Good fantasy reads?

[Worrgrendel]

David Gemmell wrote some good fantasy/historical fiction. If you like you some Greek I highly recommend Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow, Troy: Shield of Thunder, and Troy: Fall of Kings. Also along those lines are Lion of Macedon and Dark Prince. He has several others as well that I have not had the chance to look into.

Edit: Ahhhh Fenris-77 beat me to it!

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Steven Brust. The Vlad Taltos series was inspired by an RPG, but has grown beyond that scope. Start with Jhereg, but after that read in any order you fancy.

I was just about to post this, so SECONDED!

A 5e game set in that world is on my to-do list....

 

[Worrgrendel]

If you are into some fantasy humor try Grunts by Mary Gentle. Freaking hilarious! The story is from the Orc's point of view.

"An orc is a fireplug of a fighting machine made of muscle, hide, talon, and tusk, with a villainous disposition and a mean sense of humor. And, of course, an orc is a poor dumb grunt—the much abused foot soldier in the Horde of Darkness.

The usual last battle of Good against Evil is about to begin, and Orc Captain Ashnak and his war band know exactly what to expect. The forces of Light are outnumbered, full of headstrong heroes devoid of tactics, but the Light's still going to win. Orcs will die by the thousands, and no one cares. Not even the Nameless Necromancer who hired them..."

 

[Lanefan]

Kings of the Wyld - Nicholas Eames. (and a sequel, the name of which escapes me right now)

Very tongue-in-cheek take on what an adventurers' world might look like.

 

[Mallus]

Kings of the Wyld - Nicholas Eames. (and a sequel, the name of which escapes me right now)

Very tongue-in-cheek take on what an adventurers' world might look like.

Sequel's Bloody Rose. And thanks for reminding me I own it & forgot to read it! Loved Kings of the Wyld, but I'm a sucker for parodies that double as not-parodies and are just prime examples of their genre. See also, Galaxy Quest is the 3rd best Star Trek movie.

 

[Guest 6801328]

Just finished Tigana. Great read.

 

[Yardiff]

Glenn Cooks series The Garrett Files is a pretty good urban(as in set in a city mostly) fantasy story.

Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett P.I., #1)

It should have been a simple job. But for Garrett, a hu…

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There are 14? books in the series.

 

[Lem23]

The new Rebecca Roanhorse (Black Sun) is awesome. Meso-American-y feel, great characters. It's not out till later in the year, but it'll be worth the wait.

 

[uzirath]

I'm currently reading Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James. It was recommended to me as "a D&D acid-trip in mythic Africa." So far, that seems to be as good a description as anything I've seen. It's intense, literary, and not-at-all intended for the Young Adult segment. (Those are good things in my mind!)

 

[CodeFlayer]

"The Drawing of the Dark" - Tim Powers
"The Face in the Frost" - John Bellairs