What fantasy books/series should beginner read?

Wheel of time

>>9259654
Lord of the rings obviously, game of thrones, Malazan. Wheel of time is pretty good but has a fuckton of filler, malazan is a similar length but isn't as padded out.

Tortall series
Pern series
Howl's Moving Castle
The Once and Future King
Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave
Sir Apropos of Nothing

>>9259654

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Earthsea Cycle by Urusla K. LeGuin
A Wrinkle in Time by Madelien L'Engle
Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber
Swords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams
War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
Bobby Dollar trilogy by Tad Williams
Coldfire trilogy by C.S. Friedman
Bas-Lag trilogy by China Mieville
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson
Hunter's Oath/Hunter's Death by Michelle West
The Sun Sword by Michelle West
Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The first three Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer
Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix
The Seventh Tower by Garth Nix
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

>>9260101
where did you pull this list from?

>>9260101
Garth nix is verging on YA and Artemis fowl is not fantasy.

>>9260104

me

>>9260109

>Garth nix is verging on YA

assuming that op LITERALLY only read Harry Potter, and assuming he enjoyed it, I thought I'd recommend the little YA fantasy other than Harry Potter I like

>Artemis fowl is not fantasy

obviously it combines multiple genres, but it has fairies with magic powers. how is it not fantasy?

>>9260121
Chill man I wasn't attacking you, IDK just doesn't really feel like fantasy to me. But if you are gonna recommend that stuff at least put a couple words explaining where to start or whatever.

The Belgariad (series) by David Eddings.

Unlike the boring lordoftherings and the abortion that is Harry potter, shot actually goes down in the Belgariad. It explodes all of the themes and props a fantasy should have.

>being a "beginner" at consuming media
wow, even sitting back and being entertained is being treated like some sort of a skill to master. Oh look at me, I am an expert on being amused by fiction

>Empire series by Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts
>Wizard Knight series by Gene Wolfe

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>>9260101
Aren't you forgetting someone?

>>9259654
The Castle series by Steph Swainton
The Voorh by Brian Catling

both authors write for more adult level readers.

>>9260091
>Howl's Moving Castle
How is the book compared to the movie?

>>9260187
Is this about the history of Belgium or what?

>>9260236
Fantastic!
There were some things that the movie did better like Sophie becoming younger slowly and in increments
but they're negligible, and largely personal taste. There are some surprises that the movie left out entirely, and the movie made Howl a bit more mysterious. Overall, it's super fun and, I hate to use this word, but it's the epitome of comfy.
I highly recommend it!

>>9259654
what does he see hehe

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Devourers by Indra Das

Sandman series by Neil Gaiman

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

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>>9259654

I enjoyed these as a teenager. It's where G.R.R Martin got his ideas for his Song of Ice and Fire books but much better written.