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May 12 2013 07:51pm
So I've got problems deciding what to read and got nothing that seems super interesting that I might want to reread it within ~1month (actually done this a couple of times)

so I'm in need of recommendations!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/13528428-mynamefailed?shelf=read

That's stuff I've read and enjoyed! Basically 'medieval' fantasy setting with epic adventures and battles!

Think you can see my "to read list" aswell some books I've heard should be good and put it up there so I won't forget 'em, and recommend them if you think they're worthy of it :> (as I probably forgot about some ~~)


Thanks in advance

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May 12 2013 11:01pm
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
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May 13 2013 03:30am
A Song Of Ice And Fire should be on your to read list. Especially if you liked the Kingkiller Chronicle.

I also didn't see Lord Of The Rings. Even though LOTR is a lot of exposition (describing landscapes and creating the physical world), it is a classic and it raised the bar for all fantasy fiction.

Other than that, Pullman's His Dark Materials series and Stephen King's Dark Tower series are both pretty good.
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May 13 2013 03:38am
Seeing your list i think u'd enjoy The Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind
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May 13 2013 12:07pm
Quote (TheBadLuitenant @ May 13 2013 07:01am)
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin


There's an anime adaption from one of her tales I think? Tales from Earthsea it's named anyway
http://myanimelist.net/anime/1829/Gedo_Senki

Haven't watched it but seems good, + I've heard that Ursula K. Le Guin is a good writer, def gonna check it out
Quote (balrog66 @ May 13 2013 11:30am)
A Song Of Ice And Fire should be on your to read list. Especially if you liked the Kingkiller Chronicle.

I also didn't see Lord Of The Rings. Even though LOTR is a lot of exposition (describing landscapes and creating the physical world), it is a classic and it raised the bar for all fantasy fiction.

Other than that, Pullman's His Dark Materials series and Stephen King's Dark Tower series are both pretty good.


Game of Thrones series?:/ Dropped after ~150 pages, didn't like it at all. (I haven't seen the TV series either, but feels meh...)

and I've read LotR of course but I've forgotten to add it to the list :/(fixed now)
Quote (ApocaliX @ May 13 2013 11:38am)
Seeing your list i think u'd enjoy The Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind


Read some in Swedish, but I don't know which ones are the English comparison, hence I haven't added it :/ But I've read like ~19 Swedish books (which is by far more than the English series compromise of)

Good suggestions overall though, feel free to hit me up with more :)

Gotta say though, that list is NOT completed by far. I've read more but I just haven't added them...yet. ;>
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May 13 2013 08:01pm
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47212.Storm_Front

Picked this up from an suggestions and so far so good I have to say! Even thought it's not my typical read.
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Jun 30 2013 11:19pm
These are a few of my favorite

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Legend of Drizzt - R.A Salvatore
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
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Jul 5 2013 08:19pm
Quote (foxist @ Jul 1 2013 07:19am)
These are a few of my favorite

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Legend of Drizzt - R.A Salvatore
Eragon - Christopher Paolini


Read them all ^ Waiting for The Doors of Stone - Patrick Rothfuss, hopefully it'll come at the end of 2013 - Spring 2014, but who knows?
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Jul 6 2013 03:50pm
The Acacia Trilogy by David Anthony Durham is actually pretty good. Not really well known, but a satisfying read.

Also the Thomas Covenant books by Stephen R Donaldson are kind of cool. I've only read a few, but they're interesting because the main character is more of an anti-hero. He's a really intelligent writer and parts of the book are pretty dense, so make sure you have a dictionary nearby.

I've been listening to Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan while I run and stuff. It's actually pretty good. The characters are likable and the plot is interesting. It's definitely made me run longer quite a few times just so I could listen to more.
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Jul 6 2013 06:58pm
Quote (sean520 @ Jul 6 2013 11:50pm)
The Acacia Trilogy by David Anthony Durham is actually pretty good. Not really well known, but a satisfying read.

Also the Thomas Covenant books by Stephen R Donaldson are kind of cool. I've only read a few, but they're interesting because the main character is more of an anti-hero. He's a really intelligent writer and parts of the book are pretty dense, so make sure you have a dictionary nearby.

I've been listening to Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan while I run and stuff. It's actually pretty good. The characters are likable and the plot is interesting. It's definitely made me run longer quite a few times just so I could listen to more.


Really good recs. Been checking out most of them.

Acacia - Didn't like that the whole kingdom and trust of the father was built on lies and slavery :/ But might give it a try, think my sis likes it aswell

Heard good stuff about Thomas Covenant, deffo gonna check them out.

Had Theft of Swords on my PTR list for a while, might actually pick it up :>

Cheers for tips though! I always forget what to check if I don't get loads of messages about em ;>
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