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THE RECOMMENDED FANTASY AUTHORS LIST - ver. 3.0
Part 4 of 5

NOTICE OF MAJOR CHANGE TO LIST
Beginning with the March, 1998 posting, only those authors with
six or more recommendations will have detailed listings. THE
FULL LIST, WITH TITLES AND COMMENTS ON *ALL* RECOMMENDED
AUTHORS, is available at the list web site:
http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm

Unfortunately, the Recommended Fantasy Author List has just
gotten too large to continue posting the entire thing.

**Melanie Rawn (b. 1954)
"The Dragon Prince Trilogy" - Dragon Prince; Star Scroll;
Sunrunner's Fire
_This and the following trilogy take place on the
same world._
"Dragon Star Trilogy" - Stronghold; The Dragon Token;
Skybowl
_Doug sez, "When I finished this series I felt a
real sense of loss. Her description of some of the
female characters in the series made me almost fall
in love with them, and the use of magic as she
describes it is new and innovative."_
"Exiles Trilogy" - The Ruins of Ambrai; The Mageborn
Traitor; The Captal's Tower (forthcoming)
_New trilogy set in a different world from the
"Dragon" books._
The Diviner (forthcoming Dec. '97)
_I have no idea what this one is about._

Mickey Zucker Reichert (b. 1962)
"The Last of the Renshai" - The Last of the Renshai; The
Western Wizard; Child of Thunder
_This is a trilogy, so you'll want to have all the
books in hand before you start reading._
"The Bifrost Guardians" - Godslayer; Shadow Climber;
Dragonrank Master; Shadow's Realm; By Chaos Cursed
_Loosely based on Norse mythology._
The Legend of Nightfall
_Standalone fantasy. Sorcerers are a wicked bunch in
this world, and they obtain more power in a
particularly nasty way._
"The Renshai Chronicles" - Beyond Ragnarok; Prince of
Demons; The Children of Wrath (forthcoming June '98)
_Start of a new trilogy that continues the Renshai
story. The balance between Law and Chaos hinges on
the finding of an heir to the Bearnian throne._

Anne Rice (b. 1941)
"Vampire Chronicles" - Interview with the Vampire; The
Vampire Lestat; Queen of the Damned; Tale of the Body
Thief; Memnoch the Devil
_Horror/fantasy series. "Vampire" books are mainly
about the bisexual vampire Lestat and his lover
Louis who are struggling with their vampirism and
their apparent immortality. Be warned - they're
fairly graphic, both sexually and violently
(although nowhere near the latest splatterpunk
offerings from Poppy Z. Brite & her ilk.) These are
usually classified as horror, but Rice is popular
enough that I'm forced to give them a mention on the
list._
"Chronicles of the Mayfair Family" - Witching Hour; Lasher;
Taltos
_More of Rice's usual mixture of dark fantasy, sex
(kinky and otherwise), and pseudo-intellectual
conversation between shallow (but fashionable!)
immortals. Your faqmaster does not particularly care
for this author._

Jennifer Roberson (b. 1953)
"Chronicles of the Cheysuli" - Shapechangers; The Song of
Homona; Legacy of the Sword; Track of the White Wolf; A
Pride of Princes; Daughter of the Lion; Flight of the
Raven; A Tapestry of Lions
_The Cheysuli are shapechangers, and I believe that
the books in this series can stand alone._
"Tiger and Del series" - Sword Dancer; Sword Singer; Sword
Maker; Sword Breaker; Sword Born (forthcoming April
'98); Sword Sworn (forthcoming)
_The first four in the series were recently
reprinted by Daw Publishing, so if you're missing
any of them, keep your eyes open._
Lady of the Forest
_Robin Hood, from Maid Marian's point of view._
Lady of the Glen
_A Scottish historical romance, with little or no
magic._

