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Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:29 am to JumpingTheShark
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The Gentleman Bastards Sequence by Scott Lynch
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The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.
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Chronicles of Amber - Zelanzy
Farseer Trilogy (starts with Assassin's Apprentice) by Robin Hobb
Broken Empire Tilogy (starts with Prince of Thorns) by Mark Lawrence
I've read a shite-ton of fantasy over the last 30 yrs. These are all excellent.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:31 am to JumpingTheShark
Yeah but if you remember they are pretty graphic.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:38 am to JumpingTheShark
Mistborn series is fantastic so far. Currently what I am reading...
Red Rising series was great. One you can't put down.
Steelheart series was ok but nothing great.
Excited to try out the kingkiller
Red Rising series was great. One you can't put down.
Steelheart series was ok but nothing great.
Excited to try out the kingkiller
Posted on 8/15/16 at 8:40 am to TrumpTiger
The first Kingkiller is kind of slow but it is enjoyable.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 9:45 am to JumpingTheShark
Love ASOIAF.
Need to start reading the Saxon Chronicles soon. Not technically a "fantasy" series but it's the series that The Last Kingdom
is based on.
Need to start reading the Saxon Chronicles soon. Not technically a "fantasy" series but it's the series that The Last Kingdom
is based on.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 9:58 am to ladytiger118
I had to google "ASOIAF". I obviously have not read the series. .
Posted on 8/15/16 at 9:59 am to SabiDojo
quote:I have heard about it. It would probably make a good tv show.
ASOIAF
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Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:12 am to Scruffy
I know I'll catch shite, but I actually just started Game of Thrones. My buddies kept hounding me about it. I am on episode 7 of Season 1.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:15 am to SabiDojo
Give anything to be able to "unwatch" GOT and remove it from my brain and rewatch it. Then repeat over and over
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:26 am to TrumpTiger
If you are a fan of audiobooks then I suggest listening to the following:
First Law Series (and the 3 stand alones) by Joe Abercombie (N: Steven Pacey)
Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown (N: Tim Gerard Renyolds)
Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson (N: Michael Kramer)
Magic 2.0 Series by Scott Meyer (N: Luke Daniels)
The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne (N: Luke Daniels)
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (N: James Marsters)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (N: Wil Wheaton)
The narration of these books is excellent.
First Law Series (and the 3 stand alones) by Joe Abercombie (N: Steven Pacey)
Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown (N: Tim Gerard Renyolds)
Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson (N: Michael Kramer)
Magic 2.0 Series by Scott Meyer (N: Luke Daniels)
The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne (N: Luke Daniels)
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (N: James Marsters)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (N: Wil Wheaton)
The narration of these books is excellent.
This post was edited on 8/15/16 at 10:28 am
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:33 am to fouldeliverer
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If you consider yourself a fantasy nerd, i think it is imperative that robert jordan's wheel of time series is #1 on the list. He picked up the baton for fantasy in the 90s and ran away with it.
The first tree he passed had leaves of a brownish tint, as if something had fouled the air around it. He began to count the leaves that had turned completely black laying on the ground. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.....534, 535, 536. 536 black leaves. But what was the meaning and how did these leaves get here? Perhaps he ought to count the amount of branches to better discern the danger that lie ahead...etc
The second tree had leaves that were slightly browner. He could sense the evil creeping ever closer. He should count the black leaves to make sure. 1, 2, 3, 4...
Welcome to The Wheel of Time.
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Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:45 am to SabiDojo
I agree that first Kingkiller was a little slow, but it got really good at the end and I knew it was establishing the characters. I was actually kind of surprised with how abruptly it ended. I guess the author signed on for the trilogy when getting this one published. Very cool book. One thing I like about it is that the magic is rooted in science and doesn't rely on the crutch of fantasy. Like it doesn't require a ton of suspension of disbelief and just say "oh it's magic, that's why." Like they explain the metals and chemicals and shite. I liked that element of it.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:52 am to ShamelessPel
A couple of recent fantasy books that are real mind benders are:
Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Otherwise, you can't go wrong with anything by:
Joe Abercrombie
Scott Lynch
Mark Lawrence
Brent Weeks
Rob J Hayes
R. Scott Bakker
Robert Jackson Bennett
Brian Stavely
Angus Watson
Phil Tucker
Douglas Hulick
Brian McClellan
Daniel Abraham
Michael J. Sullivan
Daniel Polansky
Luke Scull
Jonathan Renshaw
David Dalglish
Anthony Ryan
Brandon Sanderson
Richard K. Morgan
Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Otherwise, you can't go wrong with anything by:
Joe Abercrombie
Scott Lynch
Mark Lawrence
Brent Weeks
Rob J Hayes
R. Scott Bakker
Robert Jackson Bennett
Brian Stavely
Angus Watson
Phil Tucker
Douglas Hulick
Brian McClellan
Daniel Abraham
Michael J. Sullivan
Daniel Polansky
Luke Scull
Jonathan Renshaw
David Dalglish
Anthony Ryan
Brandon Sanderson
Richard K. Morgan
Posted on 8/15/16 at 10:57 am to JumpingTheShark
Yeah, I didn't want it to end. It was well written and you are correct that it was more about establishing the characters. I still haven't read the second book.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 11:20 am to SabiDojo
I'm starting it this evening and I'll come back here and give some initial thoughts. It is substantially longer than Name of the Wind by about 330 or 340 pages (it's around 1000 pages and Name of the Wind is about 660 or 670).
Posted on 8/15/16 at 11:31 am to JumpingTheShark
I read the first two books and have been waiting since 2011 for the third in the series (The Doors of Stone). Here's the funny thing...when he released the The Wise Man's Fear, the third book was SUPPOSEDLY already written. That was 5 years ago and I'm not holding my breath for its release in the next few years. In fact, it kinda pisses me off when authors release books so sparingly (I'm looking at you George RR Martin!). I may not read it as a personal protest.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 11:32 am to Big Chipper
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David Dalglish
He has a shite ton of good material, and you're the first person to mention him.
His Half-Orcs series is great, IMO. Very dark and gritty, but full of a crazy range of emotions and really good characters.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 11:59 am to TrumpTiger
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Mistborn series is fantastic so far. Currently what I am reading...
It's awesome although I didn't love the ending, still very good.
For me, the Red Rising Trilogy (assuming we'd consider that fantasy and not sci-fi) is as good or better than anything mentioned so far IMO. It's an incredible world with awesome characters.
They also do a fantastic job of truly creating a trilogy with a true end. This is my biggest pet peeve with fantasy as 90% of them never give you true conclusions as they're always looking for the spinoff. There were still some things that could be addressed after the Red Rising Trilogy ended, and I'd probably ready whatever they put out next; but they gave me a true, satisfying ending, and I appreciate that these days when it comes to fantasy works.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 12:03 pm to FootballNostradamus
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For me, the Red Rising Trilogy (assuming we'd consider that fantasy and not sci-fi) is as good or better than anything mentioned so far IMO. It's an incredible world with awesome characters
Couldn't agree more. It is a helluva read. Read the trilogy in about a week or two. Missed sleep over it. I would say it's Sci Fi, but Sci Fi and fantasy are so linked that you could probably throw them in together. At least non-hard Sci Fi.
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They also do a fantastic job of truly creating a trilogy with a true end. This is my biggest pet peeve with fantasy as 90% of them never give you true conclusions as they're always looking for the spinoff
Totally disagree with this. The whole point is to set up his next trilogy. It ends well, don't get me wrong. The arcs largely complete and we have a satisfying denouement, but the world around the characters remains in need of resolution and, indeed, so do many of the characters including the main one.
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