Hey /b/ros, can I get some recommendations for some books to

>>745488149
the bible, then the book of mormon

>>745488328
No thanks dude, the only religious text I need is the glorious word of Allah spoken in the Qur'an!

The farseer trilogy or the death gate cycle

The Gor books by John Norman

>>745488149
Sword of Truth series. Always been a favourite of mine.

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digimon tamers

>>745488149
Malazan

Fablehaven

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I hate reading books are for nerds kys dumb faggot readerfag

>>745488149
While it may seem an odd suggestion, take it from a fellow fantasy reader: The Dark Tower series, Eyes of the Dragon, The Talisman and Black House. All by Stephen King.

Eyes of the Dragon is a special favorite. Probably my favorite King book

>>745489461
Apparently so is grammar and punctuation.

Don't worry, you're safe

>>745489139
Seconded.

>>745489509
Op here, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a look!

>>745489139
Very good recommendation. Harsh stories though...

>>745489322
Seconded.

Karen miller is really good if u like brent weeks. The first book of the series i liekd was "innocent mage"

>>745488149
>Brent Weeks
>mah nigga.
So hard to find people that get over the edgy cover art and read his shit

>>745488149
make sure you check out brent weeks' other series... night angel i believe

>>745488149
Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone

Gentleman Bastard series is pretty good.

>>745488149
One of my favorite Fantasy/Adventure books is called A Spell for Chameleon. It's kinda old, and so there is a bit of sexism in it, but as far as wild creativity and interesting plots go, A Spell for Chameleon is pretty damn good (in my opinion). It's also got a ton of sequels, which I think are still being produced to this day. I've only read the first two though, so I don't know much about anything after them.

>>745489764
I know how you feel man, all my friends say shit like " That looks like some stupid edgy piece of shit" And they never read the books

The lack of The Goblin Corps here is disheartening.

>>745488149
The KingSlayer Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

>>745488149
chronicles of riyria
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
the wheel of time (long as shit series)
Mistborn
The storm light archives
The Broken Empire

>>745490421
ah the first law books are good as well

>>745490027
"A Spell for Chameleon" is the first book in a very long series by Piers Anthony. Classed as light fantasy for the humor and puns, the series is imaginative and engaging. The stories are all set in the land of Zanth, a place where everyone has a magic talent. One's talent can be trivial, like pissing the colors of the rainbow, or quite dangerously powerful, such as the ability to transform any living thing into any other living thing.

Well worth reading. I've only read the first twelve.

Something a little less light? The "Thieves World" anthologies, or Anne McAfery's Dragon Riders series

>>745490915
I know who you're referring to for the "transform any living thing into any other living thing" talent, but does somebody actually piss the colors of the rainbow?

Way of Kings is pretty good

>>745488149
Elizabeth Moon is a retired Army Officer tha writes fantasy and sci-fi.

She wrote on called Sheep farmer's daughter, about a girl who is essentially an adventure NPC at first, who goes on to greater things. Very good series from someone who knows how to write from a field grunts point of view.

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Name of the Wind, obviously

>>745488149
The Stormlight Archive is my favorite series. The 3rd book should be out soon

>>745491181
Yeah there was one guy, from Bink's village who was excused from the requirement to demonstrate his talent because he could piss different colors. Guess the Storm King didn't wanna see his dick

>>745490558
YEEEEEES
omfg I love Joe Abercrombie.
Look up everything he's ever done and fucking READ IT YALL

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>>745488149

Also consider asking /lit/ or perusing some of their resources.

>>745491900
name of the wind is great. only problem is the third book will never come out.

>>745492189
SSSHHHHH
DON'T SPOIL IT!
nah but seriously i really do believe it will come out next year

>>745492156
Ahhh, I had forgotten these. Excellent suggestion.

>>745492062
Either I don't remember that, or it wasn't in the first two books. Either way, it's amazing.

>>745492294
i hope it does, also in the second book the denna argument hits deep.

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Xanth

>>745492156
i dont know if it is just me but i couldnt get through the second book and first one barely

>>745492505
omg yas

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The myth series by robert asprin is very good. It is easy to pick up and hard to put down with how well it sucks you in.

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>>745492540
Consider it like so. The land itself is symbol to his lot in life.
..But yeah, definately not a first fantasy book.

Also consider these:

>>745492467
reread the entire conversation with the Cthaeh, carefully, in detail. fucking mindblows left and right

>>745488149
traitor son cycle by miles cameron

>>745488149

Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser series by Fritz Lieber.

Thieves World series edited by Robert Asprin, various authors.

>>745492777
alright, the best about reading his books for me is that i forget i'm reading and feel like i'm watching a movie. also you got trips lol

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>>745488149
The name of the wind series. 2 books so far but they're fuckin huge. I love em better than Harry Potter.