Michael Scott Rohan (b. 1951)
"Winter of the World trilogy" - The Anvil of Ice; The Forge
in the Forest; The Hammer of the Sun
_A blacksmith gets to save the world._
"Spiral series" - Chase the Morning; The Gates of Noon;
Cloud Castles
_We're living in the Core, but if you look at the
world just the right way, you can sail out into the
Spiral, where all times and places mingle._
Lord of the Middle Air (forthcoming)
_Stand-alone historical fantasy, taking place in the
Scottish borderlands in the 13th century. It's out
already in the U.K., but I don't have a date yet for
the U.S. release._
Maxie's Demon (forthcoming April '97 in U.K., not out in
the U.S.)
_Another standalone, taking place in the world of
the Spiral series._
A Spell of Empire (with Allan Scott)
_The young wizard Volker joins three other travelers
on a dangerous journey._

Joel Rosenberg (b. 1954)
"Guardians of the Flame (1st series)" - The Sleeping
Dragon; The Sword and the Chain; The Silver Crown
_One of the first of the 'Gamers jump for real into
a fantasy world' series, and one of the best._
"Guardians of the Flame (2nd series)" - The Heir Apparent;
The Warrior Lives
_Continuing the first series with a new generation._
The Road to Ehvenor; The Road Home
_Set in the world of "The Guardians of the Flame"
and featuring many familiar characters - this story
features Walter Slovotsky_
"D'shai" - D'Shai; Hour of the Octopus
_Open-ended fantasy/detective series. In the same
vein as Glen Cook's 'Garrett' books, only more of an
homage to Rex Stout rather than Raymond Chandler_
"Keepers of the Hidden Ways" - The Fire Duke; The Silver
Stone
_A new series from Rosenberg, once again involving
people from our world crossing over into another.
This world is Norse-based, with lots of daring deeds
and sword fighting._

Sean Russell
"Asian duology" - The Initiate Brother; Gatherer of Clouds
_Oriental mysticism in a strong first novel (and
this is very definitely one book, split in two only
because 1,000+ page novels are hard to hold.)_
"Moontide and Magic Rise duology" - World Without End; Sea
Without a Shore
_Marvelous books. Sean Russell is tremendously
talented. I'm looking forward to more of his work.
This is fantasy of the 'lush verbiage and
magnificently realized world' variety - sword and
sorcery fans might not be quite as enthusiastic._
"The River Into Darkness duology" - Beneath the Vaulted
Hills; In Memory's Dream (forthcoming Aug. '98)
_Oh goody, something new on the horizon from Mr.
Russell. This is a prequel to the 'Moontide and
Magic Rise' books._

Fred Saberhagen (b. 1930)
"The Books of the Swords" - The First Book of Swords; The
Second Book of Swords; The Third Book of Swords
_The initial trilogy._
"The Books of the Lost Swords" - Woundhealer's Story;
Sightblinder's Story; Stonecutter's Story; Farslayer's
Story; Coinspinner's Story; Mindsword's Story;
Wayfinder's Story; Shieldbreaker's Story
_Each of the "Lost Swords" titles is actually
preceded by 'The First Book of Lost Swords:', 'The
Second Book...' etc. I believe that most of the
"swords" books can be read as stand-alones_
"Empire of the East" - The Broken Lands; The Black
Mountains; Changeling Earth
_A prequel to the 'Swords' books, taking place in
the same world._
"Dracula books" - The Dracula Tapes; The Holmes-Dracula
File; An Old Friend of the Family; Thorn
_More tales of Dracula_
Merlin's Bones
_Yet Another Version of Arthur and Company_

*R.A. Salvatore (b. 1959)
"Icewind Dale" - The Crystal Shard; Streams of Silver; The
Halfling's Gem
_Introduces Drizzt Do'Urden, a dark elf who has
turned his back on his bloody heritage._
"Dark Elf Trilogy" - Homeland; Exile; Sojourn
_Continues Drizzt's story._
"Dark Elf Trilogy II" - Legacy; Starless Night; Siege of
Darkness
_"Icewind Dale" & "Dark Elf" and "Dark Elf II" take
place in the TSR Forgotten Realms setting. I've had
several people mention that 'Dark Elf II' shows a
real drop in quality, although several others loved
it as much as the first two trilogies._
Passage to Dawn
_A final Drizzt story from Salvatore, as he finishes
out his contract with TSR._
"The Cleric Quintet" - Canticle; In Sylvan Shadows; Night
Masks; The Fallen Fortress; The Chaos Curse
_Another TSR series - this one follows a young man
as he grows from a raw acolyte to a powerful
priest._
"The Spearwielder's Tales" - The Woods Out Back; The
Dragon's Dagger; Dragonslayer Returns
_Open-ended fantasy series that ISN'T part of any of
the TSR gaming worlds._
"The Crimson Shadow Trilogy" - The Sword of Bedwyr;
Luthien's Gamble; The Dragon King
_New series about a young lord and a halfling
battling to free Eriador from the grip of the
tyrannical Wizard-King Greensparrow._
"Demon series" - The Demon Awakens; The Demon Spirit
(forthcoming April '98)
_A new series._

