04-11-2018, 03:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2018, 03:35 PM by Vanilla Custard.)
If you’re into the Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones), then try Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. It’s better. Only about 14 huge-ass books 
... and I guarantee it remains interesting. It also has several different points of view similar to Martin. Unfortunately the writer died while finishing his last books so someone else had to finish it usigg Jordan’s notes. But by the time you get there you’ll want to know how it ends anyway regardless of the small difference in writing style .
More of the cynical/sarcastical fantasy is the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (first book remains the best imho but the rest are good reads too).
I have also started on Trudy Canavan’s latest trilogy, starting with Thief’s Magic. I’m not sure the third one is out yet but it is definitely a refreshing way of reading fantasy (how magic works there).
Btw I’ve gotten my hands on some more Trudy Canavan series and they’re great so far also
. Oh and Maria Snyder’s Study series are also good. But they’re more YA really, don’t know if you’re into that; it’s slightly cheesy down the road . If you want a bit of an adult kind of read then try for the WoT first.
Oh and Raymond Feist has an insane amount of books and so far I love them. He does trilogies mostly but every new trilogy can be read separately and covers a different time period/generation/set of heroes. You’ll need to have read the very first to understand the world though.
... and I guarantee it remains interesting. It also has several different points of view similar to Martin. Unfortunately the writer died while finishing his last books so someone else had to finish it usigg Jordan’s notes. But by the time you get there you’ll want to know how it ends anyway regardless of the small difference in writing style .More of the cynical/sarcastical fantasy is the Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (first book remains the best imho but the rest are good reads too).
I have also started on Trudy Canavan’s latest trilogy, starting with Thief’s Magic. I’m not sure the third one is out yet but it is definitely a refreshing way of reading fantasy (how magic works there).
Btw I’ve gotten my hands on some more Trudy Canavan series and they’re great so far also
. Oh and Maria Snyder’s Study series are also good. But they’re more YA really, don’t know if you’re into that; it’s slightly cheesy down the road . If you want a bit of an adult kind of read then try for the WoT first.Oh and Raymond Feist has an insane amount of books and so far I love them. He does trilogies mostly but every new trilogy can be read separately and covers a different time period/generation/set of heroes. You’ll need to have read the very first to understand the world though.