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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 4601203" data-attributes="member: 5100">I can't stand D&amp;D fiction.&nbsp; That's partly because it's almost entirely based in the Realms, which I... dislike a lot.&nbsp; I've also never found most of the authors to be even passably talented (though I haven't read many, so no one in particular should feel maligned).I've found that I really like &quot;urban fantasy&quot;.&nbsp; Dresden is awesome and the first couple Anita Blake books are readable (by the fourth book, it moves into something like torture erotica and I just couldn't stomach it).&nbsp; I'd like to find more in that vein.For actual fantasy, though, I really like Dave Duncan.&nbsp; He rarely revisits a setting, but usually writes multi-book stories within a setting, so you get filled, but not stale.&nbsp; In particular, I'd recommend &quot;A Man of His Word&quot; (first book is &quot;Magic Casement&quot;) and &quot;The King's Blades&quot; (starting with &quot;The Gilded Chain&quot;).&nbsp; The first series is fairly teen-safe (not juvenile, just clean) and has a sequel series that I didn't enjoy as much, but that was still better than any D&amp;D fiction I've read.&nbsp; The &quot;King's Blades&quot; is much more mature and has a second series, as well that is at least as good as the first.Mary Stewart's &quot;Crystal Cave&quot; series is also a must read.I've read only a little of Barbara Hambly's stuff, but I definitely enjoyed it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 4601203, member: 5100"] I can't stand D&D fiction. That's partly because it's almost entirely based in the Realms, which I... dislike a lot. I've also never found most of the authors to be even passably talented (though I haven't read many, so no one in particular should feel maligned). I've found that I really like "urban fantasy". Dresden is awesome and the first couple Anita Blake books are readable (by the fourth book, it moves into something like torture erotica and I just couldn't stomach it). I'd like to find more in that vein. For actual fantasy, though, I really like Dave Duncan. He rarely revisits a setting, but usually writes multi-book stories within a setting, so you get filled, but not stale. In particular, I'd recommend "A Man of His Word" (first book is "Magic Casement") and "The King's Blades" (starting with "The Gilded Chain"). The first series is fairly teen-safe (not juvenile, just clean) and has a sequel series that I didn't enjoy as much, but that was still better than any D&D fiction I've read. The "King's Blades" is much more mature and has a second series, as well that is at least as good as the first. Mary Stewart's "Crystal Cave" series is also a must read. I've read only a little of Barbara Hambly's stuff, but I definitely enjoyed it. [/QUOTE]

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