Kellanved Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 So, tell me your all time favourite fantasy books (can be single book or series). To start off, 1. Wheel of Time (I read the whole series at least a couple times a year haha) 2. Mistborn (Y) 3. Malazan book of the Fallen 4. Stormlight archives (By the Lord Ruler, please let him finish the series ASAP!) 5. Kingkiller Chronicles (Third book. Now.) I suppose this could also serve as a recommendation to other people. I'd love to hear you guyses' opinions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff he/him Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) 1. Malazan book of the fallen 2. The broken empire 3. The traitor son cycle/ kingskiller chronicle 4. The dagger and the coin 5. Stormlight archive (on the list for its potential only 2 so far out of 10 books so hard to include/ exclude, great start ) Edited July 16, 2014 by Griff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartith he/him Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 1. Wheel of Time 2. Stormlight Archive. 3. Malazan Book of the Fallen. 4. Harry Potter 5. Mistborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haradion Drogon Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Well, my top three are: 1) The Cosmere (I consider it all one series) 2) The Belgariad/Mallorean 3) The Song of Ice and Fire 4) The Wheel of Time But I have read the first books in "The Gentleman's Bastards", "The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne", "The Lightbringer" and am waiting to finish those before deciding on the 5th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cem he/him Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 1. The Dresden Files 2. The Wheel of Time 3. The Stormlight Archive 4. The Kingkiller Chronicles (Though I swear if Rothfuss doesn't finish the third book by 2015, I'll do ... something, dunno what) 5. Raven's Shadow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellanved Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well, my top three are: 1) The Cosmere (I consider it all one series) That's cheating! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 1) Wheel of Time2) Stormlight3) Demon Cycle4) Kingkiller Chonicles5) MistbornSingle books I'd probably put:1) Words of Radiance (probably because I just read it again)2) A Memory of Light3) Fires of Heaven4) The Daylight War5) The Name of the Wind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erai Sedai he/him Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 In no order:. The Lord of the Rings. Mistborn. Harry Potter. The Dwarves. Stormlight Archive (I know it's gonna stay in my top list even after the next 8 books, let's face it.)Single books.The SilmarillionThe Children of HurinI've still got a few cosmere books to read as well. I'm currently almost halfway through Alloy of Law 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceria she/her Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Shoo! Thanks Erai for mentioning Lord of the Rings! I was getting worried! (Still need to read Children of Hurin, but at least I've read the Silmarillion multiple times!) I'm going to leave any Sanderson books out of my list because they're kind of givens. This is REALLY tough. I'm hereby extending my list to number ten. 1) Lord of the Rings 2) Chronicles of Narnia 3) Dresden Files 4) Kingkiller Chronicles 5) Raven's Shadow 6) Harry Potter (I have such a soft spot for this series) 7) The Dark Lord of Derkholm & sequel, Year of the Griffin 8) The Dalemark Quartet 9) Chrestomanci 10) The Prydain Chronicles Lots of YA fantasy on that list, but I guarantee you it's the good kind. Honorable Mention: The Belgariad/Mallorean 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoneZero Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 1) Stormlight Archive ... 2) Lightbringer Series 3) The First Law 4) Discworld 5) Harry Potter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Ravens he/him Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 That is like asking parent which child he loves most. If some one put a gun to my head and force me to make selection I guess it would be something like this: 1. A Song of Ice and Fire (gritty ... brutal ... so metal \m/)2. The Lord of the Rings (how could anyone who claims to like fantasy genre exclude it from a list like this?) 3. Stormlight Archive (there is a lot to come but this world just clicked with me, all the tropes I love ... and few I love to hate which as good) 4. Wheel of Time (Yes it is slow but that gives it character! And size does matter ... in regard to book sizes that is) 5. Powder Mage ( I don't how this got on my list, it is not that good but novelty of gunpowder fantasy just makes me all warm inside, need more of this) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erai Sedai he/him Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 So quiet a few people mention Malazan book of the fallen and also Kingkiller Chronicles.I haven't read these series yet, but they're both next on my list and I'm excited!! They always seem to pop up into peoples favourites 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Read Malazan First. It's long enough that book 3 of Kingkiller just might be done by the time you finish. Assuming a book a week, anyways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erai Sedai he/him Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 i was actually gonna read Kingkiller next, but you make a good point.. When is the third kingkiller books rumoured for release?