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About to read older fantasy books
Posted on 10/8/24 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 10/8/24 at 1:40 pm
Making a list of books to read. As of now im buying conan the conqueror and hawkmoon jewel in the skull. If i enjoy them i plan on reading the series after. Wanted to ask are there any other good fantasy must haves or notable titles/authors yall can recommend besides lotr, asoif.
Last books ive read was beowulf, song of roland and the long ships. Trying to spend less time on games/internet and start reading more. Im a 90s baby so i dont know much of older eras, 60s-80s etc.
Thanks
Last books ive read was beowulf, song of roland and the long ships. Trying to spend less time on games/internet and start reading more. Im a 90s baby so i dont know much of older eras, 60s-80s etc.
Thanks
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Posted on 10/8/24 at 2:23 pm to Cuthbert13
70s-80s I'd suggest Roger Zelazny (Amber Chronicles, Lord of Light, Night in Lonesome October) and Glen Cook (Black Company books).
Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series by Lieber is good for a super old school Conan type of way.
Raymond Feist's initial trilogy the Riftwar saga is quite solid, though he drives that world into the ground eventually by writing endless books.
Terry Prachett is fantastic, but he's hitchhikers guide to the galaxy humor combined with good fantasy stories.
Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series by Lieber is good for a super old school Conan type of way.
Raymond Feist's initial trilogy the Riftwar saga is quite solid, though he drives that world into the ground eventually by writing endless books.
Terry Prachett is fantastic, but he's hitchhikers guide to the galaxy humor combined with good fantasy stories.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 3:05 pm to auyushu
thank you. Writing all these down and going check em out!
Posted on 10/8/24 at 3:20 pm to Cuthbert13
Read Joel Rosenberg’s Guardians of the Flame.
Written in 1980s.
Written in 1980s.
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Guardians of the Flame is a portal fantasy series by author Joel Rosenberg, and arguably his best-known work. The series is about a group of college students who participate in a fantasy role-playing game, and are magically transported to the world of the game by their gamemaster.
This post was edited on 10/8/24 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 10/8/24 at 3:41 pm to Scruffy
Thanks, just now wrote guardians of the flame on the list
Posted on 10/8/24 at 3:52 pm to Cuthbert13
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im buying conan the conqueror
Just check these out from your library. I think the copywright may have expired anyway.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 4:18 pm to Cuthbert13
Give The Complete Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen a try.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams is another one worth a look.
If you're interested in an all female prospective on the Aurthurian legends, The Mists of Avalon is actually a really solid take.
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams is another one worth a look.
If you're interested in an all female prospective on the Aurthurian legends, The Mists of Avalon is actually a really solid take.
Posted on 10/8/24 at 5:13 pm to rebelrouser
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Just check these out from your library. I think the copywright may have expired anyway.
I tried that already but n/a
Posted on 10/8/24 at 5:14 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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Give The Complete Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen a try.
Will do! All three i will check out. Thanks
Posted on 10/10/24 at 10:41 am to Cuthbert13
To add to this thread instead of a new one, which of these, or any others, are good solo fantasy books or maybe just two or three in the series? I get overwhelmed thinking I will have to read 7 plus books of a story to get to the end.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:09 am to Mikes My Tiger
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To add to this thread instead of a new one, which of these, or any others, are good solo fantasy books or maybe just two or three in the series? I get overwhelmed thinking I will have to read 7 plus books of a story to get to the end.
Of the ones I recommended, The Complete Book of Swords is a collected trilogy in one book, The Dragonbone Chair is book 1 of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, and The Mists of Avalon is stand-alone book that had some stories tacked on later but are by no means required reading.
Posted on 10/10/24 at 11:33 am to auyushu
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Raymond Feist's initial trilogy the Riftwar saga is quite solid, though he drives that world into the ground eventually by writing endless books.
I love that series and will re-read some of them every few years. I agree that the later books aren't as good.
To the OP, I'd recommend reading everything up to the end of The Serpentwar Saga. Also the Empire Trilogy that he co-wrote with another author is really good imo which takes place in parallel to the main books. I re-read that last year.
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 11:34 am
Posted on 10/11/24 at 7:02 am to Cuthbert13
For Conan I would recommend reading the short stories first since that book is basically the ending of the stories. If you are ok with online reading they are all here:
LINK
LINK
Posted on 10/11/24 at 7:39 am to Cuthbert13
The Worm Ouroboros is one one the books that inspired Tolkien. It’s an epic story
Posted on 10/11/24 at 11:38 am to Mikes My Tiger
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which of these, or any others, are good solo fantasy books or maybe just two or three in the series? I
Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light is a single book.
The first three books of Glen Cook's Black Company series are a stand alone trilogy. The first three books of a Raymond Feist's Riftwar books are a stand alone trilogy as well.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 11:40 am to gpburdell
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recommend reading everything up to the end of The Serpentwar Saga. Also the Empire Trilogy that he co-wrote with another author is really good imo which takes place in parallel to the main books. I re-read that last year.
This would be my recommendation for reading Feist as well.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 7:30 pm to Cuthbert13
Michael Moorcock's Elric series.
Posted on 10/11/24 at 11:26 pm to Ace Midnight
I second Terry Pratchett. One of my favorite authors. I started with Mort.
Staying with Terry's
Terry Brooks and Shannara. Check his website for reading order (publish order and chronological), but you can't go wrong with the original trilogy starting with the Sword of Shannara
Oh, in the vain of Beowulf, The Taín, Irish legend Cú Chulainn
Not old, but still recommend Scott Lynch and his Locke Lamora books
Staying with Terry's
Terry Brooks and Shannara. Check his website for reading order (publish order and chronological), but you can't go wrong with the original trilogy starting with the Sword of Shannara
Oh, in the vain of Beowulf, The Taín, Irish legend Cú Chulainn
Not old, but still recommend Scott Lynch and his Locke Lamora books
Posted on 10/13/24 at 10:51 am to Cuthbert13
If you like Conan, then read any of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars series. John Carter of Mars is enough to give you a taste of the authors ingenuity and style. The Avatar movie series shows lots of Burroughs influence. More than one of any of his series may be too many.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 4:57 pm to Cuthbert13
My wife's grandfather was a futurist writer out of New Orleans, Daniel Galouye. He wrote some pretty interesting stuff. If I had to pick a good starter, check out Dark Universe.
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