"Sparhawk, Pandion Knight and queen's Champion, returned to Elenia after ten years of exile, only to find his young Queen Ehlana trapped in a block of ensorcelled crystal. Only the great sorcery of Sephrenia, ageless instructor of magic, kept her alive - but the spell would last only a year, and its cost was tragically high.

Now a Prince Regent ruled Elenia, the puppet of Annias, ambitious Primate of the Church who planned to seize power over all the land.

As Sparhawk and Sephrenia set out to find a cure for Ehlana, Sephrenia revealed that there was only one person in the west who could defeat the evil plots against Ehlana. That person was Sparhawk." - Back page of The Diamond Throne, Del Rey.

1. The Diamond Throne (Elenium)

2. The Ruby Knight    (Elenium)

3. The Sapphire Rose  (Elenium)

4. Domes of Fire      (Tamuli)

5. The Shining Ones   (Tamuli)

6. The Hidden City    (Tamuli)

These Books are very different from the Belgariad and the Malloreon. I think while the sagas of Belgarion is for the younger readers these are for adults!

"To the forest on the shore of the Kingdom of the isles, the orphan called Pug came to study with the master magician Kulgan. But though his courage won him a place at court and the heart of a lovely Princess, he was ill at ease with the normal ways of wizardry.

Yet Pug's strange sort of magic would one day change forever the fates of two worlds. For dark beings from another world had opened a rift in the fabric of spacetime to begin again the age-old battle between the forces of Order and Chaos" -Back page of Magician: Apprentice, Bantam books

1. Magician: Apprentice

2. Magician: Master

3. Silverthorn

4. A darkness at Sethanon

5. Prince of the blood

6. The kings buccaneer

All the books take place upon a world called Midkemia (and some others). If you are new to the fantasy genre, you should try this serie!

"A dread darkness is descending upon a great land called Midkemia - a powerful and malevolent race of monsters that has slipped through a hole in the dimensions. And two unlikely young heroes - a bastard heir denied his birthright and an irresponsible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery - must take up arms in the struggle to protect their besiged world... two friends chosen by Destiny to stand at the fore of the battle that is to come against the gargantuan reptile army of the terrible Emerald Queen." - Back page of Shadow of a Dark Queen, Avon books

1. Shadow of a Dark Queen

2. Rise of a Merchant Prince

3. Rage of a Demon King

These books take place a couple of years after the kings buccaneer.This serie is not finished yet!

" A sword of truth to destroy a Prince of lies!

  Twilight has fallen upon the Three Kingdoms: a grey time that could foretell either dawn or descent into bitter night. Richard Cypher, woodsman and warrior, is chosen to bear the powerful Sword of Truth, but his enemy, Darken Rahl, is a royal mage who command arnies, hideous beasts and - more terrible by far - a twisted magic.

  Terry Goodkind tells the compelling story of a magical world that mirrors our own, a world in wich goodness and honesty are besieged by the forces of darkness and deceit. Richard Cypher's odyssey is a journey of the outmost risk and uncertain reward for the sake of love. It's a journey into the darkness od the human soul.

  An extraordinary adventure has begun. Join us in discovering where it will lead." - Back page of Wizard's First Rule, TOR fantasy

1. Wizard's First Rule

2. Stone of Tears

3. Blood of the Fold

Really nice fantasy!

"Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him secretly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic skill - and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stables hounds and rejected by his family.

As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom." -Back page of the assassins apprentice, Bantam Books

1. Assassins apprentice

2. Royal assassin

3. Assassins Quest

This is a very good trilogy by Robin Hobb.

"The wheel of time turns and ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the age that gave it birth returns again. In the third age, an age of prophecy, the world and time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow." -Back page of the eye of the world, Orbit.

1. The Eye of the World

2. The Great Hunt

3. The Dragon Reborn

4. The Shadow Rising

5. The Fires of Heaven

6. Lord of Chaos

7. Crown of Swords

In my opinion these books are for the experienced fantasy reader. This epic saga is not yet finished, there will be at least one more part, probably more!

"Exile or a quest that might take his life...

"So where do I go?"

"You're sure?" asked Uncle Sardit, his mouth full.

"what choice is there? I either get plunked down on a boat to somewhere as an exile, knowing nothing, or I try to learn as much as I can before doing something that at least gives me some chance of making a decision."

"I think that's the right choice for you," said Aunt Elisabet, "but it is not quite that simple."

After finishing my bread and cheese in the strained atmosphere of the house, I went back to my quarters over the shop and began to pack. Uncle Sardit said he would keep the chair and the few other pieces until I returned.

He didn't mention the fact that few dangergelders returned. Neither did I"

- From The Magic Of Recluce, TOR fantasy

1. The Magic Of Recluce

2. The Towers Of Sunset

3. The Magic Engineer

4. The Order War

5. The Death Of Chaos

6. Fall of Angels

Modesitt is easy to read, but one thing that makes the head spin is that the time axis order of the books are 6-2-3-4-1-5...But that makes in quite interesting!

"A war fueled by the dark powers of sorcery is about to engulf the peaceful land of Osten Ard - for Prester John, the High King, slayer of the dread dragon Shurakai, lies dying. And with his death, an ancient evil will at last be unleashed, as the Storm King, undead ruler of the elvishlike Sithi, seeks to regain his lost realm through a pact with one human of royal blood. Then driven by spell-inspired jealousy and hate, prince will fight prince, while around them the very land begins to die

Only a small, scattered group, the league of the Scroll, recognizes the true danger awaiting Osten Ard. And to Simon - a castle scullion unknowingly apprenticed to a member if this league - will go the task of spearheading the quest for the solution to a riddle that offers the only hope of salvation, a riddle that offers the only hope of salvation, a riddle of long-lost swords of power...and a quest that will see him fleeing and facing enemies straight out of a legend-maker's worst nightmares!" -Back page of The Dragonbone Chair, Daw Books Inc

1. The Dragonbone Chair

2. Stone of farewell

3. To Green Angel Tower (In paperback split into two books, Siege and Storm)

I think this is a nice serie. He has written some other books (Tailchaser's Song) , but I have not read them!