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re: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Recommendation & Discussion Thread
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:12 pm to CottonWasKing
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:12 pm to CottonWasKing
Best fun, but interesting read over some business travel and maybe a vacation or two:
Never read:
First Law
Dresden
Expanse
Gentlemen Bastards
Assassins Apprentice
Reckoners
Black Company
Or any other recommendations? Big fan of Sanderson, Dan Simmons, (of course the old stuff like LOTR, etc.). Modern Fantasy has generally escaped my list. Sci fi, I'm sometimes picky about, but loved The Expanse show. Not sure how much it spoils.
Never read:
First Law
Dresden
Expanse
Gentlemen Bastards
Assassins Apprentice
Reckoners
Black Company
Or any other recommendations? Big fan of Sanderson, Dan Simmons, (of course the old stuff like LOTR, etc.). Modern Fantasy has generally escaped my list. Sci fi, I'm sometimes picky about, but loved The Expanse show. Not sure how much it spoils.
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 10:19 pm
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Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:04 am to Freauxzen
Reckoners was good but it is definitely YA so the tones etc are for a younger audience. Again I enjoyed it (wife knows I love Sanderson and I hadn’t read them so got for Xmas last year).
The expanse was awesome and after going from stormlight/Malazan it was nice to get an easy page turner. 10 page chapters each ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want more. 9 books so you can take breaks and read other stuff if you need a change of pace.
Lies of Lock Lamora was by far the best of the 3 Gent bastards out but please correct me if I’m wrong, the writer has some issues and likely we’ll be stuck for a while with the 3 that are out.
Those are the 3 I’ve read, good luck
The expanse was awesome and after going from stormlight/Malazan it was nice to get an easy page turner. 10 page chapters each ends on a cliffhanger that makes you want more. 9 books so you can take breaks and read other stuff if you need a change of pace.
Lies of Lock Lamora was by far the best of the 3 Gent bastards out but please correct me if I’m wrong, the writer has some issues and likely we’ll be stuck for a while with the 3 that are out.
Those are the 3 I’ve read, good luck
Posted on 3/14/23 at 1:52 pm to Freauxzen
First Law: Abercrombie is amazing. Highly recommend.
Dresden: Fun modern urban fantasy. Lots of books. Bigtime page turners.
Expanse: These are excellent, and I definitely appreciate them more than the television series. That being said... I'd probably go with something else before this one.
Gentlemen Bastards: Also excellent. Frustrating because not concluded and don't know when they'll be concluded.
Assassins Apprentice: Not a big fan
Reckoners: Haven't read.
Black Company: Probably some of the original gritty fantasy. Really good, though I think I'd pick Abercrombie over this currently.
Dresden: Fun modern urban fantasy. Lots of books. Bigtime page turners.
Expanse: These are excellent, and I definitely appreciate them more than the television series. That being said... I'd probably go with something else before this one.
Gentlemen Bastards: Also excellent. Frustrating because not concluded and don't know when they'll be concluded.
Assassins Apprentice: Not a big fan
Reckoners: Haven't read.
Black Company: Probably some of the original gritty fantasy. Really good, though I think I'd pick Abercrombie over this currently.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 3/14/23 at 3:09 pm to Freauxzen
First Law: I recommend these books to everyone. Well worth the read, at least the first trilogy.
Expanse: I only watched the first season of the show, and it follows the first book pretty closely. its another outstanding series that I recommend to everyone
Gentlemen Bastards: the first book is really, really good. A lot of people didn't like the second, but I thought it was great. Third book is also good. But be prepared for the series to never be finished a la George R R Martin. The author suffers from anxiety, and severe Trump Derangement Syndrome. And its been radio silence for a while now on when the next book will be published.
I'll add Kings of the Wyld to your list of fun and interested fantasy.
If you're looking for SciFi, Old Man's War is a good page turner with an interesting concept.
Expanse: I only watched the first season of the show, and it follows the first book pretty closely. its another outstanding series that I recommend to everyone
Gentlemen Bastards: the first book is really, really good. A lot of people didn't like the second, but I thought it was great. Third book is also good. But be prepared for the series to never be finished a la George R R Martin. The author suffers from anxiety, and severe Trump Derangement Syndrome. And its been radio silence for a while now on when the next book will be published.
I'll add Kings of the Wyld to your list of fun and interested fantasy.
If you're looking for SciFi, Old Man's War is a good page turner with an interesting concept.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 4:12 pm to Freauxzen
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First Law
Abercrombie has passed up Martin as #2 on my fantasy authors list. But they are pretty dark for sure. But man he knows how to write an interesting character with a ton of depth. Great action writer as well. Love everything he has done.
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Gentlemen Bastards
Lies of locke Lamora was so dang good. I loved it. But I stopped after it because I didn't know when I started it that it is supposed to be 7(?) books and he's only written 3 and it's been like 4,000 years since his last one. That dude is NEVER going to finish them. I'm done reading series where the author doesn't know how to finish a story.
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