Vin(Diesel) Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Could you people recommend some books for someone who likes Brandon Sanderson? I'm mostly looking for adult books (as opposed to YA and younger), though I don't want graphic love scenes, and I insist on having some sympathetic characters. Fantasy is good, though non-fantasy could be good too. Any suggestions? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 The Riyria Chronicles, The Curse of Chalion, Sabriel, The Name of the Wind, Vlad Taltos, Watership Down, Farseer. Terry Pratchett's Discworld is also good, though I'm not sure if you'd like it, as his style is very different from Brandon's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 The Cradle series by Will Wight if you want a little bit less epic fantasy and a little bit more magic martial arts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Oh, and this thread might interest you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) The Nevernight Chronicle! It's more lyrical prose than Brandon's Orwellian, and it contains a lot more mature themes, but it's good if you can handle some gore and sexuality. Edit: It's really not like Brandon at all now that I think about it, but you should definitely give it a shot. Edited December 15, 2021 by Ookla the Confused 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2EmLee2 Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 -The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo - The Lunar Chronicles by Stephanie Meyer - An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circumlocutions Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw is pretty good. It has been a while since I've read it though so I don't remember how good... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marukka Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 How about a nice crime thriller? I personally love "The Chemistry of Death" by Simon Beckett. (And the sequels but the first one is the best starting point.) It's about the discovery of a very decomposed body near a village and the following investigations. No grafical sex scenes but several explicit description of corpses, focused on what happened biologicly and chemicly after death. Worth a look if you enjoy murder mysteries. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Scary Stories for Young Foxes (and the second book too.) They're told from the perspective of young foxes being told stories about hard lives. They're scary a bit, but not superdark. I'd say they're lighter than Mistborn. The Fablehaven series is always fun. It has a sequel series, Dragonwatch, which is also fun. The Redwall books are kinda fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 I would suggest the Deathworlders. It's a sci-fi serial that started on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/wiki/ref/universes/jenkinsverse/essential_reading_order/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szeth_Pancakes Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 On 12/14/2021 at 8:23 PM, Ookla the Ballerina said: -The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo - The Lunar Chronicles by Stephanie Meyer - An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 15/12/2021 at 9:45 AM, Vin(Diesel) said: Could you people recommend some books for someone who likes Brandon Sanderson? I'm mostly looking for adult books (as opposed to YA and younger), though I don't want graphic love scenes, and I insist on having some sympathetic characters. Fantasy is good, though non-fantasy could be good too. Any suggestions? Oh, and John Scalzi's Lock In is also good, though I don't remember the content rating for that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin(Diesel) Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Thanks, everyone. Robin Hatter, I listened to Sabriel on your recommendation, and I liked it. I have the sequel and a Riyria book on hold at the library. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Sedai Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Ayy, thanks so much for listening to my recommendation! Glad you liked it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaRegia Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 It's mostly science fiction, rather than fantasy, but anything by David Brin. My 2nd favorite author. He's got several collections of short stories, so you can start small... and he's also done a vast epic multi-novel saga if you want one. Very believable and relatable characters, fantastic worldbuilding, compelling stories, solid science. Really, he's the most Brandon-like non-Brandon author I can think of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morningtide Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 9:33 PM, Szeth_Pancakes said: -The Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo - The Lunar Chronicles by Stephanie Meyer - An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir Agreed. Also Six of Crows and King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Ender's Game. Ender's Shadow and the rest of the Shadow series is also really good. Both are by Orson Scott Card BTW, the Lunar Chronicles are by Marissa Meyer, not Stephanie Meyer; Stephanie Meyer is her sister . That series is one of my favorites! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddie The Survivor Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Well, if you haven’t read it, The Hunger Games. It does have romance but I don’t think it’s too overwhelming. Keeper of the Lost Cities is just great too. (It is more of a YA or middle schooler book but it’s still amazing) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Dragon Slippers (and the two books after) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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