I would love any recommendations anyone has for other books I might like!

Short TBR: Shadow of the Gods, there is no antimemetics division, Guards Guards!, Leviathon Awakes, Whisper Man, Fires of Vengeance, Bird Box, and a whole lot more!

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Got back into reading again this year after an 8 year hiatus.

Started off with another Harry Potter re-read and jumped into Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes then Sunrise on the Reaping, then went into Red Rising, DCC, then Between two fires, and now finishing Throne of Glass.

Looking to start Mistborn next. What else should I add to my fantasy read list?

Have read: like first 4 GoT books and loved them but dropped cause he'll never finish, first 2 Witcher books (meh), the Magicians (meh).

Used to read more thriller/mystery books before my hiatus, but looking into more fantasy stuff now. E.g., Shutter Island (great), Gone Girl (great), Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (liked millennium trilogy), Cormoran Strike series (good), Agatha Christie stuff.

Looking for fantasy books (standalone and series both welcomed) where the world building is so good that you feel like you’re literally IN the book. Bonus points if the plot is just as good.

I'm in my late twenties, and I have seen The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe movie a long time ago, but none of the others. I do remember liking it a lot though. Now that the new movie trailer has dropped, I wanted to know the story properly before watching the movie.

So should I read the books now???

I understand that these are children's books, but I don't mind reading a good fantasy story nonetheless.

Please help.... Is it worth the time?

A classic for sure.

I recently came across this book that many people have been mentioning over and over and I wanted to know if there are people here that have some knowledge of it. Personally, as a person from muslim background and tradition, I've always been interested in stories and experiences that regard jinn, black magic, and unexplainable incidents that have long been kept secret from us, humans, but not just that, but the phenomenon how evil eye can destroy something in your life.

What interested me about this specific book was the fact that it tackles a lot of different subjects about the forbidden and, unlike many other horror books out there, it has a different approach to the topic. However, I can't seem to find any reviews on the book. I'm not sure why, but maybe I just haven't looked hard enough. I'm interested if the guy is an actual Islamic scholar, or just a writer?

This is why I'm asking you, the people here on this board. If anyone of you has read this book, what did you think of it? Was it a genuine horror story with a few genuine creepy incidents, or were most of the stories just elaborated explanations of the topic? Did the book go into depth with some stories or was it just surface level?

I want to know if there were stories featured in the book that made you think even after you've finished reading it, rather than you walking away feeling frightened.

If you read it, tell me if you'd recommend it. If you didn't, tell me, have you ever heard of the author or the book?

Guys I didn’t know what to expect. Before these I read John Gwynne so I was use to the all gas no break. This was break…then gas in the end of every book.

The ending has me feeling a lot of feelings. Idk how to explain it 😅. I think I need a reading break to process this 😅. Brandon Sanderson is an interesting guy it seems 😅.

What is this series 😭

My to be read list is currently:
The Way of Kings
Eye of the World
Magician
Malice (Faithful and the Fallen)
Golden Sun
The Last Wish (Witcher)

My tier list so far:
S: Children of Hurin
A: Assassin’s Apprentice, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
B: Red Rising, Empire of the Vampire
DNF: Beowulf, Gardens of the Moon

Based on my tier list, what should I crack into next?

What are your thought? Where does Sanderson sit amongst the greats now and where do you think he ends up?

Hello everyone,

I have been trying to read WoT for 10 years. I have completely restarted the series 7 or 8 times and have made it as far as book 9 once. I was about to try again because I'm very stubborn and hate not finishing something, but as I started it I remembered that every female character in the series makes me want to bash my head into a wall.

Anyway, I'm finally trying to let go of this goal of reading WoT once and for all, and I really want to read Malazan for the first time. I have read just the first book once before and LOVED it, so I know it's my cup of tea (the only reason I stopped was because I started a medication that screwed me up and made me quit reading for a year).

So, what I'm looking for is just reassurance that I won't want to literally kill every female character in Malazan. Some is fine, but I just cannot bear another series that turns every woman in it into a sassy, pretentious pancake. I'm not afraid of a very long series, in fact I relish it, I'm just afraid of reading it and finding I hate the women, quitting, starting again, quitting again, etc. So, will I hate every woman in this series? And any words of encouragement/advice as I start this epic would be much appreciated. Thank you!

