Book board: what should I read next?

There's a second Wax and Wayne book out, Shadows of Self.

Yea I think the third one has come out as well but I gonna wait until they come out in paperback to get them. I liked the first but wasn't crazy about it and I'm in the mood for a new series since Oathbringer is a ways from being released.

I've got The Familiar Book 2 staring at me from the nightstand.

Do yourself a treat and read the Inheritance Cycle (the four Eragon books), by Chris Paolini.

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I'm in the mood for a new series

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I think you'll like Anthony Ryan's series if you liked Stormlight.

Blood Song
Tower Lord
Queen of Fire

One of my favorite protagonist, lately.

First Law is

ETA: the audiobooks are amazing. Steven Pacey is an excellent narrator.

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I just started Red Rising after a few posters mentioned it. I'm 20% through, and it's opening act was very compelling.

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I liked it a lot, but even though I've heard people say the sequel is amazing I've only managed to get through the first few pages.

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That's a long haul. The first book is slow at first, then takes off like a rocket around mid-point and keeps the pace for the next couple of books as all the major players are introduced. After that it gets slooooooooooow as Jordan seemed to just be making a money grab, then the last 3 (the ones Sandersen wrote) are fan-damn-tastic.

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There are three around Winter's Heart where the plot did not seem to move forward a whole lot. I think him getting sick had a lot to do with it. They also weren't as bad on the re-read I didn't think, maybe the waiting between releases made it seem worse than it really w

On the fifth book of TWoT (reading it in between Red Rising Trilogy, the third one comes out next Tuesday) and yeah, it's a fun read. Only negative criticism I can give it is it has almost every fantasy element you can think of packed into it. As if the world has no boundaries. I have the third box set on the way and plan on finishing the series this year during my reading challenge of a simple 28 books for the year.

Other books I would suggest:
Dune series (read the first four and plan on knocking out that series this year as well).
The complete Sherlock Homles (You can get it in two books from B&N for about $20 if you're not a member).
Anything from GRRM (I've read some of his other works and they're just as entertaining. Fevre Dream is a must read for those in the southeast. It's also a really good take on the Vampire myth).
Tarzan of the Apes (could argue as the first modern superhero).
The Asia Saga by James Clavell (I've only read Shogun, but it was still fantastic; it's not fantasy, but whatever).
The Accursed Kings Series by Maurice Druon (historical fiction that deals with France after the fall of the Templars; inspired GRRM).
Order of the Sanguines Series by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell (Adventure that's borderline Indiana Jones; deals with a gospel wrote by Jesus).

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Read Malazan, it is the best

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I read the first two and I'm debating on whether or not to return. I don't know if I can deal with everyone "grunting" when they speak. It's as if everyone talks like Carl Childers.

I have about 70 pages left on The Snowman. I highly recommend it if you like suspense/thriller type mysteries.