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Depends how much cadmium you feel like burning, given that man's writing speed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Depends how much cadmium you feel like burning, given that man's writing speed This is why I love Brandon for the speed he releases new books, but it makes me so storming impatient with other authors. I want MOAR BOOKS!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriele she/her Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Lord of the Rings Malazan Book of the Fallen A Song of Ice and Fire Stormlight Archives Tad Williams, Memory, Sorrow and Thorn / Gemmell's Drenai novels (actually, anything by Gemmell, but Drenai is closest to a series) / Bernard Cornwell, Warlord trilogy / Janny Wurts, War of Light and Shadow / Lois McMaster Bujold, Curse of Chalion and sequels (and storms, write those remaining two books already), Kurtz's Deryni series. Yes, I know I'm cheating. Old friends that have aged a bit. Feist, Riftwar (the first 4-6 books, the quality detoriated later) Eddings' Elenium and Tamul trilogies. And then there's Jacqueline Carey's naughty Phèdre series I probably shouldn't mention here. Not among the first - cheated - five, but I like the books. Mistborn, Brent Weeks' Black Prism, McClellan's Powder Mage stuff and Mark Charan Newton's Viljamur books belong in this group as well. For dark moods: Abercrombie, First Law / Brian Ruckley, Godless World / Paul Kearney, Monachies of Gods. They are interesting and I'm going to reread them, but they are not books to lose myself in. I wonder where Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt series will end up. I read the first two and got the rest on my TBR pile since I wanted to wait for the series to be finished. Got enough unfinished ones as it is. Edited July 27, 2014 by Gabriele 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaladamSB he/him Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 1. Stormlight Archive 2. Kingkiller Chronicle 3. Wheel of Time 4. Song of Ice and Fire 5. Mistborn Special mention goes to Ravens Shadow, Demon Cycle and First Law 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hood he/him Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Mine are:- 1. Malazan: Book of The Fallen 2. Stormlight Archive 3. The Kingkiller Chronicles 4. Discworld (Death Series) 5. Robin Hobb's Assassin Series 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruppe he/him Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) stormlight archives mistborn midkemia night angle trillogy and of course the wheel of time Edited April 17, 2015 by kaladinisepic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purelake Earthquake he/him Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 1. Stormlight Archive 2. Mistborn 3. The Wheel of Time 4. Discworld 5. Lord of the Rings Kingkiller Chronicles loses to LotR so Prince of Ravens doesn't kill me and because of Ferulian. I haven't read very many Discworld yet, so it could go higher since there's so many. Lightbringer could be a candidate, but I've only read the first one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Gleeman he/him Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Stormlight Archives A Song of Ice and Fire Wheel of Time Shannara (wow no one's mentioned these yet?) Inheritance Cycle kidding 5. Lord of the Rings I still haven't read many of the Discworld novels so they hover at around 8 right now. The Chronicles of Narnia are up in the ranks too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purelake Earthquake he/him Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Ha, Inheritance I just bought the first Shannara book, but I haven't read it yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellexe he/him Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 1. Cosmere (I'm cheating) 2. Belgariad/Mallorean, by David Eddings. 3. Sword Series (I forget what its actual name is... It goes Sword-Born, Sword-Sworn, Sword-Breaker, etc. I just call them the Sword novels), by Jennifer Roberson 4. Wheel of Time 5. PJATO/Heroes of Olympus, by Rick Riordan - Honorable mentions: the Fablehaven and Beyonders series by Brandon Mull, Harry Potter, and the Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seonid he/him Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Alright. I'll bite. The first three on my list I consider to be the most powerful works of fantasy ever written, bar none. This is likely because these author's don't write fantasy, they are in the business of constructing myth, which is a far more powerful mode of communication. 1- The Lord of the Rings. The premier example of mythmaking in the modern world. Need I say more? 2 - The Riddle-Master of Hed; Heir of Sea and Fire; Harpist in the Wind - by Patricia A. McKillip. Seriously one of the most brilliant series I have ever read. Rakes your emotions over the coals (in a good way) and then makes you feel good at the end. 3 - A Wizard of Earthsea - by Ursula K. LeGuin. The rest of her series isn't of the same quality, but this book. I just can't say enough about it. Again, the construction of useable myth as opposed to a fantasy story. Now we get to my second tier series/authors, the ones who write high or epic fantasy. Since I've only got 2 slots left, I'll fill them with: 4 - Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 5 - Kingkiller Chronicle - Patrick Rothfuss Honorable Mentions - The Wheel of Time; The High House 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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