Hello everyone,

I have been trying to read WoT for 10 years. I have completely restarted the series 7 or 8 times and have made it as far as book 9 once. I was about to try again because I'm very stubborn and hate not finishing something, but as I started it I remembered that every female character in the series makes me want to bash my head into a wall.

Anyway, I'm finally trying to let go of this goal of reading WoT once and for all, and I really want to read Malazan for the first time. I have read just the first book once before and LOVED it, so I know it's my cup of tea (the only reason I stopped was because I started a medication that screwed me up and made me quit reading for a year).

So, what I'm looking for is just reassurance that I won't want to literally kill every female character in Malazan. Some is fine, but I just cannot bear another series that turns every woman in it into a sassy, pretentious pancake. I'm not afraid of a very long series, in fact I relish it, I'm just afraid of reading it and finding I hate the women, quitting, starting again, quitting again, etc. So, will I hate every woman in this series? And any words of encouragement/advice as I start this epic would be much appreciated. Thank you!

What are your thought? Where does Sanderson sit amongst the greats now and where do you think he ends up?

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Got back into reading again this year after an 8 year hiatus.

Started off with another Harry Potter re-read and jumped into Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes then Sunrise on the Reaping, then went into Red Rising, DCC, then Between two fires, and now finishing Throne of Glass.

Looking to start Mistborn next. What else should I add to my fantasy read list?

Have read: like first 4 GoT books and loved them but dropped cause he'll never finish, first 2 Witcher books (meh), the Magicians (meh).

Used to read more thriller/mystery books before my hiatus, but looking into more fantasy stuff now. E.g., Shutter Island (great), Gone Girl (great), Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series (liked millennium trilogy), Cormoran Strike series (good), Agatha Christie stuff.

A classic for sure.

I'm in my late twenties, and I have seen The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe movie a long time ago, but none of the others. I do remember liking it a lot though. Now that the new movie trailer has dropped, I wanted to know the story properly before watching the movie.

So should I read the books now???

I understand that these are children's books, but I don't mind reading a good fantasy story nonetheless.

Please help.... Is it worth the time?

I would love any recommendations anyone has for other books I might like!

Short TBR: Shadow of the Gods, there is no antimemetics division, Guards Guards!, Leviathon Awakes, Whisper Man, Fires of Vengeance, Bird Box, and a whole lot more!

Guys I didn’t know what to expect. Before these I read John Gwynne so I was use to the all gas no break. This was break…then gas in the end of every book.

The ending has me feeling a lot of feelings. Idk how to explain it 😅. I think I need a reading break to process this 😅. Brandon Sanderson is an interesting guy it seems 😅.

What is this series 😭

Idk if its appropriate or not..

My to be read list is currently:
The Way of Kings
Eye of the World
Magician
Malice (Faithful and the Fallen)
Golden Sun
The Last Wish (Witcher)

My tier list so far:
S: Children of Hurin
A: Assassin’s Apprentice, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
B: Red Rising, Empire of the Vampire
DNF: Beowulf, Gardens of the Moon

Based on my tier list, what should I crack into next?

Hello guys can you give me fantasy recommendations based on these books. The books I read varies from high fantasy, scifi mostly books with found family themes. Series I enjoyed include the Stormlight Archive, Dungeon Crawler Carl and I'm now on Iron Gold by Pierce Brown.

I'm looking for a series I can binge, planning to start the Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb and maybe books by John Gwynne.

Looking for fantasy books (standalone and series both welcomed) where the world building is so good that you feel like you’re literally IN the book. Bonus points if the plot is just as good.

I’ve just finished Raymond E Feist’s Riftwar Saga - wow, really enjoyed all three books, although Magician for me was a step above the other two, which were still enjoyable.

I’ve also recently bought a Kindle and managed to get a few books on the cheap which I’m trying to choose from. Before Riftwar I’d read:

Will Wight - Cradle (I’m currently reading these alongside another book, currently on book 2)
Joe Abercrombie - First Law trilogy
John Gwynne - The Faithful and the Fallen
Leo Carew - Under the Northern Sky trilogy
David Eddings - The Belgariad
JRR Tolkien - The Hobbit and then LOTR
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
Alongside a number of Discworld books in parallel to the above (big love for the watch focussed ones)

Not sure I can say I have a specific theme I enjoy, but I have enjoyed moving around between different authors and will come back to the further works of all those I’ve previously read.

Anyway, what I have available are (yes it is quite a mix!):

Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Frank Herbert - Dune
Nicholas Eames - Kings of the Wyld
Ryan Cahill - first book of The Bound and the Broken
Jay Kristoff - Empire of the Vampire
NK Jemisin - The Killing Moon
Bernard Cornwell - Excalibur
Christopher Buehlman - Between Two Fires

I think I’m moving towards Between Two Fires as it’s been a while since I’ve read a standalone, but Empire of the Vampire’s also intriguing, but know they are both a bit different from what I may have read before.

I’d appreciate any recommendations from these. I know I’ll read them all at some point, but what first!

Hello all! I’m looking for some recommendations, please.

I’m currently reading Jade City and one of the things I enjoy most about it is its modern-ish setting. It’s a refreshing change from the medieval time period most fantasy books seem to take place in. And I like that it’s an entirely new world, unlike Urban Fantasy, where it’s just our world + vampires, or whatever.

Does anyone have any recommendations books set in a fantasy world that is more modernized?

Thanks!