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This summer brings us a lot of great epic fantasy novels both from established writers continuing their series and from new writers with fresh new stories and worlds for you to discover. This article gives you recommendations from among the best and most promising. The Masters release their sequels this summer Many famous and conventional writers are freeing continuations of their series this summer and amidst these is a new book in the Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Later in the summer he releases book III The Gypsy Morph. Stephen Donaldson is the author of one of the most strange fantasy series ever written. The main reputation is Thomas Covenant who is an anti-hero afflicted with leprosy. The land in which this all takes place is a richly woven tapestry different from any other. He is freeing the next installment in the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant called Fatal Revenant. If you are fascinated in starting a completely new series from the start out and you haven’t read this one I highly commend it. The initial book in the series is Lord Fouls Bane. Among all the big series books that are being freed by big name writers the one that is closely guaranteed to shoot to the top of the best vendor list is George R. R. Martins A Dance with Dragons. It is the latest installation in his Song of Ice and Fire series and a sure bet for good summer reading. But, it will not be freed until September so that leaves beach reading out. If you like movie tie-ins you the latest novel in David Farland’s Runelords series might be a good choice for you. It is titled World Binder and it is book six in the series. The basi book The Sum of All Men is presently being made into a major motion picture. Another very standard series of books is the Kushiel’s Legacy series. Written by Jacqueline Carey and the second trilogy is finished with the June publication of Kushiel’s Mercy. Newcomers and new series to the genre If you are looking to get started a new series or discover a new author there are assorted books coming out this summer that are getting a lot of critical acclaim. These include A Darkness Forged in Fire by Chris Evans. It is characterized as a masterful fantasy novel with a gritty feel and military bent. It promises a lot of sword-wielding action. This book is the introductory book in a new series called The Iron Elves. A book that is being heralded by Amazon as one of the best fantasy books for 2007 is Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind It is the initial book in an anticipated trilogy. If you missed out on this book last year this summer is your probability to catch up. The prolific R.A. Salvatore has started a new trilogy of books called Transitions and the original book in this series is called The Orc King: Transitions Book I. It was freed in early July. It is the latest installment in the adventures of the famous dark elf who basi appeared in the New York Times bestseller The Lone Drow. Another book to be freed late this summer is The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney who has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award. He has published assorted titles including the acclaimed Sea Beggars series. If you are looking for new variations on Arthurian legend there are two interesting additions to the genre this summer: Shadow Lands by Simon Lister and Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff and Jack Whyte. Each one takes an interesting and distinctive look at the legend of Arthur. If you are just looking for a good deal of lighter fantasy reading to take with you to the beach you might want to pick up a copy of Dragons: Worlds Afire. It is a collection of five novella length dragon stories from masters like Salvatore, Weis, and Hickman. Return to the Classics If you would like to brush up on a great deal of classics that you may have missed you ought to start out with Peter Beagle’s The Last Unicorn. This book must be read multiple times by each fantasy reader. It is a staple of the genre. After that you might want to consider Tolkien’s The Hobbit. If you are looking for a new classic you may want to take a look at The Children of Hurin which is a book that was started by Tolkien and finished by his son. It was published in the spring of 2007 and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by Amazon readers. This summer is proving to be a outstanding season for epic fantasy reading. There are a large total of great books that have just been freed and a lot more that will be freed as the summer unfolds. So grab yourself a copy of one of these books and head off to the beach where you will discover elves, dragons, dwarves and a great deal of more fantasti things. Most helpful customer reviews 61 of 66 people found the following review helpful. |
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