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Stephen R. Donaldson For what you're looking for I would highly suggest either the Thomas Covenant Trilogies... or the two books of Mordant's Need. Both sets of books are by Stephen R. Donaldson. Both contain magic... summonings... and non-magic fighting (between knights of a sort although...

I vote The Runes of the Earth by Stephen R. Donaldson... it's the first book of the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant... it just came out... i bought it... i'm reading it... it's a fantastic continuation of the Thomas Covenant trilogies.

lets see... recent fantasy reads... these are the books i've started and finished in the last 2 or 3 weeks: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Idlewild by Nick Sagan Proteus Manifest by Charles Sheffield The Thief of Always by Clive Barker Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson (reread it)...

I love Alas, Babylon completely and totaly. I've read it probably 5 or 6 times and it never gets old. Another post-apocalyptic book you might want to check out is Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany. However, be warned, this book is VERY odd and doesn't really have what you'd call a "traditional...

i've never heard of him but... based on your description... it sounds like something i'd enjoy... i'll check it out

I read the first half of cryptonomicon... put it down for another book... and am in the process of starting it again... what i've read i love

sorry... there are 4 books... i meant to put... i've read the FIRST two books... my typo

I've never read Memory but i have read the two books in Otherland. Otherland is a strange mix of sci/fi and fantasy. I say strange, not because of what is mixed together, but because of how it's mixed together. It's mostly sci/fi for the first 3/4 of the first book. Williams then uses...

I agree with this. However, I, like you, read both genres. In fact, i read almost every genre there is. The only genres I haven't found a liking for so far are romance and westerns. Notice I say "so far," I'm always willing to read books from any genre. I don't always like them all, but how...

i just read a fantastic sci/fi book by Nick Sagan called Idlewild... it's his first novel (although he's been a screenwriter for 10 years) and i think that he has promise as a very very good sci/fi writer. His second book is a sequel to idlewild called Edenborn... i have yet to read that book...

I've read the Rama series, Dune series, and Cryptonomicon. I whole heartedly agree with you Oberon that these are very good "intelligent sci/fi" books.

if you like epic sci/fi than i would try the Rama series by Arthur C. Clark... it's very good and a "high" sci/fi series

you should try "I Am Dracula" by C. Dean Andersson... this is a version of Dracula that i found very interesting... it's written from the perspective of vlad the impaler himself and is sort of an autobiography... very entertaining and a quick read

The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure by Storm Constantine or Anthem by Ayn Rand or (i hope it's ok if i nominate more than two) Weave World by Clive Barker

top 5 fav. fantasy authors 1) Stephen R. Donaldson (Thomas Covenant trilogies rule all... at least in my book... no pun intended :-) 2) Storm Constantine (Wreaththu trilogy and later aditional book are fantastic)...(and for those of you who don't know who she is... Wreaththu is the correct...

welcome i'm pretty new to this forum as well... so far i think the people on it are great... it's a great place to post... anyway... Piers Anthony... i've been a fan for a very long time... Spell for Chameleon was actaully the first book of his I read... here are some Piers Anthony books...

YAAAY!!!... the ent's are by far the best thing in the trilogy... although... i think Tom Bombadil is the best character... but i'm not sure what his race would be... i don't think they ever tell you

I hear that! :) Winter's Tale was a fantastic book. I actually found it in an old box of my dad's when i was searching through the garage... FINALLY!... someone else who has read it

nah... i'm not gonna spoil it for anyone... including you Raf... i think everyone should have to read stuff for themselves

don't forget shadow puppets... that comes after shadow of the hegemon and ender's shadow... and yes i did finish children of the mind... great books