Good fantasy series?

[hermes_wade]

Hey folks, does anyone have any suggestions for a good fantasy series? Just to give you an idea of my tastes, I like fantasy authors such as Raymond Feist, Bob Howard, David Eddings, George R.R. Martin, Michael Moorcock, and, of course, the grandmaster himself, J.R.R. Tolkien.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

[notthebuddha]

P.C. Hodgell

[mothoc]

Joe Abercrombie. Given the list you just named, I think you'll seriously like his stuff. Start with his "The First Law" trilogy consisting of The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged and Last Argument of Kings. There are two stand-alone followup novels after that. Best Served Cold and Heroes.

Seriously amazing stuff.

[sdskuld]

How do you feel about Dumas? One of my favorite series I've discovered has been The Phoenix Guards (that's the first book) by Steven Brust. It's a loving riff on the Three Musketeers set in the historical past of his Jhereg series, and just immense fun to read.

[hermes_wade]

I have read all of Brust novels, so, yeah, I liked the Phoenix Guards. :)

[kirakira]

Guy Gavriel Kay's Fionovar Tapestry (3 books). It's Tolkein better than Tolkein. I read it every few years.

[hermes_wade]

Thank you all for your suggestions! I've gone to the book store and picked up some novels by these folks, and have started on them. :)