Please recommend my next book/author

Stark Direwolf

Stark Direwolf

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Yeah so I just finished the serpent war saga and I gotta say Ive had enough of feist for this lifetime. I wanna get into something new- perhaps along the same vein of tolkien etc where the world is mysterious and curious. Midkemia was nothing more than a political bickering ground in the end and we know the insides and outsides of every omnipotent God out there. So yeah, im all for tales and lore, adventures and follies....lol you all know what im talking about.. any recommendations?
 
Well there are plenty of threads dedicated to reccomendations already, and FitzFlagg will propably scream that another one is started.

;)

But to answer your question, I would reccomend George R.R. Martins "Song of Ice and Fire" (vol 1 Game of thrones), while it has its share of political intrigues it's Tolkien-like in its sparse and really mysterious use of magic.
It also boasts some of the best characters senn in fantasy, it's full of surprises too.

Another option would be Robin Hobb's "Farseer trilogy", like SoIaF its dark and gritty.

Finally you can't do wrong with Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana, if you want a stand alone for a change.
 
Try the "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" trilogy by Tad Williams. I found these books to have many similarities to Tolkien and I really enjoyed them. The books have a race very similar to Elves and much exploring of the world is done. I think you would like them. :)
 
I think you should read the Bazil Broketail series, but I think everyone should give it a try because it is such a good series with very little fan following
 
First, I'll reccomend you the "Belgariad" by David Eddings. It is about magic, but with much fun and jokes.
"The Ellenium" by Eddings is also cool- darker than the "Belgariad", but funnier in the same time.
If you want series, similar to Tolkien, your series are the "Shannara" by Terry Brooks. The "Sword of Shannara" is book, full with adventures and mysteries.
"Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" by Tad Williams is another excellent book, similar to LotR, but original in the same way.
And finally, the "Wheel of Time" by Robert Jordan, the largest fantasy. The first books are really great and you'll love them.
 
Allanon I disagree strongly, please don't take it personally, but Inactorz will find exactly what he complained about Feist in Eddings too.
Brooks is nothing like Tolkien, it's a very cheap Tolkien clone but without any of the magic that makes Tolkien special.
As to Jordan, there again you will find the "over-expanation" Inactorz complained about.

Now Tad Williams "Memory sorrow and thorn" I can second.
 
Hey Hey Barbarossa and Allanon.

Settle down children! ;)

I vouch for the aforementioned books, however, I wish to add the following which are MUST READ books!

Patricial McKillip 's Rikddlemaster series
Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant Series
Roger Zelanzy's Amber Series
Michael Moorcock's Hawkmoon and Elric Series

and before Fitzflagg beats me...

all the books by the great Matthew Stover and also the fabulous John Marco.

That should be enough for you to read till Xmas!

PS: Ellis Peters's Cadfael series will be another rewarding treat to read.
 
I won't scream...really :)

Here goes my weekly linking to the majority of the recommendation topics you can browse....

Belgarion, Miriamele and Barbarossa all provided excellent recommendations, as well.

In addition to trying Matthew Woodring Stover, John Marco, Tad Williams, Robin Hobb, James Barclay, Michael Moocock, Steven Brust, Kate Elliot, I would suggest reading through the suggestions in the following links:
June Reads
What to read? Forgotten Fantasy Classics
If you like ^^^^^ then you might like #####
i need reccomendations!
Detailed Reccomendation

I would also suggest picking up the Legends Anthology which features a number of short novels from today's prominent fantasy authors.
 
Anything good to say about R.A. Salvatore? Icewind dale? Dark elves?

Ive been busy checking out your recommendations on the book reviews section on this site and at amazon.com! cheers
 
The Icewind dale trilogy were the only books I ever threw away. They are total crap. Dark elves is somewhat better, I would say If you are ever stranded on a desert island with alternative for reading, give them a chance before using them for toilet paper.
 
R A Salvatore writes typical hero fantasy. If you want to follow the well worn path that he treads then by all means read him. However if you want something with a little grit try GRRM or if you want a well written story that leaves you feeling surprisingly empty at the end, even though the books are riveting, then try Robin Hobb.
 
Bah if ya want grit skip Martin and head straight for Steven Erikson's "Malazan: Book of the Fallen" series. First book is "Gardens of the Moon". The people who tell you to read Martin are just sex addicts:p .

Oh, Middle Australia? That a new state?;)

-Dovie'andi se tovya sagain!
 
I say get all of GRRM"s books of Fire and Ice...that should keep ya happy for a while!:D
 
Barb, that was untrue. In Eddings the political games are not as important as in Feist. And IMHO Ice and Fire is not the type of book, which Inactorz will like, but I didn't mention that. And Brooks is from my favourite authors, so be nice. He is master of traditional stories without politics, blood and sex.
And about Salvatore - very nice adventures with Elves and Evil powers, but the "DragonLance" books in my opinion are better.
 
I am one of those rare sffworld creatures who has just started reading the 9th Wheel of Time book. And I've enjoyed the series the whole way through.
 
Congrats milamber_reborn!:D

Winters Heart is a great book if a little slow on the Perrin bit, but the rest of it makes up for it.

If you can translate my custom user title i'll give you a cookie!:p
 
Inactorz,
I wanna get into something new- perhaps along the same vein of tolkien etc where the world is mysterious and curious. (...)
So yeah, im all for tales and lore, adventures and follies....lol you all know what im talking about.. any recommendations?
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Yes, I know what you wanna read... try Grimm's tales.
I am totally serious. There is more fantasy in there than you can digest. And I would commend them to everyone else too.
That's *real* fantasy.
 
There are two King Arthur realm books that I liked

The Dragon and the Unicorn by A.A. Attanasio

and

Firelord by Parke Godwin

I also enjoyed

Fortress in the Eye of Time by CJ Cherryh

Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn

The Road to Underfall by Mike Jefferies

Not sure if they meet your Tolkienesque requirements, but I enjoyed them and they're a little off the beaten path of George RR Martin and Robert Jordan.
 
mphel1: You liked 'Road to Underfall'?

I really liked the concepts, the ideas, but the writing pretty much dragged it down such that I had pretty much a hard time trying to finish the trilogy. Given that, I still bought the remaining books since they were all available at 2nd-hand bookstore. :D

What about Jefferies' other writings? Ever get into 'em?
 
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