Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin
10 best books like Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb): The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set, The Belgariad Boxed Set: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit / Castle of Wizardry / Enchanters' End Game, The Night Angel Trilogy, Dragonlance Chronicles, Magician: Apprentice Volume 1, Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set, The Riftwar Saga, From the Two Rivers: The Eye of the World, Part 1, The Sword of Truth Boxed Set II: Temple of the Winds; Soul of the Fire; Faith of the Fallen, The Sword of the Shannara and The Elfstones of Shannara
Author | Robert Jordan |
ISBN | 0312875045 |
Robert Jordan's bestselling Wheel of Time epic is one of the most popular fantasy series of all time for a reason. Jordan's world is rich and complex, and he's assembled an endearing, involving core of characters while mapping out an ambitious and engaging story arc. The Age of Prophecy is a time of magic...
Author | David Eddings |
ISBN | 0345340442 |
It all begins with the theft of the Orb that for so long protected the West from an evil god. As long as the Orb was at Riva, the prophecy went, its people would be safe from this corrupting power. Garion, a simple farm boy, is familiar with the legend of the Orb, but skeptical in matters of magic. Until, through...
It takes a special kind of author to write three books and have them sold consecutively on a monthly basis… Typically a fantasy trilogy will take between three and four years from the first through until the last book is released. This allows time for readers to finish a book, have a bit of a change and...
Author | Margaret Weis |
ISBN | 0880386525 |
CONCEPT: A group of adventurers are chosen to help drive back the Evil from another world led by the Dark Queen.
MARKETING APPEAL: The DRAGONLANCE chronicles had the whole AD&D industry behind them; TSR used this tale as a marketing ploy, using their fans and game designers (to set up the...
Author | Raymond E. Feist |
ISBN | 0785127224 |
Collects comic 1-6.
To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the Isles, the orphan Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. But though his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely Princess, he was ill at ease with the normal ways of wizardry. Yet Pug's strange sort of magic...
Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set
I don't think that I can write a full review of this right now considering that it took me about 8 months to read this series. (Darn school. They should work around my reading). I can tell you that this is now at the top of my favorite books list. Sanderson outdid himself writing this in a totally new setting...
Author | Raymond E. Feist |
ISBN | 0553333240 |
Here is a fantasy series filled with tropes... but it worked, nicely. It falls somewhere in-between what I'd consider 'High Fantasy' and 'contemporary fantasy'. If you're looking for some zany type fantasy world that you hadn't imagined, I wouldn't suggest this series. But if you like your dwarves...
From the Two Rivers: The Eye of the World, Part 1
Author | Robert Jordan |
ISBN | 0765341840 |
An American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults”
A VOYA “Best Books for Young Adults”
For Rand al’Thor and his pals, life in the sleepy village of Emond’s Field has been pretty dull. Until the appearance on festival night of Moiraine, a mysterious woman...
Author | Terry Goodkind |
ISBN | 0765344947 |
This Mass Market Boxed Set is the second bundle in the bestselling The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It includes volumes 4-6: Temple of the Winds, Soul of the Fire, and Faith of the Fallen
Book 4: Temple of the Winds
Wielding the Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl has battled death...
Author | Terry Brooks |
ISBN | 0345455401 |
Terry Brooks' Shannara series has become a modern classic, and now, 25 years after it was written, it is a must-have addition to your eBook library. For a limited time only, take advantage of this exciting opportunity -- buy Elfstones of Shannara and get The Sword of Shannara for free! Sword of ShannaraLiving...
Raymond E. Feist's Magician Master
Author | Bryan J.L. Glass |
ISBN | 0785139877 |
Collects Magician Master #1-5.
A comic adaptation of the original book by Raymond E. Feist.
It has been three years since the siege of Crydee. The three boys who once were the closest of friends are now worlds apart: Pug, a slave of the Tsurani, on the verge of becoming a full-blown magician;...
Twenty-five years ago, Piers Anthony fascinated us with the creation of Xanth–a wondrous land where magic rules supreme. Since then, the dazzling world of Xanth has delighted millions of readers. Now, here are the first three novels of this classic series to enthrall a whole new generation. . . .
A...
Author | David Eddings |
ISBN | 0345379888 |
Fairly standard fantasy that nonetheless manages to differantiate itself from the crowd by way of it's light, often humorous and self-aware tone.
The Malloreon is in many ways very, very similar to it's predecessor, the Belgariad. In another series, this could be a crippling weakness, but...
Author | Terry Brooks |
ISBN | 0345461460 |
The fate of a world rests on an unlikely hero. . . .
Tucked away in peaceful Shady Vale, the young half-elf Shea Ohmsford gives little thought to the outside world. Yet far to the north, the evil Warlock Lord has dispatched shadowy Skull Bearers, creatures twisted by dark sorcery, to hunt him down....
Author | James Stephens |
ISBN | 1406830275 |
Truly unique, it is a mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the battle of the sexes all with charm, humour and good grace. The Crock of Gold contains 6 books: Book 1 – The Coming of Pan, Book 2 – The Philosophers Journey, Book 3 – The Two Gods, Book 4 – The Philosophers Return, Book 5 – The Policemen,...
The Sword of Truth, Boxed Set III: The Pillars of Creation, Naked Empire, Chainfire
Author | Terry Goodkind |
ISBN | 0765356856 |
This Mass Market Boxed Set, is the Third Boxed Set of The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind:
The Box Set includes:
Pillars of Creation, 0-765-34074-7
Naked Empire, 0-765-34430-7
Chainfire, 0-765-34431-9
Book 7: Pillars of Creation
Sequel to the New...
The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set #1 (Wheel of Time, #1-3)
Author | Robert Jordan |
ISBN | 0812538366 |
This a big commitment...
I want to start this review by being very explicit -- don't start unless you have the time to finish in one go (over many months). There is so much detail and so many characters (all sounding similar) that it would be difficult to get through without an online guide...or...
A Game of Thrones: The Book of Ice and Fire RPG rulebook
Author | Simone Cooper |
ISBN | 1894525744 |
This Tri-Stat System roleplaying game (RPG) rulebook brings the characters and concepts from George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones - the first book in the author's epic A Song of Ice and Fire series - to life for gamers everywhere! Now is your chance to explore the mysteries of the Seven Kingdoms and its...