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Epic fantasy recommendations

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EyeEyeCaptainCaptain · 19/05/2019 15:17

I read a lot of fantasy books when I was younger and recently really got back into this genre after reading 'The name of the wind' and 'The wise man's fear' - both of which I absolutely loved!

What's the best book of this type you've read? Who's your favourite fantasy character?

I really enjoy the scale of these types of stories, especially when you often see them through from the start of a characters life to the end of their battle/journey. I love when you become so attached to a set a characters you never want to series to end.

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EllaSaturday · 07/06/2019 14:06

I loved Sharon Chakraborty's first two books, City of Brass and Kingdom of Copper. Looking forward to the next book coming out.
Also Deborah Harkness Discovery of Witches trilogy.
And Sabaa Tahir's Ember Quartet is very good so far (first 3 books are out).
Oh and Elspeth Cooper's Wild Hunt series is great too - hope she finishes the final book soon!

GlitterPixie · 30/05/2019 22:17

Ooh and Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastards series is amazing

GlitterPixie · 30/05/2019 22:16

I love the Aurian series by Maggie Furey but I think it’s out of print now although I do see it in second hand book shops sometimes

Crazybunnylady123 · 30/05/2019 22:12

Has anyone here read any Stephen Donaldson?
I’m just reading the illearth war.
There’s 10 books in the series! Wow !

Minkies11 · 28/05/2019 20:07

Nice to see another Malazan fan Lostara - one of my favourite characters BTW. Just to start reading them all again....Smile

kesstrel · 28/05/2019 16:06

If you loved Patrick Rothfuss, the closest things to his books in mood and flavour I've found are The Red Knight (and sequels) by Miles Cameron, and Barbara Hambly's fantasy books (you'll have to get them used, but they are really amazing).

nauticant · 27/05/2019 22:38

I'd recommend a less well-known series, Memory of Flames by Stephen Deas. Political mischief, shocking behaved back-stabbing characters, civil war, and dragons. The dragons are really well done.

Another series which has stayed in my memory more than many and that's The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It's classified as science fiction but is set in the far future and has more of a fantasy feel than a science fiction one.

LostaraYil · 27/05/2019 10:25

Fab thread, loving the recommendations! Malazan book of the fallen is my favourite, also the Mark Lawrence Prince of Thorns trilogy.

2dogsand1baby · 27/05/2019 10:23

Was about to suggest anything by Trudi Canavan but @Wolfcubisthefemalenominal beat me to it! Good taste Smile

Wolfcubisthefemalenominal · 27/05/2019 10:18

Trudi Canavan’s Milleniums Rule books and black magicians series are quite good. I remember another one every time I come on here

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EyeEyeCaptainCaptain · 27/05/2019 09:47

I'm listening to the first of the mistborn series on audible and really loving it so far, thanks for the recommendation.

I also now have a very big to be read pile!

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PomBearWithAnOFRS · 27/05/2019 01:42

The Riftwar saga by Raymond E. Feist - "Magician" is first. They are epic.
Also the Deverry sequence by Katharine Kerr. I waited 25 years for her to write to the end, and I adore them. The first one is Daggerspell.

PrincessSarene · 26/05/2019 20:03

Pretty much everything on here is from my recently read list, so good taste everyone! Another author I really recommend is Glenda Larke. She creates fascinating characters in really detailed worlds. I also like Karen Miller and Brent Weeks. Now I’m off to check some of the recommendations I’ve not yet read. Thanks for the thread ;-)

ChristmasFluff · 26/05/2019 15:42

I really enjoyed Weaveworld by Clive Barker - it's not part of a series that I know of, but was so long and on such an epic scale that it hit the spot.

'The spot' was the result of finishing the Thomas Covenant stories by Stephen Donaldson.

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EyeEyeCaptainCaptain · 20/05/2019 16:56

I have read GOT, but I gave up half way threw feast of crows and decided I'd just watch the tv show instead.

I have just bought mistborn book 1 on audible, can't wait to start listening to it on my walk to work tomorrow. Thanks everyone .

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HerondaleDucks · 20/05/2019 13:42

Naomi Novik is very good. I adored her Uprooted novel and the other series is very good too.

hidingmystatus · 20/05/2019 13:38

Tad Williams: the Dragonbone Chair series (3 books).

suchasoftersin · 19/05/2019 21:08

Anything by Brandon Sanderson! But definitely his Mistborn series. Brilliant books. I also really enjoyed the Melinda Salisbury series that starts with 'The Sin eater's daughter'.
Chris Wooding is another favourite
His series 'The Braided Path' is brilliant.

Moominfan · 19/05/2019 21:00

Another one for demon series peter v Brett. Wasn't into fantasy but this one lured me in, not I'm a convert. However there are 5 books that easily should have been 3. Bit of a money maker

Echobelly · 19/05/2019 20:56

The Tamir Triad by Lynn Flewelling is really fantastic and seems sadly little known. Really imaginative, dark storytelling with great characters, particularly portraying characters of various sexualities really well.

sakura06 · 19/05/2019 20:51

I absolutely adore The Kingkiller Chronicles. I'm genuinely concerned Rothfuss will never finish it. Sadly I didn't much enjoy The Slow Regard of Silent Things.

Very different fantasy series but I loved 'The Broken Earth' trilogy by N.K.Jemisin and 'The Winternight' trilogy by Katherine Arden. A little more like the Rothfuss are the Tearling novels by Erika Johansen.

I really love Justin Cronin's The Passage trilogy too (but that's more dystopian future). Bernard Cornwall's Arthur books (The Warlord Chronicles) are a nice historical fiction/fantasy crossover.

I assume you've read Game of Thrones? Otherwise I'd recommend that too (Book 4 A Feast for Crows is terrible though).

MeganChips · 19/05/2019 20:47

Thanks Wolf, I’ll check that out.

Wolfcubisthefemalenominal · 19/05/2019 20:35

Megan he’s still writing it. There is a novella about Auri - the slow regard of silent things

MeganChips · 19/05/2019 20:33

Guy Gavriel Kay, the Fionavar Tapestry - The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire and the Darkest Road. My favourite ever fantasy series. Tigana by the same author is great too.

Trudi Cannavan books are quite good.

Did Patrick Rothfuss ever write the 3rd book?

Margotshypotheticaldog · 19/05/2019 20:26

Placemarking for the recommendations Smile

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