crown of Swords
  
• Book 8 - The Path of Daggers
  
• Book 9 - Winter's Heart
  
• Book 10 - Crossroads of Twilight
  
• Book 11 - Knife of Dreams
  
• Book 12 - The Gathering Storm (coauthored by Brandon Sanderson)
  
• Book 13 - Towers of Midnight (coauthored by Brandon Sanderson)
  
• Book 14 - A Memory of Light (Release Date: March 2012) (coauthored by Brandon Sanderson)
  

K

 

King, Stephen

1. The Dark Tower

• Book 1 - The Gunslinger
  
• Book 2 - The Drawing of the Three
  
• Book 3 - The Waste Lands
  
• Book 4 - Wizard & Glass
  
• Book 5 - Wolves of the Cala
  
• Book 6 - Song of Susannah
  
• Book 7 - The Dark Tower
  
• Book 8 - The Wind Through the Key Holy (Release Date: TBA)
  

MMartin, George R.R.

1. A Song of Fire & Ice

• Book 1 - A Game of Thorns
  
• Book 2 - A Clash of Kings
  
• Book 3 - A Storm of Swords
  
• Book 4 - A Feast for Crows
  
• Book 5 - A Dance with Dragons (Release date: July 11, 2011)
  

Edited May 1, 2012 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Adult Book List ( N - S)

P

 

Pratchett, Terry

1. Discworld

• Book 1 - The Color of Magic
• Book 2 - The Light Fantastic
• Book 3 - Equal Rites
• Book 4 - Mort
• Book 5 - Sourcery
• Book 6 - Wyrd Sisters
• Book 7 - Pyramids
• Book 8 - Gaurds! Gaurds!
• Book 9 - Eric
• Book 10 - Moving Pictures
• Book 11 - Reaper man
• Book 12 - Witches Abroad
• Book 13 - Small Gods
• Book 14 - Lords and Ladies
• Book 15 - Troll Bridge
• Book 16 - Men at Arms
• Book 17 - The Streets of Ankh-Morpork
• Book 18 - Soul Music
• Book 19 - Interesting Times
• Book 20 - Maskerade
• Book 21 - Feet of Clay
• Book 22 - Hogfather
• Book 23 - Jingo
• Book 24 - the Last Continent
• Book 25 - Carpe Jugulum
• Book 26 - The Fifth Elephant
• Book 27 - Theif of Time
• Book 28 - The Last Hero
• Book 29 - Night Watch
• Book 30 - The Wee Free Men
• Book 31 - A Hat Full of Sky
• Book 32 - Going Postal
• Book 33 - Thud!
• Book 34 - Wintersmith
• Book 35 - Making Money
• Book 36 - Unseen Academicals

 

 

R

 

Reichert, Mickey Zucker

1. The Renshai Trilogy

• Book 1 - The Last of the Renshai
• Book 2 - The Western Wizard
• Book 3 - Child of Thunder

2. The Renshai Chronicles

• Book 1 - Beyond Ragnarok
• Book 2 - Prince of Demons
• Book 3 - The Child of Wrath

3. Flight of the Renshai

 

 

S

 

Sanderson, Brandon

1. Mistborn Series

• Book 1 - Final Empire
• Book 2 - The Well of Acension
• Book 3 - The Hero of Ages
• Book 4 - The Alloy of Law (Release Date: November 8,2011)

2. Elantris.

 

3. Warbreaker.

 

4. The Stormlight Archive

• Book 1 - Way of Kings

 

Stewart, Mary

1. The Merlin Series

• Book 1 - The Crystal Cave
• Book 2 - The Hollow Hills
• Book 3 - The Last Enchantment
• Book 4 - The Wicked Day
• Book 5 - The Prince and the Pilgrim

Edited November 7, 2011 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Adult Book List ( T - Z)

T

 

Tolkien, JRR

1. The Lord of the Rings

• Book 1 - Fellowship of the Ring
• Book 2 - The Two Towers
• Book 3 - The Return of the King

2. The Hobbit

 

3. The Silmarillion

 

 

W

 

Weeks, Brent

1. Night Angel Trilogy

• Book 1 - The Way of Shadows
• Book 2 - Shadow's Edge
• Book 3 - Beyond the Shadows

Williams, Tad

1. Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn

 

• Book 1 - The Dragonbone Chair
• Book 2 - The Stone of Fairwell
• Book 3 - To Green Angel Tower: Part 1
• Book 4 - To Green Angel Tower: Part 2

