[dark-knight]

I am looking forward to Jones' new one but for now I need your oponions on what is a awsome book. It can span many books (no more than 4)PLZ! I have read all of Jones, Haydon, Tolkein, Feist, some Goodkind but I have heard good things about Hobb? But would love your insight?

thanx

[Hobbit]

Robin Hobb's Farseer series;
John Marco's Tyrants and Kings series;
Tad Williams's Memory Sorrow & thorn series, or
his Otherland series;
and :

Ash A Secret History by Mary Gentle

All of these would keep you very very busy... http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/smile.gif

Hobbit

[Shehzad]

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

Yes, FF--I'm almost about to finish the book and I absolutely love it. Caine rules!!

[Penumbra]

If you are looking for a sterling recommendation, read me!

[ChrisW]

Harry Potter(rowlings)
A Series of Unfortunate Events(lemony Snicket)
Hobb's ok if you dont like happy endings(farseer that is)
Oh yeah umm there is this series called THE WHEEL OF TIME by Robert Jordan that is pretty damn good. But i'd try my first two picks first as there nice childrens books just like tolkien http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/biggrin.gif.

[JohnH]

There is a gent named Guy Gavriel Kay you might want to take a look at. Amazing work and his longest series is a trilogy. Three of his books are stand alone works.

Hobb is someone that I definitely recommend. Stephen Donaldson is another if you have yet to try his work.

Cherryh has written an ncredible series called Fortress as well as an earlier but back in print series called the Morgaine saga. Both well worth it.

The following recomendations are made with prejudice as I have no idea how many books will eventually be involved.

Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart
Ricardo Pinto's The Chosen
Deborah christian's The Truthsayer's Apprentice
Jane Routley's Mage Heart ( there are sequels , that while enjoyable, are not up to the initial standard set by this book)
Rebecca Bradley's Gil series
James Stoddard's The High House
Dave Duncan's The King's Blades series
Patricia McKillip's A Song for the Basilisk

Just to get you started.

[azaz]

A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson -
1. Gardens of the Moon
2. Deadhouse Gates
3. Memories of Ice (comes out on 6th December)

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin -
1. A Game of Thrones
2. A Clash of Kings
3. A Sword of Swords
(many will say this is the best ongoing series)

[dark-knight]

I have decided on Donaldson. The chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbelievable.

Is there a boxed set out there? So I can just go a buy them all at once? Or I will just get them off of barnesandnoble.com.

just asking.
I really haven't been reading very much lately because im a senior in high school and struggling to pass calculus. That is why I asked, but personally I dislike Jordan. To drawn out...

just my .003 cents

[Rob B]

Read what Shehzad and Hobbit said.

Good choice with Donaldson, though its Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

Here are some links to previous recommendatoins and current reads:
Last five books (http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000592.html)
Whatca ya all reading? (http://www.sffworld.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000094.html)

[e-Morgana]

Dark-knight, in answer to your question, there are first and second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (3 books each). Each series comes in an omnibus edition, so you could possibly narrow your purchase to 2 big, fat books instead of 6 if they are available in this format there.