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Posted on 6/22/14 at 10:45 pm to Carson123987
Posted on 6/22/14 at 10:46 pm to BlackleafBaller
Posted on 6/23/14 at 7:49 am to Cosmo
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:14 am to ladytiger118
so i don't read much but if i like GoT what other books would i like?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 8:50 am to Byron Bojangles III
GoT is the only modern fantasy I've read. It's really all I have time for. But I've read The Chroni..icles of Narnia and LotR, I recommend those for sure.
ETA: apologies.. ASOIAF and all of the novellas are the only modern fantasy I've read.
ETA: apologies.. ASOIAF and all of the novellas are the only modern fantasy I've read.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 9:38 am
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:20 am to Byron Bojangles III
Twilight Series
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:40 am to Byron Bojangles III
You could try Wheel of Time. 
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 9:40 am
Posted on 6/23/14 at 9:57 am to Byron Bojangles III
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so i don't read much but if i like GoT what other books would i like?
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch would be my first suggestion.
Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy and three stand alone books in the same world
Brent Weeks Night Angel Trilogy
Mark Lawrence's Broken Empire Trilogy
Steven Erikson's Malazan Books of the Fallen series
All of the above are fantasy of the more gritty/dark/realistic style GRRM fits into.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:07 am to auyushu
i googled, "if i like game of thrones what should i read" and these two keep coming up
Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy
The Darkness That Comes Before by Scott Bakker
and these two keep coming up Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy
The Darkness That Comes Before by Scott Bakker
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:08 am to Byron Bojangles III
there was a thread on here earlier about the Misborn trilogy, bunch of posters endorsed it, I was going to pick it up on Amazon soon.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:14 am to Byron Bojangles III
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i googled, "if i like game of thrones what should i read" and these two keep coming up
Yeah, Abercrombie is like a more gritty version of ASOIAF, so it's a natural comparison. I would suggest all those in my list plus Brandon Sanderson (I would start with Warbreaker before Mistborn myself) who the guy above me just mentioned before Scott Bakker. Though Sanderson is more traditional modern fantasy than GRRM style fantasy.
Bakker is okay, but his series is very uneven and definitely not something I would suggest to someone looking for something similar to Martin (and particularly not to someone who doesn't read alot, Bakker has philosophy and wordiness out the yin yang). His series is more of a twisted version of Lord of the Rings mixed with the Crusades era Middle East, not really similar to Martin in tone at all. But it is dark and gritty.
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Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:57 am to auyushu
anyone read Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 10:59 am to CE Tiger
CE Tiger or someone that has The Rogue Prince pdf, would you mind sending me a copy?
Appreciate it
Appreciate it
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:24 am to Byron Bojangles III
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anyone read Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson?
What about it were ya wanting to know?
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:27 am to Josh Fenderman
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CE Tiger or someone that has The Rogue Prince pdf, would you mind sending me a copy?
same here.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:29 am to auyushu
Auyushu, I'm working on Blade Itself right now. It's fricking awesome. Glokta is hilarious
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:31 am to auyushu
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What about it were ya wanting to know?
how does it compare to the others? should i read that next? some things i've read online have it ahead of ASOIAF
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:33 am to Byron Bojangles III
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anyone read Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erickson?
Absolutely fantastic series. Darker, high fantasy with minimal "world building". More of a learn as you go approach to world building. Huge cast of characters.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 11:39 am to Byron Bojangles III
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how does it compare to the others? should i read that next? some things i've read online have it ahead of ASOIAF
Malazan is one of my favorite finished series. It's very much a show and not tell sort of series, so you may possibly be lost at first, but it's an awesome series if you stick with it (and it's to your taste). As opposed to the rest of the books on the list I gave you it's more of a love/hate series. I've seen quite a number people online that hated it, but those who like the series love it. I'd put it on par with ASOIAF, but it is much more high magic, with big battles with magic being thrown around.
But if you are looking for bad arse characters like the Red Viper and the Hound, Malazan is filled with them. And Malazan has the best world building of any series I've ever read.
This post was edited on 6/23/14 at 11:40 am
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