https://twitter.com/patrickrothfuss/sta ... 2800292864may wrote:Rothfuss books are good, but he will never finish the series in my opinion!Mantorok wrote:BUMP!
I just finished the 2nd Gentleman Bastards book (Red Seas Under Red Skies) and holy crap was it good. Just bought and started the third book now, but liking it too so far. All the people recommending these books were on point.
Lyren recommended Patrick Rothfuss to me, so I'll give Name of the Wind a shot once I finish Republic of Thieves.
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http://www.maxgladstone.com/2016/05/cra ... elopments/Madin wrote:Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence series is really good Industrial second world urban fantasy, where the economy runs on the currency of souls, and cities are powered by belief in the local gods. http://www.maxgladstone.com/the-craft-sequence/
A Darker Shade of Magic (and the 2nd book A Gathering of Shadows) by V.E. Schwab is a dark portal fantasy, with alternate Londons and diminishing magic. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220 ... e-of-magic
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin where earthbender-like magicians are sort of like damane, and controlled by the ruling kingdom, and have the power to keep the continent from shattering, or make it break apart. It's pretty devastating. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191 ... fth-season
"all the Craft Sequence Ebooks are on sale (in the US, at least—still trying to extend to international markets)! Three Parts Dead, Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, and Last First Snow are all available for just under $5 each!"
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Broooo, you reminded me about Fifth Season. I hear nothing but awesome things about it, so that's going on my to read pile right now. I LOVED NKJ's other work.Madin wrote:http://www.maxgladstone.com/2016/05/cra ... elopments/Madin wrote:Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence series is really good Industrial second world urban fantasy, where the economy runs on the currency of souls, and cities are powered by belief in the local gods. http://www.maxgladstone.com/the-craft-sequence/
A Darker Shade of Magic (and the 2nd book A Gathering of Shadows) by V.E. Schwab is a dark portal fantasy, with alternate Londons and diminishing magic. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220 ... e-of-magic
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin where earthbender-like magicians are sort of like damane, and controlled by the ruling kingdom, and have the power to keep the continent from shattering, or make it break apart. It's pretty devastating. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191 ... fth-season
"all the Craft Sequence Ebooks are on sale (in the US, at least—still trying to extend to international markets)! Three Parts Dead, Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, and Last First Snow are all available for just under $5 each!"
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Readings!
I recently finished 'The Liar's Key', book 2 of the Red Prince from Mark Lawrence. Still enjoyable enough, but nothing special. I far preferred his Broken Empire trilogy.
Also read 'A Darker Shade of Magic' which I'd been hearing good things about. Really enjoyed it, great world-building. I admit I wanted it to be better though.
I read some other stuff too, but I can't remember what.
I recently finished 'The Liar's Key', book 2 of the Red Prince from Mark Lawrence. Still enjoyable enough, but nothing special. I far preferred his Broken Empire trilogy.
Also read 'A Darker Shade of Magic' which I'd been hearing good things about. Really enjoyed it, great world-building. I admit I wanted it to be better though.
I read some other stuff too, but I can't remember what.
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I enjoyed Darker Shade, but I thought A Gathering of Shadows (book 2) was much better.Mangler wrote:Readings!
I recently finished 'The Liar's Key', book 2 of the Red Prince from Mark Lawrence. Still enjoyable enough, but nothing special. I far preferred his Broken Empire trilogy.
Also read 'A Darker Shade of Magic' which I'd been hearing good things about. Really enjoyed it, great world-building. I admit I wanted it to be better though.
I read some other stuff too, but I can't remember what.
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So without having to go through the 10 some odd pages. What is a good series to start, something similar to GoT, WoT. Give me your top 3 must read series. Preferably ones that are completed series or authors that wont die soon. 
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Scott Lynch - Gentleman Bastard series. Not complete, but book 4 out soon. Added bonus - it's awesome.
R Scott Bakker : Prince of Nothing trilogy - complete, second trilogy be complete this year. If you like the darker/more gritty fantasy.
Richard Morgan - A Land Fit for Heroes series? His sci-fi is better, but this is still awesome.
Malazan series maybe? Tough call. I loved the first few books but it really dragged on.
Raymond E Feist if you stop at the right point...
I'd say Patrick Rothfurryname but he's too slow at writing.
Hmm did I miss anything...
R Scott Bakker : Prince of Nothing trilogy - complete, second trilogy be complete this year. If you like the darker/more gritty fantasy.
Richard Morgan - A Land Fit for Heroes series? His sci-fi is better, but this is still awesome.
