OT: good fantasy books - Page 2

Aethyr · #1 September 18th, 2007, 08:18 PM

I would add Michelle West's Sun Sword series, and the Hunter's Oath / Death duology to your list Edi.

PrinzMegaherz · #2 April 20th, 2007, 02:26 PM

Song of Ice and fire is great, but I am not a fan of such long stories.
I would prefer:

The Night Watch from Sergej Lukyanenko

It's a perfect blend of fantasy (magic, vampires usw.) brought into our time. It's from a russian author and creates some kind of magic cold war:

In the world of the night watch, there are humans and others. Others are former humans that learned to use magic in one way or the other. However, becoming an other means you have to choose whether to serve the light or the darkness. After both sides nearly annihilated each other, a truce was settled limiting the amoung of good and evil both sides are allowed to do. Both sides have police force that makes sure the other side does not cheat - the night- and daywatch. It's a story about a cold war between those two factions and a detective story about Anton, a young nightwatch member.

Xietor · #3 April 20th, 2007, 02:05 PM

Mercedes Lackey has written many series, most of them not so good. This one particular series actually won a few awards and was good.

Novi · #4 April 20th, 2007, 02:41 PM

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Teraswaerto said:
The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
-High fantasy, demigods and ancient races, sorcerers battling demons, armies incinerated by magic. History of the world reaching back hundreds of thousands of years. Reminds me of Dominions actually.

Well, my experience with this book wasn't as thrilling as it was supposed to be according to the countless fans... Yes, it is epical in basically every aspect but exactly that makes it tedious and difficult to read. Too many facts, too little explanations. Took me a TONNE of devotion and time to read.

The very best thing I've read so far is A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin. It might be a pain in the neck for those who yearn for glorious battles and intricate plots but it makes up for that with its depth. Recommended reading. =)

Teraswaerto · #5 April 20th, 2007, 02:50 PM

Yeah, it's true that the Malazan Book of the Fallen is not the easiest read. It's a good idea to re-read a few times to really get into it and understand what's going on. I've started the series from the first book every time a new part has come out.

I like the Earthsea series, read it a dozen times I think.