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Killmonger 06/24/19 2:36:25 AM #1: |
Which is your favorite? - Results (15 votes)
Malazan Chronicles
0% (0 votes)
0
A Song of Fire and Ice
33.33% (5 votes)
5
Harry Potter
6.67% (1 vote)
1
Wheels of Time
0% (0 votes)
0
The Lord of the Rings
40% (6 votes)
6
Discworld
6.67% (1 vote)
1
Other
13.33% (2 votes)
2
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DrizztLink 06/24/19 2:38:05 AM #2: |
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Killmonger 06/24/19 2:40:12 AM #4: |
And I may as well ask. Is it better to start Malazan first or Wot?
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pegusus123456 06/24/19 2:41:01 AM #5: |
I've honestly only read ASoIaF, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings.
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boxington 06/24/19 2:44:36 AM #6: |
other: The Dark Tower.
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DrizztLink 06/24/19 2:46:13 AM #7: |
AssultTank posted...
and some urban fantasy like Dresden Files You might like some of Butcher's other work. Codex Alera is a 6 book series he finished a while back, and Cinder Spires is just getting started. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SuperExcitebike 06/24/19 2:49:03 AM #8: |
ASOIAF. Other than that, I've only read First Law and Broken Empire
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hyperpsycho 06/24/19 2:49:18 AM #9: |
Eye of Argon
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brestugo 06/24/19 2:58:40 AM #10: |
Stopped reading Fantasy in college. I enjoyed it but over time couldn't relate to it anymore. I used to like the Conan novels by Robert E. Howard and the Kane novels by Karl Edward Wagner.
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yusiko 06/24/19 3:00:20 AM #11: |
i really like the mortal instruments series
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JimCarrysToe 06/24/19 3:00:49 AM #12: |
The inheritance cycle.
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Alteres 06/24/19 3:02:20 AM #13: |
What is malazan chronicles (a book name) I'm not good with series names a lot of the time.
I've read every book from the rest (plus butcher and druid guy) and for high fantasy I would give it to wheel of time. It's a damn shame the author died before completion, and as much as I love Sanderson it just didn't feel the same. Voted for discworld though, would consider them a different genre but from that list they win. Oh, and on the topic of Sanderson, in high fantasy he would win. Check out the mistborn trilogy. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Freddie_Mercury 06/24/19 3:06:52 AM #14: |
Killmonger posted...
And I may as well ask. Is it better to start Malazan first or Wot? wheel of time --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DeadBankerDream 06/24/19 3:08:50 AM #15: |
Killmonger posted...
And I may as well ask. Is it better to start Malazan first or Wot? It's better to not start Malazan at all. The ideas are grand and great, but the writer (Steven Erikson I think his name was) is incompetent at putting them together in a way that is compelling beyond what the ideas themselves entail. Stables of the franchise (at least up to the fourth book, I stopped after that cause it was getting annoying) -Deus ex machinas solving every issue -Cliffhangers where its obvious that its written in a way where the characters have obtained some sort of important knowledge that is arbitrarily kept from the reader for hundreds of pages, maybe even several books -Characters with the power to literally destroy the world popping up everywhere but miraculously stopped just in time -Literal gods intervening in human affairs all the time to remove actual agency from the interesting characters -Every fucking character in the franchise from the highest god to the lowest soldier who knows nothing except fighting having deep, philosophical inner monologues about the nature of the world and their place in it. There's no character nuance. Everyone is fucking Aristotle. And this isn't just something that happens once per book or so. It happens over and over and over again in every book. When your books are 1200 pages long thats a lot of world-destroying enemies to stop or deus ex machinas to throw out there. That said, as stated the ideas present are amazing and despite this poor writing that ultimately made it impossible for me to continue reading the series, I did enjoy some of my time with it because of how good they are. Especially the third book Memories of Ice had me glued to the pages. So if such issues arent a bother for you, go for it. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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nexigrams 06/24/19 3:15:05 AM #16: |
Wheel of Time is phenomenal, even if they could've told the story in half as many books. The thing is you don't really mind, because spending time with the characters is awesome.
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Killmonger 06/24/19 3:20:13 AM #17: |
DeadBankerDream posted...
Killmonger posted...And I may as well ask. Is it better to start Malazan first or Wot? How bad does do the books drag? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Joelypoely 06/24/19 3:26:27 AM #18: |
Top 5
The Edge Chronicles The Inheritance Cycle The Saga of Recluce Discworld The Bartimaeus Sequence --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MabusIncarnate 06/24/19 3:27:28 AM #19: |
Of these choices, LOTR, followed by Harry Potter, sorry it's such a generic answer.
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solosnake 06/24/19 6:12:13 AM #21: |
Lord of The rings has so much ancient and esoteric knowledge woven into it. Its truly a work of art, not just some story
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pegusus123456 06/24/19 6:37:21 AM #22: |
solosnake posted...
