Need fantasy or similar recs please

[gastrognome]

Hi,
I'm looking for some recommendations for authors of good fantasy or similar (werewolfy-vampirey-type) stuff.

• I really enjoy Robin Hobb and Cassandra Clare and have read all their books to date (though was disappointed by the short length of the latest Robin Hobb).
• Quite enjoy some of the Kelley Armstrong stuff.
• Have read most of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and thought they were good fun (if silly)
• Have tried Trudi Canavan but not convinced - her writing isn't that great IMO.
• Got two thirds through the Game of Thrones and have given up (too political for my liking!)

So where should I turn next? Would love some recommendations for great page turning stuff - I prefer long books as I am a fast reader. And preferably available in Kindle format (though I still like reading paperbacks too).

TIA :)

Hi,
Have you tried Terry Pratchett? Tad Williams? J.V. Jones? Guy Gavriel Kay (though he is the historical fiction end of fantasy really - I just love him so recommend to everybody).

HTH, Jenny

Thanks for replying. Have read a few Terry Pratchett books and enjoyed some more than others.

Read Tad Williams' (I think that was the title anyway) and thought it was quite good, but couldnt get into the next book in the series so I gave up. Should I persevere?

Haven't read any of the others. Any particular books to look out for?

Sorry that should have read "Tad Williams' Shadowmarch"

Re Tad Williams, try the Dragonbone Chair series.
I love Sheri Tepper, dystopian feminist fantasy
If you don't mind young adult Garth Nix Sabriel etc

I second the Garth Nix Sabrial, Lirael, Abhorsen trilogy, it's good light fun reading

Robert Jordan wheel of time?

The October Day series by Seanan McGuire - urban fantasy,but completely original (I am recommending this all the time - if you are reading this,Seanan,a small payment for each plug might be nice )

Also Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series - more werewolfy/vampiry,but excellent!

Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files series of books. Main character Harry Dresden, a wizard based in Chicago. Vampires aplenty (three flavours - Red Court, White Court and Black Court), werewolves as both allies and foes, scary faeries of the Winter and Summer Courts, ghosts, ghouls etc. Not all of them in every book (there are 13 now). It's worth reading them in order, as there is a story arc that progresses and becomes more complex with each sequel.

If you have a look on Jim Butcher's website under menu item 'Books', you can read the first couple of chapters of each book to see if you would like them.

Marion Zimmer Bradley - The Darkover series
Katherine Kurz - The Deryni novels
Roger Zelazny -The Chronicles of Amber series

I'm in the same boat... just started The Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay - which someone recommended v v highly on here.

The Garth Nix are fun, do give them a try.

All the books that you've read so far suggest to me very strongly that you'd like Anne McCaffrey's dragon books (it's all called the Pern series). God I loved them when I first read them.

None of these are particularly long books I have to admit... but lots of series to get stuck into

prideofchanur what are the McGuire books like?

Simon R Green's series - there's the Droods - the first one is "The Man With the Golden Torc", and the Nightside series - they come in singles and anthologies with 2 or three books in so you need to be a bit careful you're actually getting the next volume and not the ones you just read in a lump so to speak. Drinking Midnight Wine is an off-shoot of his Nightside ones, in the same world but different people.
I second Briggs's Mercy Thompson, and her Alpha and Omega series too, and there's Angel of Mercy by Toni Andrews - there are three of those and I can't remember what order they're in, but they're very good.
The Rachel Morgan books are great and there are lots of them - Dead Witch Walking is the first one, and they just seem to get better as they go along
The Jaz Parkes series is great, Jennifer who wrote them was a lovely lady - she was actually accessible to her fans in a way that a lot of better known writers ca't be. I think there are six of those.

Try Neil Gaiman. It's very amusing and quite dark. The book that he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett is a cult classic 'Good Omens' and has all manners of crazy fanclubs.

FWIW Good Omens was a great read.

Great, thank you for all the recommendations. Loads of stuff for me to try!
I have read the Garth Nix Sabriel trilogy and really enjoyed it, though not quite so keen on the days of the week series (can't remember the titles now!).
Looking forward to downloading lots of stuff to my Kindle this weekend :)

I got started on the Days of the Week after picking Mr Monday up from the school book sale.

I love fantasy books.

If you haven't already, give the Kate Daniels series a go. My favourite of all time. Magic Strikes etc.
I also enjoyed the Poison Study books
Neil Gaiman too
Pratchett
Anne Maccaffrey