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Hey, don't mind me, I'm just not finishing A Song of Fire and Ice

Also, give me some fantasy that doesn't suck

>> No.858750

Assassins apprentice - Robin Hobb

>> No.858768
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858768

>> No.858772

Lord Dunsany
E.R. Eddison
James Branch Cabell
Mervyn Peake
Hope Mirrlees
Stephen R. Donaldson
Michael Moorcock
Steven Erikson

>> No.858776

>>858768
This!

>> No.858843

>>858772
never heard of those guys, are they actually any good?

>> No.858850

>>858843
what, none of them?
have you read any fantasy previously?

>> No.858851

>>858735

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>> No.858853

Eragon
Sword of Truth
Harry Potter
Holy Bible

>> No.858858

>>858850

Yes but only the derivative shit that's been cranked out for the past 20 years.

>> No.858859

>>858853
>Holy Bible

Hahahah

>> No.858864

Deltora Quest.

Yeah, it's for kids. But it's still really good.

>> No.858868

>>858850
I've only read Le Guin, Tolkien, and Rowling.

>> No.858876

the name of the wind- patrick rothfuss
epic shit

>> No.858928

>>858876
you know what....never mind.

>> No.858959

>>858868
Terry Pratchett
Srsly, read that shit.

>> No.859057
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859057

>>858853

>> No.859067

Fantasy is for fat nerds.

You fat nerds.

>> No.859068

>>858736
You should consider the concept that you just don't like fantasy.

>> No.859081

>>859068
typical nerd response good job fantasy sucks

>> No.859086

Jack Vance

Extraordinarily questionable political stances aside, great fucking writer

>> No.859094

>>859081
That is your opinion and I respect it.

>> No.859121

>>858858
Check them out then. Not saying you'll like all of them, but you should at least know who they are (I'm mostly talking Dunsany and Donaldson here).

Also, I love Neil Gaiman. /lit/ doesn't though.

>> No.859123

greatsfandf.com

^^^^^obligatory

>> No.859229

Replay by Ken Grimwood
The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce

>> No.859245

>>858768
>>858876
Harry Potter for grown ups. I liked it, but the main character have a retarded name.

>> No.859248

Prince of Nothing.

Nothing else comes close.

>> No.859259

>>858768
>>858768
>>858768
>>858768

the girl in this
i think her name is denna
i fucking wanna murder her i hate her so much

>> No.859296

>>859259
This. Such a cocktease.

>> No.859320

>>859296

She's not even a character, she's some Platonic ideal of a cocktease love interest.

>> No.859324

>>858750
>>858768
>>858772
>>858853
>>858859
>>858864
>>858868
etc
etc
all fantasy sucks
scifi is where it's at

>> No.859326

>>859324
look how dumb you are

>> No.859333

>>859324

>ahurp durp durp my taste is better than your taste faggot

I like Sci-fi AND fantasy, and I also read the classics so you can just fuck right off with that.

>> No.859336

>>859333
>implying fantasy has classics
who's the herp derp now you fucking queefer

>> No.859372

Just read Mortal Engines, OP.

>> No.859376

>>859336

Thanks for proving that you can't read.

>> No.859396

>>859376
>implying someone can't read on a text board about books

good job mr. i'm a tripfag