SymphonianBookworm she/her Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 @Elf I see that you have read Song of Achilles. Circe is also by the same author, and when I read it I was really impressed. So impressed I was Circe for Halloween. You should read it- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Silvereye he/him Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Apart from Cosmere? Well, the list includes (but is not restricted to) -Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb (all the series). -Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan -Discworld by Terry Pratchett (that's what my profile pic is referencing, btw) -Dune and Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (I like the two combined more than any of them separately, if that makes sense.) -Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin, which I feel obligated to fourth or fifth, I lost track -Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (the sequels are good too, but not on the same level) -Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin -Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov And I'm going to end with an obscure book I don't think anyone ever heard about here: Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormingTexan he/him Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Obviously everything by Brandon (except the Skyward novels sorry I just cannot get in to them past the first book). I am also the rare exception that likes the Mistborn books the best. In no particular order: Hyperion- A Sci-Fi version of The Canterbury Tales Dune- Classic Space Opera at its best Ready Player One- I really liked the premise of this book and being a young kid in the 80 it is very nostalgic The Name of the Wind- Loved the first book and hopefully one day will get to read the third Licanius Trilogy- Fantastic epic fantasy very reminiscent to WoT Author is a big fan of Brandon The Martin- This one is mostly sentimental it was the last book my dad and I read before he passed away The Richest Man in Babylon- Financial advice book that should be required reading in High School The Magicians Trilogy- Not really sure why I like these so much but I do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gregorio he/him Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Aight. I'm bored so Imma throw down a list. This is definitely not all, I have a small brain. Candy Shop Wars - Brandon Mull Fablehaven/Dragonwatch - Brandon Mull The Underland Chronicles - Suzanne Collins Beyonders - Brandon Mull Ranger's Apprentice - John Flanagan Mistborn and Way of Kings - yep Five Kingdoms - Brandon Mull Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (Maybe I'm weird, maybe I'm not) Guardians of Ga'hoole - Kathryn Lasky Michael Vey - Richard Evans The Bromeliad Trilogy - Terry Pratchett How to Train your Dragon - Cressida Cowell (I still have yet to finish the series.) and yes, this is the book the movie is based off of. It's not better nor worse than the movie, it's just different and I love it. I was looking through the past lists of favorite books and have to say The Work and the Glory series is like Way of Kings, though not fantasy. It's freaking long, but I loved it so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 One word Dune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookwyrm he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) I'm not going to comprise a whole list right now because that'll take too long. But here are a couple. I'll put more on this thread later, maybe. The Ender Saga, by Orson Scott Card. (And the Shadow Saga, I suppose, but I enjoyed that less.) The First Binding, by R. R. Virdi. Recently published, recently read by me. Check it out; it was very good. Uh....That's all I have, right now. Most of my favorites have already been listed by other people. In fact, I should peruse this thread for book suggestions...I need a new book to read. Edited November 8, 2022 by The Bookwyrm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Gregorio said: How to Train your Dragon - Cressida Cowell (I still have yet to finish the series.) and yes, this is the book the movie is based off of. It's not better nor worse than the movie, it's just different and I love it. Yes! It is incredible is it not! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gregorio he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, The Wandering Wizard said: Yes! It is incredible is it not! yes. I love it. I started reading it years ago. I just haven't gotten to the latest books, or the finish. I'm on like 10 or 11. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequence she/they Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 If you're into Sci-Fi, I'd recommend the Scythe series. There were a few things that didn't make a ton of sense, but overall, it was really good. Also, should I add the Raven Cycle to my list? People here do seem to talk about it a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medium he/they Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 the Scythe trilogy is SOOOO GOOOOD. I LOVE IT SO MUCH IT'S ON MY TBR LIST AS A RE READ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morningtide she/her Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Sequence said: If you're into Sci-Fi, I'd recommend the Scythe series. There were a few things that didn't make a ton of sense, but overall, it was really good. Also, should I add the Raven Cycle to my list? People here do seem to talk about it a lot. YES. YES to BOTH. RAVEN CYCLE IS SO GOOD and SCYTHE IS ALSO SOO GOOD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 19 hours ago, Gregorio said: How to Train your Dragon - Cressida Cowell (I still have yet to finish the series.) and yes, this is the book the movie is based off of. It's not better nor worse than the movie, it's just different and I love it. I don't remember if the first one is good, I just remember the rest are so bad. Like, so bad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gregorio he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: I don't remember if the first one is good, I just remember the rest are so bad. Like, so bad. You talking about the movies or the books? The books definitely aren't for everyone but I love them. I liked the movies too though. Personal preference I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Gregorio said: You talking about the movies or the books? The books definitely aren't for everyone but I love them. I liked the movies too though. Personal preference I guess. The movies are amazing, way better than the books imo. The books are... many things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gregorio