Well, I have to say that the Dragon Prince trilogy by Melanie Rawn is FANTASTIC as well.  I'm also going to recommend, The Ruins of Ambrai, by this fabulous woman too, although she currently is still writing this series.  UMMMMMMM......the only other RECENT fantasy series I'm reading is The Eye of the World series by Robert Jordan, but that is starting to turn into a rather lengthy series, I don't see it ending before 10 books as he's only on book 8 I think.  And for the sake of good memories, The Narnia Chronicles will always have a special place in my mind.

The Gene Wolfe's New Sun series is really good.  But one of my favoite books, although not an epic series, is a book by Lee J. Hindle called Dragonfall.  I'm not sure if he wrote anything else after that, but this book he wrote as an entry into a SF/Fantasy contest and won, so it was published by the company.  I found a used copy years ago and thought it sounded cool, and it was!  A great story, but it seems hard to find a copy now.  I looked on amazon.com and the name didn't even come up, but if you can find a copy, snag it.  Yu can read it easily in a day, it's not long, only a couple hundred pages, but it is a wickedly cool and creepy tale.

My favourites are all of Melanie Rawn's works (Dragon Prince/Star, Exiles, The Golden Key), GRRM's Song of Ice and Fire, all of Guy Gavriel Kay's stuff too - re-read Tigana recently, that one gets me every time.... Also Katharine Kerr's Deverry books. I have the newer ones (Dragon Mage series) on my summer reading list. Oooh, I don't know if you'd think these count, but the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Love that man to death! :)

What about Robin Hobb has anybody read her Assassin's apprentice trilogy.....really good

I just wanted to say:

My GOD, someone here is from Ypsi.  Hi, Ravenhack!  Clarkstonite, me.

As for fave fantasy series, never discount Track Hickman & Margaret Weiss' Dragonlance novels.  I also enjoyed Harry Potter.

Other than OL and MS&T, I'm a big fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, LOTR, of course, and I think I'm getting hooked on the Continuing Time thingamagummy by Daniel Keys Moran.  This is really a bad thing, and I don't reccomend it at all, because there are 33 short books planned in the series.  The porblem is, ther are only four published, and it's been that way for a while.  They're all out of print, and I can't find Armageddon Blues *anywhere* for less than $30.  For a little dogeared paperback, no less.  Aaagh!  So if anyone has a copy of Armaggeddon Blues or Emerald Eyes that they'd like to give me, my birthday is February second, so feel free to send me an early birthday present.

I don't know if this counts, but since Tad has written Sci-fi, I also wanted to include Douglas Addams' Hitchhikers Guide series.  I LOVE that whole series.  It is such a perfect blend of Sci-fi and humor.

Bast Imret wrote:

The Gene Wolfe's New Sun series is really good.

Finally, someone else who likes the New Sun books. Terminus Est is a wonderful name for a sword.

I really liked The Book of the New Sun but just could NOT get into the The Book of the Long Sun.  Perhaps I will give it another try someday.

Flagg wrote:

I really liked The Book of the New Sun but just could NOT get into the The Book of the Long Sun.  Perhaps I will give it another try someday.

I really didn't care for the Long Sun books either.  Different tone and style than the New Sun books.  Not as good, I think.  Have you read any of the Short Sun books?  I've been leary of buying them sight unseen (do most of my shopping at amazon now.)

Favorite series:

* Reality Dysfunction series by Peter F. Hamilton (Doesn't count since it's sci-fi, but I don't like enough fantasy to make a good list without it)

* Faded Sun trilogy by C.J. Cherryh(sci-fi)

* Ender's Game and successive books by Orson Scott Card(sci-fi)

* Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan(even though I haven't read Winter's Heart yet

* Death Gate saga by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman



In that order, too.
I don't know why fantasy is so far down the list.

I went to the bookstore yesterday, and looked for George RR Martin, but I couldn't find any books by anyone with the last name of Martin(should have been between Lynn and McCaffrey(sp?), but it wasn't)

I've read A Game of Thrones, but I'm not sure yet whether or not I like it.

What about Robin Hobb has anybody read her Assassin's apprentice trilogy.....really good

Actually, I have read two of the Assassin series, but lost interest.

And, everyone prepare to gasp because I haven't read Lord of the Rings!*hears everyone gasp*(My mother read Hobbit to me when I was little, and I think she started the Lord of the Rings series, but I don't remember it, so it doesn't count)

And, get ready to gasp again if you've read these books, but I didn't find it funny.

George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire
Steven Erikson A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen
Tolkien Lord of the Rings
RA Salvatore Dark Elf