/lit/ - Literature

I generally read series as a series. Especially with sprawling works like Martin's and King's, there's subtleties of plot and character development that I just won't remember. It's why I gave up on Robert Jordan years ago and have no desire to return to him, unlike Martin.

Dune is a bit of a chore, and kind of outdated. The Gunslinger is really good, but the rest of the Dark Tower series doesn't hold up.

I say continue with Song of Ice and Fire.

I'm looking for some fantasy novel recommendations

i've just finished re-reading wheel of time series and the sword of truth series and need to quench my reading thirst

bonus points for series

Try dragnonlance

>>675699
>>675746

i've read quite a few of them - any other suggestions

any anti-hero stories?

I'd read the next three books, then go on to China Mieville's Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Ignore the third book in that series unless you like gay sex.

China Mieville's Perdido Street Station <3 that book it turned out so much better than what i expected

>>675699
OP keep reading the series. It develops by leaps and bounds in the following books.

>>675738

speaks the truth, Gunslinger is great, the next books are OK, book 4 is _rad_, and books 5 - 7 are some of the worst books you can buy ever forever.

I've been hearing about Songs of Ice and Fire from my friend and I think I'll start that soon.

Best stand-alone novel I've read in a while had to be 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' by Susanna Clark. I give it my highest recommendation, for what it's worth from a random stranger on the internet. Pick it up if you're in the bookstore and not destitute.

Read the rest of the series'.

And in case I have to point it out to you, read them in order.

After that go where you will.

I would finish the series and then read the Belgariad series. It's the one series I can always come back to and enjoy no matter how often I read it.

>>677525
1 is meh
2 is meh
3 is pretty cool
4 is dissapoint
5 could be better
6 finally got shit going
7 was okay till the end

The entire series as a whole is god tier. Individual books not so much.

Jesus when are we supposed to get A Dance With Dragons again?

Shit has taken forever.

>>677560
Cut him some slack. Unlike most lazy authors he actually has a reason for taking so long.

>>677571
Touring and shit?

No.

The wait isn't a huge problem, it's just I want him to put that shit out before he up and dies.

I'm tired of these damn nerd threads.

Fantasy is shit.

>>677586 loved Cannery Row

> One of the best books i've read (which isn't many)

You don't say?

>>677586 loves Sarah Palin Books. Still fantasy, though.

>>677583
Feast and Dragons were originally supposed to be one book, but then it got too big so he had to split it up (which was why Feast took so long). He wrote much of Dragons before he split up the two, but then he decided to already rewrite much of it. Basically, by the time he will be done dragons (which is already longer than the rest of the books) he will have written the equivalent of four books in the writing of these two. Four VERY long books.

>>675772
>>675815
I loved Perdido Street Station and The Scar. I liked The Scar more though.

And I have to agree, I was very disappointed with Iron Council. So much gay sex in that book but that's not why it what was disappointing.

>>677525
>Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

This book took me by surprise and I fell in love with it. I sent it to my family and they've been passing it around. I think my grandma is reading it now.

if you enjoy epic historical fantasy read the Malazan series. the author was an archeologist, and it shows.

I've never understood people who prefer the earlier Dark Tower books to the latter.

In terms of quality and enjoyment, they got better as the series progressed.

I'd say 4 > 5 > 7 > 6 > 3 > 1 > 2

Yes, there are times when some of his plot points are fucking retarded, but by the point that some of the more questionable things happen in the book, you're kind of already enveloped in the world and how things work and you can overlook most of it with a roll of your eyes.

I really enjoyed the dark tower from beginning to end. There are times when it felt hard to continue, but I persevered and am happy I did. The Dark Tower has some great characters, and you really grow to care about them.

>>677652

To be fair the fate of Randal Flagg one of the best villains of modern literature was a travesty.

Then there's the Crimson King, built up in to many books (not just the Dark Tower series)....

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>677683
I'll have to agree with you on that one. Worst climax in the history of fiction. Ever. No exceptions.

>>677683

Yeah, I know. There were points in book 7 that were such massive letdowns. The fact that there was no epic showdown between Marten and Roland due to a fucking spider babby was infuriating. And The Crimson King being defeated by being erased from history was also enraging.

Those points aside, I thought that EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

>>677697
I don't entirely disagree, but by all means EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE was pretty EEEEEEEEEEEEE but not as much as EEEEEEEEEEEEEE was when EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

>>675699
just finished the series. at the end of crows GRRM states dragrons is soon to follow. its dated 2005. he is the biggest troll.

>>677728
This has already been explained.
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