To be honest, I have a real weakness for big, fat, fantasy series. I think it's because I like the depth that a big series allows a writer to develop. Background and underlying plot is definitely as important as strong characters. Originality is good but not necessarily a requirement. (I did enjoy all of John Morressy's Greymantle books. I'm sure all he did was use the search and replace function of his word processor to change names between books).

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Wayne's Reviews The Ring of Five Dragons by Eric Van Lustbader Windhaven by George R.R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle Krondor: Tear of the Gods by Raymond E. Feist, EOS A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin, Bantam Noonshade by James Barclay, Orion Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay, Penguin Krondor: The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist, Eos Mad Ship by Robin Hobb, Bantam Spectra A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones, Warner Aspect Return to the Tomb of Horrors by Bruce R. Cordell, TSR AD&D Core Rules by Sean Reynolds, TSR A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin, Bantam Spectra Krondor the Betrayal, Raymond E. Feist, Avon A Paladin in Hell, TSR The Gilded Chain by Dave Duncan, Eos A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks, Del Rey Artifact by Gregory Benford, Eos A Point of Honor by Dorothy J. Heydt, DAW The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells, Eos Wolves of the Gods by Allan Cole, Del Rey Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, Bantam Spectra The Soulforge by Margaret Weis, TSR Song of Kali by Dan Simmons, Tor Shards of a Broken Crown by Raymond E. Feist, Avon Commitment Hour by James Alan Gardner, Avon Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist, Avon Running With The Demon by Terry Brooks, Del Rey The Scroll of Thoth by Richard L. Tierney, Chaosium Edgeworks 4 by Harlan Ellison, White Wolf Nanotime by Bart Kosko, Avon The Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, Pocket Polgara The Sorceress by David and Leigh Eddings, Del Rey Star Trek, The Next Generation: The Continuing Mission by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Pocket Fugitive Prince by Janny Wurts, HarperPrism The Broken Crown by Michelle West, DAW The Seraphim Rising by Elisabeth DeVos, Roc Cilia-of-Gold by Stephen Baxter, Infinivox Dhiammara by Maggie Furey, Bantam Spectra She Is The Darkness by Glen Cook, Tor The Book of Words by J.V. Jones, Warner Aspect To Sift Through Bitter Ashes by David Niall Wilson, White Wolf The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons, Bantam Spectra Monstrum by Donald James, Villard Wizard of the Winds Allan Cole, Del Rey Days of Cain J.R. Dunn, Avon Books Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Forge The Great Game by Dave Duncan, Avon Books The Barbed Coil by J. V. Jones, Warner Aspect The Demon Awakens by R. A. Salvatore, Del Rey The Legend of Deathwalker by David Gemmell Einstein's Bridge by John Cramer, Avon Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist, Avon Rage of a Demon King by Raymond E. Feist, Avon Shadow Moon by George Lucas and Chris Claremont, Bantam Spectra The Seer King by Chris Bunch, Warner Aspect Dawning of a New Age by Jean Rabe, TSR Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, Bantam Spectra Cormyr by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb, TSR Exile's Challenge by Angus Wells, Bantam Spectra Passage to Dawn by R. A. Salvatore, TSR City of Bones by Martha Wells, Tor The Waterborn by J. Gregory Keyes, Del Rey The Dragon King R. A. Salvatore, Warner Aspect Magnificat by Julian May, Knopf Waking The Moon by Elizabeth Hand, HarperPrism Bleak Seasons: Book One of Glittering Stone by Glen Cook, Tor A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Bantam Spectra

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Rodger's Favourites Diamond Dogs by Alastair Reynolds, PS Publishing Darkers by Lisa DuMond, Hard Shell Word Factory The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll, Orion All The Rage by F. Paul Wilson, Gauntlet/Tor Twilight Tales: Strange Creatures edited by Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions Blood Relations by A.L. Sirois, Cascade Mountain Publishing Twilight Tales: Dangerous Dames edited by Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions Twilight Tales: Tales of Forbidden Passion edited by Tina L. Jens, 11th Hour Productions The Marriage of Sticks by Jonathan Carroll, Victor Gollancz The Rainy Season by James P. Blaylock, Ace The Crook Factory by Dan Simmons, Avon The Termination Node by Lois H. Gresh & Robert Weinberg, Del Rey A Second Chance at Eden by Peter F. Hamilton, Warner Aspect Scion's Lady by Rebecca Bradley, Gollancz Lady in Gil by Rebecca Bradley, Gollancz The Compass of the Soul by Sean Russell, DAW Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer, Tor The Jupiter Novels by Charles Sheffield, Tor Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear, Warner Aspect Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz, Bantam Dark of the Night edited by Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books Greg Mandel Trio by Peter F. Hamilton, Tor & Pan The Gift by Patrick O'Leary, Tor Winter Tides by James P. Blaylock, Ace Beneath the Vaulted Hills by Sean Russell, DAW Spares by Michael Marshall Smith, HarperCollins, Bantam Frameshift by Robert J. Sawyer, Tor The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton, Warner Aspect Sacrifice of Fools by Ian McDonald, Gollancz Ticktock by Dean Koontz, Ballantine Wizard of the Winds by Allan Cole, Del Rey A Quantum Murder by Peter F. Hamilton, Tor Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz, Knopf Blood Debt by Tanya Huff, DAW Blue Limbo by Terence M. Green, Tor Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling, Bantam Spectra

Favourites for 1996 Night Lamp by Jack Vance, Tor Idoru by William Gibson, Putnam Shadow of Ashland by Terence M. Green, Forge Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley, Avon Top Dog by Jerry Jay Carroll, Ace Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling, Bantam Spectra Hunter's Death by Michelle West, DAW The Cobweb by Stephen Bury, Bantam Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt, HarperPrism The Farseer: Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb, Bantam Spectra Mindstar Rising by Peter F. Hamilton, Tor Higher Education by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle, Tor

Favourites for 1995 Door Number Three by Patrick O'Leary, Tor The Knights of the Black Earth by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin, Roc Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams, HarperPrism The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, Bantam Evolution's Shore by Ian McDonald, Bantam World Without End by Sean Russell, DAW All the Bells on Earth by James P. Blaylock, Ace The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking Zod Wallop by William Browning Spencer, St. Martin's Press

Favourites for 1994 Trouble And Her Friends by Melissa Scott, Tor Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint, Tor Insomnia by Stephen King, Viking and Ziesing From The Teeth of Angels by Jonathan Carroll, Doubleday Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop, Bantam Night Relics by James M. Blaylock, Ace Engines of God by Jack McDevitt, Ace Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz, Knopf and Charnel House The Warrior's Tale by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch, Del Rey Queen City Jazz by Kathleen Ann Goonan, Tor