2. The Otherland Cycle

• Book 1 - City of Golden Shadow
• Book 2 - River of Blue Fire
• Book 3 - Moutain of Black Glass
• Book 4 - Sea of Silver Light

3. Shadowmarch

• Book 1 - Shadowmarch
• Book 2 - Shadowplay
• Book 3 - Shadowrise
• Book 4 - Shadowheart

4. War of Flowers

 

5. Tailchaser's Song

 

 

[Red2111]

Younge Adult Book List (A - G)

A

 

Alexander, Lloyd

1. The Chronicles of Prydain

• Book 1 - The Book of Three
  
• Book 2 - The Black Cauldron
  
• Book 3 - The Castle of Llyr
  
• Book 4 - Taran Wanderer
  
• Book 5 - The High King
  

 

C

 

Chima, Cinda William

1. Heir Chronicals

• Book 1 - The Warrior Heir
  
• Book 2 - The Wizzard Heir
  
• Book 3 - The Dragon Heir
  

2. Seven Realms

• Book 1 - The Demon King
  
• Book 2 - The Exiled Queen
  
• Book 3 - The Grey Wolf Throne
  
• Book 4 - The Crimson Crown (Release Date: Fall 2012)
  

 

 

Clare, Cassandra

1. The Infernal Devices

• Book 1 - Clockwork Angel
  
• Book 2 - Clockwork Prince
  

 

 

F

 

Fiest, Raymond E.

1. The Riftwar Trilogy

• Book 1 - Magician
  
• Book 2 - Silverthorn
  
• Book 3 - A Darkness At Sethanon
  

2. The Serpentwar Saga

• Book 1 - Shadow Of A Dark Queen
  
• Book 2 - Rise Of A Mercant Prince
  
• Book 3 - Rage Of A Demon King
  
• Book 4 - Shards Of A Broken Crow
  

Edited May 1, 2012 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Younge Adult Book List (H - M)

H

 

Hunter, Erin

1. Warriors

• Book 1 - Into the Wild
• Book 2 - Fire & Ice
• Book 3 - Forest of Secrets
• Book 4 - Raising Storm
• Book 5 - A Dangerous Path
• Book 6 - The Darkest Hour

2. Warriors: The New Prophecy

• Book 1 - Midnight
• Book 2 - Moonrise
• Book 3 - Dawn
• Book 4 - Starlight
• Book 5 - Twilight
• Book 6 - Sunset

3. Warriors: The Power of Three

• Book 1 - The Sight
• Book 2 - Dark River
• Book 3 - Outcast
• Book 4 - Eclipse
• Book 5 - Long Shadows
• Book 6 - Sunrise

4. Warriors: Omen of the Stars

• Book 1 - The Fourth Apprentice
• Book 2 - Fading Echoes
• Book 3 - Night Whispers
• Book 4 - Sign of the Moon
• Book 5 - The Forgotten Warrior (release date: 11/22/11)

5. Warroirs: Super Editions

• Book 1 - Firestar's Quest
• Book 2 - Bluestar's Prophecy
• Book 3 - Skyclan's Destiny
• Book 4 - Crookedstar's Promise

 

L

 

Lewis, C.S.

1. The Chronicals of Narnia

• Book 1 - The Magicians Nephew
• Book 2 - The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe
• Book 3 - The Horse & His Boy
• Book 4 - Prince Caspian
• Book 5 - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• Book 6 - The Silver Chair
• Book 7 - The Last Battle

 

M

 

Meyer, Stephenie

1. Twilight Series

• Book 1 - Twilight
• Book 2 - New Moon
• Book 3 - Eclipse
• Book 4 - Breaking Dawn

Edited September 6, 2011 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Younge Adult Book List (N - S)

N

 

Nix, Garth

1. The Abhorsen Trilogy

• Book 1 - Sabriel
• Book 2 - Lirael
• Book 3 - Abhorsen
• Book 4 - Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen (Release Date: 2013)

2. The Seven Towers Series

• Book 1 - The Fall
• Book 2 - Castle
• Book 3 - Aenir
• Book 4 - Above the Veil
• Book 5 - Into Battle
• Book 6 - The Violet Keystone

3. The Keys to the Kingdom

• Book 1 - Mister Monday
• Book 2 - Grim Tuesday
• Book 3 - Drowned Wednesday
• Book 4 - Sir Thursday
• Book 5 - Lady Friday
• Book 6 - Superior Saturday
• Book 7 - Lord Sunday

P

 

Paolini, Christopher

1. The Inheritance Cycle

• Book 1 - Eragon
• Book 2 - Eldest
• Book 3 - Brisinger
• Book 4 - Inheritance (Release Date: November 8, 2011)

Paul, Donita K.

