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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hex08" data-source="post: 8490403" data-attributes="member: 7029595">As a huge fantasy fan, I am almost embarrassed to say this, but I have never read Lord of the Rings. I've tried several times, but I just didn't enjoy it. That said, I do love that style of fantasy. If I were to pick my favorites they would be:The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are my all-time favorites books and get re-read every few years. Unfortunately, I doubt they would appeal as much to a younger, more modern audience since Covenant engages in some reprehensible behavior. Regardless, I love The Land and its inhabitants.I loved the Shanarra series and of all of these books The Sword of Shannara is probably the most Tolkien-like. I never read beyond Bearer of the Black Staff thoughBoth the Belgariad and the Mallorian were also huge favorites.The Wheel of Time of course, although I do think it is way longer than it ever should have been. Someone should have reigned Jordan in.The Chronicles of the Black Company are a great read, but they might not be exactly the same style of quest driven books as the others.I really need to get around to reading those copies of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn I bought years ago.</blockquote>