Hi! Narnia books are really cool. Have you ever read Ursula K. Le Guin books? Also fantasy, very wise and interesting, very phycological and complicated. They lack the light and joy of both Tolkien's Lewis's works, but they are also great. Which is more, Le Guin doesn't copy Tolkien, as the majority of writers do, she has her own approach to fantasy. My most favourite books are:
"The Wizard of Earthsea" (a cycle of books)
"The Left hand of Darkness" (planet of eternal winter where there is no difference between sexes - borders schi-fi)
Another good fantasy story that I know of is by Clifford Symack (I don't think I spell it right, I read him in Russian translation). The name of the book is "The reserve of goblins" (again not sure)Coll, very funny
If you can read in Polish or in Russian, you can take Anjei Sapkovsky - don't know if he has ever been translated into English. The book is named "Vedmak" (The witch) and it is about the world where people and elves lead an eternal war for lands, war without mercy and till the end.
There is also one guy named Terry Brooks, but he writes junky fantasy.
If I recall anything else, I'll write you. Namarie.
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