Carcinios Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) Okay. So naturally being part of the 17thshard I am a huge fan of Brandon Sanderson. However I am always on the lookout for new things from other authors The Criteria I'm looking for 1. Light to Medium-light on grim and grit. Not really a huge fan of depressing fantasy 2. Little in the way of gratuitous sex and violence. Anyone got any suggestions? Already Read: WOT Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind + Wise Man's Fear) Ian Irvine's various series Discworld Edited September 18, 2014 by Carcinios 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haradion Drogon Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 You ever read David Eddings? The Belgariad and Mallorean Series are some of my favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADIMORTIS Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Try half a king by joe Abercrombie...its brilliant and Ravens shadow by Anthony Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatebreaker Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcinios Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks Everyone. I will have to look into these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragrin Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Lots of people on here like the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaellok Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Brent Weeks is also good for some ridiculous over-the-top fun reading. At first, you might think, "Man, this is just ridiculous, no way!" But if you keep reading, it just gets more and more ridiculous, until it cycles all the way around (who even knew that it was a cycle? I didn't, and I invented the gauge!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschnebs Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Try half a king by joe Abercrombie...its brilliant and Ravens shadow by Anthony Ryan Is Half a King as dark as his First Law series? I read the first few books of it and decided it wasn't for me. Is Half a King more of the same, or should I give it a chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnshard Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Lord of the Rings if you haven't already. Also A Wizard of Earthsea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasimir Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Trilogy. I would also recommend Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed, and Tom Lloyd's Moon's Artifice. (Some hesitation on Moon's Artifice--I wouldn't consider it to be 'depressing' but the main characters are investigating criminal activity. I wouldn't consider the violence to be gratituous, however.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn one of my favorite trilogies of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seonid Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Definitely the Riddlemaster series by Patricia A. McKillip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADIMORTIS Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Is Half a King as dark as his First Law series? I read the first few books of it and decided it wasn't for me. Is Half a King more of the same, or should I give it a chance? its not as dark..its targeted for YA... and it's a really good book. Completly worth your time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hood Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Try Malazan : Book of The Fallen. If it seems too much, then try Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. Then you may want to go to "The Lions of al-Rassan" by the same author. Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Book 2 is my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 The Dresden Files by Jim butcher. (There are two explicit scenes that I know of, but it's a 15 book series though.) The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongjasmine Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You could try song of ice and fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoid Is Dead Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Try book 1-2 of Sword of truth. I think it fits in those criterias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceria Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 You could try song of ice and fire. Definitely doesn't fit criteron #2. Sorry. I second the following: Lord of the Rings, David Edding's The Belgariad & The Mallorean series, Anthony Ryan's Blood Song & Tower Lord, Patricia A. McKillip (haven't read that series, but I've read other books), and The Dresden Files if you don't mind fast-forwarding through the ~two gratuitous scenes. I'm not commenting on the others because I haven't read them myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 The Runelords by David Farland. I've only read book one but I loved it and plan on continuing as soon as I can get my hands on book 2. It's reminiscent of Warbreaker in a lot of ways, but it's more traditional fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've read the first 4 Runelords, and I second Vash's Opinion. There's also the Recluse Series, though I've only read the first book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Well if you're going to do a Modesitt than the Imager series is his best fantasy I think, although Recluse is more traditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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