| Albom, Mitch | THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN | Tightly written with heart felt lessons for life | |
| Albom, Mitch | TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE | I wasn’t sure it was possible to be better than Five People. Inspirational | |
| Carriger, Gail | SOULLESS | Witty, funny and fresh despite the wave of vamps vs werewolves stories | |
| Carriger, Gail | CHANGELESS | ||
| Carriger, Gail | BLAMELESS | ||
| Chan, Kylie | BLUE DRAGON | Great at teasing and leaving things unsaid until they need to be said | |
| Chan, Kylie | RED PHOENIX | Showing how fight scenes can be done well | |
| Chan, Kylie | WHITE TIGER | Refreshing. Taps into Chinese mythology. Great for it’s Hong Kong and Cantonese tidbits | |
| Courtney, Bryce | THE POWER OF ONE | The movie is good. This is better | |
| Eddings, David | Belgariad | It was a good read when I was young | |
| Eddings, David | Elenium | A new cast of characters but the same formula | |
| Eddings, David | Mallorean | ||
| Eddings, David | Tamuli | The heroes-always-winning-formula is getting tired | |
| Eddings, David & Leigh | THE ELDER GODS | Not for the sophisticated reader. The Belgariad is much better | |
| edited by George R.R. Martin | WILDCARDS: BUSTED FLUSH | Superhero comics in prose form. Plot weaving is great | |
| edited by George R.R. Martin | WILDCARDS: FORT FREAK | Crime mystery meets superheroes. Excellent storytelling | |
| edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | SONGS OF LOVE & DEATH | ||
| edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois | WARRIORS | ||
| Ende, Michael | THE NEVERENDING STORY | All the nostalgia from watching the movie as a kid is in there. The part after the movie gets weird | |
| Feist, Raymond & Wurts, Janny | Empire Trilogy | Woman struggling for her clan. Compelling political intrigue | |
| Gaiman, Neil | AMERICAN GODS | Gaiman is the master of taking mythology and spinning into a great yarn. Big twist | |
| Gaiman, Neil | ANANSI BOYS | Gaiman’s usual high standard of myth and storytelling. Fat Charlie’s character is fully fleshed. Hilarious | |
| Gaiman, Neil | NEVERWHERE | I recommend this to all people who have lived in London. I too love to play with names. One of my favourites. | |
| Gaiman, Neil | STARDUST | Another tight, purely entertaining fairy tale by Gaiman | |
| Goodkind, Terry | Sword of Truth | Harsh critics but a compelling read. Thinly veiled allegory | |
| Goodkind, Terry | THE OMEN MACHINE | More lessons but I was excited to pick it up anyway | |
| Hobb, Robin | Liveship Traders | Vivid, immersive and bizarre world | |
| Hobb, Robin | The Farseer Trilogy | Was my vote for the best characterisation | |
| Hobb, Robin | The Rainwild Chronicles | Read to learn the fate of the dragons. Great characters as usual | |
| Hobb, Robin | The Tawny Man | Beloved Fitz and the Fool return to tie up loose ends | |
| Hobb, Robin | Soldier Son Trilogy | Food as magic! A blend of the bizarre nature magic with cavalry and engineers. Different but tasty | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE | Better than the anime? Possibly, but it is my favourite anime! | |
| Jordan, Robert | Wheel of Time | Gargantuan. The second reason I got into fantasy | |
| King, Stephen | ON WRITING | Thank you Steve. Real advice for writers from the king | |
| Le Guin, Ursula | The Earthsea Quartet | Simply classic | |
| Marmell, Ari | AGENTS OF ARTIFICE | Illustrates how the Magic novels live independent to the cards | |
| Martin, George R.R. | A DANCE OF DRAGONS | Long awaited and worth it. George I can’t believe you got me! | |
| Martin, George R.R. | A Song of Ice and Fire | My favourite author and series | |
| Novik, Naomi | Temeraire | A dragon as a lead character. Simple but entertaining alternate history | |
| Novik, Naomi | THRONE OF JADE | ||
| Rothfuss, Patrick | THE NAME OF THE WIND | Challenger to the throne of the best fantasy | |
| Rothfuss, Patrick | THE WISE MAN’S FEAR | This sequel makes it harder to choose who is best. More more more! | |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter | Might be for kids but it is first class writing with a plot to match | |
| Sanderson, Brandon | MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE | Action built on a novel and solid magic system | |
| Sanderson, Brandon | THE WAY OF KINGS | Full of nice fantastic elements. Excellent start to an ambitious series | |