1. The DragonKeeper Chronicles

• Book 1 - DragonSpell
• Book 2 - DragonQuest
• Book 3 - DragonKinght
• Book 4 - DragonFire
• Book 5 - DragonLight

2. The Chiril Chronicles

• Book 1 - The Vanishing Sculptor
• Book 2 - Dragons of the Valley
• Book 3 - Dragons of the Watch (Release Date: 2012)

Pullman, Phillip

1. His Dark Materials

• Book 1 - The Golden Compass
• Book 2 - The Subtle Knife
• Book 3 - The Amber Spyglass

 

 

R

 

Riordan, Rick

1. Percy Jackson & the Olypians

• Book 1 - The Lightening Theif
• Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters
• Book 3 - The Titan's Curse
• Book 4 - The Battle of the Labrynth
• Book 5 - The Last Olypian
• Stand Alone: The Demi-God Files

2. Heroes of Olypmus

• Book 1 - The Lost Hero
• Book 2 - The Sun of Neptune (Release Date: October 2011)

3. The Kane Chronicals

• Book 1 - The Red Pyramid
• Book 2 - The Throne of Fire

Rohans, Michael Scott

1. The Winter of the World

• Book 1 - Anvil of Ice
• Book 2 - The Forge in the Forest
• Book 3 - The Hammer of the Sun
• Book 4 - The Castle of the Winds

Roth, Veronica

1. Divergent

• Book 1 - Divergent
• Book 2 - Insurgent (Release Date: May 2012)

Rowling, J.K

1. Harry Potter

• Book 1 - The Sourcers Stone/The Philosphers Stone
• Book 2 - The Chamber of Secrets
• Book 3 - The Prisioner of Azkaban
• Book 4 - The Goblet of Fire
• Book 5 - The Order of the Pheonix
• Book 6 - The Half-Blood Prince
• Book 7 - The Deathly Hallows

 

S

 

Stiefvater, Mary

1. The Wolves of Mercy FallsAbhorsen Trilogy

• Book 1 - Shiver
• Book 2 - Linger
• Book 3 - Forever

Edited November 7, 2011 by Red2111

[Red2111]

Younge Adult Book List (T - Z)

W

 

Williams, Tad

1. The Ordinary Farm Series

• Book 1 - The Dragons of Ordinary Farm (coauthored by Deborah Beale)
• Book 2 - The Secrets of Ordinary Farm (Release Date: TBA) (coauthored by Deborah Beale)

 

 

 

[Dewairah]

Adult

 

Lovecraft, Howard Philip

 

At the Mountains of Madness

The Call of Cthulu

The Shadow over Innsmouth

The Horror at Redhook

The Shunned House

The Statement of Randolph Carter

Herbert West, Reanimator

The Thing on the Doorstep

The Colour out of Space

The Dunwich Horror

Edited September 13, 2011 by Dewairah

[Negawonka]

1. Authors name: Vaughn Heppner

2. Series Title: Lost Civilizations

3. Current Books:

 

1) Giants

2) Leviathan

3) The Tree of Life

4) Gog

5) Behometh

6) The Lod Saga

 

4. Target Audience: Young Adult and older

5. New book release date: Not sure but probably within the next year

[fearless-freak]

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsy

Series: Shadows of The Apt

Current Books:

 

Empire in Black and Gold

Dragonfly Falling

Blood of the Mantis

Salute the Dark

The Scarab Path

The Sea Watch

Heirs of the Blade

[Reeve]

1. Authors name

Stephen Donaldson

 

2. Series Title

The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant

 

3. Current Books in order in the series or stand alone

First trilogy:

Lord Fouls Bane

The Illearth War

The Power That Preserves

 

Second Trilogy

The Wounded Land

The One Tree

White Gold Wielder

 

Third Trilogy (of 4 books lol)

The Runes Of The Earth

Fatal Revenant

Against All Things Ending

The Last Dark (expected 2013)

 

4. Target Audience

Adult. Definitely Adult. Fantasy

 

 

Also....

