Has anyone read the book "The Name of the Wind"? If so, can you recommend another fantasy novel equally good?

I absolutely loved this book and have had trouble finding a novel that can keep my interest as this did. I read the entire Rover series and Harry Potter series before this and loved them as well. I guess I'm looking for something that has Fantasy, Adventure, and a really likable main character.

Has anyone read the book "The Name of the Wind"? If so, can you recommend another fantasy novel equally good?
Forgotten Realms books by R. A. Salvatore


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_R...


There is no easy way to summarize these books, the scope is just too large. Best I can do is say they are full of adventure, elves, magic, and alternate worlds. Once you start reading these you will find yourself hooked.





The Belgariad (5), The Malloreon(5), The Elenium (3), The Tamuli(3) by David and Leigh Eddings


http://www.eddingschronicles.com/index.h...


I can't say enough good about these books. They are full of rich content, fantastic worldbuilding and plenty of sorcery. One of my biggest draws is the humor, the interaction between characters can be side splitting at times. They are rift with dry wit, affectionate banter and personal quirks. My favorite books hands down.





(Note: the following series maybe over your reading level though I have heard of teens reading this at the age of 13)


The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson (1 and 2)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cove...


Thomas Covenant is a leper, outcast and misunderstood, his disease makes everybody treat him with fear and mistrust. As a result he lives alone, shunning all human contact as much as possible. When he is suddenly transported to a world where he is healthy, where health is a very tangible force, he refuses to believe, afraid that if he does he'll cease to focus on the rituals that keep him alive. This series had a profound effect on me. The angst of Thomas Covenant, the force with which he refused to believe what was happening to him, the tragic events that have shaped his life were all heart wrenching. The first 6 books definitely changed how I looked at things, both inside and outside of myself. (Note I don't care for the new ones written recently, long after the first 2 sets, but thats me.)
Reply:hmmm--have you ever read Sabriel by Garth Nix--it's part one of trilogy and very good, if a bit darker than HP. I am not familiar with The Name of the Wind but the tone of Nix might be closer to that. Other good news: it appears 2 more novels in that "Wind" series are forthcoming--just will be a wait.





Here's a review for Sabriel....


Sabriel is her last year at Wyverley College, a private school in Ancelstierre, where Magic does not work, but near the Border with the Old Kingdom, where it does. She and her father are also highly skilled necromancers, who fight the dead who seek to return to Life. But when her father is somehow trapped in Death, she must journey into the Old Kingdom to find him. She does not know that it is wracked by struggle (like that in Ursula LeGuin's The Farthest Shore)-a magician has brought chaos by refusing to die and hopes to use Sabriel and her father to further consolidate his power. Sabriel goes on a long journey throughout a densely imagined world, learning as she goes, and meeting such strange characters as Mogget, a raging natural force contained in the shape of a cat. She also develops a relationship with Touchstone, a young man who turns out to be as crucially involved as she is. Although Sabriel is possessed of much heavy knowledge ("A year ago, I turned the final page of The Book of the Dead. I don't feel young any more"), she is still a teenager and vulnerable where her father and love for Touchstone are concerned, making her a sympathetic heroine. Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down, this first novel, an Australian import, is excellent high fantasy. The suitably climactic ending leaves no loose ends, but readers will hope for a sequel.








Other authors to try Diana Wynne Jones, and George Martin.


Good luck finding quality fantasy--it's out there!


Amy