I have never read anything by Robert Jordan.
I really like the Magic Kingdom for Sale series by Terry Brooks...kinda cheasy, but i was younger.
The neatest book i have ever read by far is Ash a Secret History. Can't rememer the author. It was neat though, really made you think. The basis was that history kept changing as our views (as a people) evolved. So, say, in the 15th century, magic was accepted, and taken as "history" but now, it is fiction because no one believes it. Kinda like history is written by the winners of the war...
I am getting more into the historical fiction, i think i have read all the fanasty books that appeal to me. I liked the Autobiography of Henry VIII. I try to stay away from Forgotten Relms and that, though they may be good.
I am of course - looking forward to the new Harry Potter!!!! And the new George RR Martin.
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