Can you recommend brilliant books based on what I've loved so far

[BlackJimmy]

Ok so far I've read:
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks, which got me into reading after a year long hiatus.
The Black Magician Trilogy
Age of Five Trilogy
A Song of Ice and Fire
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Almost everything from Brandon Sandersons Cosmere Series(Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker and Strormlight Archive)
Currently getting started on Brent Weeks more recent work, The Lightbringer Series
Oh, and The Wheel of Time.
EDIT: The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
EDIT: The Forest Kingdom & Hawke & Fisher Books by Simon R Green

Can you reccomend anything that you think I would like based on what I've read?

On a side note: the last discworld book I read was Mort (Iskipped Equal Rites, not sure why). Is it worth reading through the whole series or just skipping a few to get to the best stuff? And if the latter, which should I read next?

EDIT2: Thinking about it I think my preferred type of fantasy is when high fantasy and low fantasy kind of mix.

 

[Elfgore]

Go to Amazon or a larger book store, buy everything you can see written by Glen Cook, and then fall in love.

The three best series have to be The Dread Empire, The Black Company, and The Insturmantalities of the Night. All of them have alot of political intrigue like Game of Thrones and Malazan, and he is not afraid to kill a character off either.

His writing style is... different. He puts very little into character description and focuses more on the plot and character development. I think out of all eight or so Black Company books he only describes one character, and only because she is meant to be almost god-like in her beauty.

 

[Legion]

Well there is a new trilogy set in the same world as The Black Magician Trilogy. The Traitor Spy trilogy is set around twenty or so years later and features most of the same characters. It is good for the most part, although does delve into the cliché at times, especially nearer the end, but it is worth reading if you liked the original. Another book set in the same world but many years earlier is The Magicians Apprentice.

The Discworld novels are all set in the same place, but they do have their own "series" within them so to speak. For example there are novels set around a group of witches, Death, the Night Watch and Rincewind the wizard.

Spoiler: This chart shows the reading order and how they are separated:

So if you just wanted to read the books in a particular series (Mort is a part of the 'Death' novels) then Reaper Man and Soul Music would be the next ones to read.

Spoiler: If you just wanted to read the books in general then the order of release is:

The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!
Eric
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man
Witches Abroad
Small Gods
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Maskerade
Feet of Clay
Hogfather
Jingo
The Last Continent
Carpe Jugulum
The Fifth Elephant
The Truth
Thief of Time
The Last Hero
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Night Watch
The Wee Free Men
Monstrous Regiment
A Hat Full of Sky
Going Postal
Thud!
Wintersmith
Making Money
Unseen Academicals
I Shall Wear Midnight
Snuff

But naturally they are not all directly connected in this order, so are not all sequels to one another. Some of them are not normal novels either and are spin-offs or young adult books, so make sure to check before buying.

 

[Queen Michael]

The Discworld books vary a lot in quality, but I'd say that it's worth the trouble reading the early ones.

 

[BunnyKillBot]

Kate Elliott's Crossroads trilogy, http://www.kateelliott.com/default.asp?cmsnumber=1&page_id=90 , is underrated and definitely up there with the best of them.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Ok so far I've read:
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks, which got me into reading after a year long hiatus.
The Black Magician Trilogy
Age of Five Trilogy
A Song of Ice and Fire
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Almost everything from Brandon Sandersons Cosmere Series(Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker and Strormlight Archive)
Currently getting started on Brent Weeks more recent work, The Lightbringer Series
Oh, and The Wheel of Time.

Can you reccomend anything that you think I would like based on what I've read?

Read Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch if you enjoyed ASOIAF. They're both heavily influenced by Martin's gritty/low magic world building. Lynch is the more poetic writer, but his plotting can drag a bit before kicking into high gear. Abercrombie's pacing is excellent and his books often darkly comedic, but you need to be prepared for some SERIOUS anti-heroism amongst the protagonists.

Abercrombie might be my favorite author right now. He's insanely prolific, and his books have gotten dramatically better each time out. Looking forward to a long career from that guy.

And since you like fantasy in general, you should of course look into Patrick Rothfuss and his Kingkiller Chronicles, which are arguably the best written fantasy on the market today. They're somewhat ponderous volumes and not exactly "high action" but they are very, very, very good.

 

[the December King]

And since you like fantasy in general, you should of course look into Patrick Rothfuss and his Kingkiller Chronicles, which are arguably the best written fantasy on the market today. They're somewhat ponderous volumes and not exactly "high action" but they are very, very, very good.

This is true, although in my opinion I think the second book has dropped the ball somewhat, but I won't get into that now.

Although it's heavily influenced by the Song of Ice and Fire, I enjoyed Brian Ruckley's The Godless World series of books- not as convoluted/complex as the Game, but I kinda like the mythology to the world more.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

This is true, although in my opinion I think the second book has dropped the ball somewhat, but I won't get into that now.

