Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, Book 1)1325 reviews Terry Goodkind Tor Fantasy, 1997 Goodkind's best I've been reading fantasy for quite a while, and I decided it would be fun to share my thoughts on debut novels, which is something I'm interested in. Wizard's First Rule is Goodkind's first and his best. I wouldn't say it breaks new ground, but there are several ideas I had not seen before. ...             Daggerspell (Deverry Series, Book One)55 reviews Katharine Kerr Spectra, 1993 If you don't read this series in this life, it will haunt you in the next! + epic of epics + Great + First of the Ten (currently) available             A Storm of Swords: Book Three of A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)748 reviews George R.R. Martin Spectra, 2002 great but wait + Every book, every page, every word better than the last. + swords and kings etc best start to a fantasy series i've read. But definitely wait till they last 3 installments come out before diving it. It's no fun to wait a few years between books. it's the best of the first four books (that are out now)             Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, Vol. 1)100 reviews Lynn Flewelling Spectra, 1996 Luck in the shadows + Best for the characters + Is is possible to fall in love with a trilogy of books? Yes, I think. Another great book from this author, it is really difficult to put it down and you find yourself not wanting it to end, great escapism and very well written. You really need to have the whole trilogy to hand though because once you finish this one you will, I gurantee start on No. 2.             Magic the Gathering: Arena Vol. 172 reviews William R. Forstchen, (none) HarperEntertainment, 1994 Still a Favorite..A decade later + Arena is a book you can keep coming back to + One of my top five favorite books! + A step above today's fantasy             The Baker's Boy (The Book of Words, Book 1)97 reviews J. V. Jones Aspect, 1996 It's all in the delivery + Thoroughly enjoyed + There's Never Anything Original Anymore. It's All in the Telling As a long fan of fantasy, I would first have to acknowledge that the overall plot of this story is pretty standard. This, however, was not a deterrent with a cast of personalities that were interesting and (just as importantly) stayed true to form. The guardsmen were lewd, the evildoer was ...             Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)357 reviews David Eddings Del Rey, 1986 Brings Back Memories + Good Book, poor reading I had first been introduced to the Belgariad Series when i was about 13 years old, around the same time that the books had just come out. I remember vividly because i was able to buy the first 4 books then had to wait almost a year to get the last in the series. It was the first fantasy series ...             Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, Book 1)144 reviews C. S. Friedman DAW, 1992 Amazing + Combo of Sci-Fi and Fantasy To start, this is a difficult book to read for some reason. I have given it to several avid readers and they hated it at first, but after rereading it they loved it. I dont know if it is the language, writing style, or what, but it is not a light easy book to pick up. It is probably the single ...             Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)357 reviews David Eddings Del Rey, 1986 Brings Back Memories + Good Book, poor reading I had first been introduced to the Belgariad Series when i was about 13 years old, around the same time that the books had just come out. I remember vividly because i was able to buy the first 4 books then had to wait almost a year to get the last in the series. It was the first fantasy series ...             A Storm of Swords: Book Three of A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)748 reviews George R.R. Martin Spectra, 2002 great but wait + Every book, every page, every word better than the last. + swords and kings etc best start to a fantasy series i've read. But definitely wait till they last 3 installments come out before diving it. It's no fun to wait a few years between books. it's the best of the first four books (that are out now)             Magic the Gathering: Arena Vol. 172 reviews William R. Forstchen, (none) HarperEntertainment, 1994 Still a Favorite..A decade later + Arena is a book you can keep coming back to + One of my top five favorite books! + A step above today's fantasy             Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, Book 1)144 reviews C. S. Friedman DAW, 1992 Amazing + Combo of Sci-Fi and Fantasy To start, this is a difficult book to read for some reason. I have given it to several avid readers and they hated it at first, but after rereading it they loved it. I dont know if it is the language, writing style, or what, but it is not a light easy book to pick up. It is probably the single ...             Daggerspell (Deverry Series, Book One)55 reviews Katharine Kerr Spectra, 1993 If you don't read this series in this life, it will haunt you in the next! + epic of epics + Great + First of the Ten (currently) available             The Baker's Boy (The Book of Words, Book 1)97 reviews J. V. Jones Aspect, 1996 It's all in the delivery + Thoroughly enjoyed + There's Never Anything Original Anymore. It's All in the Telling As a long fan of fantasy, I would first have to acknowledge that the overall plot of this story is pretty standard. This, however, was not a deterrent with a cast of personalities that were interesting and (just as importantly) stayed true to form. The guardsmen were lewd, the evildoer was ...             Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, Book 1)1325 reviews Terry Goodkind Tor Fantasy, 1997 Goodkind's best I've been reading fantasy for quite a while, and I decided it would be fun to share my thoughts on debut novels, which is something I'm interested in. Wizard's First Rule is Goodkind's first and his best. I wouldn't say it breaks new ground, but there are several ideas I had not seen before. ...             Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, Vol. 1)100 reviews Lynn Flewelling Spectra, 1996 Luck in the shadows + Best for the characters + Is is possible to fall in love with a trilogy of books? Yes, I think. Another great book from this author, it is really difficult to put it down and you find yourself not wanting it to end, great escapism and very well written. You really need to have the whole trilogy to hand though because once you finish this one you will, I gurantee start on No. 2.