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Book recommendations for non-ASOIAF medieval fantasy?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:11 pm
Wasn't sure where else to post this, but I'm interested in picking up a new book (or book series) in medieval fantasy that isn't A Song of Ice and Fire.
Anyone have any recommendations?
Anyone have any recommendations?
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Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:14 pm to LordSaintly
Raven's Shadow Trilogy by Anthony Ryan.
First book is Blood Song.
You're welcome.
After that, Check out The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
First book is Blood Song.
You're welcome.
After that, Check out The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:17 pm to Green Chili Tiger
Just read the synopsis of Blood Song. I'm excited to read this.
Thanks man.
Thanks man.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:18 pm to LordSaintly
Malazan Book of the Fallen - its not as medieval, but it is dark and weird and awesome, probably my favorite series in the genre. Plus its finished so no waiting.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:20 pm to LordSaintly
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Just read the synopsis of Blood Song. I'm excited to read this
You should be. Excluding ASOIAF and Sanderson's Stormlight series, it's my favorite read in that genre. My absolute favorite protagonist, without exception.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:21 pm to LordSaintly
The wheel of time by Robert Jordan
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:22 pm to LordSaintly
first law trilogy by joe abercrombie
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:24 pm to LordSaintly
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medieval fantasy
Also, though it does venture far more into fantasy than the other books mentioned, Dalglish's Half Orc Series is great! Dark, brutal, emotional as hell, and presents death in much the same way Martin does. No one is safe.
Shadowdance is also by him. It's a prequel to the Half-orc series.
ETA: This thread makes me sad b/c it reminds me of just how many sequels I'm waiting on right now.
Lightbringer, Stormlight, Kingkiller Chronicles, ASOIAF, Half Orcs. All my favorite series. 
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:25 pm to jefforize
The wheel of time by Robert Jordan
one of my personal favorites, its just so different from AOIAF I didn't think to recommend it to the OP.
Did you see that his wife just announced that a major studio just acquired the WOT production rights?
one of my personal favorites, its just so different from AOIAF I didn't think to recommend it to the OP.
Did you see that his wife just announced that a major studio just acquired the WOT production rights?
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:29 pm to LordSaintly
Blood Song is great. One of the best books in the genre I've read in years. The two sequels...ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. They are ok.
The First Law Trilogy by Abercrombie is a very obvious inclusion. Much more similar to Martin, but even bleaker (WAY bleaker actually) than ASOIAF, if you can beleive it.
Does Rothfuss' Name of the Wind, etc count as "medieval"? Its not knights and shite but its pretty agrarian/medieval, I guess you could say.
Scott Lynch's Gentlemen Bastards series is actually one of my favorites, but I'd say its more Renaissance Era fantasy than medieval. Highly recommend.
For those recommending Wheel of Time, its the first series I ever read, so it will always have a special place. It was THE most popular series on the planet until the GoT TV series came out and ASOIAF killed it. However, those books are very, very different than GoT. Much more innocent, and if you think Martin wastes time, jesus. There's like 15 books in the series and literally 8-9 of them could be excised and the story would have been fine.
The First Law Trilogy by Abercrombie is a very obvious inclusion. Much more similar to Martin, but even bleaker (WAY bleaker actually) than ASOIAF, if you can beleive it.
Does Rothfuss' Name of the Wind, etc count as "medieval"? Its not knights and shite but its pretty agrarian/medieval, I guess you could say.
Scott Lynch's Gentlemen Bastards series is actually one of my favorites, but I'd say its more Renaissance Era fantasy than medieval. Highly recommend.
For those recommending Wheel of Time, its the first series I ever read, so it will always have a special place. It was THE most popular series on the planet until the GoT TV series came out and ASOIAF killed it. However, those books are very, very different than GoT. Much more innocent, and if you think Martin wastes time, jesus. There's like 15 books in the series and literally 8-9 of them could be excised and the story would have been fine.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:37 pm to Fun Bunch
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However, those books are very, very different than GoT. Much more innocent,
Definitely very different but I like the series as a whole better than ASOIAF
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and if you think Martin wastes time, jesus. There's like 15 books in the series and literally 8-9 of them could be excised and the story would have been fine.
That is somewhat hyperbole - the first seven or eight or so are awesome and only get better on the re-reads. He does go in to a ton of repetitive description and the character quirks are odd. The three starting with Winter's Heart I think are where it started to drag I thought and it picked up at the end with his last book and then the last three written by Sanderson were all very good IMO.
But, the scope of the series is unparalleled I think although some get close. And one of the best part of the series is how he does some amazing subtle foreshadowing in one book which gives you insight on the characters motivations 5 books down the road.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:45 pm to Sneaky__Sally
thanks for the info. I had a friend recommend it to me because he knew I liked asoiaf. But I haven't read them. I saw his hard back collection and it was insane.