Admittedly I am kind of curious how he expects to finish this in a trilogy at his current glacial pacing. It sort of reminds me of ASOIAF's "trilogy in seven parts" that seems like a long shot to even manage that at the rate bloat is accumulating. We're going to go from detailing every meal and donkey ride to speeding through major events in a couple of paragraphs.

Still, for all their foibles Martin and Rothfuss run circles around Blandon Sanderson or Terry Badkind. Ha ha! Look at my clever, withering play on words. How droll.

 

[ForumSafari]

Abercrombie's pacing is excellent and his books often darkly comedic, but you need to be prepared for some SERIOUS anti-heroism amongst the protagonists.

Abercrombie might be my favorite author right now. He's insanely prolific, and his books have gotten dramatically better each time out. Looking forward to a long career from that guy.

Same here, ever since I read the opening trilogy my mission in life seems to have become to recommend Abercrombie to everyone based on the shallowest pretext. I love the lack of heroes, though there are several characters that do the best they can in the circumstances, including the character that when you describe him everyone just assumes will be the villain of the piece.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

...including the character that when you describe him everyone just assumes will be the villain of the piece.

Glotka? Or Logan?

Kind of sad that he's departing his world to knock off a quick trilogy of young adult novels. After finishing Red Country I am SUPER interested to see him introduce an industrial revolution to that world.

 

[Hawkeye21]

Ok so far I've read:
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks, which got me into reading after a year long hiatus.
The Black Magician Trilogy
Age of Five Trilogy
A Song of Ice and Fire
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Almost everything from Brandon Sandersons Cosmere Series(Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker and Strormlight Archive)
Currently getting started on Brent Weeks more recent work, The Lightbringer Series
Oh, and The Wheel of Time.

I applaud your good taste in books, sir.

I strongly suggest you start reading Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss right this goddamn minute. Also you might find Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch to be sublime. Then if you have the time I would suggest reading anything by Neal Gaiman (I enjoyed "American Gods"), but "Good Omens" is also a good read.

 

[ForumSafari]

Glotka? Or Logan?

Kind of sad that he's departing his world to knock off a quick trilogy of young adult novels. After finishing Red Country I am SUPER interested to see him introduce an industrial revolution to that world.

I didn't know that, I wish him the best of luck but he doesn't really strike me as a young adult author based on his work so far. In terms of the industrial revolution I would hate that. Well I'd love it but it'd make me sad, Cosca's speech in Red Country made me think about the magic being ground out to make way for industry.

Oh and Glokta.

Spoiler

He was basically the closest thing to a good guy in that trilogy imo. Luthar was arrogant and an ass but I guess he was 'good' too, his sins weren't really on that large a scale.

 

[the December King]

Admittedly I am kind of curious how he expects to finish this in a trilogy at his current glacial pacing. It sort of reminds me of ASOIAF's "trilogy in seven parts" that seems like a long shot to even manage that at the rate bloat is accumulating. We're going to go from detailing every meal and donkey ride to speeding through major events in a couple of paragraphs.

A good point. Here's hoping for some highly entertaining and relevant events, to pad it all out, between the events we quickly discern have to pass!

...

Sorry for the mouthful of unintelligible vaguery- I hate having books and media ruined for me, and am trying to not get into a detailed plot dissection for the benefit of others!

Still, for all their foibles Martin and Rothfuss run circles around Blandon Sanderson or Terry Badkind. Ha ha! Look at my clever, withering play on words. How droll.

... well played, Bloated Guppy.

 

[Agayek]

Ok so far I've read:
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks, which got me into reading after a year long hiatus.
The Black Magician Trilogy
Age of Five Trilogy
A Song of Ice and Fire
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Almost everything from Brandon Sandersons Cosmere Series(Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker and Strormlight Archive)
Currently getting started on Brent Weeks more recent work, The Lightbringer Series
Oh, and The Wheel of Time.

Can you reccomend anything that you think I would like based on what I've read?

On a side note: the last discworld book I read was Mort (Iskipped Equal Rites, not sure why). Is it worth reading through the whole series or just skipping a few to get to the best stuff? And if the latter, which should I read next?

My first and primary recommendation to any reader who likes fantasy is always The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It starts with Storm Front and currently has 13 books out, and there's generally one released per year.

These books are a modern urban fantasy (read: modern world with fantasy elements such as monsters and magic) where the main character, one Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, is a professional wizard who works as a PI. The first several books are noir-ish mystery novels about a case Dresden has to solve which all involve the spooky side. For example, in the first novel there's a Wizard that targets people and causes their hearts to explode out of their chest through the use of Black Magic, and Dresden is called in by the Chicago PD to help solve the case. As the series progresses though, the books gradually shift their focus away from the personal noir style and to a broader scope, such as shadowy conspiracies targeting the Wizard's organization (the White Council).

It's a fantastic series and easily my favorite piece of fantasy out there.

