Epic Fantasy

Hey all, I'm looking for an epic fantasy series that has all the staples: wizards, magic, epic adventure, and possibly some dragons and elves

I've been going to the library and randomly selecting a series, only to usually find out that the praise is exaggerated and the fantasy isnt there. I need something with imagination.

So far I've LOVED The Runelords, if you haven;t read it, do so. But I'm on the last book, and I need something new.

Basically, epic fantasy discussion thread

Lord of The Rings

You might enjoy Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy/quadrilogy [finished], it has most of the things you asked for except for powerful wizards. The pacing is slow throughout the series but the beginning is particularly so; it may be a chore to get through.

Then there's George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series [unfinished] which includes a number of fantasy staples but does interesting things with them. A quality series, but the release schedule has bogged down so you might want to just take note of it and come back to it later.

I believe Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series [unfinished] fits your bill nicely, but you may find it disappointing that the books lack a clear book-to-book narrative, different books often jump to different settings.

I'm not sure if I should specifically mention R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series ["finished"]. It is decidedly epic fantasy and it has kick-ass wizards, but adventure isn't what I'd describe it as. Think of medieval crusades and you have the plot of the trilogy. I put finished in quotes because while the trilogy is complete, the overall series is not.

Stephen R. Donaldson's the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever's [as with Bakker, but the Chronicles are more self-contained] world 'the Land' starts off very Tolkienesque but by the second book it becomes a series very worthwhile on its own.

You might want to check out J.V. Jones's Sword of Shadows [unfinished], Paul Kearney's Monarchies of God [finished] and Joe Abercrombie's First Law [finished], but they all veer away from your particulars. You should check them out though, just to see if you'd like them.

Why don't you read something that's actually good instead?

The Chronicles of Prydain

>>4
Why in this thread dick.  Op try the name of the wind its pretty good but its unfinished and the second book isnt out yet'

Fuck books. Books is boring, watch a movie insted. Books is dumb, movies has woman with big titties and ass. Books is full of nerds. You muthafuggaz think u is so dam smart dat u cn read n shit. i has a large ass IQ muthafugga you be sickin my my grill. Now i gonna get shasta on yo ass bitch muthafug you cocksucka.

As ah said, FUCK BOOKS!

>>7
Agreed.