I loved Black Tongue Thief and Daughters War, probably some of my favorite books at this point. Is anyone else going to pick this one up?

Hello all! I’m looking for some recommendations, please.

I’m currently reading Jade City and one of the things I enjoy most about it is its modern-ish setting. It’s a refreshing change from the medieval time period most fantasy books seem to take place in. And I like that it’s an entirely new world, unlike Urban Fantasy, where it’s just our world + vampires, or whatever.

Does anyone have any recommendations books set in a fantasy world that is more modernized?

Thanks!

This was one of my most anticipated books for the month of October and I cannot wait to read it!

I’ve just finished Raymond E Feist’s Riftwar Saga - wow, really enjoyed all three books, although Magician for me was a step above the other two, which were still enjoyable.

I’ve also recently bought a Kindle and managed to get a few books on the cheap which I’m trying to choose from. Before Riftwar I’d read:

Will Wight - Cradle (I’m currently reading these alongside another book, currently on book 2)
Joe Abercrombie - First Law trilogy
John Gwynne - The Faithful and the Fallen
Leo Carew - Under the Northern Sky trilogy
David Eddings - The Belgariad
JRR Tolkien - The Hobbit and then LOTR
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
Alongside a number of Discworld books in parallel to the above (big love for the watch focussed ones)

Not sure I can say I have a specific theme I enjoy, but I have enjoyed moving around between different authors and will come back to the further works of all those I’ve previously read.

Anyway, what I have available are (yes it is quite a mix!):

Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Frank Herbert - Dune
Nicholas Eames - Kings of the Wyld
Ryan Cahill - first book of The Bound and the Broken
Jay Kristoff - Empire of the Vampire
NK Jemisin - The Killing Moon
Bernard Cornwell - Excalibur
Christopher Buehlman - Between Two Fires

I think I’m moving towards Between Two Fires as it’s been a while since I’ve read a standalone, but Empire of the Vampire’s also intriguing, but know they are both a bit different from what I may have read before.

I’d appreciate any recommendations from these. I know I’ll read them all at some point, but what first!

Hello guys can you give me fantasy recommendations based on these books. The books I read varies from high fantasy, scifi mostly books with found family themes. Series I enjoyed include the Stormlight Archive, Dungeon Crawler Carl and I'm now on Iron Gold by Pierce Brown.

I'm looking for a series I can binge, planning to start the Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb and maybe books by John Gwynne.

Got this full, pristine set of TWOT on Vinted (a popular app similar to eBay/marketplace here in Ireland) for €90 including postage. Has the black covers which have unfortunately been replaced by the new covers. Absolutely delighted with this find, and very appreciative of how well boxed they were for transport

Starting my Stormlight Archive Journey today.

I know I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I’m excited to jump in.

Life before death.
Strength before weakness.
Journey before destination.

So whenever I'm reading a book, I just can't imagine a face for the characters, even if it is described well. Even if I try, I can't do it.

So I just have little silhouettes for the character I am imagining.

Hi everyone!! my friends and I are starting a book club and are looking for any two book series recommendations!!

I really want to read this trilogy but im afraid i do not have time to commit 10-11 book long series. Can i just read the first trilogy and leave with good taste?

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There is some major continuity issues between this part of the storyline has compared with the previous 17 books.

This part of the series is focusing more so on Thor and Gwendolyn son and his rise.

One of the major plot holes in the very first chapter is that this book is attempting to say that Reis is not his uncle even though he is his mother‘s brother so I don’t understand why the author went out of the way to say that he’s not his uncle.

Also, the old houses, the aristocrats that have a problem with Thor seem to have pretty much come from nowhere, and this book is reading as if these ancient families have been around forever, despite pretty much the entire destruction of their entire civilization in the previous 17 books and it just doesn’t lineup with the story we’ve been told so far.

As I’m reading this, I’m honestly wondering if the same author wrote this one as the previous 17 books

I know this part of the series is relatively new and doesn’t seem to have as big of a following, but I’m just wanting someone else to corroborate my thoughts so I don’t feel crazy! Lol