OMG! People who speak the same language!! Thank you god!

Eddings is pretty much light stuff. Not that intricate his stories. Rather straight forward. But good for beginner fantasy readers The Belgariad and the Mallorean are really good reads. Couldn't put the book down But one would notice that both the series are somewhat close to that of the Redemption of Athalus. Characters and stuff. But not to say that it's not a good book

OMG! This is the first person i've actually heard of someone talking about the Song of Ice and Fire! Cool!

Dude, where did you get the latest book? I went to Kiniokuniya and couldn't find it. A Feast for Crows? I'm not sure i've heard it. I remember the third or fourth book got two parts to it. Right? Mind sharing where you got the book?

Erm...I noticed no one mention the Death Gate Cycle? And the Dragon Lance series?

Salavatore? Difficult to find. Fantasy in general is difficult to find. Heck, even Dragonlance, one of the more popular ones can't easily be found. Try kinokuniya or Borders. If they don't have it, i doubt that any other place would.

Thanks for the info bro. I just checked the site..I might order it Or get my friend to ship it back for me

Anyhow, long live fantasy! w00t!

Crichton? Try timeline. Damn good read that. Brings you into a different world. And his explainations are really believable. The movie puts the book to shame though...

I thought airframe was a good read too The ending didn't have much of a twist, but heck, it's the journey that matters right?

Hey bruised, we got almost the same taste in books! The belgariad and mallorean I believe is a good fantasy book for virgin-fantasy readers. It doesn't delve to deeply into details, not unlike (Archer loves that phrase, notice that in most of his books) the shannara series. The Death Gate Cycle however, has too much detail in it that the casual fantasy reader would just close the book in confusion Darksword I must say is a good intermediate book, for those phasing from light fantasy to more hardcore fantasy

I must ask this, do you read the Dragon Lance series? Particularly those by Weis and Hickman. A really good read! I couldn't put the book down once I started it The best thing about these series is that the heroes aren't the larger than life type. They border on being the anti-hero (especially Raistlin, may Nuitari guide his path ). A must read for fantasy fans!

Prachett? Plain bizzare. His jokes, more oft than not, requires a deeper understanding of the language and of cynical humor. Pretty deep some of his jokes. But his stories are just plain bizzare. The discworld series. The weirdo grimreaper being santaclaus. How weird can you get? lol

Archer! One of my more favourite authors As the crow flies is a good inspirational book Kane and Abel is really good. Not to mention Shall We Tell The President? Old but gold

It's true that his plots tend to run along the same lines. The fourth estate, kane and abel, as the crow flies. It's one way or the other about accumulating wealth and the dirty politics behind them. But let's not forget A Matter of Honor. Good plot and different story line there

Stephen King, good author yes. BUT omg do i hate his endings. He builds up the story so much, then gives a really really dissapointing ending. Leaving the readers hanging. Dolores Clairborne (not sure if spelling is right), Tommy Knockers. Sigh. Ending is really....but the story itself, WOW. Great. I actually was scared when i read tommy knockers when I was in form 2

Hey, Scyth3_, the Song of Ice and Fire isn't really for beginner fantasy readers. And it's not so much of fantasy than politcs actually. It's a really grim book...and if you wanna start reading fantasy, it might not be a really good idea. Not to say the book isn't good (the book is DAMN good mind you).

Why not give The Belgariad and The Mallorean a try? It''s by David Eddings. The story is the traditional fight between good and evil, fulfilling one's destiny and stuff But it's a good read

Or you could try the Shannara series. Although the book might get boring at the times. Try the Sword of Shannara. One of the first few fantasies I've read

Wow, a true blue Edding's fan! Haha

Yeah, as jhcj said, might wanna start with the Redemption of Athalus. At least it's only one book But don't be suprised of the similarity of the book to the Belgariad. If you're a critical reader that is. I actually love his sarcastic wit Although sometimes he overdoes it. The Redemption of Athalus was co-written by his wife though right? So the writing style might differ a bit, though not by much.

