Comments on: Post Potter depression?

By: Yusuf Asgerally

Yusuf Asgerally — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:44:14 +0000

20 years is it.. wow.. thats a long time.. i cant wait to read the new book when it comes out..

I have to mention another author here, Terry Brooks, who has a couple of very fun light reading

By: RedwallWiki

RedwallWiki — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:22:14 +0000

You can learn more about Redwall at the Redwall Wiki, http://redwall.wikia.com

This year is the 20th anniversary of Redwall, the newest book, Eulalia!, comes out in October.

By: ashley zehnder

ashley zehnder — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:13:45 +0000

Thanks for bringing up the RedWall series – I love those books and I feel they are often overlooked

By: Yusufali Asgerally

Yusufali Asgerally — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:10:01 +0000

@ Raingod: I think we might find a fair share of readers taking offense to you calling potter a children’s read hehe

By: Raingod alias Raindog

Raingod alias Raindog — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:35:34 +0000

I’ve read Jordan, Feist, but yet to go through the children’s stuff i.e. narnia, potter etc. By far the best fantasy series I’ve read is Malazan book of the fallen series by Steven Erikson. Amazing books with a style and lack of repetitiveness (which unfortunately is a hallmark of most book series) such that once you read this series all others pale in comparison. Christopher Stasheff’s wizard series makes for good light reading; so does Dave Duncan’s Man’s Word series. So many other good series, but the names aren’t readily coming to mind. Goodkind’s books are too brutal and violent, but nevertheless worth going through, though it gets repetitive like Jordan. As you guys say, there are so many good books out there, perhaps it would be impossible to go through all of them in one lifetime lol.

Regards

By: Rain

Rain — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:17:52 +0000

By far the best

By: Yusufali Asgerally

Yusufali Asgerally — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:30:05 +0000

You know is very strange, i always figured myself an avid reader but have never heard any of the books in the time magazine list. I can see i have alot of serious reading coming up

Here are some other very interesting adult oriented fantasy authors i love.

1. Raymond E. Feist: He was the first author that i really really loved, and really captured my fantasy imagination. He takes an era and time and stages 3 sets of books that intermingle with each other, amazingly well. Wikipedia has a great page for him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_E._Feist

2. Robert Jordan and the Wheel of time series is another amazing read, which will keep you glued to its pages. the wiki entry is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan also read his web page at http://www.tor.com/jordan/

I have more that i cannot think of right now but will come back to it

By: Yusufali Asgerally

Yusufali Asgerally — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:16:39 +0000

The British council library in Colombo had the Redwall series, thats where i first read 1 or 2 books many years ago, and then recently I saw and picked up another 2 books in the series somewhere in California when i was visiting. it was still a great read.

By: Dili

Dili — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:49:16 +0000

Jim, the Time magazine article (“Curing Harry Potter Withdrawal”) had Fantasy books for every age and taste.

N & Yusufali: I just got the “His Dark Materials” Trilogy from British Council Library this morning. And i have to say its brilliant. and ive only gone through the first chapters still. I didnt find Redwall though

By: jim

jim — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:50:50 +0000

Any suggestions for fantasy books for adults?

By: Yusufali Asgerally

Yusufali Asgerally — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:24:26 +0000

@ N: Hmmm very strange, i dont think i’ve read Phillip Pullman before.. i’m going to have to rectify this grave mistake

By: Parthi

Parthi — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:22:49 +0000

oh now i am waiting for dan browns next installment..i heard hes working on it for a while now…hopefully its even more better and does not follow the same pattern of his earlier books…anyways harry potter series was a great read! enjoyed it thoroughly

By: Dili

Dili — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:42:21 +0000

This article @ the Time magazine website was a gold mine for me "Curing Harry Potter Withdrawal"

By: N

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:20:33 +0000

Don’t forget Phillip Pullman’s trilogy, His Dark Materials! By far oneof the best, innovative fantasy series’ that I have read…never heard of Redwall, must look into it…