Suggest a book to me.

[TarionzCousin]

Well, most of the people I like ... have been suggested above.

Ditto.

For gamers, I would also suggest The Truthsayer's Apprentice, by Deborah Christian, and Burning Bright by Melissa Scott.

Truthsayer is fantastic/medieval, with a supporting cast of characters who could almost be called a D&D party (rogue, fighter, healer, etc.).

Burning Bright is a futuristic novel about role-playing games, but despite that it's actually interesting and well-written, IMHO.

 

[Seonaid]

Other than what's been mentioned, Steven Brust's To Reign in Hell is excellent (and much different from his series).

 

[Zogmo]

Other than what's been mentioned, Steven Brust's To Reign in Hell is excellent (and much different from his series).

Any Steven Brust is worth reading.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/steven-brust/

I also just finished the Dark Tower series by Steven King.

Wow. Epic.

It does have some modern world parts to it but it's awesome.

 

[TogaMario]

Otherland series, by Tad Williams

It's a wonderful near-future sci-fi. Four books, though, lol. I'm half way through the second one, and I can't put the thing down.

 

[RaceBannon42]

I'll make another recommendation for Raymond Feist's books. I've only read the Krondor trilogy, but it was very good. I have a few other books of his sitting on my shelf, but haven't gotten around to reading them yet.

No, The Krondor books are not good. They are some of the worst books I've read.
Feist does have some works that are pretty good. Magician is good. I enjoyed most of his stuff up through the Serpent War saga. His Empire series with Janny Wurts is his best work IMO.

 

[Seonaid]

Any Steven Brust is worth reading.

Yes, yes, but that one in particular is excellent. And it's not like his others, which some people don't like (silly them).

 

[hafrogman]

Any Steven Brust is worth reading.

I dunno, Gypsy is pretty weird. The only Brust I haven't loved. Which is odd, because I enjoy Robin Hobb (the co-author) as well, but for put them together and it all falls apart.

 

[Thanee]

George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire - Excellent... pretty much everything. It's not finished so that might be one caveat. Start with A Game of Thrones.

If you are looking for gritty fantasy and fantastic writing then this is all you need to look at... several thousand pages worth of awesomeness. A clear must-read.

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Then there are the Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny, which are among the best fantasy books ever written as well, and also plenty gritty and just an incredible read. Another must-read.

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For a little lighter read, I like the Quicksilver Trilogy by Stan Nicholls, which is a little gritty and a little light-hearted and is describing a rather modern fantasy world. But it's a fun read (I actually have only read the first of the three books so far, but since I recently got the third one, I am now in the process of continuing, or rather restarting to read the series (since I read the first one in german and now got all three in english)).

Bye
Thanee

 

[Michael Tree]

I have to agree with those recommending Guy Gavriel Kay. He's probably my favorite living author. Tigana is probably my favorite of his, but the Sarantine Mosaic comes a very close second.

Steven Brust is also excellent, with interesting characters, exciting plots, and fun prose. Along similar lines, if you haven't read Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, you're missing something wonderful.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Books to Read

For a little lighter read, I like the Quicksilver Trilogy by Stan Nicholls, which is a little gritty and a little light-hearted and is describing a rather modern fantasy world. But it's a fun read (I actually have only read the first of the three books so far, but since I recently got the third one, I am now in the process of continuing, or rather restarting to read the series (since I read the first one in german and now got all three in english)).

It appears to me that this series was reprinted in the States as the series Covenant Rising. Is the main character's name Reeth Caldason?

Bye
Thanee

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