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Salteador Neo
Andorra5591 Posts
Elantris is his first work I read back in the day and it's solid and probably more serious than the rest. The others I enjoyed were Warbreaker, The Rithmatist and Steelheart. The last one I think could be considered standalone, even though it's a trilogy... the second book is a bit boring so far. I also think Abercrombie's "The Heroes" is his best book. Action packed, dark, bloody and anti-heroes galore. Loved it. Other lighter reads I enjoyed were the Amulet of Samarkand and the Dresden Files. | ||
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CuddlyCuteKitten
Sweden2723 Posts
 I liked Mistborn but completely ground to a halt in Way of Kings super early on. And I read Malazan book 1 but found it awful (supposedly it picks up from there but then I usually don't enjoy high fantasy and it seemed to be heading into DBZ levels of power for some characters). I also couldn't get through First Law. Read the first two books in a week then never purchased the last one. Usually the sticking point for me is that I finish a book (I read pretty fast so I usually just plow through it regardless of how I feel) and then when it's time to pick up the next I realize that I just don't care what happens to the characters. Like in First Law I honestly didn't care about any of the main characters after two books. Way of Kings is a bit special since I had a lot of books too choose from on my flight so I just switched it, I'll try it again some day. I read some of the reviews on Kingkiller Chronicles on goodreads and people usually rate it 5 (it has 4,5 average or something crazy like that) but there's a lot of 1 star reviews. Mostly because people think the main character is a complete Mary Sue. Which he is. But that's the main point because the book also starts with him being completely broken and at least for me it hooked me almost immediately because I wanted to know how he a) got to be a legend in his own time and b) ended up where he is at the start of the books. | ||
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Latham
9569 Posts
I'm so sad we'll have to wait such a long time for the 3rd novel T.T"The Lies of Locke Lamora" was also very fun to read, but the next two books, "Red Seas under Red Skies" and "Republic of Thevies" were a bit of a let down when compared to Lies. But thanks for the recommendation :-) I know Malazan has it's own separate thread, but are the books really that good? I only own Forge of Darkness which seems to be a part of Kharkanas trilogy, but haven't gotten around to reading it just yet. Also wanted to ask about the 2nd part of Mistborn series. The one set in the future, Alloy of Law and the other 2. Worth reading? | ||
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Hexe
United States332 Posts
On August 23 2016 01:21 Latham wrote: I already read Patrick Rothfuss' "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear", both were absolutely brilliant I'm so sad we'll have to wait such a long time for the 3rd novel T.T"The Lies of Locke Lamora" was also very fun to read, but the next two books, "Red Seas under Red Skies" and "Republic of Thevies" were a bit of a let down when compared to Lies. But thanks for the recommendation :-) I know Malazan has it's own separate thread, but are the books really that good? I only own Forge of Darkness which seems to be a part of Kharkanas trilogy, but haven't gotten around to reading it just yet. Also wanted to ask about the 2nd part of Mistborn series. The one set in the future, Alloy of Law and the other 2. Worth reading? Malazan is really fun to read, it has everything grimdark fans desire but keeps the high fantasy... high. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
On August 22 2016 19:28 chroniX wrote: That reminds me, I really need something new. Fantasy please! I liked: - All Abercrombie's First Law Stuff - Stormlight Archives - A Song of Ice and Fire - Kingkiller Chronicles - Anthony Ryan's Ravens Shadow I did not like: - Wheel of Time (stopped end of Book 1) - Brent Week's stuff Lightbringer & Night Angel - Farseer Triology - Mistborn You could try the Black Company series by Glen Cook. | ||
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Archeon
3265 Posts
On August 23 2016 01:21 Latham wrote: I already read Patrick Rothfuss' "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear", both were absolutely brilliant I'm so sad we'll have to wait such a long time for the 3rd novel T.T"The Lies of Locke Lamora" was also very fun to read, but the next two books, "Red Seas under Red Skies" and "Republic of Thevies" were a bit of a let down when compared to Lies. But thanks for the recommendation :-) I know Malazan has it's own separate thread, but are the books really that good? I only own Forge of Darkness which seems to be a part of Kharkanas trilogy, but haven't gotten around to reading it just yet. Also wanted to ask about the 2nd part of Mistborn series. The one set in the future, Alloy of Law and the other 2. Worth reading? I liked the entire mistborn triology as well as Alloy of Law. Alloy is a much lighter piece, while Mistborn 2 and 3 are pretty dark. 2nd is more about finding herself, so you might need some patience for that. 3 is imo the weakest of the three, but still was fun to read. I know someone who thinks exactly the other way round though and I have a dislike for good vs evil and epic finales, so I'm biased. Alloy is fun and action packed, but Sanderson keeps low on the social system in this one however, which is imo his greatest strength. Malazan is pretty great, don't let the first book keep you from reading it. It's very random though. | ||
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SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4010 Posts
On August 23 2016 06:22 Blackfeather wrote: Malazan is pretty great, don't let the first book keep you from reading it. It's very random though. I admit that I've only read the first book of Malazan, but it felt like a total disaster. It seemed as though every few chapters, a completely new massive threat was introduced. I couldn't feel any sense of drama or tension in a world where every threat that arises could potentially be neutralised by whatever new power emerges next. I admit, it's been a while since I read it, but I remember being caught off guard by the appearance of Raest and, but then some dragons turned up to fight him for a bit, and as more characters were introduced I just started to think, "Wow, this doesn't feel like a very safe environment to live in, between Annomander Rake and all these dudes, it seems like there are unstoppable superbeings hiding around every corner." It made it very difficult to be invested in the lives of ordinary people... | ||
