I am a real fantasy fiction fan, so much so that in Feb this year I took the plunge and started to write my own book.
I guess the greatest inspirations for me (and they're not to everyone's taste I know) are Raymond E Feist and Tolkien, though I also have a bit of a dark side and occasionally venture into Stephen King and Simon Clark territory.
Favourite books are probably:
1. Magician, Raymond E Feist 2. Lord of the Rings, Tolkien 3. The Talisman, Stephen King & Peter Straub 4. The Stand, Stephen King 5. Dark Rivers of the Heart, Dean Koontz 6. Gideon, Steven Laws
The following are my most recent reads, and all good reads for a bit of mindless escapism:
Shadow of a Dark Queen Rise of a Merchant Prince Rage of a Demon King Shards of a Broken Crown
The aforementioned are all by Raymond E Feist (I am working my way through his entire collection!!).
-------------------- Tim
-A poor man's Jamie Oliver...without the attitude!