he/him Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said: The movies are amazing, way better than the books imo. The books are... many things. Ok, yes. I understand that. I can respect it as well. I still like the books, they're just so different from the movies. It's basically a different story from the movies. They definitely changed a lot from book to movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Misting he/him Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) Someone might have repeated these but I'm to lazy to go check. The Name of the Wind Cradle Lunch Money Freakonomics Stormlight Archives MIstborn Hero's of Olympus How to Catch an Invisible Cat Edited November 13, 2022 by Mr. Misting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koloss17 She/They Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Alright I am SHOCKED no one has mentioned The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. It is so well written and hits the same beats that I love about Sanderson. Long story short, it’s about gay necromancers learning the secrets of immortality in an ancient mansion in space. It is insanely good, with amazing everything. apart from that, I really liked Neil Gaiman’s works in general, especially American Gods. and I’m with others in this thread, Name of The Wind is fantastic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morningtide she/her Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) I have a new one! The Unwind Dystology by Neal Schusterman (author of Scythe) is utterly incredible. I'm halfway through book 3 of 5, and can't put it down! The characters, plot, and worldbuilding are incredible. The premise is a bit out there, but it's sci-fi dystopian, so it doesn't have to make too much sense Edited November 21, 2022 by Ookla the Theoretical clarification 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum he/him Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Koloss17 said: Alright I am SHOCKED no one has mentioned The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir. It is so well written and hits the same beats that I love about Sanderson. Long story short, it’s about gay necromancers learning the secrets of immortality in an ancient mansion in space. It is insanely good, with amazing everything. pretty sure that one was suggested to me by one f my friends, but I haven't been in the right mood to try to pick it up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Lifetime he/him Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Anathem by Neal Stephenson is one that hasn't yet been mentioned here. If you've not yet read anything by Stephenson this probably isn't the best place to start. (I personally started with Snow Crash.) But Anathem explores so many ideas (along with plot and characters I enjoyed, of course) that I still remember it fondly nearly ten years after reading it. Come to think of it, I have similarly fond memories of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, though I found that one harder going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted May 8, 2023 Report Share Posted May 8, 2023 The Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams. A truly great fantasy series with excellent prose, great world building and one of the most satisfying endings in epic fantasy. Malazan Book of the Fallen. Complete in 10 books, this is without a doubt (in my mind at least) the best work of epic fanrasy ever written. It is darker and deals with more adult themes than Sanderson's work, but nothing can beat it for sheer scope and philosophical depth. It features Sanderson like Avalanches at the end of each book, but the necessity of these epic confrontations is explained in world by the idea of Convergence, power attracts power. And then Kaboom. Cixin Liu's The Rembramce of Earth's Past Trilogy (The 3 body problem, The Dark Forest and Death's End). The most ambitious and original Science Fiction Series I have ever read. The first nbook takes a bit of work to get into, but it's well worth the effort. Liu has some of the most original ideas in Science Fiction, and he writes hard science fiction, so sometimes the fiction part of the fantastical is only a matter of scale of application. If you are looking for a more approachable work, you could check out his short story collection The Wandering Earth, all the short stories are good (with some of them being among the very best of short form science fiction) and all the stories are linked (sometimes profoundly, sometimes only superficially). Since everyone on here has been talking about the Name of the Wind, it got me thinking about one of my all time favorite books, The Name of the Rose by Umberto Ecco. It's a medieval mystery that takes place in a Benedictine monestary. Like Malazan, it deals with adult themes, but the writing is so unbelievably good, the historical accuracy is spot on, the atmosphere it evokes is truly creepy at times, and the themes that it wrestles with are profound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Best books? Hmm off the top of my head and in no order… Malazan 1-10 Dark Tower 4, IT Dune 1-6 Sho Gun Fitz Farseer 1-6 was not over the moon at 7-9 Masters of Rome 1-5 Lord of the Rings 1-3 Broken Earth 1-3 The 1st Law 1-6, I’ve not read the newest books cause my book store sucks. Blood Meridian Caine’s Law 1-4 Codex Alera 1-6 Briar King 1-3 the last book sucks… Now WoT is in no way on my list but it should be read by every fantasy fan cause the series itself is great. Same with Dresden Files. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Isochronism he/him Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Can we talk about Dune please? Holy cow that book's a masterpiece. I won't call it my favorite, but it is definitely worth ranting about, and since I only finished it a little while ago it's the book I can remember right now. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 5 more to go so get to it. I can’t recommend to get any of his sons and KJAs books other than Dune 7&8. It’s the only ones I’ve ever gotten and only read once… can’t say if I would reread when a Dune rererereread rolls around. Stay away from their other Dune books! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum he/him Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Bondsmith-Edgedancer said: Can we talk about Dune please? Holy cow that book's a masterpiece. I won't call it my favorite, but it is definitely worth ranting about, and since I only finished it a little while ago it's the book I can remember right now. 10/10 sometimes "classics" just don't really hold up, but Dune is one that absolutely does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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