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Here are some of my favorites from when I was younger:
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
Redwall - Brian Jacques and many more in the series
The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis (all of the the Chronicles of Narnia, this was my intro to it.)
Bunnicula - Deborah Howe
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast - Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley
Magic's Pawn (the whole trilogy actually. Love me some Vanyel.) - Mercedes Lackey
Arrows of the Queen (also the whole trilogy) - Mercedes Lackey
Dealing with Dragons (all four books in this series as well) - Patricia C. Wrede
Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Asprin
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
Redwall - Brian Jacques and many more in the series
The Horse and His Boy - C.S. Lewis (all of the the Chronicles of Narnia, this was my intro to it.)
Bunnicula - Deborah Howe
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast - Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley
Magic's Pawn (the whole trilogy actually. Love me some Vanyel.) - Mercedes Lackey
Arrows of the Queen (also the whole trilogy) - Mercedes Lackey
Dealing with Dragons (all four books in this series as well) - Patricia C. Wrede
Another Fine Myth - Robert Lynn Asprin
Here are some more current favorites:
Transformation the whole trilogy, excellent - Carol Berg
Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone - Carol Berg
The Curse of the Mistwraith all of this series that I've read so far is absolutely amazing - Janny Wurts
Gardens of the Moon Current series I'm reading. Each book blows me away more - Steven Erikson
Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Night Angel Trilogy - Brent Weeks
Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire - Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
Transformation the whole trilogy, excellent - Carol Berg
Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone - Carol Berg
The Curse of the Mistwraith all of this series that I've read so far is absolutely amazing - Janny Wurts
Gardens of the Moon Current series I'm reading. Each book blows me away more - Steven Erikson
Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson
The Night Angel Trilogy - Brent Weeks
Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire, and Mistress of the Empire - Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
Urgh, pressed the wrong button and my comment disappears. I'll try again.
Some YA books I've enjoyed
Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George
Tiger's Curse, Tiger's Quest, and Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck
Fire, Graceling - Kristen Cashore
Matched - Ally Condie
Entwined - Heather Dixon
Howl's Moving Castle - Diane Wynn Jones
The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud
Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Can't forget Harry Potter) - J.K. Rowling
The False Princess - Eilis O'Neal
Steel - Carrie Vaughn
The Amaranth Enchantment - Julie Berry
Some YA books I've enjoyed
Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George
Tiger's Curse, Tiger's Quest, and Tiger's Voyage - Colleen Houck
Fire, Graceling - Kristen Cashore
Matched - Ally Condie
Entwined - Heather Dixon
Howl's Moving Castle - Diane Wynn Jones
The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud
Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Can't forget Harry Potter) - J.K. Rowling
The False Princess - Eilis O'Neal
Steel - Carrie Vaughn
The Amaranth Enchantment - Julie Berry
Books mentioned in this topic
The Amaranth Enchantment (other topics)Eragon (other topics)
Tiger's Voyage (other topics)
Fire (other topics)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (other topics)
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I'm not going to do a vote or anything, just compile a list of books that I think should be read by fantasy lovers. Or maybe I should say, ones I would recommend.