Good, Deep, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Series (for Older Readers)

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While I agree that Ender's Game is a wonderful story, but not terribly deep, I thought Speaker for the Dead may be the most interesting stand alone science fiction work I have read. The nature of alien life is one of the centerpieces of speculative fiction, and I felt Card handles it beautifully.

I also want my own Speaker when I die, but somehow that concept hasn't caught on.

[Jamougha]

Most stuff by Ursula K. Le Guin.

[Shoot59]

I have read and enjoyed many on your list, how about some William Gibson...Neuromancer, Burning Chrome, Mona Lisa Overdrive?

[Sifmole]

I'll propose a couple that aren't constantly mentioned, but well worth your time.

Stephen R. Donaldson: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (series). The second series is not as good.

Katherine Kurtz: Chronicles of the Deryni (series) and Legends of Camber of Culdi.

[Badger]

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Stephen R. Donaldson: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (series). The second series is not as good.


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I really liked the series. Another one I didn't see mentioned yet was all the books by Raymond Feist.

[Clarkmeister]

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Stephen R. Donaldson: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (series). The second series is not as good.


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I really liked the series. Another one I didn't see mentioned yet was all the books by Raymond Feist.

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Yes, Magician by Feist and the rest of that pseudo trilogy are great.

Loved the Thomas Covenant books. Anything by Donaldson is great. His best work is IMO a two book series called Mirror of her Dreams. Outstanding stuff.

Another great series is Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams.

I love anything by Stephen Brust, especially the Vlad Taltos stuff.

[SmokeyRidesAgain]

Lanark

It's kind of fantasy, deep and [censored] weird.

[RayPowers]

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I love anything by Stephen Brust, especially the Vlad Taltos stuff.

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Ditto. I have every book, and while I love the Vlad stuff, Phoenix Guards/500 Years After gets re-read more than the Vlad books for some reaosn for me.

Ray

[gimmetheloot]

I agree the Amber series was the illest [censored] ive ever read i really wish he had not died before completion. WOW SUCH AN AWESOME READ.

Also liked Ben Bova's Orion series, and Mercedes Lackey's series all the way from the Black Gryphon all the way through the Heralds of Valdemar and w/e is past that, jsut awesome. Skip the Silver Gryphon and the books about the archer woman and her mage friend. Bleh