For fun, I tried to use amazon ratings as a method of picking out good fantasy series. Some of these may have been culled from past "what fantasy book should I read next" posts here and on officials. The short list: <br> <br>"Kingdom of the Elves" series by Robert Stanek <br>Thomas Covenant books by Stephen R. Donaldson <br>Baroque Cycle by Neil Stephenson <br>Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin <br>Coldfire Trilogy by C. S. Friedman <br> <br>Only one of those I've read any of is the Baroque Cycle. Read the first half of the first book, then got bogged down and never picked it up again. <br> <br>If you want to go "classic" there's always the Elric of Melibone books by Michael Moorcock, and the Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazney. I read both of those series 15-20 years ago and enjoyed them.