>>745488149
Tell me you read the Night Angel Trilogy first

>>745488981
>farseer
My nigga. Didn't realise other people had good taste

The Witcher is great, the first book is The Last Wish

>>745493037
one of his books is worth more value to me than 50 other books

>>745489764
That twist though. You could kinda see the ground work with it in the first book. When he went off to kill that wild dude in the beginning.

>>745493037
"better than harry potter" is the literary understatement of the millenium thus far

>>745493255
harry potter is pretty damn overrated

>>745490364
Do two books make a chronicle?
>>745490421
Wheel of Time is cash. I tried reading the Mistborn but stopped after the first book. I felt like that one was harder to visualize. Plus constantly imagining smog was taxing.

>>745491696
Understatement

>>745491900
Best book in the series. The days he spent in that city still hold heavy in my heart.

>>745493587
yea Tarbean was pretty touching
have you read Slow Regard and The Lightning Tree?
Lightning Tree is actually my favorite piece of writing by Rothfuss

>>745494209
I read Slow Regard. But not Lightning Tree. I don't need any more free bread sticks I want my entree

>>745488149
The battle circle trilogy was awesome.

>>745494340
Lol i get your meaning entirely, but Lightning Tree is an extra-buttery breadstick with a whole bunch of parmesean cheese and a side-order of dipping suace too, i highly recommend
i'm somewhat biased 'cause Bast is my favorite character

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The Hyperion Cantos. 4 books. Very cool shit, like a 10 foot tall metal being called the Shrike that's covered in razor sharp blades, flying tree spaceships and technology that lets you have one house where each room is on a separate planet, with seamless gateways that you can see and walk through to travel between them. Also, time travel and religious fanatics.

>>745494340
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>>745494586
oh and as a side note, the Rogue Anthology, of which it is part of, has quite a few other good short stories in it as well, although Lightning Tree is far and away the best
but there are a couple of other ones which i still think about too
finally, if we're being honest here, i found Slow Regard pretty boring, at least Pat apologized

>>745490915
So many fucking sequels.

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>>745488149

I'm a big fan of the Jack Reacher books by Lee Childs. They are pretty fucking awesome. New one coming out soon. However, its more of a crime/mystery. R.A. Salvatore has a new D&D book coming out in October i think as well. Also, if you have never read them, the original Ian Flemming James bond books.

>>745494895
I fuck with crazy bitches though. It was nice seeing how she thought.

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>>745495343
lol true enough, it didn't really get muh dik twitching though
but the art was gnarly

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Asimov's Foundation novels are really good. In short, there comes a time when man creates a new science that basically lets him predict the future, like hundreds of years of the future. Problems arise from this, and also from one guy who is a freak of nature who can apparently see the future without the calculations. It's deep, but in no way boring.

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>>745493468

eh... they are a good read. Personally, I have read em all and thought it was pretty good storytelling. Also, if you have read the books, the movies kind of make more sense. However, I still say the books are a lot more enjoyable.

>>745494871
im 40% done with the second book and holy shit is it good. Ive heard Endymion and rise of Endymion were both pretty bad which is kinda a bummer

>>745495981
They're really not. It's different, but they add some really interesting elements, particularly how the church uses the cruciforms. Definitely worth reading, and the ending is pretty solid and satisfactory.

>>745489509
I can't stand King. I have tried to read many of his stories and there is something about his writing that feels very amateurish.

>>745488149
Mistborn Series or the Way of Kings. If you loved those books (Which I as well did) you will love the works of Brandon Sanderson

>>745489509
>>745496149
that's because it's terrible, king is trash
do NOT read king

>>745489509
Dark Tower is trash

>>745490364
Disregard this suggestion until he at least gets around to finishing it. Been waiting two years and that fat fuck has made no progress. Truth is he has wrote himself into a corner and can't figure out how to finish it. The first book is good but the second one is shit.

>>745496366
The second one isn't shit, it was just too fast. He should have fleshed it out and let us enjoy it more. It's like eating fancy foods. You wanna savor it

>>745488149
You should read his Night Angel series, it's quite good.

>>745496149
I don't know if it's amateurish, but I also have issues with King's writing. Mainly the clumsy way he introduces unnecessary bizarre concepts, like the turtle in IT, or Mr. Gray in Dreamcatcher. It's like some of his shit just comes to him on an acid trip.

>>745496572
Why'd they do that to my boy Jarl though?

>>745496572
Yes also this! Pretty much anything by Brent Weeks is phenomenal

>>745488149
Try David Gemmell's Rigante series, actually, try them all, but that's one of the best ones. First one is Sword in the Storm.

>>745496506
Most of the story just felt like it was rambling on with no real idea on where it was going. Rothfuss didn't plan the trilogy out. It is alright for it to change while it is being written but he should have at least had a basic flow chart set up.

