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Mad Baggins · 04-26-2004, 08:24 PM

Have any of you read the Xanth series by Piers Anthony? They are a quite good (in my mind) series of fantasy novels. They are in no way similar to Tolkien, and I find that quite refreshing after having seen novels like Eragon in which there are so many Middle-earth related names it's insane. Another good set of fantasies are the MYTH series; I can't remember the author at the moment. They too are completely original in their ideas. So in my opinion, there are still a lot of authors that are finding new sources for their fantasy novels, just like there are a lot of authors finding sources for their fantasies in Tolkien's works.

04-26-2004, 08:24 PM	#19
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 371	Have any of you read the Xanth series by Piers Anthony? They are a quite good (in my mind) series of fantasy novels. They are in no way similar to Tolkien, and I find that quite refreshing after having seen novels like Eragon in which there are so many Middle-earth related names it's insane. Another good set of fantasies are the MYTH series; I can't remember the author at the moment. They too are completely original in their ideas. So in my opinion, there are still a lot of authors that are finding new sources for their fantasy novels, just like there are a lot of authors finding sources for their fantasies in Tolkien's works. __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential.