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So many fantasy books nowadays, where to start?

>> No.4585771

>>4585763
With a different genre.

>> No.4585814

>>4585763

The Hobbit/LOTR, The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, Harry Potter, Elric, Fafhrd, Memory Sorrow and Thorn, Bas-Lag, The Armageddon Rag, ISOIAF.

>> No.4585821

Gene Wolfe, Peake, Tolkien...

>> No.4585845

>>4585821
Hey look, it's one of the two people who always mention Peake!

>> No.4585955

>>4585845
You are point is?

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>>4585763
With the only book you'll ever need to read.

>> No.4586061

>>4586057
What´s that? Dane's Inferno?

>> No.4586069

>>4586061
Infinite Jest.

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4586076

Daily reminder that this is on /lit/'s recommended wikia.

>> No.4586083

>>4586069

the almajest

>> No.4586273

>>4586076
That trilogy is pretty good though, it's the rest that's garbage.

>> No.4587897

That really depends, can you look past dull or invisible writing styles for a good story?

>> No.4589578

>>4585763

Here OP check out this thread >>4582059
I already made some recommendations there also this pic >>4582600 you can choose what you like from them.

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>>4585763
Start with the red.
How do you feel that Book two of Raven's Shadow is coming out this year?

I got a Troy feel from book one(when that guy killed Achilles cousin), same with when the protagonist killed the prince/king w/e.

>> No.4589927

>>4589859
Not OP here, but I dunno how to feel about it...
Felt like a book that could have been something new but never tried and is now just a fantasy trope bin. But a bin with sustenance, none the less.

I think I'll get Tower Lord anyway just cos I didn't mind Blood Song. I thought the ending was somewhat original in that arena. seeing as it didn't turn into some over-climactic MEGAR BATTEL OF COOLESSSSS!!! Instead he just fucken smacked the opponents sword away, told him he sucks, and sat back down. I liked that.

So in the end I feel kind of indifferent, but I'm hoping when I do read it, it goes in a nice, original direction like it has potential to.

>> No.4590208

>>4589927
The book was so weird and took such random turns that I just had to like it.

>> No.4590233

>>4590208
That fucking sculpting scene

I wanna see more of where that goes