>>745488149
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

>>745496591
I feel like everyone loves his shit because he is so fucking different and his writing style is just very out there... There is nothing special about him nowadays. Like I'm sure he was great at one point but now its old hack

>>745488149
The Lord of the Rings was pretty good, mostly light hearted and pretty interesting.

>>745488149
Ever read the Kane Chronicles/Heroes of Olympus/Magnus Chase books? They're awesome I tell you.

>>745496967
As much as I love them I do think that LotR can get a little dry at times. I think The Hobbit is a much better book if you can get over the fact that it was written for a younger audience.

>>745496865
I think the best writing is on the fly but you definitely need a skeleton. You can tell Robin Hobb didn't have any idea the Farseer books would get as far as they would but she adapted and honestly I think the books get better as time goes on. Rain Wild Chronicles dragged a little.

Wheel of time

and of course
a song fire and ice, the show is just a small puddle on the ground after a rain, the book is like an ocean

>>745496937
Random anon but I feel like Stephen King is too wildly acclaimed. I'd never read any of his books.

>>745497587
Fuck Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire is 100 times better.

>>745489976
Seconded

>>745488149
God I loved that series

>>745497730
show is for normies who cant read

>>745490421
Yes to The broken empire

>>745497654
I read half of Gun Slinger. I could not for the life of me get into it. I feel you Anon

The Red Rising trilogy is sci-fi but it has all the elements of a fantasy book, just in space. Bretty gud.

>>745497881
They're missing out on so much too. They don't know Brienne of Tarth, the cunning of Littlefinger, that fat belly guy who fights for Dany who lets people cut him once before killing them. There's just so much good writing

>>745497258
Are you talking about just the Farseer series or all of her books that fit into the same universe? I didn't feel that way at all with the Farseer books but as she kept revisiting the world you can see it. Though each group is its own self contained story so it works much better.

>>745497587
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>>745497881
Song of Ice and Fire is shit and you know it. Try reading A Feast for Crows and come back. I will admit tho the show became super Normie, Kinda sad they took something away from us that could have been good...

>>745497986
The first book sucks as King was not established. The rest of the books are better overall.

>>745498141
Fair enough. That's what a lot of people tell me but I don't have the patience for his writing...

>>745498025
kinda "hollywoody" imo but still a good read id rate 7/10

>>745493084
Farseer trilogy definitely worth the read

>>745498059
I'm talking about the entire series. The Magic Ships, The Golden Fool, and especially the last trilogy.

I didn't feel it too much in the original trilogy but I could kinda tell she didn't know what to do with Hap. He was just a red herring. And yeah self contained but they interweave

theres just soo many books and little fcking time

>>745498397
That's what audible is for *OK emoji*

>>745498495
i have short attention span, sometimes i need to reread the whole chapter

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

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BTW don't buy any of the newer Xanth books. They are all shitty, and horrible compared to the first few.

>>745498495
That's why I enjoy audible. For some reason, it is the perfect thing to just listen to while doing mindless shit. Like I drive a lot for school so I listen while I'm driving or walking. Its a pretty great time waster and you get to listen to amazing books!

>>745488149
You should try Brandon Sanderson's books. The Mistborn series is damned good and The Stormlight Archive might turn out to be my favorite series even though book 3 isn't out till November. Also I really like the Prism series, but I like the Night Angel Trilogy more.

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Tagged wrong post

>>745498139
i dont have a favorite book on the series, i read all books with equal passion

>>745498806
My Dick is rock hard for when the book comes out this November

>>745498395
Yea I agree with you completely. Like you said though she had no idea that it would have went as far as it did. She originally wrote the first trilogy and it played out beautifully and I was completely satisfied with the ending. She didn't need to go back but did it because she thought of another story she could tell and the fans wanted it.

Rothfuss set out to write a trilogy and he has yet to deliver on a satisfactory ending to that trilogy. Just between the first two books he has written you can tell his ideas shifted. His biggest sin was setting up the bar scene telling us all about how it was supposed to end before laying out how he would get there. It makes it much more difficult to alter it on the fly.

>>745488149
https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/15564644/The_Legend_of_Drizzt_series_by_R.A._Salvatore__1990-2016 Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore is a dnd series
and I can't find a torrent for it, but The Warded Man (US title) The Painted Man (UK title) by Peter V. Brett is great. It's about demons on earth and a guy who finds magical wards to fight back.

>>745498741
Piers Anthony is just a horny old man. I read his books as a teen and then I tried them again at 30 and felt really bad about the trash I used to read. First 3 books of the Apprentice Adept are still alright though.

>>745498854
Gross... me too. I already bought it.

