[Half-Hand]

What I mean, is there any other fantasy series or trilogy's that take the main character out of his or her element (world) into another world. The only thing I could find so far that may be close is "The Finavor Tapestry" (Haven't read it yet).

Or anything else that start out a little more subtle. That is what I like about Stephen Donaldson, Terry Brooks and Terry Goodkind. Many fantasy series start out to fast. In 2 chapters you have to memorize 2 kindoms and by the 3rd there is already a major battle.

Also I am looking for something that is Potter like but maybe a little more adult oriented and not so ever loaded with magic. I am trying "The Amulet of Samarkand" but there is just too much magic. :confused:

[Evil Agent]

If you want something Potter-like with less magic, you should probably be checking out "His Dark Materials" by Phillip Pullman. The books are "The Golden Compass" (or "The Northern Lights" depending on where you live), then "The Subtle Knife" and then "The Amber Spyglass". Personally I didn't like this series, and gave up on the second book, but it might fit what you're looking for.

Otherwise, as far as the Fionavar Tapestry goes... give it a try, but I didn't really like it. I like Guy Gavriel Kay, but I thought Fionavar was by far his worst (and most cliche) stuff.

For books where the character gets transported from our world, to a fantasy world, I don't think there's anything out there as good as Thomas Covenant.

[DrBloodmoney1]

Here's an old thread on the subject (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1627&highlight=cross-over)

It's called a cross-over story.

The ones that I can think of off the top of my head (Fionavar excepted):

The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams.
The Wizard-Knight by Gene Wolfe.
The Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross.
Moonheart by Charles de Lint.

[JBI]

Roger zelazny's Amber is sort of like that.
The first one is entitled Nine Princes in amber and is one of the best fantasy series ever written.

[phil_geo]

If you like Terry Brooks, you might like The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg. It is about some D&D gamers who get pulled into their fantasy world, and I remember it as being a good read. It is the start of a series of novels.

Split Infinity by Piers Anthony is a great crossover novel, although it is a crossover from a sci-fi world to a fantasy world. It is the start of a series of books as well. It also makes me think of Terry Brooks; I read all of these books at about the same time.

[Half-Hand]

Evil, I will try Pullman.
DrBloodmoney1, perfect link.
JBI, Zelanzy has been suggested to me a couple of times this week. I think I will give it shot.
phil_geo, Sleeping Dragon sounds cool.

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate this info!

Any one else? Yes I am greedy. I listen to about 2 to 3 novels a week, so I am trying to get as much ammo as possible.

By the way, has everyone read "The Word & the Void Trilogy" to prepare for Terry Brooks "Armageddon's Children"?

[Psylent]

An obvious answer is Stephen R. Donaldson's Mordant's Need duology which, if you like it, means you might want to check out The Barbed Coil by J.V. Jones since it seems to be directly taken off of Mordant's Need.

[Yobmod]

I would second Zelazny's Amber books (the first 5 anyway) they are very good. I also liked Donaldosn's Mordant's Need series, although some people dislike the passive main character and the very slow build up.

Looking at the the previous thread, I will also recomend Barker's Weaveworld, and Barbara Hambly's Darwarth trilogy. Its been too long since i've read them, but based on your previous likes, Alan Dean fosters Spellsinger books may amuse you, but then agian maybe not.

If you like Terry Brooks, you might like The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg. It is about some D&D gamers who get pulled into their fantasy world, and I remember it as being a good read. It is the start of a series of novels.

I have the vagues memories of this series, I got most of the way through before giving up (when it became clear the author was dragging it out - all the prophecies turned out to be about the main characters kids, que another 3 books - i see there are now 10!). If you're a D&D lover you may find the first couple mildly interesting (in an 'how would i react if i were really transported into my D&D characters world' way), but i would say they are at least as badly done as Brooks' worst efforts, but the unpleasant characters make the story even less enjoyable.


By the way, has everyone read "The Word & the Void Trilogy" to prepare for Terry Brooks "Armageddon's Children"?

I've read the Word and void, and thought it was average, although the magic was good. Is AC going to be the one that ties them into the Shanara world? If so, i wont be touching it with a 10 foot pole - it reeks of shallow comercialisation. Did he already somehow tie in the Landover books? The only thing that could make this worse is if he links it to the Star Wars prequels also :eek:

[kidsan]

i guess the ultimate 'cross-over' could be said to be philip jose farmers Riverworld series which starts with the wonderfully titled: 'to your scattered bodies go'.

In a nutshell it starts with the simultaneous reawakening of everyone who has ever lived, by the banks of a river that winds its way around an artificial world. How's that for a plot?! great series, i highly recommend it...K

[Rob B]

Half-Hand,

You have seen The Recommendation Thread (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8580), right? There are threads linked in that topic which address some of the quesitons you've been raising in these threads.

You can also use the SEARCH (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/search.php) function, too.