Admittedly, however, it's far from perfect. The first couple books are nowhere near the quality of the later novels, and the series' overall plot doesn't really pick up until Summer Knight, the fourth book in the series, but even with that, it's still an amazing read and I highly recommend it.

My secondary recommendations are as follows:
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher - Completed 6 book series that's basically "Roman legions with Pokemon", but infinitely more awesome. Starts with Furies of Calderon.
Nightside by Simon R Green - Another Urban Fantasy series that goes whole-hog into the bizarre. It's all about the eponymous "Nightside", which is a secret, hidden subsection of London where all the spooky stuff happens. Where demons, gods, and men rub elbows and you can buy or sell anything, even your soul. It's basically the Dresden Files only with the bizarre and the squick dialed up to 11. Starts with Something from the Nightside.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

A Song of Ice and Fire
Can you reccomend anything that you think I would like based on what I've read?

I don't know or haven't read most of what you listed, but based off that one item, I'm assuming you like Low Fantasy.

Thus, I recommend:

"Blood of Elves" by Andrzej Sapkowski
"Times of Contempt" by Andrzej Sapkowski

and

"The Last Wish" - a short story collection also by Andrzej Sapkowski

Also, if you haven't yet, "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher.

 

[cubikill]

I cannot recommend The Name of The Wind enough. It slow but amazingly well written, definitely worth reading.
The second book is no where as good but better then most fantasy books.

Still, for all their foibles Martin and Rothfuss run circles around Blandon Sanderson or Terry Badkind. Ha ha! Look at my clever, withering play on words. How droll.

That's just mean and unfair. Badkind and the sword of truth is a terrible series, Badkind can't really write, intact it's hard to think of a good thing to say about him.
Sanderson thought not at good as wordssmithing as Rothfuss. Sanderson is substantially better at pacing and structuring books and series. He also amazing at world building and creating cool magic systems. Oh and Sanderson actually releases sequels to his books.

 

[CarlsonAndPeeters]

I'll throw out Terry Brooks's Shannara series. The first book in the series, The Sword of Shannara, is very derivative of Lord of the Rings and is a bit of a slog, but after that there are some really great books. There are multiple "serieses" within the Shannara universe, but I'd definitely recommend reading the original trilogy and the Scions of Shannara tetralogy if you liked the Wheel of Time.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Sorry for the mouthful of unintelligible vaguery- I hate having books and media ruined for me, and am trying to not get into a detailed plot dissection for the benefit of others!

No, very sensible. We'd be quite the bellends to discuss key plot points in a thread devoted to book recommendations.

I didn't know that, I wish him the best of luck but he doesn't really strike me as a young adult author based on his work so far. In terms of the industrial revolution I would hate that. Well I'd love it but it'd make me sad, Cosca's speech in Red Country made me think about the magic being ground out to make way for industry.

Oh and Glokta.

Spoiler

He was basically the closest thing to a good guy in that trilogy imo. Luthar was arrogant and an ass but I guess he was 'good' too, his sins weren't really on that large a scale.

Oh, I think it could be interesting. I can't remember ever having read a low fantasy/magic series that gradually transitioned into low tech/vaguely steam punk before. Could be super fun. I'd heard he also plans to use the children of some of the more well known characters as protagonists in a future trilogy.

Agreed on Glotka, although at best the guy is seriously Neutral Evil.

What's your take on Logan?

Spoiler

My girlfriend and I are at odds on him. She thinks he's a fundamentally good man who occasionally gets possessed/slips into evil that is beyond his control. I see him as a fundamentally evil man who has been working very hard to lie to himself and everyone else about what he is. Bethod's comments (and to some extent Black Dow's as well) towards the end of The First Law trilogy seem to lend weight to this. From their accounts, Logan was totally in control of himself and quite lucid when he committed the vast majority of his atrocities.

Sanderson thought not at good as wordssmithing as Rothfuss. Sanderson is substantially better at pacing and structuring books and series. He also amazing at world building and creating cool magic systems. Oh and Sanderson actually releases sequels to his books.

I didn't HATE Mistborn, but I didn't like it much either. The characters were all bland ciphers or extremely simplistic archetypes, and the guy got totally lost in the fussy details of his own magic system. He pushed on a coin and pulled on a torch bracket. He then pushed on the wall and pulled on a belt buckle. Then he pushed and pulled, pulled and pushed, pushed and then pushed and then pulled and then pushed.

Seriously fucking PARAGRAPHS of this. It was the most mind numbing thing I've ever read.

 

[drthmik]

Diane Duane's Young Wizards series
I recommend the New Millennium editions as the originals are a bit dated having been largely written in the 80s and 90s

 

[cubikill]

@ BloatedGuppy
While I didn't have as much as a problem with that in Mistborn as you I can fully understand your problem with it. I would recommend, if you're still willing to give Sanderson a shot, The Emperor's Soul.
It's short so if you don't enjoy is it's not that much wasted time and at least for me it avoided the problem of pushing and pulling.