So someone brought up one of the Fantasy (Sword and Sorcery type) series I read as a kid. I'm wondering... there were a few series I read as a teen which stand really prominently in my head, and I wonder whether they would just just as good now, or whether either I'm too old to enjoy them as much, or whether they don't stand the test of time (like many TV shows from the 70s and 80s which look rediculous today). I don't read fantasy any more, so i don't have much to compare them to now.

The series in particular are

Amber by Roger Zelazny
Denryi (a bunch of different trilogies) by Katherine Kurtz
Eternal Champion Series (Elric, Hawkmoon, Erekose, Corum and others) by the unforunately named Michael Moorcock
The Belgariad and Elium by David Eddings.

I have the Deryni, Eternal champion and Amber series, and am introducing my kids to them.

It would only be unfortunate if he was Michael Lesscock

I read one of the Eternal Champion's books as a teenager around 6-7 years ago.

I found it interesting and pleasent to read, but it didn't blow my mind at all (as LOTR did, although I read that at a younger age).

I didn't read the Amber or Belgariad series until I was in my 30's. I enjoyed them, though the follow-on stories were crap. I never read the other stories you mentioned.

Have you tried Piers Anthony's "Zanth" stories or McCaffrey's (early) Dragon stories. I enjoyed those too (again, as long as you avoid the later ones you'll be fine).

I remember playing the Elric/Hawkmoon RPG many many years ago...

I love all Piers Anthony's books, the Xanth books are fun and enjoyable, but I thought the Adept books were a much more interesting read.

And the Incarnations of Immortality are a must-read for F&SF fans.

WHOA! Anthony wrote an 8th Incarnations book!?!?!?! I had no idea - Nox, the Incarnation of night. Why 17 years between books, I wonder? I hope it's not crap.

Incarnations of Immortality was a good read. I don't remember 8 books, I thought it was 5. Those books required thought, deep thought. Xanth required no thought and could be read by your average 12 year old. Not that I didn't enjoy them, but high fiction they were not.

Raymond Feist is a great read (especially his works so-authored with Janny Wurts).

The Riftwar Saga (Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master, Silverthorne, and A Darkness at Sethanon) introduce a war between to worlds facilitated by ultra-powerful magicians on the other side. There are many others in the same series. It is definitely written on the epic scale. It was the first series that really captured my attention ending the dry spell after I read Lord of the Rings.

The Myth Series by Robert L. Asprin was great as well. Hysterically funny. Kind of like fantasy's answer to The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy.

The first one was "Another Fine Myth", and the others went on with the "Myth" pun. "Mythnomers and Impervections", "Little Myth Marker", etc.

I read Feist. Enjoyable, but not as memorable as the others I mentioned earlier. Myth series is like Xanth. Enjoyable, but not requiring much intellect. More of a comedy than a drama.

Theives world - stories written by different authors, from 1st person of the character they "own". The authors could do anything except kill off another author's character. fascinating.