Hi all! I am searching for my next read and would love your help. I've only been reading fanatasy for about two years so I have a lot of catching up to do. My favorite books of this past year were Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind/Wise Man's Fear, Sanderson's Stormlight and Mistborn series, Islington's The Will of The Many and Licanius Trilogy. I love epic fantasy and dont mind a little sci/fi but what's important are great character/world building and a building of mystery/lore that keeps me turning the pages no matter how tired I am at night. I do not enjoy a lot of page long descriptions (like Tolkein) and prefer a lot of dialogue. I'm open to stand alone books but love a series.
Series that I could not finish lately….
Wheel of Time – – I read the first three books but just couldn't trudge on. Too slow for me.
Red Rising Saga – – This is more sci/fi than I typically read. I enjoyed the characters and the world building in the first book but it lacked the "history as mystery" element so I stopped after book 2.
I have Hobb's Farseer series and Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora on my potential list.
What else should I consider? Thank you!
by katieftravels