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#Post#: 231--------------------------------------------------
Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Shyamora[SkS]
Date: August 4, 2013, 2:12 pm
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So, I don't know many books that I really like, but once I'm
engrossed by a book, I read and read and read. So I was
wondering whether we have some people here who have some
recommendations on the genre. I'll list the ones I've read in
the same manner as the Anime thread =)
A Song of Ice and Fire - The books of the 'game of thrones'
series on tv. An epic with politics, plots in plots, war, and
compelling storylines of well-developed characters. A very good
fantasy write - 9/10 (5 out of 7 books are out, some 3000 pages
so far)
The Wheel of Time - The longest fantasy series I personally
know, and perhaps the best. This is set in a complete world with
several continents, of which two fully developed. Unique
cultures, creatures and people. The story is about a boy (18ish)
who is 'the Dragon Reborn', and is destined to fight the final
battle. VERY LONG - 9.5/10 (14 books are out, excluding maps and
other paraphernalia)
Bartimaeus - A trilogy about a boy growing up to become a
magician in an aristocratic, magician ruled London. These
magicians perform their magic by binding demons to their will. -
8.5/10
Furthermore there's The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Warcraft 3
series and Harry Potter which we're all familiar with I'm sure
=)
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Chakra
Date: August 4, 2013, 2:45 pm
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Wheel of Time: Good overall series. Books get a bit slow around
8-10 or so, but once Sanderson takes over it gets pulled tight
and finishes nicely. 9/10
Mistborn: Sanderson's main claim to fame. Good series overall. A
planned three arcs (two finished), based on a very fixed magic
system. First three take place in basic technology, second set
take place around 1910s or so. Third set to take place in
futuristic society. A lot more character focused than most high
fantasy. 8/10
Sword of Truth: Probably one of the most simple magic systems
you can find (besides LotR, where it is 100% unexplained).
Overall, the books are entertaining. Would place a low priority
after others. 7/10
Inheritance: The Eragon series. Paolini is universally made fun
of for his somewhat childlike writing style and his plots are
rehashed. Nethertheless, the cycle is entertaining, at least
more so than Sword of Truth. The fourth book sucked, though.
6/10
The Kingkiller Chronicle: One of the best series. Full of
action, quick paced, excitable characters, etc. Ruthfuss is
praised as writing some of the greatest modern fantasy, and I
must agree. Only three planned books (two finished) that I know
of, so pretty short. 9/10
Codex Alera: A pretty good series based on controlling spirits.
The magic system is well flushed and there are some wow moments.
It is definitely looking into if you want something that doesn't
follow the old formulas. 8.5/10
Demon Cycle: Another different fantasy series. The characters
are interesting, but sometimes not so. Further, they don't act
as natural as they should. However, the series and story are
quite good. Book 4 isn't out yet, but is soon to be: book 3
leaves on a huge cliffhanger. :D 8/10
Farseer Trilogy: As I write these, I realize that magic systems
really do differ from each other. This one isn't nearly as
flushed out as you'd want, but it is OK. The last book was a bit
odd and probably not as good as it could have been, but eh. I
recommend it. 7/10
Lightbringer: I truly liked these. Only the first two books of a
planned four have been published, but they each end quite nicely
on their own (a bit episodic, I suppose?). The series has an
innovated plot and magic system based solely on light. 7.5/10
Malazan Book of the Fallen: Currently reading this series, and
it is by and far my favorite series I've ever read. The
characters are generally all interesting and identifiable.
Beyond that, it is an incredibly rich world with an even richer
history. You thought ogres were innovative? See what this series
has. The books tend to all take place at slightly different
times (they intersect), with the later ones being a bit more
linear. The first few books have completely separate characters,
but they stay within the overall plot and the later books
interweave them. While the series in overall length isshorter
than Wheel of Time, if you added Malazan they'd be far longer.
10/10
Gentleman Bastards: A fun series. Don't take it too seriously:
it's a fantastical thief series. 8/10
Nightrunner: Gay elves. What can be better? First and second
books are OK, middle ones kind of blah, last one good. 7/10
Rifter: More gays. Books incredibly short. Finished series in a
week? 9/10
The Stormlight Archive: Sanderson's grand masterwork. He's
seriously been working on it his entire life. While in a
slightly different scope than Malazan, this is seriously the
highest quality you'll find. Only the first book has been
completed of a planned ten, with the second one coming out later
this year I believe. 10/10
Song of the Fallen: More gay elves. 7/10
Seriously, the last three are good, just not complex interwoven
stories. They're romances, for god sakes, so two main
characters.
If I had to pick one, I'd say MALAZAN (Book of the Fallen first,
ofc)!
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Celestial_One
Date: August 4, 2013, 2:53 pm
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The Belgariad - Series starts off with a young boy growing up on
a farm and then finds himself surrounded by important people and
events. Magic is explained. David Eddings hit home with me when
I read this in highschool. I highly suggest it. 5 Books.
The Mallorean - Once the Belgariad is finished, it starts the
Mallorean. Same characters only older and same universe. 5
Books.
Polgara the Sorceress - About Polgara, the sorceress. She plays
main role in belgariad and mallorean. Great book. Gives you a
lot of history into the story of the belgariad and mallorean.
Same with below.
Belgarath the Sorcerer - About Belgarath, the sorcerer. Plays a
main role in B + M. Better than Polgara the sorceress imo.
The Night Angel Trilogy - About a wetboy (an assassin) and his
training and eventually his role in saving world etc. Lots of
politics involved. Very good books lots of plot twists, humor,
tragedy, and action.
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: XXXandBEER
Date: August 4, 2013, 3:06 pm
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Don't read books they are just very detailed spoilers for when
the movie/show comes out. I'm 100% against reading spoilers why
ruin something.
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Celestial_One
Date: August 4, 2013, 3:20 pm
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Don't watch movies before reading the book. Sometimes they skip
over vital parts of the story and are rarely better than the
books. There are a handful of exceptions, obviously.
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Shyamora[SkS]
Date: August 4, 2013, 3:25 pm
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I'll check out Malazan first =)
@Beer, damn, I pity you.
Btw, I have a little project by the name of 'A Speck of Dust',
where I've written a prologue and I need some opinions on
whether the style of writing is good and if the story is
captivating. It's a 15 page (A5) prologue to an epic-fantasy,
and I wanna see if it absorbs the reader. Would really
appreciate some comments on it =)
HTML http://storywrite.com/story/10484063-A_Speck_of_Dust-by-Joshuavk
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: XXXandBEER
Date: August 4, 2013, 9:05 pm
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--- Quote from: Celestial_One link ---
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> Don't watch movies before reading the book. Sometimes they
skip over vital parts of the story and are rarely better than
the books. There are a handful of exceptions, obviously.
>
--- End Quote ---
If it wasn't in the movie/show then it clearly wasnt important
so you just wasted your time reading that haha. If you really
want to read the spoilers go for it I'd rather enjoy the
movie/show and not know whats going to happen from spoilers.
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Re: Fantasy books 'n series
DIR By: Celestial_One
Date: August 5, 2013, 5:06 am
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If it wasn't in the book/novel then it clearly wasn't important
and you wasted your time watching that haha. If you really want
to watch spoilers go for it, but I'd rather enjoy the book and
not know what's going to happen from the movie.
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