 | The Lord of the Rings - illustrated hardback by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy used from: £48.99 I didn't appreciate it when I was younger. Truly majestic.
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 | Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.94 Difficult to decide between Hobb's trilogies, but she's a genius.
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 | Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders) by Robin Hobb
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £2.99 As I said. The final book in each trilogy is the best.
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 | Bridge of Birds by B. Hughart
Buy used from: £1.12 Awe-inspiring and beautiful. The following two are just as good.
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 | Tigana (Roc) by Guy Gavriel Kay
Buy used from: £16.46 Another true classic. How can I put these things in order?
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 | Magician by Raymond E. Feist
Buy used from: £345.00 The first, and Feist's best. He went downhill from here.
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 | The Summer Tree (Fionavar Tapestry) by Guy Gavriel Kay
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 Kay again; slightly lighter than Tigana, but nearly as good. The same goes for the rest of the Fionavar Tapestry.
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 | Winter's Heart (Wheel of Time) by Robert Jordan
Buy used from: £0.07 The best of a mixed epic, but one with some real grandeur (and a bit of drivel). But make sure you start at the beginning, or you don't stand a chance.
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 | The Bone Doll's Twin (Tamir Triad) by Lynn Flewelling
Buy used from: £7.95 Seriously spooky, and promises to be a wonderful trilogy.
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 | The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £0.01 An acquired taste? Perhaps. But the tales are often more extraordinary than in LOTR.
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 | The Ill-made Mute (The Bitterbynde Trilogy) by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
Buy used from: £0.41 An original and delightfully-written tale, with more to come.
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 | The Hammer of the Sun (Winter of the World) by Michael Scott Rohan
Buy used from: £8.20 A wonderful and near-forgotten trilogy, in the style of folk-legend. At times, truly poetic.
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