Books like The Guardians Of The Flame
30 fantasy books to read after The Guardians Of The Flame, by Rosenberg, Joel, the closest match first.
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1. The Sleeping Dragon
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
A group of college friends meet for a game of fantasy role-playing, run by their gamemaster, Professor Deighton, and find themselves transported into the game world he has built. Each...
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2. The Sword And The Chain
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
Karl, Andrea, Ahira, Walter, and Lou. Who are all from present day America. They have been transported to the past, a mystic world in which magic, not science prevails. Bound...
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3. The Silver Crown
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
In this gripping and memorable middle grade fantasy from Newbery Medal-winning author Robert C. O’Brien, good and evil are locked in battle and the balance between the two can only...
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4. The Heir Apparent
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE BOSTON GLOBE This richly entertaining biography chronicles the eventful life of Queen...
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5. The Warrior Lives
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
Jason Cullinane is tasked with the leadership responsibilities his father has left behind after being declared dead. When the message "The Warrior Lives!" is found on the corpses of enemy...
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6. The Road To Ehvenor
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
Something strange is happening in Ehvenor, a border town of the magic land This Side. As a new baron Jason Cullinane must protect his subjects from all manner of chaos...
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7. The Road Home
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
"Written as a letter to her children, it offers a fresh perspective on the everyday activities inherent in the life of a householder: Householding as a spiritual path gives meaning...
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8. Not Quite Scaramouche
by Rosenberg, Joel
- Same series
- Same author
Several of them, in fact. He's the heir to an empire-but he doesn't want to be. And nobody believes that he could or would walk away, and give the job...
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9. The Iron Tower Trilogy
by Mckiernan, Dennis L.
- On the same lists
No saving this one from the fall. Unashamedly put in the Terribly Written Books category.A shameless rip from Tolkien. And I mean a really, really, really shameless rip. If Terry...
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10. Dragonlance
by Weis, Margaret
- On the same lists
This one falls under the "Books That Were Good When You Were Young /New to Fantasy" category.These are simplistic popcorn-style fantasy that don't offer anything new to the genre or...
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11. The Wayfarer Redemption
by Douglass, Sara
- On the same lists
I feel no shame whatesoever attaching the "Terribly Written Books" category to this book/series.Superlatively insipid. And what an awful waste of time this book is. The number of stupid characters...
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12. Lord Of The Isles
by Drake, David
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Rightly in the "Terribly Written Books" category of baaaad fantasy.This one is pretty close to tying with IceWind Dale for the "most Insipidly Bland" fantasy series ever.Oh boy, where do...
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13. The Redemption Of Althalus
by Eddings, David
- On the same lists
This plot, characters, and writing was so bad in this book that, with a not-so-heavy heart, I have to rightly put in the "Terribly Written Books" category of baaaad fantasy....
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14. Exile's Honor
by Lackey, Mercedes
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Ok, I might take a lot of flak for this, but I think she is, in general, a horrific author. Her plots tend to muddle around in never-never-land and characters...
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15. Beyond The Pale
by Anthony, Mark
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I put this in the "Terribly Written Books" category.A new entry on this 2012 list.There were some initially vague similarities to The Wheel of Time, but that soon changed --...
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16. Alvin Maker
by Card, Orson Scott
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I'd put this in the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" category. I can't argue with Card's genius as a writer and the fact that he's usually a great writer, usually....
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17. The Rune Lords
by Farland, David
- On the same lists
Epic fantasy that goes bad. In short, I would say the magic system is quite fascinating and unique, almost making up for the fact that everything else is pretty bad....
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18. The Eye Of Argon
by Theis, Jim
- On the same lists
So infamously bad that's its good. This short story has been a running joke for the past several decades and is actually quite infamous at various science fiction conventions and...
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19. The Ill-made Mute
by Dart-thornton, Cecilia
- On the same lists
Gets the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" as the book did get more praise than it rightly deserved. I'd also tack on the "Terribly Written Books" category too. However, in...
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20. Wit'ch Fire
by Clemens, James
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Wit'ch Fire, part one of The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens.Way, way too predictable, terribly written with a cast of unrealistic cardboard characters. These, of course are the...
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21. A Shadow On The Glass
by Irvine, Ian
- On the same lists
A terribly written series with book covers that look like they were ripped from a bad graphic artist who was on downers.I bought the first book, only to give it...
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22. Battlefield Earth
by Hubbard, L. Ron
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"Terribly Written Books" Supposedly the novel that founded Scientology. Too bad Scientology got off to a bad start -- there couldn't be a worse novel to found your faith on....
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23. Betrayal Of Krondor
by Feist, Raymond E.
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Definitely gets the "Terribly Written Books" tag.My God, terrible, terrible books. I do like some of Feist's other work, namely his Magician series and his Empire trilogy. But when I...
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24. Eragon
by Paolini, Christopher
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A YA tetralogy that focus on the adventures of a young man and his dragon.
"Terribly Written Books" and "Books That Were Good When You Were Young /New to Fantasy: and "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" categories fit this series nicely.What do you get when...
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25. The Desert Spear
by Brett, Peter V.
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"Books with Bad Sequels" and for part of the book due to the absolute ridicious plot threads and characters the Terribly Written Books category.I absolutely loved the first book --...
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26. The Eye Of The Dragon
by King, Stephen
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I normally like Steven King -- he's a talented writer and a master of the horror genre. But when he tries his hand at pure fantasy, bad, bad things happen....
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27. The Fifth Sorceress
by Newcomb, Robert
- On the same lists
This one falls under the "Terribly Written Books" categoryOh man, what can I say about this except that it's probably one of the worst written novels in the history of...
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28. Sword Of Truth
by Goodkind, Terry
- On the same lists
The first book in the Sword of Truth series introduces a classic Epic Fantasy story with an unlikely hero fighting against evil.
This one falls under the "Terribly Written Books" category AND the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype". Woah, double kill!Some people might be wondering why bestselling author Terry Goodkind is missing...
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29. Gor
by Norman, John
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These belong to the "Controversial Books" category. A few people love them, but most hate the books -- mainly due to the author's strident views towards women.There's supposed to be...
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30. Forgotten Realms
by Greenwood, Ed
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These, in my estimation, are pretty similar to Dragonlance books. There are a ton of them, they are easy to read, feature uncomplicated plots and cardboard cutout characters. But, they...
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