10 Amazing Fantasy Authors part 1

Posted by on Sep 15, 2011 in Book History, Booking the News, Featured | 106 comments

It is so hard to find anything good to read these days. Unless you find a great author and read exclusively from those “like” them–which is not always the best method–or read whoever your friends recommend; then you are not likely to always have a book on standby.

While I use both of those methods for acquiring new books I am more inclined to use major sources. The New York Times best sellers list, the ALL TIME 100 Novels from Time Specials, or Best Books List of user generated favorites–are all a great resource when searching for that new book. I tend to stick to the Best Book list myself as it lets me target my search a little more. These are the Fantasy books and authors that I have found in my searches.

 

Raymond E. Feist – Author of several Top 100 books throughout the internet and one of my personal favorites.

Raymond has many many books out and is a great addition to any collection. If you are looking for an author to follow that always has another book available then this is your author. The books are entertaining and intriguing and have had me up to 4AM without realizing where the time went on many occasions. The “Magician Apprentice” and “Magician Master” books that he started off are still good after having read many other authors and are sure not to disappoint. Feist takes you on a journey from one saga to another, then returns and makes you fall in love with the books all over again.

 

Terry Goodkind – The attention is in the details and philosophy with this author.

You may have heard of him through the TV series Sword of Truth which his book series of the same name inspired or you may have seen him in the New York Times Best Sellers list for his great works. I didn’t start his books until well after he finished the larger part of his main 12 book series but from the moment I started the books; I couldn’t stop. Some may find the philosophy behind his series a bit darker than they are willing to see but he takes a world apart from our own and shows just how similar the two really are. Greed, corruption, and overall a since of justice and truth are the constant themes of the books.

 

Sara Douglass (pen-name) - Depth of character and fantasy like no other.

I must admit that I was drawn to her books initially because they simply looked like they would be really interesting but after the prelude and first chapter of “WayfarerRedemption” (“BattleAxe” everywhere other than the US) I fell in love with the Australian female author. It was sheer joy to read her books because they took all the unimaginable and intangible predilections you harbored as a child and made them obtainable and perfect again. She continued the idea throughout her books and I like that. I say if you are going to write fantasy then you might as well go all the way. Douglass’s books are separated into separate series however they touch in multiple books and if you start at the beginning and work your way through in the order they were written then you will have several parts that you snicker and enjoy the reference. Just about every person I have introduced to her has fallen in love the same way I have.

 

This was so great of a topic that we literally have way too much for one sitting so we will post two more parts. In the mean time enjoy the great authors posted today.

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