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If you like Steven Erikson you might like The Pearl Saga by Eric Van Lustbader.

How do these two compare?

I agree with Fitz that Book of New Sun and the Physiognomy have a similar feel at points, but Ford's book is on a smaller scale.
 
Originally posted by Caldazar


Umm what's the connection? I have not read Pinto but from what i've read about the book it has nothing in common with the Empire trilogy. Style or content wise. Am I wrong?:confused:
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There are a lot of people who really enjoy the Empire books, so I tried to think of something that was similar. In terms of style they are quite different, Fiest and Wurts have a very accessible style, while Pinto's prose is a lot better. However I think that in content they are similar on a number of issues. Firstly the main character, one of the highest caste, but one who does not share their traditional cruelty, who is often ashamed of his own race. The books have a similar feel, and links can be drawn between the societies in both series. The political intrigue in the books also makes them seem quite similar.
 
Hmm think I'll give it a shot, if it's anywhere near as good as the Empire series I would be pretty pleased.
 
If you liked LOTR epic story with different races and wars, and you liked the magic in Harry Potter, then you might like Eragon.
 
How about if you liked the LotR you might like Dennis L. McKiernan's Iron Tower Trilogy.
 
I haven't seen much if anything about David B. Coe mentioned. His most recent series Winds of the Forelands is great. I would say if you like Plot driven storylines (i.e. Hobbs and GRRM) then check out Coe. His earlier series is good also ( The Lon-Tobyn Chronicle).
 
I like Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series, her retelling of the fairytales, and her Elven books with Andre Norton. And I've retained my early adolescent love of L.J. Smith's novels, especially the Night World series. I like the Harry Potter series and I found (I know this is probably heresy on this site) the LotR trilogy boring. But I'm really looking for books like Laurell K. Hamilton(the only writer whose books I buy in hardcover)'s, and like Anne Bishop's to a lesser extent. I like books that are fun, that really focus on the 'fantasy' in fantasy. Any recommendations?
 
ran out of stuff to read

so i need a recommendation.

i liked:
1.steven erikson
2.grr martin
3.frank herbert - dune (i only mention this because it's one of the best books i've ever read)
robin hobb
tolkien
dan simmons - hyperion (okay so it's sf, but it's the last book i read and i'm still under the impression)
anne bishop - dark jewells
cs friedman - coldfire

i DID NOT like:
glen cook - the black company (i read the first four then got bored)
tad williams - mst - (boring, managed to read the first book, deciced to stop torturing myself half way through the second)
guy gavriel kay - even more boring than the above

i like: gray characters, sad love stories (this especially, wouldn't mind if the whole novel was centered around one - like a shakespeare's tragedy in a fantasy setting), main characters dying (red wedding rulz), psycho main characters with childhood traumas who indiscriminately kill everyone around them (berserk manga, heh), scenes that make me cry (never happened yet, but i was close a few times)

i hate: happy endings, heroes must save the world plots, deus ex machina (this especially), predictability - take any fr novel as an example

i hope you can recommend something based on this..

thanks
 
Hrm you could try:

Kate Elliott - Crown of Stars(6 books), first book "Kings Dragon"
J V Jones - Sword of Shadows(trilogy), first book "A Cavern of Black Ice"
Jaqualine Carey - Kushiel series(trilogy), first book "Kushiels Dart"

All great female authors that meet most of your requirements.
 
Alongside the three Caldazar mentioned, I'd recommend Juliet Marilier's 'Sevenwater' triology.

Have you tried Thomas Covenent by Stephen Donaldson?

Oh and another book I'll wholeheartedly recommend is 'The Light Ages' by Ian R. MacLeod. It isn't traditional epic fantasy by any means, but it has enough grey characters, a sad love story, great description and characterixation and impressive portrayel of alternate reality London.
 
thanks for the recommendations, i'll check them out..
i tried covenant, but i didn't like it...
 
I´m new at this forum so i´m not even sure that this is the right thread but here we go anyway.

I have read fantasy for a while now and I have not had any problem finding new good books but the latest years I have found some great authors and my standards have getting higher. So now when a find a new decent writer I can´t really get the satisfaction as I would like. So I´m hoping that you can recomend some authors..

These author I think is great:
Robin Hobb
Robert Jordan(The 4-5 first books of the serie anyway)
George Martin
Steven Erikson
J V Jones
Tolkien

I think the following is OK:
Katharine Kerr
David Drake
Lois McMaster Bujold
Kate Elliot
Deborah Chester
Raymond Feist
David Farland
Terry Goodkin
and some more I don´t remember

I don´t like stories about people from our time traveling to another universe/back in time..
 
So if you like these authors:
HRP said:
These author I think is great:
Robin Hobb
Robert Jordan(The 4-5 first books of the serie anyway)
George Martin
Steven Erikson
J V Jones
Tolkien
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Chances are you may like the following authors
Greg Keyes author of currently in progress Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone saga comprising The Briar King and The Charnel Prince

You may also like Tad Williams author of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, War of the Flowers, Otherland and the forthcoming Shadowmarch.
 
If you like Neil Gaiman then you may like Jonathon Carroll. Both write clever urban fantasy.

If you like Jeffrey Ford then you may like Jeff Vandermeer or K.J. Bishop. All write delightful, quirky, "new weird" fantasy.
 
I recently came across a "romantic fantasy" thread but I found that it's review site was pretty unintelligible and I don't have time to read another forum. So if I liked the Black Jewels Trilogy plus everything by Guy Gavriel Kay, what is a good recommendation for something in the "romantic fantasy" vein?
 
i am sorry i cant post a reply to your question; however i have a question in return. i am not sure if i have read romantic fantasy... could you explain your definition and a brief of the author and series you mentioned and maybe i will try them if i can actually find them and order them?
 
HRP, welcome to the forum, and thanks for sharing your list of authors. I would suggest you try Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle by Matthew Stover, as well as the Elvenborne books by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey..
 
Calandra said:
I recently came across a "romantic fantasy" thread but I found that it's review site was pretty unintelligible and I don't have time to read another forum. So if I liked the Black Jewels Trilogy plus everything by Guy Gavriel Kay, what is a good recommendation for something in the "romantic fantasy" vein?
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The Secrets of jin-shei by Alma Alexander might be a good read for you.
Lord of snow and shadows by Sarah Ash.
Lynn Flewelling's Tamir Trilogy, starting with The Bone Doll's Twin.
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, first of her Sevenwaters Trilogy.
Untamed, first of Elizabeth Lowell's Disputed Lands Trilogy (also known as her Medieval Trilogy).
Red as Blood, or, Tales from the Sisters Grimmer and White as Snow by Tanith Lee.
 
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