| I read mostly fantasy but i am starting to find it hard to get good books that i haven't already read. I have read: TSOIAF. Kingkiller chronicles. Realm of the Elderlings. The First Law + accompanying trilogy. LoTR. Everything by Brandon Sanderson - everything i want to read anyway. The Black Company. The Gentlemen Bastards. American Gods. I'm sure that I'm missing a bunch off that list but those are the ones that i have liked. I am currently rereading The Way of Kings. Any ideas for what i should look for next? Preferably something around a trilogy in length. PS. Not Mazlan book of the fallen. I gave the first one a try - did not care for it. |
| PS. Not Mazlan book of the fallen. I gave the first one a try - did not care for it. same, what was even going on in that book? ummm tigana by guy gavriel is pretty good. |
| Not sure if this would help you get your fix but I started reading a fantasy trilogy about assassins and the like. It's the Night Angel trilogy, first book is Way of Shadows |
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Capricious_Smile said: PS. Not Mazlan book of the fallen. I gave the first one a try - did not care for it. same, what was even going on in that book? ummm tigana by guy gavriel is pretty good. I have no idea, some people rave about those books but i just couldn't get into it. Googled guy gavriel, tigana looks pretty good. Do i need to have read any of his other series first or is purely a stand alone? |
cuntologics said: Not sure if this would help you get your fix but I started reading a fantasy trilogy about assassins and the like. It's the Night Angel trilogy, first book is Way of Shadows I read the first one of those a while back. The secondary characters were pretty good but i never really cared about the main guys. Do you know if it gets good as it goes along? |
| LostOddity said: Capricious_Smile said: PS. Not Mazlan book of the fallen. I gave the first one a try - did not care for it. same, what was even going on in that book? ummm tigana by guy gavriel is pretty good. I have no idea, some people rave about those books but i just couldn't get into it. Googled guy gavriel, tigana looks pretty good. Do i need to have read any of his other series first or is purely a stand alone? Stand alone. It starts off a little slow but once it gets rolling it gets really good. Probably one of the best stand alone fantasy novels I have read. (you dont really get many of them) The magician by raymond fiest is also pretty good. |
Capricious_Smile said: LostOddity said: Capricious_Smile said: PS. Not Mazlan book of the fallen. I gave the first one a try - did not care for it. same, what was even going on in that book? ummm tigana by guy gavriel is pretty good. I have no idea, some people rave about those books but i just couldn't get into it. Googled guy gavriel, tigana looks pretty good. Do i need to have read any of his other series first or is purely a stand alone? Stand alone. It starts off a little slow but once it gets rolling it gets really good. Probably one of the best stand alone fantasy novels I have read. (you dont really get many of them) The magician by raymond fiest is also pretty good. Sounds good ill pick that one up next. I read magician i while back, it was very good. I liked the rest of the trilogy less coz Pug stooped being the main character. If you liked Magician you should check out the Farseer trilogy, they have 2 of the better opening books of anything I've read. Only problem with Farseer is that Hobb is generally not fantastic with endings. |
| Tigana was pretty good - nice call. I have since read the first 8 wheel of time books - little dated but good so far. Also started the dark tower series - a bit bland so far. Any ideas on what i should try next? |
| A few recommendations off the top of my head: As far as The Wheel of Time goes, I can only tell you to stick with it. After crossroads of Twilight, things get 150% better--Sanderson is a considerably better writer. Jordan was a great storyteller, but Sanderson is first class. The last three books make the series, and endless pages describing dresses, worth it. The Sword of Truth (series: 14 books) by Terry Goodkind: great characters you fall in love with, though around book 5 he starts to really inject his Objectivist/Ayn Rand philosophy, and gets rather heavy handed with it by the end. He's beginning another story arc, so that's something that could keep you going for a while. The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny. His other books are amazing, but during my late teens and early 20's, this was my favorite book. Others would be Isle of the Dead, Lord of Light, and This Immortal. The Demon Cycle by Peter V Brett. Very impressive series with 3 books currently out. Horns, by Joe Hill. A bit horror oriented, but a good read. Last, The Riyria Revelations by Michael J Sullivan. Excellent. Good luck, I'll throw some more up there as they come to mind. |
| I'd recommend 'The Book of the New Sun' (four book series) and its sequel 'The Urth of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe, but only if you're willing to be utterly confused until you get to the end. Nothing is really explained, but it's so well-written, that I was able to look past that. It's incredible, basically, and quite possibly the greatest fantasy story I've ever read (rivalled only by LoTR, but only because I can't choose). ^If you want to read that, be warned that you'll have to figure everything out for yourself, which is something I loved. At the end, the author explains certain things, but it fits in with the story (which is supposed to be something of a memoir written by the narrator), as it's seemingly been translated. This probably doesn't make sense, so I'll just say this: Don't expect exposition dumps; if you don't catch on at first, stick with it. Another one I'd recommend is a trilogy by Kate Constable: 'The Chanters of Tremaris'. They're marketed as young adult novels, but don't let that fool you. This is great. If nothing else, you'll love its magic system, which seems so natural the second its introduced. This isn't what I'd call 'hard fantasy', but its world is great, and its characters are entirely believable. Another trilogy: 'The Broken Empire' by Mark Lawrence, though I'd only check this out if you don't mind a truly detestable 'protagonist'. Don't get me wrong, he's a great character, but he does utterly awful things (including, you know, raping a girl in the first chapter - and he's only thirteen). For me, the most interesting aspect of this is the world. It seems to be Earth but in the future, and its cleverly done. I know you said it was 'a little bland', but I hope you've stuck with 'The Dark Tower' series by Stephen King. So far, I've read four of the books, and they're all great. However, if you haven't read any other Stephen King, you may not understand all of the references as his books tend to be related to each other, but this shouldn't stop you from enjoying these books (if you enjoy them at all, that is). How far into the series are you at the moment? Also, why not check out 'The Chronicles of Pern' by Anne McCaffrey? Of course, if you're not into dragons you should give this a miss. EDIT: Have you read 'His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman? If not, rectify this immediately! This is a truly inspired trilogy that should not be missed (as long as you like alternate universes and prophecies). That's all I have at the moment... I'll come back if I think of something else :D I hope I've given you some ideas! P.S. How was 'American Gods'? I only ask because one of my closest friends (who tends to have incredible taste in literature) loves Neil Gaiman, whereas I steer clear of anything with his name on it (which is annoying, as I'd love to read his 'Sandman' series). Is 'American Gods' any good? Should I check it out or leave it? Thanks :) |
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