So, I’m looking to get more into fantasy despite having somewhat limited experience with the genre.
I’m mostly interested in adult stuff, despite having read the most popular YA series as a kid/teen (HP, ASOUE, Percy Jackson, etc.)
All I ask is that your recs happen to be either standalones or trilogies, as I really don’t want to get into a series that’s 10 books long. I would prefer to avoid done to death cliches such as the farmboy chosen one becomes the heir to the throne, but I’m trying to not to be picky.
As far as subgenres, I’m open to whatever (high fantasy, low fantasy, urban, etc.)
I figured the easiest way to ask for suggestions would be to compile a list of the fantasy books I have read and tell you in a few words whether I liked them or not and why.
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\-ASOIAF by George R.R. Martin:
Great series, loved it. I’m into the medieval esque world, the soft magic system and how character focused it is. (Martin is one of the best character authors I’ve read).
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\-LOTR by Tolkien:
Couldn’t get into it. Hobbit was fun, but the main series was too slow-paced and world-focused for my taste. Wasn’t interested in either plot or characters.
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\-Gentleman’s Bastards by Scott Lynch:
Amazing first book, weak second book (I’m halfway thru and haven’t read the third yet, but my hopes aren’t high atm). Great characters, great plot, great dialogue and prose, great world-building.
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\-The Magicians by Lev Grossman:
Loved the first and third book, second was kinda boring. Again, great characters, world, plot, prose and magic system. Pace could be improved, but not complaining.
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\-Neil Gaiman:
I tried a couple of his books, but they weren’t to my taste. Writing was great, but I couldn’t get invested in his plots/characters.
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Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss:
Only read the first book and I really didn’t like it. Prose was nice, but everything else was highly overrated if you ask me. Characters were one dimentional, romance was cringy, and I found myself rather bored most of the time. (I did like the magic system and the school, but that was about it).
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I thought about picking up Joe Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy, is it similar in any way to one of the series I’ve mentioned?
Thanks everyone!
by SexySiren24
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World of five gods series.
Robin hobb wrote a huge number of books in the same world but i believe they’re all broken into shorter sub-series. I read the Liveship Traders Trilogy.
You can read discworld as a bunch of sub-series without getting hung up. Theres a guide online. Although even those are mostly longer than 3. Still, the books are short and well worth it.
George RR Martins story Meathouse man left a dark impression on me. I loved it
All the trilogies mentioned are complete…
Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, starts with *City of Stairs*
The Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams, which starts with *The Ninth Rain*
Chronicles of the Bitch Queen trilogy by KS Villoso, which starts with *The Wolf of Oren Yaro*
The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin, starts with *The Fifth Season*
*Curse of Chalion* and *Paladin of Souls* by Lois McMaster Bujold
*Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell* by Susanna Clarke
*Ten Thousand Doors of January* by Alix E Harrow
‘The Name of the Wind’ by Patrick Rothfuss is a book I suggest for its lyrical prose and the compelling story of Kvothe, a gifted young man growing up to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever known. Rothfuss weaves a tale of magic and music that’s truly unforgettable.