My dad introduced me to the world of Dungeons and Dragons as a child, and ran my first D&D campaign for me when I was about 10 or 11. My dad was also a fantasy writer and likely took the campaign and used it as the basis for a series, I believe this because he used the map that he used for D&D in one of his novels. These story recommendations combine my love of the genre and my love for my father.
I remember first seeing this book in my Scholastic Book Fair books back in elementary school. Right from the get-go, I was hooked! It was your basic D&D adventuring party. It wasn’t until much later that I found out that it was a module for the game.
When I began reading the story I enjoyed seeing the interplay between the characters, especially the contrast of the twins, Caramon and Raistlin. When I first read this book, I remember thinking how cool it was that Pegasus was talked about outside of mythology. I think the book helped me understand that in stories, anything is possible. This book is the one that introduces you to the world, and I was immersed!
This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy adventure is the first installment in the beloved Dragonlance Chronicles, set in the magical world of Krynn
Once merely creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn. But with their arrival comes the departure of the old gods—and all healing magic. As war threatens to engulf the land, lifelong friends reunite for an adventure that will change their lives and shape their world forever . . .
When Tanis, Sturm, Caramon, Raistlin, Flint, and Tasslehoff see a woman use a blue crystal staff to heal a villager, they wonder if it's a sign the…
For a long time, I had heard Drizzt’s name bandied about. I was so curious about this character that I eventually tracked down the first book in the series that features him, Homeland.
This book was gut-wrenching and really got me to see what it looks like to grow up in an evil society. I loved the character development in the story.
Strange and exotic Menzoberranzan is the vast city of the Drow. This is a world of dark elves, where families battle families and fantastic monsters rise up from the lightless depths. From the author of the "Icewind Dale Trilogy".
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
This was another classic story that I wanted to read as I had heard so much about it, I’d even read a graphic novel that was an adaptation of a story in the same series and loved it. I finally got my hands on the book and was not disappointed.
The story mixes eldritch horror with fantasy, and I am transported to that world and immersed! Never mind that it introduced one of my favorite D&D settings, Lahnkmar: The City of Thieves.
My dad had a comic collection of Conan for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I discovered that the comics were loosely adapted from a series of novels by a pulp fiction author. I thought this was interesting because pulp fiction was known for being short and action-packed, whereas we are all familiar with the contemporary, more decompressed storytelling of fantasy novels.
I’d also heard about the connection between Robert E. Howard and HP Lovecraft, and when I picked up Conan of Cimera, I could see it immediately. Horrific fantasy abounds throughout the book!
Conan is one of the greatest fictional heroes ever created–a swordsman who cuts a swath across the lands of the Hyborian Age, facing powerful sorcerers, deadly creatures, and ruthless armies of thieves and reavers.
“Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities . . . there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars. . . . Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand . . . to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet.”
Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…
I love this book as the beginning of the Myth Series because it was one of the first fantasy books that I felt was accessible. It had great character development and a good mix of drama and comedy. Instead of being a typical long-drawn-out fantasy, there is action and adventure.
When the next book in the series came out, I would reread the previous books so I had everything clearly in mind for the new installment. This series made me a voracious reader.
After mistakenly being appointed court magician by a regent who should have known better, apprentice mage Skeeve must defend a kingdom from the mightiest invading army in the world.
In a world haunted by the lingering shadows of the Great Invasion, Haram, a boy on the cusp of manhood, embarks on a journey of self-discovery amidst the enchanting landscapes and perilous creatures that define his existence.
The story unfolds in the bustling city of Ifan Sor, the heart of the Kingdom, as Haram and his boyhood best friend Merrit set forth to join a band of Venturers.
Under the tutelage of a diverse group—the skilled warrior Orizd, the sharp-eyed archer-scout Astaran, and the enigmatic mage Sagahan—the boys learn the art of survival, unaware of the challenges awaiting them.
As the Venturers traverse the troubled interior, battling goblins, dragons, ogres, manticores, and gryphons, Haram finds himself entangled in a web of fate.
In an underground coal mine in Northern Germany, over forty scribes who are fluent in different languages have been spared the camps to answer letters to the dead—letters that people were forced to answer before being gassed, assuring relatives that conditions in the camps were good.
"Is this supposed to help? Christ, you've heard it a hundred times. You know the story as well as I do, and it's my story!" "Yeah, but right now it only has a middle. You can't remember how it begins, and no-one knows how it ends."
