Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

**I can't find anything good to read!**?

Ever since I read Tolkeins work, Harry Potter and The Inheritance series I find it hard to connect with other fantasy books and get interested in them... I tried reading 'The floating island' but to no avail...

Does anyone know any good ones out there that are sort of similar?

Update:

Istillcandream: Thank you! The Shannara Series sounds really interesting and no doubt should be similar to LOTR :] I've got to try those! Thanks!!

22 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The Shannara series by Terry Brooks (actually, there are a ton of series by him, they resemble the Lotr books with elves and stuff, but it's completely different)

    The Belgariad by David Eddings

    The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

    The Circle of Magic by Tamora Pierce

    The Pendragon Adventure books by DJ MacHale

    The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (he was a friend of JRR Tolkien)

  • 1 decade ago

    Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series

    CS Lewis Narnia

    Lloyd Alexander Pyridan series (most famous is The Black Cauldron)

    Mary Stewarts Merlin Trilogy

    *Very* simple read (about 25 min per book for me), but enjoyable is Holly Blacks Spiderwick series

    Watership Down by Richard Adams

    and my favorite... but the author seems to be MIA...

    Joanne Bertin's The Last DragonLord

    and Dragon and Phoenix

    You could also try Anne McCaffery (make sure you get Anne, not her son, Todd) The Pern series is the best but her other series are good, too...

    "The Blue Sword" is very good, but I can't remember the author... the same lady also wrote "The Outlaws of Sherwood"

  • K.K.
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I've read all of what you listed above....but none of them even compare to my absolute favorite novel of all times. Unfortunately, it hasn't gotten as much fame as the others, but for me it is definately the best. I have read it so many times, and am a fantasy writer myself, and I still go back all the time and re-read my favorite lines and parts. The book is Transformation by Carol Berg and starts out kind of slow. I stopped reading it when it became somewhat confusing, but a few days later I picked it back up and couldn't put it down for an entire day! Definately my favorite. It is suceeded by two more in the series, but they are, alas, not as good in my opinion. This is great for a standalone novel or the beginning of a series. I strongly urge you to give it a shot, even if it might not be exactly what you're used to reading (it certainly wasn't for me!)

  • 1 decade ago

    The Chronicles of Prydian, by Lloyd Alexander

    there are 6 books

    -The Book of Three

    -The Black Cauldron

    -The Castle of Llyr

    -Taran Wanderer

    -The High King

    -The Foundlings

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 1 decade ago

    I know what your mean. But do try Reading "The Deltor Series". And try Pendrgon. Some people say it better then Harry Potter

  • deb
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Here is some of what I have read this summer, but then again, I don't know what you like to read.

    The Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill ( he is Stephen Kings son)

    Woman in Red By Eileen Goudge

    Robyn Carr's trilogy:

    Virgin River

    Shelter Mountain

    Whispering Rock

    Go to www.bookreporter.com...great site, they list new books, reviews by readers, and contest. I won three best sellers from them in May.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know how similar this is, but I love Harry Potter, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. One of the best books I have read in a while!! Check it out on www.bn.com

  • 1 decade ago

    Check out the Jason Rider books, the Tucker O'Doyle Series, for something new.

    Source(s): www.bellissimapublishing.com
  • fdm215
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    There are tons of great authors out there. I suggest you branch out and try some others: Isaac Asimov, Octavia Butler, Ursula K. LeGuin, Robert Heinlein...

  • 1 decade ago

    Its not really similar, but His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman is fantasy and VERY original!!!!!!!!!!!! also try

    Charlie Bone

    Pendragon

    Narnia

    Series of Unfortunate Events

    ARtemis Fowl

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.