Christopher Stasheff (b. 1944)
"Warlock series" - Escape Velocity; The Warlock In Spite of
Himself; King Kobold Revived; The Warlock Unlocked; The
Warlock Enraged; The Warlock Wandering; The Warlock is
Missing; The Warlock Heretical; The Warlock's Companion;
The Warlock Insane; The Warlock Rock; Warlock and Son
_Open-ended humorous adventure series that is now
beginning to focus on descendents of the original
hero, Rod Gallowglass (see following listings). The
rationale of this series is really fairly science-
fictional, but the tone is fantasy, and you'll
generally find them marketed as fantasy_
"The Warlock's Heirs" - M'Lady Witch; The Quicksilver
Knight
_The adventures of the three younger children of Rod
and Gwen Gallowglass._
"Rogue Wizard" - A Wizard in Absentia; A Wizard in Mind; A
Wizard in War; A Wizard in Peace; A Wizard in Chaos; A
Wizard in Midgard (forthcoming June '98)
_Another open-ended series in the 'Warlock'
universe. These feature Magnus, Rod's oldest son.
Note that Stasheff's books have focused more on
adventure and less on humor as the series has
progressed._
"A Wizard in Rhyme" - Her Majesty's Wizard; The Oathbound
Wizard; The Witch Doctor; The Secular Wizard
_Open-ended series. Matt Mantrell is transported
into an alternate world where rhymes have magical
powers._
"The Star Stone" - The Shaman; The Sage; another
forthcoming
_Another new series. This has no connection to his
Wizard or Warlock series, and is more serious in
tone._

Judith Tarr (b. 1955)
"The Hound and the Falcon" - The Isle of Glass; The Golden
Horn; The Hounds of God
_Corinne describes this as "a truly brilliant series
set in Richard the Lion Heart's England bordered on
the Elflands"_
Alamut; The Dagger and the Cross
_Standalones set in the same world as "The Hound and
the Falcon" trilogy_
"Avaryan Rising" - The Hall of the Mountain King; The Lady
of Han-Gilen; A Fall of Princes; Arrows of the Sun;
Spear of Heaven
_The story of a war between kingdoms in a world of
mages_
A Wind in Cairo
Ars Magica
Lord of the Two Lands
Throne of Isis
_Hey, it's Cleopatra!_
Eagle's Daughter
Pillar of Fire
_This takes place in the Middle East during Moses'
time._
King and Goddess
Queen of Swords
_Tarr's specialty is historicals with just a dollop
of magic. The size of the dollop varies, and many of
her books are sold as straight historicals._

Roger Taylor (b. 1938)
"Chronicles of Hawklan" - The Call of the Sword; The Fall
of Fyorlund; The Waking of Othlund; Into Narsindal
_Not available in the U.S., this series has been
described as "a pretty good read" and "highly
recommended."_
Dreamfinder
_Set in the same world as Hawklan._
Whistler
_A standalone_
"Nightfall series" - Farnor; Valderin
_This is also set in the same world as Hawklan, and
is about a priest who must fight a dark power that
has entered a colleague. Paul highly recommends it_
Ibyren
_A standalone. "Count Ibyren, fighting a guerilla
war after being driven from his lands, is suddenly
swept away from his people to an unknown world and
destiny."_

