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David Eddings is my favorite fantasy writer!. He has several series of books!. He writes epic fantasy so more like Tolkien or Jacques than Harry Potter!. His series are:
The Belgariad (5 books)
The Mallorean (5 books)
(Those two are my favorites and go together)
The Elenium (3 books)
The Tamuli (3 books)
(These two also have the same characters and go together)
The Dreamers(4 books)

There are also two single books that go along with the Belgariad and Mallorean that are Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress!.

I promise you will love them!. He is fantastic and has a great sense of humor!. I think he sounds very similar to Terry Goodkind (whom I had never heard of before and will now have to read, thank you for the suggestion!)
http://www!.eddingschronicles!.com/index!.h!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Try these:

Neil Gaiman is an amazing author! Any of his books are good!. Try Neverwhere first!.

His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman

The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

The Sight and Fell by David Clement-Davies

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Inkheart and Inkspell and Inkdeath (coming soon!) by Cornelia Funke

The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong by William Nicholson

The Earthsea series (starting with A Wizard of Earthsea) by Ursula K!. Le Guin

The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien!.

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray or Poison by Chris Wooding

The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen) by Garth Nix Www@QuestionHome@Com

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my brother read the artemis fowl books and said they were good!. i've also heard pendragon is good, but im not sure!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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You might like Stephen R!. Donaldson or Guy Gavriel Kay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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ted dekker is a great author!. my favorites of his are Black, Red, and White its like the whole evil vs!. good thing and he has some other books which are awesome!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I would suggest the Bartimaeus Trilogy!. It is set in an alternate universe London and is quite witty at times!. I really enjoy the Bartemaeus character!. he is a wise-cracking smart-alack Djini (genie) who has to put up with his 'master', a small boy with big ambitions, and keep them both alive after Nathanial screws up big time!.
each book skips a couple of years so the first book, the boy is eleven, by the last he is about 17 or 18!.!.!. It is marvelous to see these two unique characters bond in the name of survival!. and the finale is spectacular!.

Or there's the Great Tree of Avalon trilogy!. T!.A!. Barron

All was well until the Lady of the Lake appeared to make a prophecy about a year wherein all of Avalon's stars would go dark, and a child would be born who is destined to destroy Avalon!. However, there was hope: the true heir of Merlin could save them all, if he was found!.

17 years after the Dark Year, things are going badly!. A drought appears in realms Olanabram, Brynchilla, and El Urien;*

(The Great Tree of Avalon splits into seven roots (realms):

* Airroot(Y Swylarna)
* Mudroot(Maloch)
* Stoneroot(Olanabram)
* Waterroot(Brynchilla)
* Fireroot(Rahnawyn)
* Woodroot (El Urien)
* Shadowroot (Lastrael)

humans become anthropocentric and arrogant; and the stars in the constellation, the Wizard's Staff are again darkening, one by one!. Characters Tamwyn, Elli, Nuic, Henni, Llynia, and later Batty Lad, must journey to the Lady of the Lake to find out what is happening, and how they can stop it!.

* Tamwyn: A young man who has, for the majority of his lifetime, lived in the realm of Rahnawyn with his adopted brother, Scree!. He has suspicions that he might be the Dark Child, as he is 17 years old and seems to think there is a hidden darkness in him!. His name means Dark Flame in the language of the flamelons, his mother's people!. His father is Krystallus, Merlin's son!. Although they have never met, Tamwyn seeks to follow in his father's footsteps, even before learning of his father's identity!.

* Scree: An eagleboy, having the ability to change between human form and that of an eagle!. After his parents were murdered, he was adopted by Tamwyn's mother, and raised by her until he was ten years old!. As their mother attempted to teach the two the art of portalseeking, wherein the traveler is teleported through the vascular system of Avalon itself, she is killed by the assassin-like birds called ghoulacas!. The two boys enter the portal to escape!. Tamwyn is sent to Olanabram, while Scree returns to Rahnawyn!. The two then spend the next seven years in search of one another!.

* Elliriyanna Lailoken/Elli: A young trainee at the Society of the Whole!. Her parents were killed in gnome raids; she was herself kept in slavery for the majority of her life, clinging to the only remnant of her parents: a harp made by her father, whom was a priest in the Society of the Whole!. After escaping, shortly before the events of this book took place, she went to the Drumadian compound to become a priestess, hoping to follow in her father's footsteps!. Her memories continue to haunt her!.

* Nuic: Elli's faithful maryth; one of the diverse creatures voluntarily bound in partnership to Drumadian priests and priestesses!. He is an old creature, often referring to ancient events at which he was present!. He is a small pinnacle sprite; a rotund mountain-dweller whose color changes according to his thoughts and emotions!. He is often sarcastic and impatient, though he is wise and witty!. Nuic is said to have been the maryth to Rhiannon, daughter of the Drumadian founder!.

* Rhita Gawr: A shape-changing, immortal spirit who seeks to dominate all the worlds!. He emerges slowly into physical form throughout the first two books!. He is arrogant, cruel, egocentric, and prone to undervaluing all whom he meets!.

* Olewyn: Though not named until Shadows on the Stars, he is quite prominent in both books!. Appearing several times, he is a mysterious bard whose knowledge and power far exceeds that which he chooses to reveal!. He is notable for his broad, white beard, his skills of music and poetry, and for a creature called a museo, which dwells in his hat!. This creature possesses the most musical voice of all voices in Avalon!.

* Kulwych: An evil sorcerer who desires to gain totalitarian control of Avalon!. He especially hates Merlin, and wishes to rid Avalon of the wizard's image!. He is shown to be a servant of Rhita Gawr!. Kulwych is known as White Hands, due to the fact that he hides his battle-scarred body beneath a cloak, allowing only his perfectly white hands to show!. His plan involves the creation of a dam by which to capture the water of Geyser Crystillia, which has enough eláno to make a crystal!. He then plans to corrupt the crystal, making it a thing of destruction, rather than creation!.

* Brionna: A young elf from El Urien who is captured by White Hands's arms masWww@QuestionHome@Com

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