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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 3200396" data-attributes="member: 20564"><p>I'm a big Tim Powers fan. Drawing of the Dark may not fit many pre-concieved notions on what a fantasy novel is about. It might not fit under your "wierd" clause. Though I tell you, Tim Powers is worth reading. To go off topic for a bit, Anubis Gates and the Last Call / Expiration Date / Earthquake Weather (same world, some character overlap) would be my first recommendations for Tim Powers, but don't meet your criteria. Shame - I'd recommend Last Call before Drawing of the Dark - it approaches many of the same concepts, but Last Call is so well done. But it's both "wierd" and not fantasy.</p><p></p><p>I too recommend Brust, he's fantastic. Like swashbuckling - start with Pheonix Guards. But the main character of the Jhereg books is one of my favorites across all I've read.</p><p></p><p>Someone mentioned Mercedes Lackey. Her earlier works I liked, but I haven't been a fan of the last few years - don't know if my reading tastes have changed or her style. The Last Hearld Mage series might be a good place to start.</p><p></p><p>Might want to try Glen Cook. For grim and gritty, you've got the Black Company serties, which spawned an RPG. He's also done the iconic hard-boiled fantasy detective series with the Garret, P.I. books. Just reading one of them now.</p><p></p><p>If you can stand a small dose of SF in it, I strognly recommend C.S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy. Excellent characters, novel and well thought out world, epic without being full of Mary Sues, loads of shades of grey even more then the George RR Martin books (and that's saying a lot).</p><p></p><p>Good Luck,</p><p>=Blue</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue, post: 3200396, member: 20564"] I'm a big Tim Powers fan. Drawing of the Dark may not fit many pre-concieved notions on what a fantasy novel is about. It might not fit under your "wierd" clause. Though I tell you, Tim Powers is worth reading. To go off topic for a bit, Anubis Gates and the Last Call / Expiration Date / Earthquake Weather (same world, some character overlap) would be my first recommendations for Tim Powers, but don't meet your criteria. Shame - I'd recommend Last Call before Drawing of the Dark - it approaches many of the same concepts, but Last Call is so well done. But it's both "wierd" and not fantasy. I too recommend Brust, he's fantastic. Like swashbuckling - start with Pheonix Guards. But the main character of the Jhereg books is one of my favorites across all I've read. Someone mentioned Mercedes Lackey. Her earlier works I liked, but I haven't been a fan of the last few years - don't know if my reading tastes have changed or her style. The Last Hearld Mage series might be a good place to start. Might want to try Glen Cook. For grim and gritty, you've got the Black Company serties, which spawned an RPG. He's also done the iconic hard-boiled fantasy detective series with the Garret, P.I. books. Just reading one of them now. If you can stand a small dose of SF in it, I strognly recommend C.S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy. Excellent characters, novel and well thought out world, epic without being full of Mary Sues, loads of shades of grey even more then the George RR Martin books (and that's saying a lot). Good Luck, =Blue [/QUOTE]
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