Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? - Page 2

Ian Keldon · September 13 2012, 11:16 PM

^The early ones, certainly. They got worse as time went on, just like the game.

sojourner · September 13 2012, 11:24 PM

I'll admit the insect shaman stuff wasn't great, but over all, I enjoyed alot of the books.

JD · September 14 2012, 12:26 AM

Thanks for the recommendations, those sound pretty cool.

stj · September 14 2012, 01:58 AM

The Mary Stewart Merlin series, excellent books and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson, nifty Greek mythology research.

Courtway Jones did an Arthur/Merlin trilogy that was rather good as well.

kythe · September 14 2012, 02:12 AM

I'm pleased to see how many people have read the Percy Jackson books. I was introduced to them a few years ago when my daughter read them for her 4th grade class. But even as an adult, I was instantly hooked and zipped right through the series. They are fast paced, light entertainment based on Greek mythology. Rick Riordan really knows his source material, and sticks to the spirit of the Greek myths while placing them in modern times.

I've also read every book in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, though the original "Mists of Avalon" is by far the best. I've read it 3 times, and each time I get something different out of it.

Ian Keldon · September 14 2012, 02:15 PM

JD wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations, those sound pretty cool.

No problem. I spoke to Ben yesterday while I was taking him to work and he said Book 2 is in layout at the publisher now.

Admiral_Young · September 14 2012, 02:29 PM

I echo about Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy...it's excellent. His first novel Elantris is a great read as well. He has also finished Robert Jordan's excellent Wheel of Time Series, writing the final three books.

Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is excellent as well. One of my favourite series and something that surprised me when I first discovered.

September 13 2012, 11:16 PM	#16
Ian Keldon Fleet Captain	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? ^The early ones, certainly. They got worse as time went on, just like the game.

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sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? I'll admit the insect shaman stuff wasn't great, but over all, I enjoyed alot of the books. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

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JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? Thanks for the recommendations, those sound pretty cool. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

September 14 2012, 01:58 AM	#19
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? The Mary Stewart Merlin series, excellent books and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson, nifty Greek mythology research. Courtway Jones did an Arthur/Merlin trilogy that was rather good as well. __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

September 14 2012, 02:12 AM	#20
kythe Commander Location: US	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? I'm pleased to see how many people have read the Percy Jackson books. I was introduced to them a few years ago when my daughter read them for her 4th grade class. But even as an adult, I was instantly hooked and zipped right through the series. They are fast paced, light entertainment based on Greek mythology. Rick Riordan really knows his source material, and sticks to the spirit of the Greek myths while placing them in modern times. I've also read every book in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series, though the original "Mists of Avalon" is by far the best. I've read it 3 times, and each time I get something different out of it.

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September 14 2012, 02:29 PM	#22
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Anyone read these fantasy and urban fantasy series? I echo about Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy...it's excellent. His first novel Elantris is a great read as well. He has also finished Robert Jordan's excellent Wheel of Time Series, writing the final three books. Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is excellent as well. One of my favourite series and something that surprised me when I first discovered. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.