Frustration being unable to find Heroic Fantasy books similar to the ones I like!
Most people I know don’t know how much i like to read. There is a simple reason for their misunderstanding. I find myself watching TV or playing Video Games! I just can’t find many books I like. Here are my favorite authors:
Terry Brooks – Sword of Shanara series and all the off shoots. He is a perfect story teller among the fantasy writers. I prefer his writing style above all others. If you are new to this genre I recommend this or Harry Potter series to get you started.
Terry Goodkind – Sword of Truth series. This series deals with honor, faith, morality, idealism, and a healthy dose of philosophy. These books can lead to lond discussions. After the 5th book there is a dark edge to the writing.
Piers Anthony – Xanth when i was younger, Incarnations of Immortality, Adept Series, Mode Series, and Pornucopia. I’ve read somewhere close to 90 of his books. The Incarnations have been my favorite series by Piers. They handle topics such as death, war, time, destiny nature, evil, and good.
J.K. Rowling - Deserves all the success she has had. I wish they had not made the movies for 10+ years after the books. Too many watched the movies instead of reading the books. Even so these books have opened reading to generations that embrace video gaming, internet, social networking and technology. This is no easy feat. I think these books should be required reading in schools. They teach values such as friendship, honor, trust, equality, self respect and humility.
Robert Fulghum - All of his inspirational books including the essay All I really know i learned in kindergarten. Under-rated. I recommend these to all friends and family. Unfortunately i think that most people read them and dismiss them as cute and not deep enough.
