I am a heroic fantasy novel freak....
Tolkien- my first introduction and the standard that all fantasy novel writers try to attain.
Robert Jordan- His death last year or the year before may not allow for his "Wheel of Time" series to be complete. It is a unique fantasy read but took so long between books (3 years for most) and so many characters you would get lost. But they are excellent reads.
Terry Goodkind- "First Wizard's Rule" was his first and series ended last year at 9 books (I think) Awesome read but early books (first 3 I think) were a little adult oriented. He toned it back on the rest. Great read.
Terry Brooks - He has 3 series he has written since 1977. Shanarra (Which SHOULD be made into some movies. They are that good) Magic Kingdom for Sale, and Knight of the Word. Terry even looks like an elf in his pic in the back of his books. These are all great easy reads that keep you turning pages.
Raymond E. Feist- Almost all of his books (around 27) are about Midkemia. The first 20 are great reads. The last 3 or 4 are getting a little out there but you get hooked very easily.
Dennis L. McKiernan- His first 3 or 4 trilogies or duologies were engrossing. He started writing after an accident left him bedridden for many months. Great reads
John Marcos- Heroic fantasy without magic. Unusual concept.
Dennis McFarland- Earth King series. Unusual way to obtain magic/attributes. Made my skin crawl the first 2-3 books but got toned down and became excellent reads
Kristan Britain- Green Rider series. Took time between books (she is a park ranger). I really enjoyed the reads.
All fantasy. I have all their books in hardback 1st editions. Highly recommend starting with Brooks if you want to delve into fantasy.
If others have written about these authors, my apologies. I didn't want to read through 21 pages of posts...
