[sunback]

I was woundering what everyones frist fantasy book was, you know the one that started you reading fantasy or adult books in general. Mine was redwall I just could not put it down

[Alucard]

The Never-ending story from Michael Ende is what really got me into the genre. It's one of my favorite books, if for nothing more than that reason.

[sunback]

I think the book that introduces you to fantasy genre useally becomes a favorite its true in my case anyway

[ChrisW]

Well the hobit was prolly the first fantasy book if you don't include kids books but I wasn't really hooked until I read Magician by Feist.

[manticore]

the hobbit, and LOTR. actually i was into mythology from when i was about 6, so it was just a natural extension

[Nimea]

It is not fantasy but horror, still 'Pet Semetary' by good ol' Stephen King brought me back on line to read and read and read . . . mostly fantasy, for sure.

[vexed2002]

I know I read the Hobbit and LOTR when I was a kiddy but they never had much of an impact. The book that catapulted me into the fantasy genre was *cough* The Elenium by David Eddings *cough* uhh... I've since moved on from there though ;)

PK / vexed

[Alle]

Yet another one who read The Hobbit and tLotR before all other fantasy. I was 10 when I read the hobbit. I tried Terry Brooks after, and wasn't too impressed, but enjoyed The Earthsea Trilogy before quitting fantasy for many years.

Alle

[Shimrod]

The very first fantasy book I've read as a kid was Homerus Oddysee. I was totally amazed. Especially Odyseus dog Argos, who waited all those years for his master and died after Odyseus returned made a big impression on a 11 year old boy.

No wonder our dog is called Argos :)

The first book I bought is Jack Vance's Lyonesse. The last one, for a matter of fact, is Robin Hobb's Fools errand

[manticore]

Odyssey - not fantasy. myth epic.