 

1. Authors name

Stephen Donaldson

 

2. Series Title

The Gap Cycle

 

3. Current Books in order in the series or stand alone

The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

The Gap Into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge

The Gap Into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises

The Gap Into Madness: Chaos And Order

The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die

 

4. Target Audience

Adult. Definitely Adult. Sci Fi

[cwbys21]

Markus Heitz

The Dwarves(?)

 

The Dwarves

War of the Dwarves

Revenge of the Dwarves

Fate of the Dwarves (Aug 7, 2012)

 

Adult

[Jong]

1. Authors name Guy Gavriel Kay

 

2. Series Title: He has written one fantasy serries that I know of. The Fionavar Tapestry. The Sarantine Mosaic is more historical fiction, with some fantasy elements. Both are enjoyable. But IMO his stand alone works are even better.

 

3. Current Books in order in the series or stand alone

 

Tigana (The best stand alone fantasy I have read).

 

Best of the rest: These are more histoical fiction with fantasy elements. The Lions of Al-Rasan, A Song for Arbonne, and Under Heaven.

 

4. Target Audience Adult.

Edited April 10, 2012 by Jong

[cwbys21]

Dan Abnet

Gaunt's Ghosts

 

First and Only

Ghostmaker

Necropolis

Honor Guard

The Guns of Tanith

Straight Silver

Sabbat Martyr

Traitor General

His Last Command

The Armor of Contempt

Only in Death

The Iron Star

Blood Pact

Savation's Reach

 

Adult

[MorningStar]

Author: Dan Simmons

Series Title: Ilium/Olympos cycle

•

Ilium

•

Olympos

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

 

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Author: David Eddings

Series: The Elenium

•

The Diamond Throne

(1989)

•

The Ruby Knight

(1990)

•

The Sapphire Rose

(1991)

Series: The Tamuli

•

Domes of Fire

(1992)

•

The Shining Ones

(1993)

•

The Hidden City

(1994)

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

 

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Author: Terry Goodkind

Series: The Sword of Truth

•

Debt of Bones

•

Wizard's First Rule

•

Stone of Tears

•

Blood of the Fold

•

Temple of the Winds

•

Soul of the Fire

•

Faith of the Fallen

•

The Pillars of Creation

•

Naked Empire

•

Chainfire

•

Phantom

•

Confessor

•

The Omen Machine

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

 

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Author: John Marco

Series: The Inhumans trilogy

• The Eyes of God

• The Devil's Armor

• The Sword of Angels

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

 

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Author: Janny Wurts

Series: Cycle of Fire trilogy

• Stormwarden

• Keeper of the Keys

• Shadowfane

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

 

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Author: David Drake

Series: Lord of the Isles

•

Lord of the Isles

•

Queen of Demons

•

Servant of the Dragon

•

Mistress of the Catacombs

•

Goddess of the Ice Realm

•

Master of the Cauldron

•

The Fortress of Glass

•

The Mirror of Worlds

•

The Gods Return

Target Audience: Adult

Series status: Complete, no books forthcoming

[moldham]

Author: Naomi Novik

Series: Temeraire

1) His Majesty's Dragon

2) Throne of Jade

3) Black Powder War

4) Empire of Ivory

5) Victory of Eagles

6) Tongues of Serpents

7) Crucible of Gold

Target Audience: Adult

 

An awesome series, it is a reimagining of the Napolean War with an Aerial Corps. made up of light, middleweight, heavyweight dragons and the men/women who make up their crew.

 

Cool side note, Peter Jackson has optioned the rights for the film adaptation

Edited May 27, 2012 by moldham

[The Gambler55]

Unfortunately, I have only recently gotten into the science fiction/fantasy genre (about 3 years now). However, I have managed to read a lot of series from Harry Potter to The Wheel of Time in this short period. When I have the time I will I post my full set of notes on the books I have read, however, I feel that I should at least post something on these 3 series. I have a feeling they will become big series.

 

Author: Patrick Rothfuss

 

Series: The Kingkiller Chronicle.

Books: The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear.

 

Synopsis: Patrick Rothfuss’s style of writing is something that I have not yet encountered in the science fiction/fantasy genre. The main character relives the events of his life by telling his tale to a chronicle. It is nice to see how the character views himself in certain situations and recognizes his own character deficiencies (sometimes too harshly). If you really pay close attention you make an accurate guess as to where this story line is heading (but still leaves a lot of guess work). I love the fact, that if there is a part of the tale that is nonessential to the main story line he will omit it, instead of spending countless pages on a mute topic. Kudos. He has a really advanced magic system, but never allows magic to be the end all solution to every problem. Like Sanderson and Jordan it is clearly defined and follows rules.

