Carcinios he/him Posted September 18, 2014 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
Haradion Drogon Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 You ever read David Eddings? The Belgariad and Mallorean Series are some of my favorites. 1
ADIMORTIS he/him Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Try half a king by joe Abercrombie...its brilliant and Ravens shadow by Anthony Ryan
Fatebreaker he/him Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is great. 1
Carcinios he/him Posted September 19, 2014 Author Posted September 19, 2014 Thanks Everyone. I will have to look into these.
Paragrin she/her Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 Lots of people on here like the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan.
kaellok he/him Posted September 22, 2014 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!)
bschnebs he/him Posted September 26, 2014 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?
Dawnshard Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Lord of the Rings if you haven't already. Also A Wizard of Earthsea. 1
Kasimir he/him Posted September 27, 2014 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
Left he/him Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn one of my favorite trilogies of all time.
Seonid he/him Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Definitely the Riddlemaster series by Patricia A. McKillip.
ADIMORTIS he/him Posted September 28, 2014 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
Hood he/him Posted September 28, 2014 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.
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted September 29, 2014 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.
Hoid Is Dead Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Try book 1-2 of Sword of truth. I think it fits in those criterias.
traceria she/her Posted October 10, 2014 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
Left he/him Posted October 10, 2014 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.
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted October 11, 2014 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.
Left he/him Posted October 11, 2014 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.
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