Sheri Tepper (b. 1929)
"The Land of True Game" - King's Blood Four; Wizard's
Eleven; Necromancer Nine (1st series)
Jinian Footseer; Dervish Daughter; Jinian Star-Eyed (2nd
series)
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped; The Flight of Mavin
Manyshaped; The Search of Mavin Manyshaped (3rd series)
_Series made up of three separate trilogies. Her
earliest work - can be difficult to find. Ace is
reprinting this series in the U.S. in trade
paperback format and the first trilogy came out in
June '96. I haven't seen any word on when (or if)
the other six volumes will be reprinted._
"The Marianne Trilogy" - Marianne, the Magus, and the
Manticore; Marianne, the Madame, and the Momentary Gods;
Marianne, the Matchbox, and the Malachite Mouse
_I believe that the books in this rather light-
hearted trilogy are actually fairly independent of
each other._
Beauty
_Now primarily known as a SF author, Tepper returns
to her roots and gives a very different slant on the
fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. Sardonic and grim are
descriptive terms I've heard about this one_

**J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)
The Hobbit
_Prelude to _The Lord of the Rings_ - should be read
prior to starting them, but it isn't absolutely
necessary. Written as a children's book, and some
readers find it a little simplistic (not me!)_
"The Lord of the Rings" - The Fellowship of the Ring; The
Two Towers; The Return of the King
_Oh, come on now - how can you claim to be a fantasy
fan and not read this? If not for tLotR, Eddings
would still be writing about deer hunting. THE
classic work of fantasy._
The Silmarillion
_From Tolkien's writings on the background of the
world of tLofR, this is more of a history than a
story_
The Tolkien Reader
_Anthology of poetry and short stories.<BR> Due to
the INCREDIBLE popularity of _Lord of the Rings,_
virtually every scrap of paper that Tolkien doodled
on has found its way into print, which is why you
will find many other Tolkien works besides the
above._

Trillium series by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May, and Andre
Norton
"Trillium" - Black Trillium (by all three); Blood Trillium
(by Julian May); Golden Trillium (by Andre Norton); Lady
of the Trillium (by Marion Zimmer Bradley); Sky Trillium
(by Julian May)
_An interesting mutation of the 'shared world' idea.
The first book was written by all three, further
books are being written by the individual authors._

Jack Vance (b. 1916)
"Lyonesse trilogy" - Suldren's Garden; The Green Pearl;
Madouc
_Best known for his SF, Vance is an interesting
writer in any genre._
"Dying Earth series" - The Dying Earth; The Eyes of the
Overworld; Cugel's Saga; Rhialto the Marvelous
_The first two are genuine fantasy classics, and
Cugel the Clever is a great character (hey, I like
rogues). These are all stand-alones._

Lawrence Watt-Evans (b. 1954)
"The Lords of Dus" - The Lure of the Basilisk; The Seven
Altars of Dusarra; The Sword of Bheleu; The Book of
Silence
_This is a limited series, and should be read in
order._
"Ethshar series" - The Misenchanted Sword; With a Single
Spell; The Unwilling Warlord; Blood of a Dragon; Taking
Flight; The Spell of the Black Dagger
_Open-ended series. I'm told that the Ethshar books
are standalones and can be read in any order. The
above is the order they were published in._

**Margaret Weis (b. 1948) & Tracy Hickman (b. 1955)
"Dragonlance Chronicles" - Dragons of Autumn Twilight;
Dragons of Winter Night; Dragons of Spring Dawning
_The series that turned TSR into from a gaming
company that published tie-ins to a real publisher.
Still in print, and still selling well._
"Dragonlance Legends" - Time of the Twins; War of the
Twins; Test of the Twins
_EVERYONE who recommended these books included a
warning that other Dragonlance books by other
authors should be avoided. There is also a book of
short stories titled _Dragonlance: The Second
Generation_. All but two of the stories are reprints
from other Dragonlance collections._
"Dragonlance Chronicles IV" - Dragons of the Summer Flame
_They're baaaaack. Weis & Hickman return to the
world of Dragonlance with a new novel that takes the
characters and stories from the novella collection
_Dragonlance: The Second Generation_ and continues
onward ever onward with them._
"More Dragonlance Books (by Weis & Don Perrin)" - The Doom
Brigade
_"A tale of two enemies - dwarves and draconians -
and how they must cooperate to survive a bitter
war." Presumably this takes place before the events
of _Summer Flame__
"Darksword Trilogy" - Forging the Darksword; Doom of the
Darksword; Triumph of the Darksword
_A non-Dragonlance limited series. Denis doesn't
like this particular series._
"More Darksword books" - Legacy of the Darksword
_Weis and Hickman return to the world of the
Darksword._
"Rose of the Prophet Trilogy" - The Will of the Wanderer;
The Paladin of the Night; The Prophet of Akhran
_The Epic Tale of the Great War of the Gods!_
"Death Gate Cycle" - Dragon Wing; Elven Star; Fire Sea;
Serpent Mage; The Hand of Chaos; Into the Labyrinth; The
Seventh Gate
_This is a limited series - be sure and have all
seven books, and read 'em in order._
"Starshield series" - The Mantle of Kendis-Dai; Nightsword
(forthcoming May '98)
_A new series begins - 'Civilization is on the brink
of extinction...A legendary relic holds the key to
salvation...A quest to a world of magic, mystery,
and madness is the only solution!'_

