Eragon question

I'll give you a few, but suggesting books is hard. Everyone has different tastes, so even if we both like this book, we might have different opinions on others.

To start off I'll go with the most obvious. Lord of the Rings basically shaped the fantasy genre as it is today, so many of the things you liked in Eragon were done originally by Tolkien. You might have read that already, but on the off chance you haven't, the classics are always good.

Next I'll have to go with anything by R.A. Salvatore featuring Drizzt Do'Urden. The Crystal Shard is the first book published, but Homeland is the first in chronological order. You could really go in either order on this one. This series has lots of races in it, including tons of different magical creatures.

Another good one is The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. Again, there is a different chronological order than publication order, but this one is the first one written, and probably the best one to start with. If you like it, there are lots of books in this series to keep you happy.

Last I'll go with Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It's been a long time since I've read these, but I remember really liking them.

All of these have at least a few different races of people, strong magic users, and various monsters and creatures. If you have already read these, or don't think you will like them, I can try to think of more, but these are a good start.

If you're on the younger side I'd also recommend the Artemis Fowl series, think teenage Dr. House who is a criminal planning to steal from faries (elves, sprites, trolls, goblins, etc) he grows through the series fairly well.

I'd definitely second The Dresden Files, Butcher delves into lots of different supernatural species in different books and it's pretty excellent.

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron are pretty good, reread them recently and was still entertained. They're about Merlin's childhood in Celtic mythology.

Anything by Neil Gaiman, can't go wrong with American Gods. It doesn't really go into creatures, it's more like what would life be like for Old World gods in America, and it is superb.

Alright, So I'm going to agree with Ewa if you're looking for something with great character development and a multitude of unique creatures/characters almost any Brandon Sanderson book would be enjoyable for you. The Stormlight Archive, which is the series The Way of Kings belongs to, is an amazing series to this point and is also some of the best character development I've read. Almost every series by Sanderson is excellent so I'll list a few:
The Mistborn Series, and it starts with The Final Empire.
The Stormlight Archive, and it starts with The Way of Kings.
The Warbreaker series, and it starts with Warbreaker.
The Elantris series, and it starts with Elantris


Sadly I haven't read the Lies of Locke Lamore yet, but it is on my list. Just to throw in some names with plenty of character types one of my favorite, if not my favorite, authors is Jim Butcher

He writes a series called The Dresden Files. It starts with Storm Front and is one of my favorite series of all time. It's also currently sitting at 15 books with the 16th being written now. It seems like a lot, but I promise each book is amazing. From what you posted it appears you like the diversity in characters and character types so The Dresden Files will hit that and then some. It has tons of characters and different creatures from lore such as Dragons, Vampires(Multiple Types), Angels, Wizards, Werewolves, Fairies, and the list goes on and on.

The Codex Alera series by Jim is also amazing. It starts with Furies of Calderon. It also has an extremely diverse cast of characters and different creatures. It's based on characters who can wield elemental magic through their partners.

I also highly recommend the Pattern of Shadow and Light series. It's written by Melissa McPhail and it starts with the book Cephrael's Hand. I started this series as something that seemed interesting and to keep myself busy, but boy did it become one of my favorite series. This series has some of the most unique/interesting races and character types I've read to this point.

I really enjoyed the Kingkiller Chronicles, but we've been waiting for book 3 for many years now. If you don't like any of the previously mentioned series, which I highly doubt, try out The Name of the Wind. It's a wonderful series, but again we've been waiting for the next book in the series for YEARS.

Last suggestion is the author Brent Weeks. I've enjoyed two series from him. You have the Night Angel Trilogy that starts with The Way of Shadows. The Lightbringer series has been one I've really enjoyed as well, and it starts with The Black Prism.

I loved these books as well and have read them several times, had the same problem you did, nothing was quite as good. In my search for a new book I found one by TK Fretrese, Journey of the Zodiarks: Magic Unleashed. This is set in a world with magic, great creatures and really good story line. It appears to be a series as well, with this one being the first book. Recommend this highly. Good luck with your search. :)

Wel of darkness by margaret weis and tracy hickman is well worth a read, one of my fav books of all time. It focusses on the evil characters for a change. Otherwise there’s Magician by raymond feist which is an amazing standard fantasy tale about a wizard and a bridge of birds by barry hughart which is a beautiful, hilarious book set in a mythical china

I loved the Eragon books aswell and the only thing that was ever able to top it for me was The Name of the Wind

It's the best fantasy book out there. FACTS. This book can not be preached more about. It's a classic.

I would really recommend "The Lies of Locke Lamore" by Scott Lynch, or "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson. These two are one of the greatest books I've read, and they are parts of multi-book series which means you get to live in the universes longer.

They belong to a kind of different genres: the first one is about a thief, a morally grey character; how he has plans for an amazing robbery etc. but it all goes very, very wrong. It has a lil bit of magic, it's hilarious, all characters are great. Seriously, try this one.

The second one is a high-fantasy novel. I can't even start to describe it, but I wouldn't hesitate to say that it was my favourite epic fantasy book (and series) right next to "Lord of the Rings".

Edit: Also, aside from Brent Weeks' books that Tyler has mentioned, ones I think are worth attention are​ from the "Farseer Trilogy" by Robin Hobb, starting with "Assassin's Apprentice".

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is one of the greatest fantasy books I have ever read. I cannot recommend it highly enough.