Lord of The rings has so much ancient and esoteric knowledge woven into it. Its truly a work of art, not just some story Real talk, that's kind of why I dislike it. Well, not dislike, but like less. To me, it reads like a textbook. --- https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT https://imgur.com/Er6TT So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jaghave 06/24/19 6:42:03 AM #23: |
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Wedge Antilles 06/24/19 6:53:08 AM #24: |
Dresden Files and it's not even close.
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marthsheretoo 06/24/19 6:57:11 AM #25: |
Other: Mistborn
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DocDelicious 06/24/19 7:08:24 AM #26: |
The Sovereign Stone Trilogy
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EndOfDiscOne 06/24/19 7:22:09 AM #27: |
Malazan, followed by the Second Apocalypse
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jedisamurai 06/24/19 7:33:58 AM #28: |
My favorite is the Belgariad and the Mallorean. And I'm well aware of all the criticisms of them before you start in on me. But this is favorite, not best. The characters make me laugh.
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Torrific 06/24/19 8:11:36 AM #29: |
AssultTank posted...
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Torrific 06/24/19 8:11:41 AM #30: |
jedisamurai posted...
My favorite is the Belgariad and the Mallorean. And I'm well aware of all the criticisms of them before you start in on me. But this is favorite, not best. The characters make me laugh. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Torrific 06/24/19 8:13:34 AM #32: |
SuperExcitebike posted...
ASOIAF. Other than that, I've only read First Law and Broken Empire ... Copied to Clipboard!
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apolloooo 06/24/19 8:44:38 AM #33: |
Brandon Sanderson stuff is amazing
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Modifier 06/24/19 8:52:53 AM #34: |
ASOIAF. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Broken Empire, First Law and Prince of Nothing are also very good.
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Modifier 06/24/19 8:54:52 AM #35: |
Jaghave posted...
Dune Dune should be in the sci fi category. Every sci fi has an element of fantasy. --- Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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OctilIery 06/24/19 9:01:11 AM #36: |
Stormlight Archives.
TC give Malazan a try it's very dense and not my thing personally, but it's well written and full of great stories and characters. It's also less an ongoing story than a history of the world, with each new book generally having new main characters. I also highly suggest the greatcoats quadrilogy, basically a modern darker version of Three Musketeers. And Joe Abercrombie First Law Trilogy and the three solo books following are some of the best fantasy ever. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Funkydog 06/24/19 9:05:27 AM #37: |
Discworld is pretty great, largely helped by the fact it is a comedy fantasy in most aspects, even if it does delve into more serious themes.
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meralonne 06/24/19 9:05:50 AM #38: |
The Elric saga by Michael Moorcock by a country mile.
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I Like Toast 06/24/19 9:06:30 AM #39: |
boxington posted...
other: The Dark Tower. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CheekSqueak 06/24/19 9:07:08 AM #40: |
boxington posted...
other: The Dark Tower. fuck yea currently reading wot series though. on book four and it's pretty good so far. hp was solid as a kid not sure how it holds up now --- Let's be--*toot* ... Oh, sorry about that. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 06/24/19 12:51:10 PM #41: |
meralonne posted...
The Elric saga by Michael Moorcock by a country mile. +1 --- It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MC_BatCommander 06/24/19 1:04:58 PM #42: |
Wheel of Time is my current favorite, however if Stormlight Archive continues to be amazing it might just take the top spot.
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Total_Lost2 06/24/19 4:52:44 PM #43: |
LotR, or rather The Silmarillion
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jackgunney 06/24/19 4:55:26 PM #44: |
Other: Realm of Elderlings Saga by Robin Hobb
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hollow_shrine 06/24/19 5:00:39 PM #45: |
I can't see myself in any of those except Harry Potter. If I were going to choose something off that list, I'd go with the Dresden Files, but even Dresden has his moments where I get tired of him.
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Killmonger 06/24/19 8:57:04 PM #46: |
Bump.
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a-c-a-b 06/24/19 8:59:28 PM #47: |
boxington posted...
other: The Dark Tower. This. How the fuck you not gonna add The Dark Tower to that list? --- Save for your doomed future ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ryven 06/24/19 9:06:07 PM #48: |
OctilIery posted...
Amen. Every single book in that world was fantastic. Big thumbs up too, to Sharp Ends, the short story book. Im so goddamned hyped for the new one in Sept. --- 'We're not gonna make it, are we? People i mean.' 'It's in your nature to destroy yourselves.' ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EndOfDiscOne 06/24/19 9:15:47 PM #49: |
Ryven posted...
OctilIery posted... I feel like its the biggest upcoming fantasy release this year, even if there are a few others Im slightly more excited for. --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna COMBINED! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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OctilIery 06/25/19 5:30:20 PM #50: |
EndOfDiscOne posted...
Ryven posted...OctilIery posted... Fuck I forgot that was this year, so hyped! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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OctilIery 06/25/19 5:31:48 PM #51: |
a-c-a-b posted...
boxington posted...other: The Dark Tower. In fairness to TC, he comes off as much more of a "casual" fantasy fan(not meant as a bad thing at all TC!) other than naming Malazan, and Dark Tower is still pretty niche. A lot of people don't even realise the movie was based on anything. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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