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A good fantasy book? you know, wizards, dragons, princesses, that kind of stuff (mander.xyz)

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Well I'm craving something in this genre but I'm a bit overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. So many titles and yet I'm not sure what to read. Maybe you can help?

I'm looking for something in a high fantasy setting. I'm not too keen on heavy politics and war driven plots (though, I can read that ). What really gets me is interesting characters, good action and magical creatures.

I've loved anything Discworld and I've also enjoyed the First Law books by Abercrombie.

I'm finding that Tolkien, Sanderson and George RR Martin appear on every fantasy list I come across, so if you do recommend something I'd appreciate it be something other than that.

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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The Lost Years of Merlin, the whole series. Feels like someone gave the Arthurian mythos some actual magic by fleshing out who Merlin was as a teen.

[–] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Doesn't hit your checklist point by point, but I think it's impossible to go wrong with the Recluce books if you haven't read them. (Most recent was published in 2021 which was news to me - guess I have some catching up to do!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saga_of_Recluce

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's very polarizing, as in some people love it and some people absolutely hate it, but Stephen Donaldson's "Thomas Covenant" books are among my favorite. Not so keen on the later volumes, but the first two trilogies are amazing.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I know he said specifically no heavy politics, but Thomas covenant is pretty heavy and dark. The tale is good, it can be hard reading in parts though given the protagonist. If you like the exploration of the antihero, the gap series by Stephen Donaldson is pretty solid too.

[–] DeadWorld@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I will forever evangelise Practical Guide to Evil. Great high fantasy that does a wonderfull job at using the building block of stories to your advantage.

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