Malazan series maybe? Tough call. I loved the first few books but it really dragged on.
Raymond E Feist if you stop at the right point...
I'd say Patrick Rothfurryname but he's too slow at writing.
Hmm did I miss anything...
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Two books I read this week:
Erewhon by Samuel Butler. 1870s novel about an explorer that stumbles across a hidden society that has abolished technology, criminalizes disease, and treats lawbreakers like they have illnesses. There's a few pretty sweet chapters on machines becoming sentient and taking over the world that could have been written today.
After London by Richard Jefferies. 1880s novel where some undefined catastrophe has flooded the interior of England, made all the old cities pestilential swamps, and restored feudal society. The first 50 pages, about the land and animals and barbaric populations, are really good. Once characters are introduced it feels like pretty conventional stuff.
Erewhon by Samuel Butler. 1870s novel about an explorer that stumbles across a hidden society that has abolished technology, criminalizes disease, and treats lawbreakers like they have illnesses. There's a few pretty sweet chapters on machines becoming sentient and taking over the world that could have been written today.
After London by Richard Jefferies. 1880s novel where some undefined catastrophe has flooded the interior of England, made all the old cities pestilential swamps, and restored feudal society. The first 50 pages, about the land and animals and barbaric populations, are really good. Once characters are introduced it feels like pretty conventional stuff.
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The Builders by Daniel Polansky https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256 ... e-builders
It's a novella, but really good.
The Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny https://www.goodreads.com/series/40859- ... s-of-amber
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie https://www.goodreads.com/series/43644-the-first-law
It has a few outrigger novels in the same world, also worth reading.
The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne series by Brian Staveley https://www.goodreads.com/series/116397 ... ewn-throne
He writes a book a year and the first trilogy is done, and a book in the same world, following one of the side characters is out next year.
The Saga of Recluse series by L.E. Modesitt https://www.goodreads.com/series/41825- ... of-recluce
There are a crapton of books in this series, but most are 1 or 2 book sets within the same world, spanning some thousand years. I personally like reading them in almost chronological order (Fall of Angels, Colors of Chaos, then go to the earliest chronologically).
The World of the Five series by Lois McMaster Bujold https://www.goodreads.com/series/43463- ... -five-gods
The Shadowmarch series by Tad Williams https://www.goodreads.com/series/43486-shadowmarch
The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by Tad Williams https://www.goodreads.com/series/49188- ... -and-thorn
The Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovsky https://www.goodreads.com/series/45895- ... of-the-apt
It's a novella, but really good.
The Chronicles of Amber series by Roger Zelazny https://www.goodreads.com/series/40859- ... s-of-amber
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie https://www.goodreads.com/series/43644-the-first-law
It has a few outrigger novels in the same world, also worth reading.
The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne series by Brian Staveley https://www.goodreads.com/series/116397 ... ewn-throne
He writes a book a year and the first trilogy is done, and a book in the same world, following one of the side characters is out next year.
The Saga of Recluse series by L.E. Modesitt https://www.goodreads.com/series/41825- ... of-recluce
There are a crapton of books in this series, but most are 1 or 2 book sets within the same world, spanning some thousand years. I personally like reading them in almost chronological order (Fall of Angels, Colors of Chaos, then go to the earliest chronologically).
The World of the Five series by Lois McMaster Bujold https://www.goodreads.com/series/43463- ... -five-gods
The Shadowmarch series by Tad Williams https://www.goodreads.com/series/43486-shadowmarch
The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by Tad Williams https://www.goodreads.com/series/49188- ... -and-thorn
The Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikovsky https://www.goodreads.com/series/45895- ... of-the-apt
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That's a varied list of some good stuff and some bad stuff in my view!
Chronices of Unhewn - one of the better new fantasies for sure.
First Law Trilogy - great read.
Memory, Sorrow, Thorn. Saga of Recluse. Both muchos dull!
I found Shadows of the Apt kind of enjoyable, but a bit... childish? I'm not sure if that's the right word.
I'm wary of trying Shadowmarch. Some Tad Williams is great (War of Flowers). Some is slowwwww.
Chronices of Unhewn - one of the better new fantasies for sure.
First Law Trilogy - great read.
Memory, Sorrow, Thorn. Saga of Recluse. Both muchos dull!
I found Shadows of the Apt kind of enjoyable, but a bit... childish? I'm not sure if that's the right word.
I'm wary of trying Shadowmarch. Some Tad Williams is great (War of Flowers). Some is slowwwww.