Seasoned fantasy reader: need a book to last me a week
#1
Posted 10 September 2018 - 04:15 AM
Hi all,
The name is Steamer.
Im a season fantasy reader of all fantasy genres but grimdark and dark fantasy is my preferred subgenre.
Looking for a solid fantasy tale that will last me about a week (say 10 hours worth of book)
Going away for a bit after that week so want to line up that with finishing the book.
Fave authors include: Erikson (obvs), Ryan, Wexler, Weekes, Fletcher, de castell etc.
I have also read most of the mainstream/big names in fantasy already.
Please hit me with fantasy (dark preferred) recommendations
Cheers
Steamer
The name is Steamer.
Im a season fantasy reader of all fantasy genres but grimdark and dark fantasy is my preferred subgenre.
Looking for a solid fantasy tale that will last me about a week (say 10 hours worth of book)
Going away for a bit after that week so want to line up that with finishing the book.
Fave authors include: Erikson (obvs), Ryan, Wexler, Weekes, Fletcher, de castell etc.
I have also read most of the mainstream/big names in fantasy already.
Please hit me with fantasy (dark preferred) recommendations
Cheers
Steamer
#2
Posted 10 September 2018 - 04:34 AM
Matt Stovers HEROES DIE.
Clive Barkers IMAJICA.
Chris Woodings BRAIDED PATH trilo.
Richard Morgans Takeshi Kovacs trilo.
Clive Barkers IMAJICA.
Chris Woodings BRAIDED PATH trilo.
Richard Morgans Takeshi Kovacs trilo.
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#3
Posted 10 September 2018 - 04:43 AM
#5
Posted 10 September 2018 - 05:21 AM
nacht, on 10 September 2018 - 04:54 AM, said:
Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawerence
Nacht, Ive read that series and the prince of fools series. Book 3 of broken trilogy was an absolute triumph.
I own Red Sister, read about half and struggled to get into it. Seemed a bit bland compared to the other series. a non stop training book.
#6
Posted 10 September 2018 - 06:39 AM
Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle, which is (1) brilliant and (2) over a thousand pages long and therefore one of the few individual books that might actually take close to ten hours.
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#8
Posted 10 September 2018 - 11:22 AM
polishgenius, on 10 September 2018 - 06:39 AM, said:
Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle, which is (1) brilliant and (2) over a thousand pages long and therefore one of the few individual books that might actually take close to ten hours.
This is what I came here to say. This book is one of my very top favorites.
Try The Library at Mount Char also.
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#10
Posted 10 September 2018 - 01:09 PM
R Scott Bakker - The prince of Nothing trilogy: It does not get any darker than this. I don't know why this wasn't recommended yet
Seth Dickonson - The traitor Baru Coromont: Its dark but not in the usual way. Deals with the dark and uncomfortable side of empire.
Seth Dickonson - The traitor Baru Coromont: Its dark but not in the usual way. Deals with the dark and uncomfortable side of empire.
#11
Posted 10 September 2018 - 01:34 PM
Jeff vandermeer's city of saints and madmen
How many fucking people do I have to hammer in order to get that across.
Hinter - Vengy - DIE. I trusted you you bastard!!!!!!!
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Hinter - Vengy - DIE. I trusted you you bastard!!!!!!!
Steven Erikson made drowning in alien cum possible - Obdigore
#12
Posted 10 September 2018 - 02:03 PM
Robert Jackson Bennett's Divine Cities.
Kate Elliott's Black Wolves.
N K Jemisin's Broken Earth.
Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Kate Elliott's Black Wolves.
N K Jemisin's Broken Earth.
Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
#13
Posted 10 September 2018 - 02:36 PM
#14
Posted 10 September 2018 - 02:55 PM
Dark? Try "dusk" and "dawn" by Tim Lebbon.
David Dalglish and Robert Duperre have a trilogy that starts with "Dawn of Swords". The whole thing is a giant social experiment by 2 gods of radically different philosophies that goes very grimdark, very fast. I haven't read the follow-up books yet, but that one was the darkest book I read that year (which makes it darker than "Fall of Light" , which is saying something)
David Dalglish and Robert Duperre have a trilogy that starts with "Dawn of Swords". The whole thing is a giant social experiment by 2 gods of radically different philosophies that goes very grimdark, very fast. I haven't read the follow-up books yet, but that one was the darkest book I read that year (which makes it darker than "Fall of Light" , which is saying something)
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#16
Posted 10 September 2018 - 04:44 PM
Abyss, on 10 September 2018 - 04:00 PM, said:
His new series, the volume of which was published last month, also sounds intriguing...So much good stuff to read, but so little time to spare
#17
Posted 10 September 2018 - 04:47 PM
Briar King, on 10 September 2018 - 04:39 PM, said:
I'm looking for a steamy Romance novel but don't know where to start. Most all the covers give me a semi.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 05:01 PM
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:21 PM
Robert Jackson Bennett is also a great follow on Twitter, especially his interactions with Myke Cole (who plays straight man to RJB and Sam Sykes.)
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