[laughs] My epic fantasy phase probably started waaaaay back in elementary school, and as I got through high school, sort of tapered off.
I'd recommend anything by Lynn Flewelling (I prefer the Tamir Triad in terms of the "epic fantasy" feeling [starting from The Bone-Doll's Twin], but the series that starts with Luck in the Shadows is also a lot of fun and fast as a read), for one! C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy always holds a big soft spot in my heart for another. David Eddings is like the comfort food of "epico fantasy" for me -- it's not like he does anything groundbreaking or brilliant, but his books are fun and fast and just sort of make me smile.
For something denser, longer, and still incomplete (sob I need to read the newest one; I HAVE it but I haven't cracked it open yet), I'd recommend Janny Wurst's Wars of Light and Shadow, beginning with The Curse of the Mistwraith. Anything by Raymond Feist makes me happy, too!
And if you're in for something more sci-fi, the Expendable series (starting with Expendable) by James Alan Gardner is awesome. \o/
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Date: 2008-02-05 10:29 pm (UTC)I'd recommend anything by Lynn Flewelling (I prefer the Tamir Triad in terms of the "epic fantasy" feeling [starting from The Bone-Doll's Twin], but the series that starts with Luck in the Shadows is also a lot of fun and fast as a read), for one! C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy always holds a big soft spot in my heart for another. David Eddings is like the comfort food of "epico fantasy" for me -- it's not like he does anything groundbreaking or brilliant, but his books are fun and fast and just sort of make me smile.
For something denser, longer, and still incomplete (sob I need to read the newest one; I HAVE it but I haven't cracked it open yet), I'd recommend Janny Wurst's Wars of Light and Shadow, beginning with The Curse of the Mistwraith. Anything by Raymond Feist makes me happy, too!
And if you're in for something more sci-fi, the Expendable series (starting with Expendable) by James Alan Gardner is awesome. \o/