[ SECRET POST #3314 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3314 ⌋

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Comments

Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm in the mood for good (goodish, anyway) classic fantasy books. Can use all the tropes. Magic, princesses, dragons, whatever. What are your favorites? Or the most fun to read?

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[dethtoll]

I've heard good things about "Book Of The New Sun." Although technically it's Dying Earth fantasy as opposed to traditional.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch

The Legend of Nightfall, Reichart.

I still have a guilty love for the Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey. Herald Mage of Valdemar Series, the Oathbound (Vows & Honor) series, or Heralds of Valdemar (Talia) series.

Also, of course, the Elric Saga by Moorcock.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

Man, I love the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, but I wouldn't really call them classic fantasy. Especially The Lies of Locke Lamora - it gets heavier on the traditional fantasy aspects by Republic of Thieves, but Lies is pretty damn close to straight up heist fiction with fantasy set dressing.

Fun as hell, but not likely to scratch an itch for high magic sword-and-sorcery stuff.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

The Winter of the World trilogy, by Michael Scott Rohan. Set in an interglacial of our own earth. Magic, princesses (one of them is a smith) and dragons. Basically, a group of friends set out to defeat the powers of the Ice.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

If you're looking for that kind of high-but-not-epic fantasy, I can't recommend Patricia McKillip strongly enough. She's great.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

Well... not all of what I like is considered "classic", if by classic you mean more like Tolkien or Arthurian legend. But here goes:

Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake. Set in a crumbling old castle, with bizarre traditions. Gothic and weird. Not really "magical."

Perdido Street Station, The Scar etc. - China Mieville. This author draws heavily on Lovecraft and Peake, but there's more actual magic in this one. Quite dark.

Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrell - Set in the same period as Jane Austen's novels. But with magic! Specifically: faeries. The idea of faeries as a strange "other". Very long. You might find it dry because of the old-fashioned language.

The Edge Chronicles (eg. Midnight over Sanctaphrax) - I love the world that's created in this series of books. YA/Kid's stuff. One of my favourite series when I was younger. Sort of steampunk, lots of weird creatures and interesting blends of magic and technology.

A Wizard of Earthsea - Seafaring wizards! Has a similar "mythological" or fable feel like Tolkien, but IMO, more readable. It's about facing your inner demons.

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

Seconding the last two. Though the Edge Chronicles have given me a touch of vertigo now and then - they're just that vivid!

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[(Anonymous)]

Nonny, this may be a late comment, but if you loved Edge Chronicles, I HIGHLY recommend you read Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve. Still my favourite book from childhood. It was basically my 'Harry Potter.'

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Six Gun Tarot and Shotgun Arcana

Re: Rec me fantasy?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

Derp, missed the word "classic."