>>745498777
I can't do audio books. I always end up missing important points if I am trying to focus on doing something else while it is playing in the background.

>>745499055
I tried once with The Wheel of Time. Sounded like it was read by a 1970's porno movie preview voice-over guy and Trisha Takanawa from Family Guy.

>>745488149
The Dresden files were a fun series. Its about a wizard detective working in modern day Chicago.

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The Vampire Chronicles is good if you want to see what modern literature about vampires was like before they turned into sparkles and faggotry. First book in it, Interview with the Vampire is very well written, second book The Vampire Lestat took used the first as a great jumping off point and is a great showcase to display how the style of a writer can change and mature.

>>745496650
Cause he was a faggot. They can't have happiness.

>>745499310
Reading them for the first time now. Its so nice to find urban fantasy that just softcore porn with vampires.

>>745499338
Anne Rice is as unnecessarily wordy as the word unnecessarily.

>>745498998
I disagree about the first few books he made, book that's a good description for his new books.

>>745488149
>a song of ice and fire

>do NOT watch the TV show

>>745499560
you are correct, in the context of the first two novels though, I find it fits well, since Both Louis and Lestat are both somewhat aristocratic Frenchmen telling their uh, life story.

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>>745488149
The Wheel of Time
The Lord of the Rings
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Robin Hobb's Assassin trilogies

>>745494871
I just finished the second book shit was dope

>>745497986
Try some of the other books. I love King, and I just can't give a shit about the Gunslinger. IT is really good, as is the Stand. Or if you want something a little less depressing, read 11/22/63. That was my introduction to good King, after trying the Gunslinger twice and giving up both times.

>>745495572
I really liked I robot and the Complete robot and thought the Caves of steel were alright but from what I've seen your supposed to read through a couple of Asimov's books first to start the foundation series. Had to take a break from the series so I didn't burn out on it.

>>745500444
Foundation was the first Asimov book I read. I don't know why any of his other works would be considered a prerequisite. I followed everything just fine.

read the Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny. first book is Nine Princes in Amber, there are ten in total.
Zelazny has some other good shit also, such as Lord of Light (science fantasy with a dash of Hindu mythology) and A Night in the Lonesome October (Cthulhu Mythos kinda stuff narrated by Jack the Ripper's dog).

Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey is also good if you're more into political maneuvering than fast-paced action. first book is Dragonflight.

Discworld series by Sir Terry Pratchett is great if you like comedic/satirical fantasy. first book is The Color of Magic, there are 40+ total published.

note also that these authors are all dirt-surfing now.

oh also, you should try the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox. comedic adventure/mystery set in a fictionalized and fantastical version of medieval China. first book is "Bridge of Birds".

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>>745490915
Piers Anthony in general wrote pretty good fantasy but it's all full of weird sex stuff. his Incarnations of Immortality series (first book is On A Pale Horse) is quite impressive despite being best described as "vaguely Christian religious fanfiction".

>>745490027
How is it sexist?

>>745500705
But his new Xanth books are shit.

>>745490915
12 is the perfect place to stop. The rest is 60% fan service and 40% fuck it.

>>745501232
I would have suggested stoping before Heaven Cent, that book is all about magical seductresses trying to rape an under age boy.

>>745493587
I had a bit of a problem with Mistborn as well, especially as things got worse. I even had a few nightmares about living in a world covered in ash. I still liked it though. Then end was worth it.

>>745501493
I read them around 20 years ago, when I was 13-16 so I don't remember when it really started getting too ridiculous.

>>745488149
Tarzan might be one of my favorite book series. I really enjoyed the series and while I've heard people say it gets repetitive I didn't really think it was a problem. I mean over the course of 20+ books I think its forgivable to have the same idea or setup happen more than once.

>>745501500
I might go back and read it one day then.

>>745499394
But WHY did he fuck men????

>>745501843
Don't sweat it, mate.

Sworn in steel, a tale of kin is awesome. Especially if you like the Brent weeks assassin phase.

>>745488149
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks is really good

>>745504759
How do you feel about Vi?

>>745496281
Way of kings, brandon sanderson.

>>745498806
Fuck yes to the Night Angel Trilogy

>>745505275
Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do.

>>745505326
I think the Prism series is better written and has a much better defined world. But the twists in Night Angel made me cry.

>>745489711
This guy.


Also, Brent weeks was recently dropped to my #3. Now behind Glen cook's chronicles of the black company, and Brian McClellan's powder mage series.

Also try anything from Rowena Cory Daniels, Peter v Brett, pierce Brown, true I canavan, James Islington, or the summer dragon by Todd lockwood

>>745505822
I hear a lot of good things about Peter V Brett. Can you send a suggestion list to my email?

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Has anybody mentioned The First Law trilogy? Because it's awesome.