/lit/ - Literature

Bad ass scenes from fantasy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4Doy7Rlzk

What is your alltime GOAT battle /lit/? Mine has to be Dumai's Wells. A logical application of dozens of people being able to make walls of air to block opponents and bunch them together and then create a ring of fire and earthquakes. Nothing else beats it for me.

The Wheel of Time, obviously

>>3821504
Dumai's Wells, Snakes and Foxes, fucking DEMANDRED!!! HOW FARES THIS WORLD, "sheathing the sword". great world building, I Randland is cool and the shit you'll find in the panarch palace makes the world that much interesting.

DEMANDRED

HOW FARES THIS WORLD

Bao The Wyld will make it all worth it

>>3625471
I cannot recall, I'm going to say yes though.

>>2786143
>>2786241
>>2786435
Pretty much these OP.

The best fantasy series I have read. My favourite fantasy books. I have read all of them two times and the first 5 three times.

Yes, sometimes the plot threads are slow.
Yes, sometimes the side plots are irrelevant or uninteresting.
Yes, sometimes scenes are dragged out for much longer than needed.
Yes, there are cliches.
Yes, the female protagonists are annoying most of the time.

BUT

The books are NEVER boring. They keep you constantly engaged. Constantly interested and worrying. I actually care about the characters. They are not some paper cut outs pushing the plot forward. They feel like real people. They are real people.

The battles are unrivaled. Wait till you reach Dumai's Wells. I have re-read that one a hundred times.

The bad guys are actually interesting and very well done. You will yearn for more Forsaken chapters, trust me on this. Same with Asha'man.

The creatures are unique, so no elves and dwarves. Myrddraal are God Tier enemies.

I particularly like the different countries and cultures portrayed by the author. The geopolitics as well.

Sanderson does a competent job finishing the series. It feels kind of hollow, missing Jordan's spirit in the sentences, but overall it is satisfying. The only complaint I have is that he messed up Matt big time. The character went from most likable and a fighter to a piece of shit whiner.