Favourite fantasy series (first book)

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
1.  A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. Martin
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  "10/10 The best, even though unfinished"
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)
2.  The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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  "10/10 The original, great"
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Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1)
3.  Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1) by Robin Hobb
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  "9/10 The first book of three trilogies of top quality"
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The Eye Of The World: Wheel of Time: Book 1 (The Wheel of Time)
4.  The Eye Of The World: Wheel of Time: Book 1 (The Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan
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  "9/10 I love this series in spite of its many faults - it should be finished soon"
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)
5.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling
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  "8/10 The first three books get HP this high"
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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
6.  Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
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  "8/10 One of the few writers who is getting better as he progresses, may move up the list in future"
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Puffin Books)
7.  A Wizard of Earthsea (Puffin Books) by Ursula Le Guin
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  "8/10 Now up to 6 books, Le Guin spins a great tale"
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Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
8.  Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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  "8/10 Great if you don't mind a bit of heresy"
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The Lion of Senet (Second Sons Trilogy)
9.  The Lion of Senet (Second Sons Trilogy) by Jennifer Fallon
The list author says:
  "8/10 Spectacular trilogy (sci-fi or fantasy?)"
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The Magicians' Guild: Black Magician Trilogy, Book 1
10.  The Magicians' Guild: Black Magician Trilogy, Book 1 by Trudi Canavan
The list author says:
  "7/10 Well written traditional fantasy"
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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves"
11.  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever: "Lord Foul's Bane", "Illearth War" and "Power That Preserves" by Stephen Donaldson
The list author says:
  "7/10 Great writing but hero to hate"
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The Deed of Paksenarrion
12.  The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
The list author says:
  "7/10 Another well written traditional fantasy"
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The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 (Chronicles of Amber)
13.  The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 (Chronicles of Amber) by Roger Zelazny
The list author says:
  "7/10 Well written, but gets bogged down when the magicien become too powerful"
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Wizard's First Rule: Book 1: The Sword Of Truth Series: Wizard's First Rule Bk.1
14.  Wizard's First Rule: Book 1: The Sword Of Truth Series: Wizard's First Rule Bk.1 by Terry Goodkind
The list author says:
  "7/10 First few books are well written, but recent ones have become much poorer"
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The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1
15.  The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1 by Gene Wolfe
The list author says:
  "7/10 Another great series, barely falls into the fantasy category"
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The Thief's Gamble: Book One: The Tales of Einarinn (A tale of Einarinn)
16.  The Thief's Gamble: Book One: The Tales of Einarinn (A tale of Einarinn) by Juliet E. McKenna
The list author says:
  "7/10 Another well written traditional fantasy"
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Magician (Riftwar Saga)
17.  Magician (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond E. Feist
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  "6/10 Only the first three are well written but have many faults including the obvious writer's trap of creating a magicien so powerful he (and the world) should not longer have any problems whatsoever"
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Legend
18.  Legend by David Gemmell
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  "6/10 A good series of stand alone tales set in one world"
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The Baker's Boy (The Book of Words)
19.  The Baker's Boy (The Book of Words) by J. V. Jones
The list author says:
  "6/10  Another well written traditional fantasy. Her next series is supposed to be better, but waiting for the third part before starting."
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The Black Company (Chronicle of the Black Company)
20.  The Black Company (Chronicle of the Black Company) by Glen Cook
The list author says:
  "5/10 First three are very good, the rest are rubbish (hence lower mark out of 10)"
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Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Gollancz S.F.)
21.  Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Gollancz S.F.) by Elizabeth Haydon
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  "5/10 Good ideas but writing drags somewhat"
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The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow & Thorn)
22.  The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow & Thorn) by Tad Williams
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  "5/10 A bit slow and ending is weak"
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Artemis Fowl
23.  Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The list author says:
  "5/10 First was funny and original, second was dull and repetitive"
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Seventh Son (The tales of Alvin Maker)
24.  Seventh Son (The tales of Alvin Maker) by Orson Scott Card
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  "5/10 Series starts well but peters out quite soon"
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Pawn Of Prophecy: Book One Of The Belgariad
25.  Pawn Of Prophecy: Book One Of The Belgariad by David Eddings
The list author says:
  "3/10 Eddings is too poor to make list, same as Brust, McCaffrey, Vance, Barclay, Friedman, Brooks, Salvatore, Weiss and Hickman etc."
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