OT: good fantasy books

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Interesting thread, I'm obviously a fantasy reader myself and with an opinion

I like Martin, Erikson and Jordan very much and those 3 are the best series I know

I think Magician (Feist) is the best single volume you can have and if I had to pick 1 book on a deserted island this would be it. Other series of Feist are nice, often the thicker the books the better the series (yes last series are less good )

Hobb is good, not as good as the first 3 I mentioned but all books are of same (good) quality, no below avarage books or mini's like Feist has done.

The prince of nothing series is good too, I like it very much.

I think Goodkind isn't all that, it started nice but the way he keeps just finding something new in each book makes them almost look like separate books instead of a series and I dislike that (I hope you all get what I mean by this.)

The black company I do not know but considering the reactions I'll look for it

C.S. Friedman is very high in some lists but IMHO just mediocre.
Eddings is nice to read one of his first series, but if you read all it is very much alike. The newer books are even less good.
Not to impressed with Donaldson

And I SO MUCH want to find a book with the original Conan story in one cover.. but dun even know which ones that would be and I've not even found one here in the Netherlands
Hmm K.J. Parker and Fencer.. that rung a bell too.. I have the first book here in dutch and liked it VERY much.. too bad I never saw anything of it again.. maybe look for it in english.. never knew there where more books of it
already.

I want to put R.A. Salvatore on the list too, not most brilliant of writing but DRZZT and Artemis Entreri must be some of my most favorite characters of all time