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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:21:35 PM EST
[#1]
Mistborn.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:23:26 PM EST
[#2]
Eragon trilogy was a good fantasy read.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:23:53 PM EST
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:25:05 PM EST
[#4]
Quote HistoryAlways go with the classics. 
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:25:09 PM EST
[#5]
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:26:06 PM EST
[#6]
Thieve's World series. Stories by different authors, interacting with each other's characters.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:26:27 PM EST
[#7]
Shameless plug for my BIL, who is the author:
The Death Collector series Dark fantasy. He has a twisted mind. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:28:33 PM EST
[#8]
Dies the fire
Modern world loses all electricity/gunpowder/etc |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:28:43 PM EST
[#9]
Song of Fire and Ice, despite being incomplete, is still a great series.
Black Company was different and interesting. Definitely darker. Avoid Sword of Truth. 14 books and just gets tired after book 4. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:29:51 PM EST
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:30:08 PM EST
[#11]
Dragonlance series are good, lighter than LOTR, but there are now dozens so if you like the world you have a lot to read.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:30:16 PM EST
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant I've read that years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it. If I remember correctly, I read 6 books. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:32:09 PM EST
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Second vote for Mistborn. And these. https://www.goodreads.com/series/49134-the-legend-of-drizzt The problem with Drizzt is he is a whiny cunt. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:32:22 PM EST
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Second vote for Mistborn. And these. https://www.goodreads.com/series/49134-the-legend-of-drizzt I've read a few of the Forgotten Realms books. Including some with Drizzt. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:33:22 PM EST
[#15]
This may seem odd, but consider the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It's a genre-mixer, but very fantastical.
The Shannara Chronicles might suit you, too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Dragonlance series are good, lighter than LOTR, but there are now dozens so if you like the world you have a lot to read. Monica |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:33:38 PM EST
[#16]
Magician
Series by Raymond Feist |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:34:34 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The problem with Drizzt is he is a whiny cunt. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Second vote for Mistborn. And these. https://www.goodreads.com/series/49134-the-legend-of-drizzt The problem with Drizzt is he is a whiny cunt.  He's introspective. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:36:02 PM EST
[#18]
I am working through the undying mercenary series by BV Larson, pretty good, though a teeny bit formulaic.
I am on book 15 or so. Would recommend |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:37:13 PM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant That’s one you don’t hear very often. Dark series about an angry leper transported to another realm with lots of power, especially the anger. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:38:16 PM EST
[#20]
One thing to try is the Tarzan series, it may not take too long because the books are short and they are extremely formulaic, but still entertaining.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:38:35 PM EST
[#21]
Chronicles of Prydain is probably geared towards a slightly younger audience than LotR but is worth a read.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:38:36 PM EST
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s one you don’t hear very often. Dark series about an angry leper transported to another realm with lots of power, especially the anger. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant That’s one you don’t hear very often. Dark series about an angry leper transported to another realm with lots of power, especially the anger. And a rapist. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:38:39 PM EST
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LOTR wasn’t intended to be a series. Tolkien refused to call it a trilogy until he finally just gave up and accepted it.
Breaking a large story into volumes was a common publishing style. If the first one flopped they had less invested in the printing. He also hated the return of the king title. It was a spoiler. The Tolkien illustrated one volume edition is pretty cool. I want some of the giclee prints. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:38:41 PM EST
[#24]
Deathlands by James Axler. It follows a group of survivalists 100 years after WWIII destroys most of mankind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathlands |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:39:25 PM EST
[#25]
A short three book read is The Hot Gate by Ringo.
For Zombies, try Ringo’s series Black Tide Rising. Suspend disbelief a bit and enjoy the silly ride. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:39:47 PM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Second vote for this. Also, the Lycanius Trilogy. Amazing trilogy. The Deed of Paksenarrion also has my vote. Old school, try the Conan the Barbarian original series. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:40:10 PM EST
[#27]
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
https://www.jim-butcher.com/books/alera#:~:text=Codex%20Alera%20is%20an%20epic,Cursor's%20Fury |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:40:29 PM EST
[#28]
R.A. Salvatore has some good stuff.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:40:52 PM EST
[#29]
I’m about halfway on the second book of the Stormlight archive and I’m enjoying it a lot. Sanderson’s magic system is quite different than anything I’ve seen in print or games. Interesting little twist on the usual approaches.
