Favorite Fantasy Novels

Augustus, I found the whole Swift universe a nice shift. If you liked them, I would strongly recommend the PC Peter Grant books and its parent series, The Rivers of London.

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What is the Paper Magician series about?

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Iā€™ve read the Inheritance Cycle, as well.

Fun Fact, though, is that it took me at least 3 tries to read Eragon. But not because I didnā€™t enjoy it, I simply kept losing it around the house.

Additional Fun Fact: My family has both the original cover and the movie cover, so each time I went to read it, which book I read kept alternating.

Fun times!

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Nettie, itā€™s about a girl magician reluctantly taking on an apprenticeship as a Paper magician. Core mechanic in the world is that magic can only be worked through man made materials, so paper, plastic, rubber, fire, glass and metal. Ie, origami animals that move and act like the real thing. I donā€™t want to go on too much but itā€™s a fun read. Has a bit of action, a bit of wonder, a bit of romance.

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Iā€™ll definitely check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!

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I loved the Eragon books as a kid too! Really was a shame that the movie was so terrible. And YES the Outlander books are great, Iā€™ve only read up through book 5 I think because they are real thick but theyā€™re so perfect for getting lost in, highly recommend!!

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That sounds very intriguing, especially the magic system. Iā€™ll have to make sure to read it when I get a chance.

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I grew up on the Inheritance cycle, too! I think I like Eldest the best because thatā€™s the one I remember best (I listened to it a lot when I was a kid because I had the audio book), but one of the things I liked about the series is that you could literally see his writing improving over time.

And I donā€™t have a picture of it, but I have the litograph shirt for Sabriel! Itā€™s kind of a random book, I feel, for there to be a litograph of it, but I love it so much (but everyone is very confused what itā€™s for because they donā€™t know the books :joy:).

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I loved those books as well. Iā€™d save my money to get each book as it came out, and was so proud of myself when I could understand the Elvesā€™ language without referencing the translations at the back of the book. I had a hard time getting through Eldest, but I really enjoyed all the other books.

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My personal favorite has to be the Iron Druid the magic system is very creative and the story is fairly interesting

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I just realized that Iā€™ve never talked about MY favorite fantasy novels, and since I created this topic, I probably should. Anyway, my overall favorite series is the Warriors Saga (especially the Power of Three arc) by Erin Hunter. My favorite fantasy novel of all time is a tie between Magyk by Angie Sage and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.

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Even though I just mentioned this on another part of this same forum, I shall restate my love for the Mistborn Trilogy and Brander Sanderson as an author as a whole.
His ā€˜The Way of Kingsā€™ is the more classic Fantasy and Mistborn is its own little subsection of fantasy because it is so freaking awesome!

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Yessss! Iā€™m in the middle of Oathbringer right now!

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Iā€™m still only in the first book so no spoilers please!

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No worries! :zipper_mouth_face:

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already done oathbringer >:3 i cOuLd be mean, but i wont. Have fun taking your time with it ;3

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I donā€™t know how I left out ā€˜Throne of Glassā€™ in either of my posts but ā€˜Throne of Glassā€™ is so amazing. Itā€™s a classic medieval fantasy with some very lovable characters and interesting plot points!

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ooh. if you havent read the shades of magic series, ignatius, i do recommend that too. Lilah bard is the best kind of virtuous thief.

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I love Throne of Glass! I have most of them. Iā€™m missing the last two, I think, and the prequel (there is one right?)

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Yes there is! Which may or may not be the book I started with, thinking it was the first bookā€¦ May or may not have being the key phrase.

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