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Can't hurt to try and the first book is almost magic free.

Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart series has almost no magic in it. You might want to take a look at Guy Gavriel Kay. His The Lions of al_Rassan is set in Spain while the Catholics, Muslims, and Jews are there just before the reconquista, and Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors are set in...

I'm not one to give reviews but I will say that The Dark Tower may not be your cup of tea, I hate to say that because it is such a good series but it really doesn't have a medieval style to it (more of a western feel to it) and it has a lot of magic, it talks about parallel worlds, and in...

As Westley would say to Buttercup in the Princess Bride, "as you wish".

Have you re-read Gerald's Game? Sometimes a re-read proves beneficial, I did that with From A Buick 8 which I didn't care for on the first read but on the re-read I realized how great it really was. It may not work for you but I always suggest that if someone doesn't like a book on the first...

As far as being easy to read in English, The Hobbit I would think would be fairly easy to read. The Belgariad by David Eddings would probably be an easy read. Robert E. Howard's Conan series. Richard Laymon has some easy reads, Brian Keene as well.

Lovecraft is one of my all time favorites, if you don't like Lovecraft, then I don't want your suggestions.

I'm just off of a sailing vessel on my first trip alone and arriving in a new city called Kharbranth is search of Brightness Jasnah Kholin, year unknown.

I have to disagree with you about Insomnia, that is a terrific novel. Sure he isn't spot on every time, but what author is. To be honest, I didn't care for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Many of his latter novels shows his maturity as a writer and are absolutely wonderful reads. Duma Key, From A...

Oh but I have, and he is a wonderful author too. My favorite story from Poe is The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. I'm a bit of an aficionado of horror now and have read many of the classic writers. I don't just stick to King and Lovecraft, but they are the ones I know I can always count on...

I discovered one of my favorite authors in 1993 while in high school, I was drawn to a book by some unknown compelling force, which became one of the most epic books I have ever read, it's title was IT, it's author was Stephen King. I had read books before, but I had never tried to tackle a...

I you don't have anything good to say, why say it? Don't listen to this person, King is one of the greatest writers of our time.

I find it hard to believe that you enjoy Koontz but not King, to each their own of course but Koontz, IMO, has nothing on King. Laymon I can definitely see, he is great and I have enjoyed one book by Little called The Return. I am an avid reader as well but when I want something I know I'm going...

I think it doesn't necessarily move the story of the ka-tet along but does provide a bridge between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla that was much needed, we originally went from the Emarald City to Calla Bryn Sturgis too quickly I felt.

No, I refuse to read this series, sounds like total garbage to me.

I loved the ending, thought it was perfect.

I actually felt like it picked up at Wolves of the Calla after Wizard and Glass dropped the ball, not that I didn't enjoy that one but it really took a lot of effort to get through that one. I liked the first two but thought the third one was the best of the whole series and liked the last three...

Yes, Eddings The Belgariad series is great. I assume when you say fantasy that you mean all fantasy and not just sword and sorcery fantasy, so here's my list in no particular order: Roger Zelasny- Amber series Tad Williams- Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series Stephen King- The Dark Tower series...