I view LOTR much the same, probably the high-water mark of high fantasy. Couldn’t get through Sil either, just hit one of the various Tolkien wikis and even the articles about it are hard to read.  He was thorough at least!
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:40:59 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dragonlance series are good, lighter than LOTR, but there are now dozens so if you like the world you have a lot to read. +1 |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:41:20 PM EST
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Legacy of the Aldenata series by Ringo,..............more commonly known as the Posleen War
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:41:50 PM EST
[#32]
I’m enjoying “Forgotten Ruin” series by Anspach and Cole. Lord of the rings crossed with modern Army Rangers.
ETA: Drizzt Do'Urden of the Forgotten Realms by R. A. Salvatore gets my vote for a more classic fantasy series |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:42:26 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: And a rapist. It gets really weird when he meets his daughter. Great books, but the main character is definitely an asshole a lot of the time. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:42:29 PM EST
[#34]
Dragon riders of pern
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:42:46 PM EST
[#35]
And March Upcountry is a good series as well, but only 4 books.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:43:56 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dragon riders of pern But only the books written by Anne McCaffrey. Her son just didn’t have the chops to continue the series. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:44:20 PM EST
[#37]
Also "Survivalist, frontier justice"
Us Marshal fighting mutants caused by a virus |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:44:33 PM EST
[#38]
Science fiction I recommend the Red Rising series. Class warfare and whole planet battles. First book is kind of hunger games ish but after that the whole universe opens up. 5 books out now waiting on the final book to come out next year.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:45:42 PM EST
[#39]
Some guys were addicted to ‘Cradle’ by Will Wight on my last deployment. Like actively passing around the books when they would go to sleep so they could read in shifts.
A quick Amazon scan shows most of the books (12 total) are averaging 4.5 stars and averaging 13k reviews. Premise seemed cool but I did not read it. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:45:55 PM EST
[#40]
2nd vote for The Black Company and Shannara Trilogy.
Some others thought not in the same genre of fantasy. Xanth series by Piers Anthony, great series IMO. Casca series by Barry Sadler |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:46:45 PM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've read that years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it. If I remember correctly, I read 6 books. There's actually a third series (four books) that follows Linden Avery going back to the Land about ten years (her time) later. Haven't had a chance to get into it yet. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:47:32 PM EST
[#42]
Took me a while to read through The Witcher series.
This thread is of interest to me. Every book I'm reading right now is for my profession...and I like it! But I need some fiction in my life. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:49:34 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: One thing to try is the Tarzan series, it may not take too long because the books are short and they are extremely formulaic, but still entertaining. I've read many of those in high school. I seriously doubt you'd find them in a school library today. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:50:21 PM EST
[#44]
For high fantasy, it's hard to beat the 2 series by David Eddings.
The Belgariad series The Mallorean series |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:50:21 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Took me a while to read through The Witcher series. This thread is of interest to me. Every book I'm reading right now is for my profession...and I like it! But I need some fiction in my life. Was a good one. Had some frustrations with it but I’ll read it all again someday. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:51:38 PM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The problem with Drizzt is he is a whiny cunt. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Second vote for Mistborn. And these. https://www.goodreads.com/series/49134-the-legend-of-drizzt The problem with Drizzt is he is a whiny cunt. This. I bought a bunch of them, planning to finish his series and just can’t get through the endless introspection and self loathing. War of the Spider Queen is good. Can recommend WoT, Song of Fire and Ice, Thieves World (although it goes off the rails at the end), Shannara, The Faithful and the Fallen, almost anything David Eddings. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:51:57 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Took me a while to read through The Witcher series. This thread is of interest to me. Every book I'm reading right now is for my profession...and I like it! But I need some fiction in my life. I was reading quite a bit when I was young, but kind of gave up on it. I'm thinking back to how much I enjoyed it and feel it's time to start back up. |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:52:26 PM EST
[#48]
joe aberchrombie first law series, shattered sea series plus some others.
logen ninefingers for the win |
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:52:32 PM EST
[#49]
Also worth a read- Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera.
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Posted: 7/25/2024 8:52:57 PM EST
[#50]
The Riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist
The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny The Books of Swords by Fred Saberhagen Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams The Belgariad by David Eddings Mistborn by Brian Sanderson The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss(Book 3 has been under development for years. He works at the pace of George RR Martin. The first two books are excellent) |
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