| Here are a few of the many Fantasy books that I loved:
Jack Vance - The Lyonesse Triology which is superb High Fanatsy. The man is a bonified wordsmith. His Dying Earth series is a fun read especially Cudgel's Saga and Rhialto the Marvelous, but you have to start in the beginning with The Dying Earth which is a collection of short stories, then The Eyes of the Overworld which introduces you to Cudgel who is quite chaotic in this book, but in Cudgel's Saga it is much more tongue in cheek.
John Bellairs - The Face in the Frost. I came across a copy in a pharmacy store years and years ago. I re-read it this past October. It stands the test of time.
Glenn Cook - Yes I have read the Black Company, etc., but I especially love his Garrett, P.I. series. Think of it as Film Noir Fantasy. His first book of the series Sweet Silver Blues has been reprinted and I strongly suggest reading the books in order because the ones that follow will refer back to that which has gone before.
Jim Butcher - His Dresden Files, series. Don't let the Sci Fi TV series define for you these works. Butcher's writng is far superior though his latest work Proven Guilty, IMO, is the weakest offering. This is also a Film Noir Fantasy feel, but set in modern Chicago, unlike Cook's world.
Ursula K. LeGuin - The Earthsea Trilogy. Great concept and excellent writing. Avoid the fourth book that came much later. It is nothing like the triology.
Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes. Another wordsmith.  |