Hiyas, how many of you guys enjoy Piers Anthony's Xanth series?

I did when I was younger, but I stopped reading quite some time ago. I'm such a sucker for a good pun that I can ignore the ridiculous sexual overtones =).

Why... do you ask?

Discworld is what leaves me holding my sides when it comes to fantasy books. The Wizardry series by Rick Cook is very good as well, and I think any MUDder would love it. Mixes the world of programming and fantasy together.

When it comes to light fantasy reading, I tend to steer away from "comic fantasy" and go to children's authors like Brian Jacques, Lewis Carrol, Roald Dahl, etc. (Speaking of which, I just read Neil Gaiman's Coraline, a quite enjoyable children's book.) I want my adult fantasy to have plots, characters, and settings that are both complex and internally plausible. Examples might be Robert Jordan (*sighs* I'm loyal), Robin Hobb, George R. R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, and -- from all I've heard and hope to confirm -- Steven Erikson. That said, I can't wait for future Discworld books. Vimes and Granny Weatherwax are two of my favorite characters in fantasy. Terry Pratchett is a master at catching you off guard, even though you go in knowing what type of humor to expect.

Well, I think I've gotten enough plugs into one reply to call it quits.

I'd have to say his Cluster and Tarot series far surpassed the Xanth. Then again, they were written for a much older audience.