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Archeon
3265 Posts
On August 23 2016 20:29 SirJolt wrote: I admit that I've only read the first book of Malazan, but it felt like a total disaster. It seemed as though every few chapters, a completely new massive threat was introduced. I couldn't feel any sense of drama or tension in a world where every threat that arises could potentially be neutralised by whatever new power emerges next. I admit, it's been a while since I read it, but I remember being caught off guard by the appearance of Raest and, but then some dragons turned up to fight him for a bit, and as more characters were introduced I just started to think, "Wow, this doesn't feel like a very safe environment to live in, between Annomander Rake and all these dudes, it seems like there are unstoppable superbeings hiding around every corner." It made it very difficult to be invested in the lives of ordinary people... Gardens of the moon is all over the place. It has a lot of strong points of the series (magic breathes in the world, past and present are intertwined, mundane people in big events), but it really is no benchmark for the rest of the series. Things very rarely or never get explained in Gardens, new characters get introduced all the time and there doesn't really exist any prolonged storyline. All this gets a lot better in the next 2 books (atm reading 4). Two was a lot better than one and three was better than two again. There's a discussion going on in the thread whether people should skip one or not. The argument for skipping it is that it's way worse, the argument for reading it is that most of the cast for the later books gets introduced and some of the events get explained later and have consequences in the other books. | ||
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Salteador Neo
Andorra5591 Posts
The whole thing for me was just badass characters/moments and ok writing, but the plot was all over the place and I could not care any less about what happened to everyone involved in the story lol. Also felt there was always something big going on behind the scenes (and I was missing most of it) that would be explained later... Still didn't care. About the Kingkiller Chronicles, I read the first two books but ended up hating the main character (a total Mary Sue). The deus ex bullshit that keeps happening to save him out of the trouble he gets into for being arrogant/stupid was too much for me. I think it just killed my suspension of disbelief and my immersion. Too bad because the books are good. Specially loved the University parts. Gotta recommend The Way of Kings. It starts slow but it's well worth it. Best book I ever read :D | ||
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goody153
44238 Posts
On August 23 2016 01:21 Latham wrote: Also wanted to ask about the 2nd part of Mistborn series. The one set in the future, Alloy of Law and the other 2. Worth reading? Mistborn original trilogy is just a different beast compared to the 2nd mistborn series, it can stand on it's own. While i found the 2nd mistborn Ok You should find it ok enough if you liked mistborn trilogy but it's honestly felt like it didn't have the complexity of the first trilogy it's more of if you wanted to learn more about the future + Show Spoiler [Mistborn Trilogy] + Harmony is pretty cool, you get to see him function as both Preservation and Ruin. Feels a bit incompetent and too nice though compared to the rest of the shard buddies. man vs literal force of nature Or i'll just recommend you just read Brandon Sanderson's best work Stormlight Archives series rather than reading the next mistborn series.(it still also has cosmere too if you are interested in it+ Show Spoiler [cosmere] + Cause Odium the supposed to be big bad of the overall picture which is worst than Ruin is the main antagonist of that series. Making it like the center event of all cosmere On August 23 2016 23:38 Salteador Neo wrote: Gotta recommend The Way of Kings. It starts slow but it's well worth it. Best book I ever read :D Indeed it's the best fantasy series i've read so far (despite being just 2 books out of 10 that is still released). Have you read Word of Radiance , the book 2 of it ? It's even better | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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MajuGarzett
Canada635 Posts
On January 27 2018 02:55 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Just discovered a new series, but the latest but earlier book in the series. Good? The Foundation series is great but I think it's best to read the original trilogy first. | ||
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A3th3r
United States319 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Yurie
12049 Posts
It is basically a story of how it would be to have the Football Manager game system in real life. Having the supernatural skills to scout, manage games and all that comes with that. But to do that you need to handle the people, how you got that ability and find opportunities while still living a happy and fulfilling life. I enjoy that the author plays around with the format to keep the series fresh. Always pushing the time line forward while focused on Max Best in a quite normal format for a novel, but sometimes doing it via e-mails, discord chats, pod cast interviews or whatever suits that section of story the most. Skipping content that would bog it down keeps thing pushing forward for weeks at a time until something important happens and several chapters can be a single day. I have now read 12 books in the series and all of them are above average books according to my taste. 2 of those books are in my top 1%. I greatly enjoyed the audio books and am recommending that format for people that enjoy listening. https://www.amazon.com/Player-Manager-Sports-Progression-Fantasy/dp/B0CC36MJBD It isn't a perfect series. Part reads as if the author had to retcon parts to make the story work long term. But even those sections were interesting. Just don't want people to expect a perfectly planned out series, it reads more like somebody playing football manager to decide outcomes in places which also keeps it fresh. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17685 Posts
Also, if you're looking for some sci-fi book reviews, analysis and recommendations there's this awesome YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@QuinnsIdeas | ||
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lestye
United States4195 Posts
I'm kinda in a mystery book mood as of late, I think the last scifi/fantasy book I read was Project Hail Mary, which I loved! | ||
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Josh124
United Kingdom145 Posts
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