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What are some deep, complex fantasy books? Stuff like Book of the New Sun and Second Apocalypse?

>> No.14939247

>>14939160
Why is the new sun complex or deep?
Its just fantastical with a random, desultory narrative
I loved it at times but the inconsistency with the world was a bit much

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>>14939160
Oh and try little, big
The first third is amazing, goes downhill after that, but worth the read for the first part alone

>> No.14939322

>>14939247
The narrative made it complex in my opinion. The fact that it doesn't hold your hand and encourages you to draw your own conclusions about what is going on was really fun in my opinion.

>> No.14939371

>>14939160
Le Guin seems like the Sontag of the science fiction world. She always there for the important cover blurbs and prefaces

>> No.14940587

>>14939160
Claw of the Conciliator

>> No.14940923

>>14940587
(You) get a free slap

>> No.14942080

>>14939160
Titus Groan and Gormenghast

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>>14939160
Hail Caladan brood brothers!

>> No.14942266

>>14939247
Filtered

>> No.14942299

>>14942080
I loved book of the new sun. I read the lotr trilogy in middle school. But I'm having trouble with this. I appreciate the writing, but I'm just not really into what's going on. I'm at the part where steerpike is staging his rescue at the library. What am i missing?

>> No.14942328

Dhalgren
The Worm Ouruburous
Solider in the Mist

>> No.14942334

>>14939160
r scott bakker

>> No.14942347

>>14942299
I was mostly pulled in by the language and how well Peake rotates through such a large group of characters. Post-library sepeulchrave's descent into madness is fantastic, as is swelter and Flay's rivalry

>> No.14942512

>>14942347
Thanks for the reply. I'm too stubborn to put out down even though I'm having trouble staying interested. I was just wondering if there was a problem with my understanding (beyond my attention span).

>> No.14942604

>>14942512
No problem, I will say that post-library it becomes more interesting, but I find behavior very interesting in the first place.
I don't know if you care about spoilers, but the "duel" in Titus Alone is very well executed, vividly capturing the amateurish motions of those involved.

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>>14939160
George MacDonald's Fairy Tales
Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany

>> No.14943689

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

>> No.14943693

>>14939160
>Second Apocalypse?
I found that series nauseating to read, can't believe it's somewhat popular

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>>14939160
The Buried Giant
Lyonesse
Lord Darcy
The Circus of Dr Lao
Lud-In-The-Mist
The Broken Sword
Viriconium

>>14943614
>Lord Dunsany
The King of Elfland's Daughter is also great.

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ASOIAF, obviously, but I'll still mention it. Not like Wolfe is a hidden gem, either.