 

 

Author: Anthony Ryan

 

Series: Raven’s Shadow

Book: Blood Song

 

Synopsis: I fell in love with this novel after reading the first five pages. I put a lot of importance in the growth of characters and Anthony Ryan does a great job of it in this book. I liked Robin Hobb’s, Farseer Trilogy, but certain points of the story would just drag on forever and the character would always whine and make the same mistakes (it got a little redundant and pointless). Blood Song does a wonderful job of navigating the character’s survival through the different intricacies of court and order life. This is a fast paced, complex novel with well thought out strategies and hidden agendas. The build-ups to a significant event are masterfully worked and I have yet to be let down in this novel. At the time he was an independent author (recently signed by Berkley Publishing Group), so there are some grammatical errors throughout the novel, but it you can work your way through them this book is well worth your time to read.

 

 

Author: Michael Sullivan

 

Series: Riyria Revelations

Books: Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, and Heir of Novron

 

Synopsis: This is a quick/fun read. The story is straight forward and constantly moving, I could not put it down. Each novel contains a lot of action and easy to follow magic system. There is minimal foreshadowing which is nice to have every once in a while (sometimes when reading TWOT you have to read it twice to catch hidden meanings). If you read his bio there is a really great story behind these novels. He is just a down to earth, humble guy and his blog posts are hilarious.

 

 

Again, I know I am relatively new to these books, but I have read over 15 different series so far, and excluding Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, and George R.R. Martin these writers create a world unlike any other author. Each one of these stories is unique, and will hold your attention from start to finish and leave you wanting more. Again, this is just a very brief write-up I feel I had to add these authors to the list right away. When I have more time I will go into detail about what makes each story so great, as well as the areas that are lacking. Hope this helps you to find your next novel, I know I am always looking.

[Shecky alGreen]

If you look up-page on this subforum, you'll see where Saladin Ahmed is going to be in a Q&A right here. Can't recommend his Throne of the Crescent Moon enough. Also, he is your one degree of separation from a shockingly good collection of current authors; he co-DMed an all-author D&D session at Epic ConFusion in Detroit earlier this year, and you wouldn't go wrong reading ANY of the participants there. Read this blog post by Saladin's co-DM, Myke Cole, and look up EVERY participant name. You'll have a couple of months' worth of reading and be hungry for more:

 

http://mykecole.com/blog/2012/01/author-dd-game

 

Also, as has been noted, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series and Codex Alera series. And don't miss Benedict Jacka's Alex Verus books (very Dresdenesque but definitely develops its own interesting voice) and Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles (a rollicking barrel of fun).

[BFG]

Robin Hobb

 

Assassins series

1. Assassin's Apprentice
    
   
2. Royal Assassin
    
   
3. Assassin's Quest
   

Follows Fitz, the illegitamate son of the heir to the 6 Duchies. Fitz tends to act as a catalyst for major events and has a role to play in the war with the Outislanders.

 

Also

 

The Liveship Traders

1. Ship of Magic
    
   
2. The Mad Ship
    
   
3. Ship of Destiny
   

Same world as above, but based around ships that live (explained properly in the books).

 

And

 

The Fool's Trilogy

1. Fool's Errand
    
   
2. The Golden Fool
    
   
3. Fool's Fate
   

Back to the 6 Duchies and follows some of the characters from Assassin.

 

 

All for adult readers

 

 

EDIT to add:

 

Alan Garner

 

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

 

 

Classic fantasy set in Cheshire :), melds classic myths in with the modern world (well modern when it was written)

 

for younger readers - this was the first fantasy I ever read and I loved it!

 

 

EDIT to add:

 

Margaret Atwood

 

The Handmaids Tale

 

Apocolyptic future where females have lost pretty much all rights.

 

better for older readers, I read it for the first time when I was to young.

Edited October 4, 2012 by BFG

[Rose Red]

Nene Thomas & Steven C. Plagman

 

Zarryiostrom

 

Powerborn

Usurper

 

Adult

 

Marionette November 2013

 

If your familiar with Nene Thomas's artwork then you know the art for these books are beautiful. She includes about twenty pages of artwork in each book.  Can't wait for the next book to come out.

