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Help with a fantasy/sci fi/fiction reading recommendation
Posted on 1/24/23 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 1/24/23 at 2:43 pm
I am in need of a new series to read. I have followed this board for a while and have seen some great recommendations based on past reads. Here are some of my more recent books/authors read so it is pretty easy to see the types of genres I am interested in, but I'm willing to expand out.
John Gwynne - Bloodsworn Saga
Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time Series
Pierce Brown - Red Rising Series
GRRM - Game Of Thrones
Joe Abercrombie - First Law Trilogy + other extended universe
Frank Herbert - Dune Series
Ken Follet - The Pillars Of The Earth Series
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Series
Steve Erickson - Malazan Series
Based on some other recs from this board I dove into The Master and Commander series as well as Lonesome Dove.
Thanks for all the help!
John Gwynne - Bloodsworn Saga
Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time Series
Pierce Brown - Red Rising Series
GRRM - Game Of Thrones
Joe Abercrombie - First Law Trilogy + other extended universe
Frank Herbert - Dune Series
Ken Follet - The Pillars Of The Earth Series
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Series
Steve Erickson - Malazan Series
Based on some other recs from this board I dove into The Master and Commander series as well as Lonesome Dove.
Thanks for all the help!
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Posted on 1/24/23 at 3:45 pm to VivaTerlingua
It may interest you to read what many critics have called the greatest fantasy novel ever written
Little, Big (or: the fairies’ parliament) by John Crowley
A beautiful 40th anniversary edition just came out
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Little, Big (or: the fairies’ parliament) by John Crowley
A beautiful 40th anniversary edition just came out
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Harold Bloom included this work in his book The Western Canon, calling it "A neglected masterpiece. The closest achievement we have to the Alice stories of Lewis Carroll."[5] Bloom also recorded that, based on their correspondence, poet James Merrill "loved the book."[6]
Thomas M. Disch described Little, Big as "the best fantasy novel ever. Period."[7] Ursula K. Le Guin wrote that Little, Big is "a book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasy."[8] In Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle described the book as "a work of architectonic sublimity" and wrote that "the author plays with masterly skill on the emotional nerves of awe, rapture, mystery and enchantment."[8] Paul Di Filippo said, "It is hard to imagine a more satisfying work, both on an artistic and an emotional level".[9]
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This post was edited on 1/24/23 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 1/25/23 at 8:09 am to VivaTerlingua
Big Sanderson fanboy, if you liked Mistborn I’d highly recommend the rest of the cosmere or at least Warbreaker and Stormlight. I’m finishing up Malazan now and looking into my next series as well, thanks for the recommendations!
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:13 am to VivaTerlingua
I'd recommend the Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock. Quite a bit older than what you've read, but pretty good overall. Each book is pretty short and (good) concise storytelling is quite rare in the genre.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 5:16 pm to VivaTerlingua
Space Team by Barry Hutchinson if you want something funny.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 6:19 pm to VivaTerlingua
Bernard Cornwell’s Arthur trilogy is fantastic
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:43 am to VivaTerlingua
For fantasy, I'd go with the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
For sci-fi, I enjoyed the Saga of the Seven Suns series by Kevin J. Anderson.
Having said that, both of these series are extremely long and at the end of each volume, you feel like you should have earned a t-shirt or something....BUT, they are great reads.
For sci-fi, I enjoyed the Saga of the Seven Suns series by Kevin J. Anderson.
Having said that, both of these series are extremely long and at the end of each volume, you feel like you should have earned a t-shirt or something....BUT, they are great reads.
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:24 am to VivaTerlingua
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fantasy
Brandon Sanderson. Read them all.
Posted on 1/27/23 at 7:46 am to VivaTerlingua
Another needs a mention:
The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny.
It's two segments of 5 books each; to me only the first 5 books are essential. The last 5 were written several years later with a different protagonist; they aren't bad, really, but not up to the quality of the first 5. After Zelazny died a different author wrote several prequel books, they can be ignored.
The Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny.
It's two segments of 5 books each; to me only the first 5 books are essential. The last 5 were written several years later with a different protagonist; they aren't bad, really, but not up to the quality of the first 5. After Zelazny died a different author wrote several prequel books, they can be ignored.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:48 am to VivaTerlingua
Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is very good. I read most as a kid but got stopped by lack of new books in high school. Revisiting now and happy I did. Brandon Sanderson finished the last part of it when the original author Robert Jordan passed.
Posted on 2/15/23 at 10:09 pm to VivaTerlingua
quote:
John Gwynne - Bloodsworn Saga
Pierce Brown - Red Rising Series
Joe Abercrombie - First Law Trilogy + other extended universe
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn Series
Steve Erickson - Malazan Series
Based on this list, what should I read next?
I'm definitely thinking Sanderson, but was going with Way of the Kings.
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