[CrazyReader]

Any good ones?? Is there such a thing as a stand alone fantasy book?? Or is everything always a trilogy/series??

[Warewolf]

Terry Brooks' Sword of Shannara was a standalone book and it was really good. Sure, Elfstones and Wishsong were sequels, but it wasn't really a trilogy.

Kristen Britain's Green Rider was also really good. There's a sequel coming out, but again, that doesn't make it a series. The first book can stand all by itself.

One doesn't need to read Lord of the Rings in order to enjoy The Hobbit.

Mercedes Lackey's By the Sword was a single book in her Valdemaar world. Sure, it helps to have read other books in the series to truly understand the world, but it isn't required reading.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head right now, but those should keep you busy for a while http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

[MrKip]

I suppose The Hobbit is a stand alone book and as far as I can gather the Redemption of Athalus is as well (although I've never read it). I suppose when authors get the oppertunity to make and break worlds the temptation is too much to resist. Why limit your self to one book in a city when you can write three (or 10+ - Jordan take note) on the end of the world?

[Mithfânion]

Tigana

Grey mane of morning

Rora

Lions of Al-Rassan

Corum:Coming of Chaos (though that could be three volumes in one book, it's a continuing story).

[Rob B]

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carrol
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
To Reign in Hell by Steven Brust.
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card


Anything by Roger Zelazny or Graham Joyce.


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[Elan Morin Tedronai]

The Hobbit by Tolkien or The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings!

[Mithfânion]

Also, the Book of Atrix Wolfe by Mc Killip and Talion Revenant by Stackpole.

[JohnH]

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[willowones]

Any books in the 3 series by Stasheff may be read alone. Also, Ed Greenwood, most all of McCaffrey's and any of the "Recluse" series by Modesitt.

[Ntschotschi]

Orson Scott card's "Hart's Hope" is a only small book but stands very well on its own.