May-30-2010, 10:36 AM (UTC)
Sorted on alphabetical order on the last name of the writer. I've decided to choose only one book (or trilogy in case the books can't be separated) from every author, otherwise the list would probably be 20 books by Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore. I find it very difficult to express why I like a book, so my descriptions will be very short.
1. Clive Barker - Weaveworld Difficult choice whether to pick Weaveworld or Imajica. In the end I decided to choose Weaveworld.
2. Thea Beckman - Kruistocht in spijkerbroek (English title: Crusade in jeans). The book that made me realise that history isn't boring.
3. Cecelia Dart-Thornton - The bitterbynde trilogy Lots of Celtic mythology in a story that gripped me from the first page
4. Stephen Donaldson - Mordants need Better than the TC books, IMO.
5. Umberto Eco - Foucault's pendulum Templars, rosicrucians, philosophy, bibliophilia, this book has everything.
6. David Eddings - The redemption of Althalus Clichéd? Yes. But I loved reading it
7. Michael Ende - The neverending story Very good book. I agree that the second half, where Bastian is travelling through Fantastia, is the best part of the book.
8. Neil Gaiman - The sandman The books that got me into graphic novels. This is, for me, one continuous story, so I don't want to choose one individual volume.
9. Mary Gentle - Ash: a secret history I bought this because I liked Orthe. And this is, for me, the perfect blend between fantasy, fiction and history.
10. Ursula le Guin - The farthest shore The best book of the Earthsea series.
11. Robin Hobb - The liveship traders Do I really need to explain this?
12. Marjorie B. Kellogg - The dragon quartet Environmental fantasy. Sounds boring? Perhaps, but it's not written like that.
13. Anne McCaffrey - Dragonflight Because this is the book that started my love for Pern.
14. Alan Moore - V for vendetta One of the best graphic novels that I've ever read.
15. Grant Morrison - The invisibles Again, the complete series. Think 'The matrix', but then more intelligent.
16. Terry Pratchett - The colour of magic And this one started my love for Discworld
17. JRR Tolkien - Lord of the rings Do I need to explain this?
18. Jules Verne - Journey to the center of the earth I still need to find a good collection of Jules Verne's books. Difficult choice between his works, but I decided to pick this one because it's, as far as I can remember, the first Verne book that I read.
19. Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman - Dragonlance legends I just like my fantasy like this.
20. Marion Zimmer Bradley - The mists of Avalon The best telling of the Arthur saga that I've read.
1. Clive Barker - Weaveworld Difficult choice whether to pick Weaveworld or Imajica. In the end I decided to choose Weaveworld.
2. Thea Beckman - Kruistocht in spijkerbroek (English title: Crusade in jeans). The book that made me realise that history isn't boring.
3. Cecelia Dart-Thornton - The bitterbynde trilogy Lots of Celtic mythology in a story that gripped me from the first page
4. Stephen Donaldson - Mordants need Better than the TC books, IMO.
5. Umberto Eco - Foucault's pendulum Templars, rosicrucians, philosophy, bibliophilia, this book has everything.
6. David Eddings - The redemption of Althalus Clichéd? Yes. But I loved reading it
7. Michael Ende - The neverending story Very good book. I agree that the second half, where Bastian is travelling through Fantastia, is the best part of the book.
8. Neil Gaiman - The sandman The books that got me into graphic novels. This is, for me, one continuous story, so I don't want to choose one individual volume.
9. Mary Gentle - Ash: a secret history I bought this because I liked Orthe. And this is, for me, the perfect blend between fantasy, fiction and history.
10. Ursula le Guin - The farthest shore The best book of the Earthsea series.
11. Robin Hobb - The liveship traders Do I really need to explain this?
12. Marjorie B. Kellogg - The dragon quartet Environmental fantasy. Sounds boring? Perhaps, but it's not written like that.
13. Anne McCaffrey - Dragonflight Because this is the book that started my love for Pern.
14. Alan Moore - V for vendetta One of the best graphic novels that I've ever read.
15. Grant Morrison - The invisibles Again, the complete series. Think 'The matrix', but then more intelligent.
16. Terry Pratchett - The colour of magic And this one started my love for Discworld
17. JRR Tolkien - Lord of the rings Do I need to explain this?
18. Jules Verne - Journey to the center of the earth I still need to find a good collection of Jules Verne's books. Difficult choice between his works, but I decided to pick this one because it's, as far as I can remember, the first Verne book that I read.
19. Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman - Dragonlance legends I just like my fantasy like this.
20. Marion Zimmer Bradley - The mists of Avalon The best telling of the Arthur saga that I've read.
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