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Looking for books similar to Eragon by Christopher Paolini
I'm looking to start a new series or trilogy similar to Eragon. I want something adventurous and exciting, but not too much like Tolkien. I love Harry Potter, but I'd like something a bit more mature. Are there any websites or online book clubs that recommend new books weekly maybe? Could someone recommend a new book series similar to Eragon?
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I've never read it, but there's this series called Pendragon.
I've had a few friends read it, and they loved it.
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Paolini is heavily influenced by Ursula K. LeGuin; check out her Earthsea series. Lots of magic and dragons. The first book is "A Wizard of Earthsea", and there are four other novels and a short story collection. She's written a whole bunch of other great books and short stories; "The Compass Rose" is one of my personal favorite collections.
For a more complex and mature treatment of magic, check out the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Lots of shifting viewpoints, unreliable narrators, and intrigue.
Of course, any discussion of fantasy series must include Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Thirty novels and counting, each one funnier than the last. Start with "The Colour of Magic". You'll never look at orangutangs the same way again.
To continue with the funny, Daniel Pinkwater's "The Neddiad" and "The Yggyssey" are excellent urban fantasies. Pinkwater's screamingly funny and off-kilter, and any story that has a Navajo shaman named Melvin automatically gets my vote.
Madeline L'Engle's Time Quartet novels("Wrinkle In Time" et al.) are all quite good, even for more mature readers (I'll admit to rereading them on occasion, and I'm 38).
Christopher Stasheff's "Wizard in Rhyme" series is pretty good reading too. "Her Majesty's Wizard" is the first book; your public library probably has a copy.
Hope this helps.
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I was a big fan of books by George R.R. Martin. The first one in the series is called "A Game of Thrones".
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