I need a good fantasy or sci-fi recommendation urgently!

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Just finished Deborah Harkness’ Time’s Convert and the preceding trilogy, enjoyed it but definitely wasn’t love bit too much like Twilight.

Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourites but I think I’ve exhausted his oeuvre. Read Wheel of Time, the powder mage books, Tolkien, Pratchett, Ursula Le Guin, most Neil Gaiman and Dan Simmons too as well as a lot of enjoyable shite like the Shadowhunter books..

I’m unsure what next- very grateful for any recommendations. I need something soon though as it’s the first time in ages I haven’t had my next book/ series lined up and am feeling all twitchy!

(For full disclosure I do actually have an entire shelf of unread books but they’re not ‘speaking’ to me at the moment .)

Have you tried Robin Hobb?

Malazan Book of the Fallen series. First one is called Gardens of the Moon.

I read Wheel of Time, Song of Ice and Fire etc - Malazan series towers over them all in my opinion.

I very genuinely love that series more than any other.

(Big fan of Pratchett and Gaiman as well though.)

Elizabeth Moon? The Paksenarrion series or the Serrano series (very different from each other). Mercedes Lackey - love the Valdemar books.

Bit more young adult but I still love Anne McCaffrey, particularly the Pern series and the Crystal Singer series

If you like Pratchett have you tried Tom Holt?

Joe Abercrombie, starting with 'The Blade Itself'? Darkly humourous fantasy.

For sci-fi, if you can get hold of any CJ Cherryh, I like her stuff a lot. Alternatively, try 'the three body problem' by Liu Cixin - very different!

Robin Hobb, definitely.

Lois Bujold's Vorkosigan stories?

Another vote here for Robin Hobb - and if you get into the Farseer books there are more than a dozen of them to keep you going. I bloody loved them.

For sci-fi, try Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy or Becky Chambers - A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Both so so good

Placemarking for recommendations, thanks!

I also recommend Robin Hobbs. Start with assassin's apprentice. There's about 16 books in an epic series.

I loved Amtrak Wars (Patrick Tilley).

Robin Hobb...the best I've read. You might like to try Justin Cronin's the passage series too.

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series is sci-fi/fantasy legend as far as I'm concerned. Darkover Landfall is the beginning of the story. My favorites of all of them are Thendara House and The Shadow Matrix, but I've read them all a dozen times and love them all.

Another favorite is the Stardance series by Spider Robinson. Or anything by Spider Robinson, but the Stardance books are my favorite of his by far.

Mercedes Lackey is very good fantasy as well. My favorite of hers is The Fire Rose.

I love sci-fi and fantasy!

@NotCitrus thank you! I knew I was forgetting a huge favorite and you named it. The Vorkosigan series by Lois Bujold is wonderful.

Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny

Karen Chance has some good urban fantasy novels.

This series is good too www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0765392038/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_0765392038?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Isn't the boy in the striped pyjamas a (harrowing) concentration camp story?

Joe Abercrombie, starting with 'The Blade Itself' - Traditional fantasy setting, dark, comedic.

Malazan Book of the Fallen series. First one is called Gardens of the Moon. Epic, truly a struggle to fit every strand of the narrative into your mind. If nothing else, keep going until you reach Midnight Tides which IMO is the best of the series.

Brent Weeks Lightbringer series. Typical fantasy with interesting magic system based on the light spectrum. Somewhat male oriented.

The Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Compelling characters, well written. Atmospheric. Wish he would bloody well hurry up and write the third book.

The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, but maybe second-hand if possible. I really really like the characters but I've read 6 books and nothing seems to have fundamentally changed beyond what happened at the end of the second book. Game of Thrones suffers from exactly the same problem, but both series are well worth reading.

I came on to recommend Becky Chambers but have been beaten to it.

Seanan McGuire’s Toby Daye series is excellent if you like urban fantasy; her sci-for alter ego is Mira Grant if you fancy a zombie dystopia too.

Carrie Vaughn’s ‘Kitty’ series is with a read.

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher if you can ignore the typical male gaze descriptions.

River of London is excellent and if you’re into audiobooks the narrator turns in a great performance.

Robin Hobb for fantasy.

James SA Corey Expanse series (book 1 is leviathan wakes) for sci-fi.
Galaxy Outlaws by J.S Morin is quite fun and each book is relatively short.
The Forever by Craig Robertson
Children of Time is a sci-fi must read. Honestly, read it now!!

Oh and NK Jemisin too.

@g00dmum could you elaborate please thank you.

OP an old-school recc is the Foundation series by Azimov.

If you're on Kindle, then Michael Anderle- the Fantastic Mr Brownstone/ Keira chronicles / tomb raider chronicles... all v good :)

That should read 'Leira' not Keira!!!