I like the fact that it actually ends, though. Unlike asoiaf
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:46 pm to Sneaky__Sally
Thanks everyone 
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:51 pm to Carson123987
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first law trilogy by joe abercrombie
This right here.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:53 pm to LordSaintly
The Elric series by Michael Moorcock
Fritz Leiber's Fahford and the Grey Mouser stuff
Obviously, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Fritz Leiber's Fahford and the Grey Mouser stuff
Obviously, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:54 pm to jefforize
no problem, you can probably tell i don't get to talk about these books with anyone often so I jump at the chance.
Seriously though, check out the Malazan series. Its got 10 books, all finished, and then a ton of off-shoots written by someone else that mix in to the main story. Both of the writers are putting out additional trilogies based on some of the historical info you find out in the main series. So, if you like it there is enough out there to take up quite a bit of your time, I haven't read most of the stuff other than the main series.
I'll admit it is a whole lot more challenging in that you sort of just get dropped in to the story and it just starts off fast paced without a ton of explanation. You'll kind of have to figure out who this race is and who that race is and what the different gods are as you go along.
The second book may be my favorite of the whole series, but I've enjoyed all of them quite a lot and most really do have incredible endings over last couple hundred pages.
The first five are almost stand alone with their own plots and characters and hints at what is going on overall and the latter half of the series all of the characters converge as the primary story arch becomes more apparent.
Seriously though, check out the Malazan series. Its got 10 books, all finished, and then a ton of off-shoots written by someone else that mix in to the main story. Both of the writers are putting out additional trilogies based on some of the historical info you find out in the main series. So, if you like it there is enough out there to take up quite a bit of your time, I haven't read most of the stuff other than the main series.
I'll admit it is a whole lot more challenging in that you sort of just get dropped in to the story and it just starts off fast paced without a ton of explanation. You'll kind of have to figure out who this race is and who that race is and what the different gods are as you go along.
The second book may be my favorite of the whole series, but I've enjoyed all of them quite a lot and most really do have incredible endings over last couple hundred pages.
The first five are almost stand alone with their own plots and characters and hints at what is going on overall and the latter half of the series all of the characters converge as the primary story arch becomes more apparent.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:55 pm to jefforize
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thanks for the info. I had a friend recommend it to me because he knew I liked asoiaf.
They are nothing like ASOIAF at all. At all.
Very innocent for the most part, most violence is pretty cartoonish, there is a heavy amount of magic, etc. And like I said, if you think Martin's digressions are bad, Jordan will make you want to kill yourself.
Sniff. Sniff. Braid tug. Light! Fret. Smoothing skirts.
7 books later.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:56 pm to LordSaintly
Oh do I.
The numbers on the left represent their rating on a scale from 1 to 10. Small description of each book's style follows it's name and author. Walking Drum's rating was not an accident.
If you have any questions about a specific series, ask away.
8) The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R Lawhead. Authurian Historical Fantasy
10) The Song of Albion by Stephen R Lawhead. Starts in modern England, magic takes you to middle ages. High fantasy.
9) The Dragon King by Stephen R Lawhead. High Fantasy. Sword and Sorcery.
8) The Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llewellyn. Historical fantasy.
8.5) Axis Trilogy by Sara Douglass. High fantasy
8) Shannara series by Terry Brooks kind of fits
1000) The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour. Historical fantasy.
9) The Etruscans by Morgan Llewellyn. High fantasy, but based on Romanic legend and history.
9) Silverhand by Michael Scott and Morgan Llewellyn. High fantasy
8) Dragonlance Trilogy by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis kinda fits. High fantasy
The numbers on the left represent their rating on a scale from 1 to 10. Small description of each book's style follows it's name and author. Walking Drum's rating was not an accident.
If you have any questions about a specific series, ask away.
8) The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R Lawhead. Authurian Historical Fantasy
10) The Song of Albion by Stephen R Lawhead. Starts in modern England, magic takes you to middle ages. High fantasy.
9) The Dragon King by Stephen R Lawhead. High Fantasy. Sword and Sorcery.
8) The Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llewellyn. Historical fantasy.
8.5) Axis Trilogy by Sara Douglass. High fantasy
8) Shannara series by Terry Brooks kind of fits
1000) The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour. Historical fantasy.
9) The Etruscans by Morgan Llewellyn. High fantasy, but based on Romanic legend and history.
9) Silverhand by Michael Scott and Morgan Llewellyn. High fantasy
8) Dragonlance Trilogy by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis kinda fits. High fantasy
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 5/20/16 at 2:59 pm to VaBamaMan
Here we go
Posted on 5/20/16 at 3:06 pm to LordSaintly
Wheel of time could take your whole life to read; but it's pretty damn good with chicks weaving balls of fire out of the air
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