Where are all the fantasy readers?

thank you for your response:) i dont know Pratchett Discworld, can u tell a bit about the book/s? The Dragonlance series was my first fantasy series, they r excellent books. and the reason i went on an 8 year fantasy novel marathon trying to find books that come close to the quality of those lol.

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i also had hopes that LOTR would start a wave of new books and movies and bring more readers to the tiny fantasy lovers community,and i agree, all recent books i have read and movies i have seen have been disappointing. for example, Eragon, was one of the most boring fantasy novels i have ever read. i couldnt even get through the second one, and THEN they made a movie. equally as boring as the books. However i think the author of Eragon has potential to write something great, and i eagerly await his next crack at it.

Ok, a few of my favorites series.

Discworld-a long list of slightly connected novels from Terry Pratchett. Each book is a stand alone in the world. Fantasy mixed with a lot of humour. He uses a mixing of the fantasy world a lot. Marvelous stories that will have you giggling.

Myth Series-about 9 or 10 books by Robert Aspirin. relatively short but great fun to read, very funny and light. Important to read sequentially

The Covenant Chronicles-by Donaldson. A somewhat dark series about a leper drawn from our world into a fantasy world as the wielder of wild magic. Somewhat more complex and harder to read then some, but I liked them a great deal. Sequential.

Landover novels-Terry Brooks- Interesting series about a lawyer who buys a magic kingdom. Very well written fantasy with some well developed supporting characters. About 6 or 7 books now, sequential.

Shannara-Terry Brooks-Very close to Dragonlance in style. Sweeping good vs evil epic. About 7 or 8 sequential novels.

Drizzt novels-R.A. Salvatore-Set in D&D Forgotten Realms, follows the story of a drow ranger who lives on the surface. Superb tales that rival Dragonlance. 7 or 8 books, sequential.

thank you for the recommendation, ill surely try it. but i AM a bit picky about my books. i prefer to not read anything about Mars, Venus, anything from outer space really. only because i look to these novels as an escape from the world and i prefer to go to a place that HAS never and WILL never exsist lol

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OH! the Seven Waters trilogy was a WONDERFUL series! All the characters in them were easy to connect with, and there was never a dull moment. if you liked these books then i'd definitely recommend Melanie Rawn's "Exiles". It, so far, consists of 2 books, with the promise of a third. Rawn is brilliant and insightful,and takes you to a world COMPLETELY unlike our own. (its a place where women rule, and men are...decorative..lol) give them a try if u find the time:)

I absolutely loved the Sevenwaters trilogy. Those books are so beautiful. You don't just read them- you feel them somewhere deep inside, maybe your soul, I'm not sure. They seemed very real to me when I read them.

Seven Waters trilogy??? Never heard of it.... can anyone give me a little precis of what its all about? I think I'd like to check it out.

I agree Elliott took her time. i remember waiting 8 months for that! Elizabeth Haydon! how could i have forgotten her! I stole my mylot name from her main character haha. You mentioned Laurell K Hamilton. Are her books similar to the Kushiel series? If so, ill give those a try also. and one more question, did anyone here who read the Kushiel series get the feeling of another book coming? i cant remember if i read that there was or not...

ok thats it, im buying a book by Prachett since so many people seem to enjoy them.
i actually tried Anthony's "On a Pale Horse". the grim reaper one i believe. it was very creative, but not my style. Has anyone read books by Jennifer Roberson? The ones about the Cheysuli and Homana? VERY cool books, a bit graphic. (which i prefer anyway they r fast paced and a bit short, but worth the quick read.

I haven't read that particular one by Piers Anthony. You might try his Xanth series, though. They're light and humorous but fantastical nonetheless.

im glad you brought up a book that can be found in the childrens section because i had never thought to look there. I just didnt have any interest in Harry Potter type books, which is about all id figured id find. i am NOT a fan. I heard that as the series progressed they became less childish, but id like to say 2 things about that.
1. its not clear on the kind of audience that the book is aimed at. this irritates me.
2. anything with witches' hats and cauldrons full of frogs eyes and rats tails, cant be considered, by me at least, good fantasy. its hokey and well, boring.
and thats the end of my ranting.:)

I have been reading younger style books recently to be able to chat with my children about them. I have found them very interesting. There are lots of fantasy style ones and some are quite in depth.