| Tolkien, J.R.R. | THE HOBBIT | Cute introduction to LOTR | |
| Tolkien, J.R.R. | The Lord of the Rings | A hard read but worth it. The reason I started fantasy | |
| Tolkien, J.R.R. | THE SILMARILLION | Adding depth to LOTR. Hard to read but again, worth it for real fans | |
| Van Lustbader, Eric | Pearl Saga | Critics are harsh on the deus ex machina but it’s a good attempt to reconcile magic and technology | |
| Weis, Magaret & Hickman, Tracy | Dragonlance Chronicles | Straightfoward quests but a great cast of characters. Tas is hilarious | |
| Weis, Magaret & Hickman, Tracy | Dragonlance Legends | Time travel shenanigans. Raist is cool. Tas is still hilarious | |
| Williams, Tad | Memory, Sorrow and Thorn | Good attempt at a twist but not enough to overcome the cliches | |
| Williams, Tad | Otherland | Virtual worlds online. How WOW should be | |
| Zindell, David | Ea Cycle | Grand and transcendent in scope but sadly falls short. The first book is too travelogue | |
| Carmody, Isobelle | Obernewtyn | Intriguing connections to the past (our present). Some irksome elements | |
| King, Stephen | The Dark Tower | Uber cycle. Maybe a case of too much interconnectivity. Still full of excellence. Gets twisted but the right ending. | |
| Feist, Raymond | MAGICIAN | The revised edition is an excellent read | |
| Feist, Raymond | Riftwar Saga | Full of cliches. Not sure a rewrite could save it (except for Magician) | |
| Douglas, Sara | Axis Trilogy | Some wicked love triangles going on in true Greek myth fashion. I like how the names evoke power | |
| Douglas, Sara | Wayfarer Redemption | The demons are twisted. I don’t like it when high fantasy gets brought back low. Spaceships?! | |
| Chan, Kylie | EARTH TO HELL | Not as strong as Dark Heavens but that is a high bar. Interesting developments | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | DARKLORD OF DERKHOLM | Satire on the overdone tropes of high fantasy but a bit too much for me | |
| Strunk, William | ELEMENTS OF STYLE | Short book for writers talking about the nitty gritty of word choice, punctuation and composition. Easy read but recommended. | |
| Carriger, Gail | HEARTLESS | Ah Gail, you are an absolute delight | |
| Sanderson, Brandon | THE WELL OF ASCENSION | Action packed, twisty book with plenty of meat | |
| Byrne, Rhonda | THE SECRET | Self help book. Short and repetitive. Airy-fairy but has some good points to take out of it. | |
| Hobb, Robin | THE INHERITANCE | Nice intro to Megan Lindholm and juicy tidbits for lovers of the Six Duchies and Rainwilds | |
| Sanderson, Brandon | MISTBORN: THE HERO OF AGES | Another page turner in which Sanderson ties up all the loose ends. Satisfying and a well handled twist to the legend. | |
| Chan, Kylie | HELL TO HEAVEN | The gang all get developed further, exploring more of heaven. | |
| Brown, Dan | THE LOST SYMBOL | Intrigue, action and easy reading | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | ENCHANTED GLASS | An easy read. Light and magical | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | CASTLE IN THE AIR | Sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle though the connection is a bit weaker than I would like | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | HOUSE OF MANY WAYS | A stronger sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle. I love the way Jones takes simple ideas and turns it into fantasy. | |
| Golden, Arthur | MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA | Fascinating, lyrical, lovely tale | |
| Pierce, Tamora | THE MAGIC IN THE WEAVING | Feels like a quarter of a book. Perhaps the rest of the series needs to be read | |
| Butcher, Jim | STORM FRONT | Mixing magic and crime/detective. Makes me want to read more. | |
| Shibiku, Murasaki | THE TALE OF GENJI | Very long and difficult read. Beautiful illustration of life in the ancient Japanese court. | |
| Sanderson, Brandon | WARBREAKER | Refreshingly novel magic interwoven with a religion with a slight twist. I am envious Mr Sanderson. | |
| Chan, Kylie | HEAVEN TO WUDANG | Fitting ending to the trilogy with a satisfying twist. Still questions to be answered. Keep reading. | |
| King, Stephen | HEARTS IN ATLANTIS | King’s writing is so real, so quirky. The characters grab hold of you. |
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