/lit/ - Literature

>>22496609
Truth shines

>>21767453
Now that you mentioned this; daily reminder that this poll exists.

>>21012721
People here seem to like it.

>>20978499
You mean this one?

>>20890589
I would advise against it, especially since you're new to reading. Read other, lighter, stuff first. A lot of people here suffer from PBS(Post Bakker Syndrome). Meaning that once you've read him, it will be hard to find other authors in fantasy as good as he is.

Having that said, he is quite literally the most beloved writer in this general, and has been for over a decade, regardless of what newfags tell you. And he is, in my humble opinion, the greatest living writer in fantasy right now.

If you enjoy dark fantasy series with intense battles, pitch black lore, highly intellectual themes that dovetail into real world philosophy, poignant character psychology, and just a hint of Lovecraftian horror, then this is the series for you.

>>20881689
Reminder.

>>20761717
The Prince of Nothing trilogy is heavily inspired by Dune, LotR, and GoT, you'll find all those things you are looking for in Bakker's books. If you enjoyed GRRM's grim worldview then you'll probably like Bakker's grimdark style.

This triggers people for some reason.

>>20497972
You are most welcome.

>>20481961
The Second Apocalypse books by R. Scott Bakker. While the series begins in 2003 it ends in 2016, so part of the series is more recent.

>>20463432

>>20451784
Solid choices are:
>R. Scott Bakker: The Darkness That Comes Before
>Gene Wolfe: Book of the New Sun
>Frank Herbert: Dune
>J.R.R. Tolkien: Lord of the Rings
>GRR Martin: A Song of Ice and Fire

>>20349541
We asked that once in /sffg/, this was the result.

>>19929061
You be the judge. Although you will never truly understand what's going on here until you read him.

>>19894850
If you really are new here, then you need to understand two main things:
1. Bakker is the most popular author in this general's history, as seen by the sheer number of memes and praise/hate posting.
2. Low IQs / Poorly trained ESLs cannot understand his prose, which is why any mention of him quickly devolves into shit-posting and false flagging. They can't cope with the fact that they will never be part of the club.

>>19894690
Read the Canon.

>>19869216
Tolkien, Wolfe, Bakker. Any of these is probably what you're looking for. Although, due to your exquisite description, I would probably say that Bakker is what you're looking for.

You can't go wrong either way.

>>19838039
According to this poll, yes.

>>19822764
Start with the canon. You can't really go wrong.

>>19803020
Here you go. You will literally be ridiculed if you post here without having read the top 3.

>>19775596
Cope.
>>19775431
Not my problem, newfag.

>>19752532
Cope.