Erm..Incase someone wants to jump to the Mallorean before reading the Belgariad, please be informed that the Mallorean is an extension to the Belgariad, so might not be a good idea to read that first than the Belgariad

Hey bruised! You should really give Dragon Lance another read. It's really intense!

asogan, ever heard of Payless Bookstore? They provide cheap books! The quality varies though. Some of the books are in pristine condition. While some have seen better days

The biggest chain so far is the one in Ampang Point

Currently split between a few books

Terry Goodkind is actually good Just finished the first book. Wizard's First Rule. It's a series (or something of that sort). I think it's called the sword of truth. Wanna buy the second book from Payless..But they don't have it. I might buy it from kino or something. A good blend of action and story line. The book is breath taking in many sense. The adventure. The story. The girl *wink*. One part in particular doesn't seem right for a fantasy book. Like something taken out of a romance novel instead But the book is a good read nonetheless.

Also reading the Recluce series by L.E Moddesit Jr. Quite a good read. Interesting character and magic system. Can be quite a bore to read at some points. But most of the time it's interesting enough. First book imo is better than the second.

Any book you start with will take your breath away Well to me at least

BUT. Don't just simply read. The book comes in Trilogies (mostly) So get the first three sets first. Followed by the rest. It's gonna be a lot of books. So go and rent it or something first to test the waters. Just incase it isn't your cup of tea.

The first book of the first set of trilogies should be Dragons of Spring Dawning...Or I could be totally wrong. Or is it Autumn something...Oh god I've got terrible memory

But yeah, just look out for the Dragon of [something season]. Take a look at the inner cover, it should tell you what the first book is

On another note, I'm currently hunting for Stone of Tears, book two of the Sword of Truth. Should've bought it that day. Went back to Kino, and they are out of stock Read a bit of it and dang, is it one good book. The intro itself was adrenaline pumping

a book is never intended for one gender only. Heck, I've even read girlie girle books, romance books and stuff. It's a good way to get a quick fix (not that fix you sick perv!). I mean, it's a good way to make yourself feel good. Gives you the warm and fuzzy feeling. Not all mind you.

Chicken Soup is a good read. Makes you all emo and stuff

Discworld! Really twisted humor those books.. But it's a good read though. The last one I read was about death playing father christmas. Now that's ironic

So no one's been reading any new books recently?

I just finished The Lord of Chaos of The Wheel of Time.

I must say, I'm impressed! I wanna be an Asha'man!

The Wheel of Time can get pretty...twisted?

Terry Pratchett is an aquired taste. His jokes can be either really funny. Or really dry

Read the Hog-something (hog father was it? Death playing Santa). Thought it was pretty good. But it's not dark enough for my liking. Hehe

Sounds like interesting stuff...

Gonna give it a try after my fantasy stint

You don't like the Dragonlance series??? OMG! Are you for real?? You preffer Eddings to Weis and Hickman's style of writing then?

Don't buy all at one go. There are a lot of books yes, but just start with the first three. From there, you can work your way up

Btw, what's the Riddlemaster Game about? What's the premise of the story?

Sounds interesting man! Thanks for the info

Whoah. Yeah. The Song of Ice and Fire. Heavy stuff that. Kids should NOT read it. I repeat myself. Kids should NOT read it.

The plot for the story is really solid. Readers used to a very laid back style (like Eddings) would either find it really refreshing, or a tad too heavy.

I found it to be the former

Really good read. Recommended for those that like to have a play at family/office politics (this book is all about scheming and manipulating).

So yeah. Give it a try. I've yet to buy Book 4 though. Too busy with the wheel of time currently

NOOOOO!!!! He better survive to finish the damn book! Or else I can't bear it!!

Btw, to Dragon Lance fans, I think they're gonna have an animation for it sometimes soon. Google it and you'll know

Guys, payless having a warehouse clearance this 15th to 17th December!

Get yer bums there and grab some books!