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I'd say

 

The Kingkiller chronicles, as many of you have mentioned

The secrets of the Immortal nicholas Flamel is also really good

The Shattered Sea Trilogy by Joe abercrombie is also great, especially if you like cunning characters. the last book comes out this thursday

of course, chronicles of Narnia

CS Lewis also wrote a really good retelling of eros and Psyche, called Till we have faces, which I really enjoyed

Eon: Dragoneye reborn is a pretty good fantasy genderbender

The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E Feist - always one of my faves

Graceling has a really awesome concept. The feminist vibes are strong with this one



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The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Redemption of Althalus, The Elenium, The Tamuli > David Eddings

The King Killer Chronicals > Patrick Rothfuss

Raven's Shadow > Ryan Anthony

The Sword of Truth > Terry Goodkind

The entire of the Shannara story from start to finish > Terry Brooks

The Wheel of Time > Robert Jordan

The Demon War Cycle > Peter V Brett

The Riftwar Saga, The Riftwar Saga: The Empire > Raymond E Fiest

The Farseer Trilogy   > Robin Hobb

The NightAngel Trilogy > Brent Weeks

The Black Magician > Trudi Canavan

Saga of Recluce, The Imager Portfolio, The Corean Cycle, The Spellsong Cycle > R.E. Modesitt Jr. 

The Others > Anne Bishop

The Dark Elf Trilogy  > R.A Salvatore

The Last Herald-Mage > Mercedes Lackey

Green Rider > Kristan Britain

Rogue Agent > K E Mills



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~The Elfstones of Shanarra
~Red Dwarf

~An Enemy Reborn

should prolly add more later. XD

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~Broken Empire Series

~Gor Series (John Norman)


Edited by Prophet, 08 November 2015 - 05:31 AM.

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I read 6 volumes of the Sword of Truth saga, I liked it. Maybe I'll read the other volumes one day, but I don't feel like it right now.

And a french novel, la Horde du Contrevent ( It doesn't seem to be translated, sorry ^^) is really great.

 

I read the sword of truth series as well and quite liked it until the Temple of the Winds if I remember correctly, the ending of the series was so weak (though the temple of the winds ending is possibly one of the most entertaining of any book I've ever read) After reading the Wheel of Time I realised the the Sword of Truth was essentially a more sexually explicit rip off of the Wheel of Time series which remains my favourite fantasy series to date.

 

I quite enjoyed the Four Brothers Series and the Dragoncrown War series, the first of which The Dark Glory War is probably my favourite fantasy book of all time.

 

Recently I started the Malazan Book of the Fallen series though I haven't gottenf ar enough into the first book to have an opinion.



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I haven't seen a few of my favorites on these lists, so I'll go ahead and post them myself.

 

THE SHADOW CAMPAIGNS by Django Wexler

Brilliant fantasy fare set forward a few hundred years. Two soldiers, Winter Ihernglass and Marcus d'Ivoire, are caught up in a struggle between their new commanding officer and a mysterious demonic cult. While the story is clearly focused on the military and many of the action scenes are large battles, later books deal more with politics and scheming as the characters delve deeper into the various conspiracies and intrigues surrounding them.

 

THE TRAITOR SON CYCLE by Miles Cameron

Historically inspired military fantasy, centered around a mercenary leader called the Red Knight and his oddly personal fight against the monstrous forces of the Wild. Magic is a mysterious force that few know how to use properly, but is almost limitless in its applications. Cameron is a medieval historian/reenactor, so there's a level of authenticity here that's absent from other fantasy series.

 

GENTLEMAN BASTARD by Scott Lynch

Following masterful thief and con-artist Locke Lamora and his best friend and partner in crime Jean Tannen, this series details the duo's struggle to get filthy rich while still being alive to enjoy their wealth. On the surface, the world is bright and clean, filled with wondrous magic and happy people. But we all know that's just a shiny coating on top of a pile of garbage, or otherwise there would be no reason to read the books.

 

THE ELDER EMPIRE by Will Wight

The most interesting series on the list from a stylistic perspective. This is actually two book series telling one concurrent story. The first follows cynical assassin Shera, while the second stars conflicted sea-captain Calder. The Empire that's lasted for a thousand years is crumbling, and two factions are at odds about what to do. One wants to crown a new Emperor, while the other wants to divide the Empire between the four demi-godlike Regents. All the while, the Lovecraftian horrors known as the Elders are beginning to retake what was once theirs.

 

CROWN OF STARS by Kate Elliott

I'll be the first to admit it won't be to everyone's liking. It's a bit slow at times, and a little confusing, but I liked the confusion. Plot threads are left hanging for several books, questions are not answered, and sometimes they're answered incorrectly. But when everything does come together, when everything starts to make sense, it's so incredibly satisfying. There was one section that overwhelmed me with so much emotion that I had to put the book down to collect myself. Even though I've since gone on to read other things that I've objectively liked more, that has never happened to me since.


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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. 

Truly epic fantasy with top notch world building. Brandon builds an entire world with a long complicated history full of flawed characters from the ground up. I cannot recommend it enough. 

 

Am I the only person here who didn't think The King Killer Chronicles was awesome? The first book was a very nice start to a series, but the second one was just weird and more than a little pointless. lus, its been so long since the the last book I've already forgotten most of it. 


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