Angus Wells (b. 1943)
"The Kingdoms" - Wrath of Ashar; The Usurper; The Way
Beneath
_Wells' first fantasy triology under his own name._
"Godwars" - Forbidden Magic; Dark Magic; Wild Magic
_"Kingdoms" and "Godwars" are not related to each
other or to his most recent novel. Richard likes
"Godwars," but Michael prefers "The Kingdoms"
trilogy (Richard asks me to point out that he hasn't
read "The Kingdoms" yet, which makes it difficult
for him to compare them)_
Lords of the Sky
_To quote Carolyn Cushman of _Locus_ magazine: "For
once, a sprawling medieval fantasy epic that's self-
contained!"_
"Exiles series" - Exile's Children; Exile's Challenge
_Completists should note that Angus Wells co-
authored (along with Robert Holdstock) a series in
the late '70's under the name 'Richard Kirk' about
Raven, the Swordmistress of Chaos_

T.H. White (1906-1964)
The Once and Future King
_THE classic retelling of the Arthur legend. And,
yeah, it's the source of both Disney's "The Sword in
the Stone" and Lerner & Lowe's "Camelot". The
original quartet of novels are being reprinted in
England._
Mistress Masham's Repose
_Did you ever wonder what happened to those
Lilliputians that followed Gulliver back to
England?_

**Tad Williams (b. 1957)
Tailchaser's Song
_Williams' first fantasy novel - Tailchaser is a
cat._
"Memory, Sorrow & Thorn" - The Dragonbone Chair; Stone of
Farewell; To Green Angel Tower
_At first glance, very similar to "The Belgariad"-
immature-boy-grows-to-fill-heroic-role. Williams'
vision is a bit darker, however, and the secondary
characters get a lot more fleshing out. Slow moving
at points, but worth your time. Paperback version of
_To Green Angel Tower_ is published in two volumes._
Child of an Ancient City (with Nina Kiriki Hoffman)
_Stand-alone young adult novel._
Caliban's Hour
_Takes up where Shakespeare left off. Caliban shows
up years later to take his revenge on Miranda.
Williams' next will be a 4-volume SF series with the
overall title of "OTHERLAND." According to Katharine
Kerr, he has 'sworn a mighty vow that he'll never
write about Osten Ard [the world of "MS&T"] again'._

Gene Wolfe (b. 1931)
"The Book of the New Sun" - The Shadow of the Torturer; The
Claw of the Conciliator; The Sword of the Lictor; The
Citadel of the Autarch
_This is a single novel broken into four parts.
Intricate and ambitious, it takes place on a Dying
Earth and follows the complex destiny of Severian._
The Urth of the New Sun
_A sequel to "The Book of the New Sun"._
"The Soldier series" - Soldier of the Mist; Soldier of
Arete
_These novels are about Latro, a warrior in a land
similar to Classical Greece who has a peculiar form
of amnesia. One recommender noted that these are a
bit more accessible than the New Sun books._

