Have you read any of his short stories? Several of them are collected in Engraved on the Eye (including a prequel novella to Throne of the Crescent Moon). Very imaginative, very different.
Good fantasy reads?
Have you read any of his short stories? Several of them are collected in Engraved on the Eye (including a prequel novella to Throne of the Crescent Moon). Very imaginative, very different.
the thing I'll say, while my favorite author.....his books are nearly free of "fantasy"......
delericho
Legend
I haven't, but I will certainly do so.
Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
Finished book 1, and it was great. Looking forward to book 2.
Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
I have read the first of the collected novellas, Penric's Progress. Looking forward to getting the next one soon.
JohnSnow
Hero
Okay...having actually read every post in this thread, I can second a lot of them, and also have a few books/series to add...
Varying degrees of D&Dish, but they're all exceptionally well-written fantasy. IMO, of course.
- Dennis L. McKiernan's "Mithgar" series
- Tad Williams "Memory, Sorrow & Thorn" Trilogy (The Dragonbone Chair, The Stone of Farewell and To Green Angel Tower)
- Miles Cameron's "Masters & Mages" Trilogy (Cold Iron, Dark Forge and Bright Steel)
- Kristen Britain's "Green Rider" series (6 books to date)
- Sebastien De Castiell's "Spellslinger" series
- Michael A. Stackpole's "DragonCrown War" series
- David Bilsborough's "The Wanderer's Tale." Which is the first of his "The Annals of Lindormyn" series. I can highly recommend Book 1, but haven't been able to track down the second. Its magic is very D&D-inspired.
Varying degrees of D&Dish, but they're all exceptionally well-written fantasy. IMO, of course.
mach1.9pants
Hero
Whereas the ending, what was happening was so obvious, I just got so frustrated Fitz couldn't figure it. Almost willful ignorance of Thomas covenant level! I really don't like that in books, you see it often. Movies too, where normal people would talk about it or should be smart enough too figure it to, but movies and books just allow all this blindness too the obvious, and misunderstandings to carry on to add tension. Lazy imo. However I so enjoyed the series, just disappointed with g the end.
A new series I found is The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin.
Another great series, tho not finished, Brandon Sanderson Stormlight Archive
Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
Riddlemaster of Hed, I read back in the 80's and enjoyed.
The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
Long ago, the wizards had vanished from the world, and all knowledge was left hidden in riddles. Morgon, prince of the simple farmers of ...
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Gilladian
Adventurer
The most recent one, Physicians of (I think) Vilnay, is almost too close to today. But very good!
DrunkonDuty
he/him
I found The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern to be a beautiful read.
Tad Williams has been mentioned a few times but no-one has specifically mentioned his Shadowmarch series. I think it's his best series.
S A Chakrabotry's Daevabad trilogy is very good too. The first one, City of Brass, is a bit slow on the build but pays off. The second one, Kingdom of Copper, was great. The third one just came out and I will devour it when I get a few moments to myself.
Put me in the "no love for Patrick Rothuss" camp. I read 1, maybe 2 chapters of Name of the Wind. Did not like.
Tad Williams has been mentioned a few times but no-one has specifically mentioned his Shadowmarch series. I think it's his best series.
S A Chakrabotry's Daevabad trilogy is very good too. The first one, City of Brass, is a bit slow on the build but pays off. The second one, Kingdom of Copper, was great. The third one just came out and I will devour it when I get a few moments to myself.
Put me in the "no love for Patrick Rothuss" camp. I read 1, maybe 2 chapters of Name of the Wind. Did not like.
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