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This summer brings a lot of epic fantasy novels from both established authors continuing their series and new authors with new stories and new worlds for you to discover. This article gives you recommendations from among the best and most promising.
Masters of output: the aftermath of this summer
Many famous and established authors reject result of their series this summer and among these is a new book in the Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Later in the summer, it releases book III The Gypsy Morph.
Stephen Donaldson is the author of one of the most unusual series ever written fantasy. The main character is Thomas Covenant who is an anti-hero afflicted with leprosy. The land in which all this takes place is a richly woven tapestry unlike any other. He leaves the next episode of Chronicles of Thomas Covenant called Fatal Last Revenant. If you are interested in starting a brand-new series from the beginning and you have not read that I highly recommend. The first book series is Lord Fouls Bane.
Of all the books of the great series that are released by big name authors who is almost guaranteed to draw up the list of best-selling novel is George RR Martin's A Dance with Dragons. This 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 released until September so that leaves the read range.
If you TIE as movie-ins that the latest novel in David Farland Runelords series might be a good choice for you. It is titled World Binder and is the sixth Volume Series. The first book The Sum of All Men is currently performed in a motion picture.
Another popular series of books is the Kushiel's Legacy series. Written by Jacqueline Carey and the second trilogy is completed by the publication in June of Mercy Kushiel's.
Newcomers and new series in the genus
If you are looking to start a new series or discover a new author there are several books coming out this summer to get a very good critical reception. These include A Darkness Forged Fire in Chris Evans. It is characterized as a novel fantasy artist with a grainy texture and military bent. It promises a lot of sword-wielding action. This book is the first book of a new series called The Iron Elves.
A book that is advertised by Amazon as one of the best books Fantasy for 2007 is Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the wind, it is the first book of a planned trilogy. If you missed this book the year Last summer is your chance to catch up.
The prolific RA Salvatore has started a new trilogy of books called Transitions and the first This book series is titled The Orc King: Transitions Book I. It was published in early July. This is the last episode of the adventures of the famous dark elf who appeared in the bestseller The New York Times The Lone Drow.
Another book to be published late this summer is The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney, who was nominated for the British Fantasy Award. He has published several titles including the famous Sea Beggars series.
If you are looking for new variations on the legend of King Arthur, 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 takes a unique and interesting look at the legend of Arthur.
If you are looking for just a few fancy light reading to take with you on the beach, you can get a copy of Dragons: Worlds Afire. It is a collection of five long stories Novella Dragon masters like Salvatore, Weis and Hickman.
Back to classics
If you want to refresh some classics that you may have missed you should start with The Last Unicorn Peter Beagle. This book should be read several times by every fantasy reader. It is a food the basis of gender. After that, you might consider Tolkien's The Hobbit. If you are looking for a new classic you may want to throw added to The Children of Hurin is a book that was started by Tolkien and finished by his son. It was published in spring 2007 and been chosen as one of the best books of the year by Amazon readers.
This summer is proving to be a great season for the fantasy epic reading. There are many great books that have just been released and many other things that will be released until the summer takes place. Then you take a copy of one of these books and head off to the beach where you will find elves, dragons, dwarves and many other wonderful things.
Will Kalif is the author of two epic fantasy novels:
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