George R.R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire. The best fantasy series I've read to date. As long as he stays on the same track I'll definately be buying the rest. Book #4 (A Feast For Crows) is out in October and you can preorder it now. He's supposed to finish it up with no more than seven books total.
R.A. Salvatore - Drizzt Duurden series. Some of them weren't so good, and the quality has been lacking with the latter stories, so I may just abandon him altogether.
Anne Rice - The Vampire Chronicles. I loved most of this series, but not all of it. The last few books totally sucked and most likely I won't be buying any more if she writes them.
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Originally Posted by WhoaitsZ
Robert Jordan, hands down. in my life, nobody holds a candle to him as he writes
The Wheel of Time. He writes _extreemly_ long handed, but you feel like you're part of all of the storylines. i could easily say 'Rand must hadd been angry, he was sweating and breathing quickly, though his wine barely sloshed a bit.' instead of 'Rand is angry?'
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I hate Jordan. Hate him with a passion. His story is so good, but he's ruined it. In book 10 he simply recapped what's been happening in the first 9 and nothing happens until the last chapter. Then he has the gall to go back and write a prequel. Every woman is a carbon copy feminist man hater. His penchant for describing how people are dressed is ludicrous. I could go on, but he's ruined a good story as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately, I'll also read the last few once I find them on Amazon for $1 apiece. I'll wait until he's done writing them though to be sure he actually ends the neverending story. BTW, his next installment is due out in November and is available for preordering.
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Originally Posted by finally
-I couldn't disagree more with the person who said Goodkind was unique. His books are exact dupes of Jordan's series, but he started writing them 3-4 years after. I quit reading them after book 3.
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I actually made it to book 4, I think. I agree with you whole heartedly.