What about Danereys (I probably wrote that wrong), Jaime (I am hating how I am starting to like him), and Ser Barristan the (B)old?smearyllama said:
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I think I would be beaten bloody with plastic swords if I told the wrong kind of fans that A Song of Ice and Fire is better.Fenix7 said:
Still, one of our time greatest writers of epic fantasy.
Good series both.Simon Pettersson said:
Belgariad is kind of obscure...
Remember finding them in a dusted library several years ago.
I was what? 12?
Still a series that should get more fame.
I wanna say James Clavell's Shogun. Not so much fantasy but a really good fiction book being inline with actual history.
Difficult call... So many to choose from. Lets say toss-up between Matthew Reilly's Scarecrow series, and Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant series.
O_O It's out?! Imma break into your house and steal it!jawakiller said:
Kidding aside, the Wheel of Time edges out Eragon for me, if only because I'm going to be able to brag about having read the whole thing (for those who don't know, the completed series is going to be 15 books, and each one so far is 600-800 pages). Eragon's magic system is by far the best in any fantasy story EVER, though.
Wait until I finish it, gosh. Got like, 30 pages to go.Aiedail256 said:
SPOILER ALERT: Ah, just kidding.
Yes. Best recent fantasy series out there, hands down.
Also, not quite as good, but still very entertaining are Joe Abercrombie's novels. Starts with a trilogy and currently has two other books taking place afterwards.
Also, not quite as good, but still very entertaining are Joe Abercrombie's novels. Starts with a trilogy and currently has two other books taking place afterwards.
Oh My David Bowie, I didn't know the last book was out yet! I have to go pick that up immediatly! I loved the series and picked up the third book the day it came out. Forgot about it because every one of my friends was telling me to "Chill" when I was waiting for the last one.jawakiller said:
Yes. I heartily agree, sir.General Grind said:
Also I enjoyed Joe Abercrombie's novels. They are also dark fantasy with complex and mature themes, but it doesn't reach the depth of the Malazan books.
It all begins by the source of your magic. Some get help by potions, some can conjure spirits, some are sorcery, and Riders (Like Eragon) gain the ability to use magic when they form thier bond with the dragon.Axolotl said:
Then the use of magic is based on your knowledge of the ancient language (The elven tongue where everything has a "True Name") So the more knowledge you have of the language, the better capability you will have to use it.
There are some exceptions to this as it is possible to cast magic without knowing the "True Name" of an object, but it is incredibly difficult and must have perfect concentration of the task at hand.
The laws of magic are then that ANYTHING that you do with magic, will take the equal amount of energy needed if you perfromed the tast physical and/or mentally. Do a task you are too weak to perform or an impossible task (Like riasing the dead for instance) and you die.
I can't remember all the details, it's been a year since I read it, but it is one of the most interesting ways of performing magic I have ever read.
I feel I earned my 'strange old guy' pass by saying Dragonlance (Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman), I honestly thought I'd see at least 2 or 3 other mentions, but it's all good. I also had a thing for the old Goosebumps, but thats nostalgia for you. If I had more time I had checked out a compilation book of Sherlock Holmes, but life has prevented me from reading it in as much of a calm manner as I wanted.
the Foundation and Robot series from Isaac Asimov. Nothing I have ever read has been that good. What an epic story, the scale of it is just baffling!
Brotip: many fans already know this, but if you start reading the Foundation and Robot series, start by reading the books in the order of apearance, and when you're done, re-read them in chronological order and suddenly you have a very different story. It's hard to explain... so to the sci fi store!
Brotip: many fans already know this, but if you start reading the Foundation and Robot series, start by reading the books in the order of apearance, and when you're done, re-read them in chronological order and suddenly you have a very different story. It's hard to explain... so to the sci fi store!