Recommendations for fantasy or sci-fi please

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Fabianthefabulous · 06/09/2017 19:42

Watching Game of Thrones is inspiring me to read some fantasy. I went to the library to browse earlier but everything that I liked the look of was book 2 or 3 of a series, I couldn't find any book 1's.

In the past I have read:
The Lord of the Rings which I liked
The first few Diskworld books which were ok but have not inspired me to read any more (I think I made the mistake of starting with book 1&2).
The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin - ok but not interested in reading the sequels
The Ocean at the end of the Lane by Neil Gaiman which I really didn't like.

So I like things like LOTR and GOT. Should I read Game of Thrones or is there something better out there?

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123bananas · 06/09/2017 20:09

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson.

ClashCityRocker · 06/09/2017 20:09

Placemarking!

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 06/09/2017 20:07

I love Alastair Reynolds, it's hard sci fi rather than fantasy sci fi but the stories are very absorbing. Revelation Space is the first one that I read.

Polarbearpaddle · 06/09/2017 20:07

I have the same problem with trying to find new fantasy books. I end up reverting to children's classics instead.

littlewoollypervert · 06/09/2017 20:05

Go back to Terry Pratchett and try the witches books - start with Wyrd Sisters. The first one or two Discworld ones can be hard to take to.

FurryDogMother · 06/09/2017 20:03

Robert Jordan's 'The Wheel of Time' series might fit the bill.

Masonbee · 06/09/2017 19:50

Try Brandon Sanderson, there's a ton of them. I like the characters more than world building in Sci fi /fantasy, he does both very well imo. I started with the mistborn series.

Garth Nix abhorsen series is for young adults but I enjoy it as an easy but still interesting read

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