Patricia Wrede (b. 1953)
Snow White and Rose Red
_Retelling of the classic fairytale, set in
Elizabethan England. Part of the very highly
regarded 'Fairy Tale' series_
"Lyra series" - Shadow Magic; Daughter of Witches; The Harp
of Imach Thyssel; Caught in Crystal; The Raven Ring
_Open-ended series (the books truly are stand-alone
and can be read in any order) set in a world of many
different cultures and religions, as well as three
non-human races. The first three books are being
reprinted by Tor in an omnibus edition titled
'Shadows Over Lyra'._
The Seven Towers
_A standalone, unrelated to her other series._
"The Enchanted Forest Chronicles" - Dealing with Dragons;
Searching for Dragons; Calling on Dragons; Talking to
Dragons
_Open-ended series that has a lot of fun with usual
fairytale conventions. You'll find it in the young
adult section. I especially recommend this to anyone
who is looking for books for adolescent girls (and
then be sure to read it yourself)._
"Mairelon series" - Mairelon the Magician; Magician's Ward
_Set in an alternate England where magic works, lots
of intrigue. Setting is related to the one in
Stevermer's books._

*Janny Wurts (b. 1953)
Sorcerer's Legacy
_Early standalone, first published in 1982 (it may
be her first published work). Good luck in trying to
find it._
"The Cycle of Fire" - Stormwarden; Keeper of the Keys;
Shadowfane
_Her first trilogy. This was recently reprinted and
should be widely available_
The Master of the White Storm
_A standalone._
"The Wars of Light and Shadow" - The Curse of the
Mistwraith; The Ships of Merior; Warhost of Vastmark
(NOTE: U.S. hardcover edition of 'The Ships of Merior'
INCLUDES 'Warhost of Vastmark' - the paperback edition
is two separate books); The Fugitive Prince; Grand
Conspiracy (forthcoming Oct. '98); Stormed Fortress
(forthcoming Oct. '99)
_Best known for her collaboration with Raymond Feist
on the "Empire series" and her paintings, Wurts is
a fine author in her own right._
That Way Lies Camelot
_Short story collection._

Jonathan Wylie
"Servants of the Ark" - The First Named; The Centre of the
Circle; The Mage-Born Child
_Wylie is a pseudonym for Mark (b. 1952) and Julia
(b. 1955) Smith (and _Shadowmaze_ was published in
the U.S. under their real names)._
"The Unbalanced Earth" - Dreams of Stone; The Lightless
Kingdom; The Age of Chaos
_'Servants' and 'Unbalanced Earth' are loosely
related, with the events of 'Servants' coming first.
These two trilogies were published in the U.S. by
Bantam, but are currently out of print._
Dreamweaver
_Stand-alone. Wylie has written one other stand-
alone (_Shadowmaze_) which is NOT recommended._
"Island and Empire trilogy" - Dark Fire; Echoes of Flame;
The Last Augury
_One recommender considers this trilogy the best of
the three. It is the story of a tiny island's fight
for independence from the cruel Xantic Empire. This
work hasn't found a U.S. publisher yet (so far as I
can find), so most of us are going to have to hunt
for these. Thanks to Tarja for getting me the titles
in this trilogy_
Other Lands
_Stand-alone. This came out in Britain in June '95,
and isn't out in the U.S. "A comatose Michael Glover
somehow calls to his lover for help, and to save him
she must break through to another, fantastic
world."_
Across the Flame
_A woman is confronted by a figure in a medieval
painting._
Magister
_Set in a contemporary world where magic is an just
another talent._

*Roger Zelazny (1937-1995)
"Amber - 1st series" - Nine Princes in Amber; The Guns of
Avalon; The Sign of the Unicorn; The Hand of Oberon; The
Courts of Chaos
_Great fun. Corwin searches first for his memory,
then for revenge, and finally for the key to save
the multiverse._
"Amber - 2nd series" - Trumps of Doom; Blood of Amber; Sign
of Chaos; Knight of Shadows; Prince of Chaos
_The 2nd series shows definite signs of exhaustion,
and Merlin is not the man his father Corwin was. Do
note that although _Prince of Chaos_ was supposed to
be the series end, enough dangling plot threads were
left to knit a sweater._
Roadmarks
_There's a highway through time (built by dragons),
and there's a wreck waiting to happen at the last
exit for Babylon...._
"Dilvish stories" - Dilvish the Damned; The Changing Land
_I'd really like to say more about Zelazny, but I'm
still upset about his far-too-early death. Just read
his books. Even his minor efforts are worthwhile,
and the SF he wrote in the sixties is magnificent._