[damandred]

Anything by david Gemmell.

[Rhienne]

1. Authors name - Katherine Kerr
2. Series Title - The Deverry Cycle
3. Current Books in order in the series:

Act One - The Deverry Books

1. Daggerspell
2. Darkspell
3. Dawnspell (The Bristling Wood)
4. Dragonspell (The Dragon Revenant)

Act Two - The Westlands

1. A Time of Exile
2. A Time of Omens
3. A Time of War (Days of Blood and Fire) 
4. A Time of Justice (Days of Air and Darkness)

Act Three - The Dragon Mage

1. The Red Wyvern
2. The Black Raven
3. The Fire Dragon

Act Four - The Silver Wyrm

1. The Gold Falcon
2. The Spirit Stone
3. The Shadow Isle
4. The Silver Mage

4. Target Audience - adult
5. New book release date - N/A

[Svevin]

You should all feel ashamed!  Nobody listed one of the most important fantasy writers of the 20th century?

 

Name: Robert E. Howard

Series: Oh, I don't know...something like...CONAN? 

Target Audience: Adult

New book release: Well, Mr. Howard probably won't be writing anything new.

Conan stories published in Weird Tales[edit]

1. "The Phoenix on the Sword" (novelette; vol. 20, #6, December 1932)
2. "The Scarlet Citadel" (novelette; vol. 21, #1, January 1, 1933)
3. "The Tower of the Elephant" (novelette; vol. 21, #3, March 1933)
4. "Black Colossus" (novelette; vol. 21, #6, June 1933)
5. "The Slithering Shadow" (novelette; vol. 22, #3, September 1933, as "Xuthal of the Dusk")
6. "The Pool of the Black One" (novelette; vol. 22, #4, October 1933)
7. "Rogues in the House" (novelette; vol. 23, #1, January 1934)
8. "Iron Shadows in the Moon" (novelette; vol. 23, #4, April 1934, as "Shadows in the Moonlight")
9. "Queen of the Black Coast" (novelette; vol. 23, #5, May 1934)
10. "The Devil in Iron" (novelette; vol. 24, #2, August 1934)
11. "The People of the Black Circle" (novella; vol. 24, #3–5, September–November 1934)
12. "A Witch Shall be Born" (novelette; vol. 24, #6, December 1934)
13. "Jewels of Gwahlur" (novelette; vol. 25, #3, March 1935, as "The Servants of Bit-Yakin")
14. "Beyond the Black River" (novella; vol. 25, #5–6, May–June 1935)
15. "Shadows in Zamboula" (novelette; vol. 26, #5, November 1935, as "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula")
16. "The Hour of the Dragon" (novel; vol. 26, #6 & vol. 27, #1–4, December 1935, January–April 1936)
17. "Red Nails" (novella; vol. 28, #1–3, July, September, October 1936)

Conan stories published in Fantasy Fan magazine[edit]

• "Gods of the North" (March 1934) - renamed as The Frost Giant's Daughter and published in The Coming of Conan, 1953.^[9]

Conan stories not published in his lifetime[edit]

• "The God in the Bowl" — Published in Space Science Fiction, Sep. 1952.
• "The Black Stranger" — Published in Fantasy Magazine, Feb. 1953.
• "The Vale of Lost Women" — Published in The Magazine of Horror, Spring 1967.

Unfinished Conan stories by Howard[edit]

• "Drums of Tombalku" — Fragment. Published in Conan the Adventurer, 1966.
• "The Hall of the Dead" — Synopsis. Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1967.
• "The Hand of Nergal" — Fragment. Published in Conan, 1967.
• "The Snout in the Dark" — Fragment. Published in Conan of Cimmeria, 1969.

A number of untitled synopses for Conan stories also exist.

Other Conan-related material by Howard[edit]

• "Wolves Beyond the Border" — A non-Conan story set in Conan's world. Fragment. Published in 1967 in Conan the Usurper
• "The Hyborian Age" — An essay written in 1932. Published in 1938 in The Hyborian Age.
• "Cimmeria" — A poem written in 1932. Published in 1965 in The Howard Collector.

 

Most importantly, these are almost all available for free from Project Guttenberg.  After reading these, go check out Robert Jordan's Conan stories, which are also incredible (and less racist.  By a lot.  As in, not racist).

Edited April 18, 2014 by Svevin