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fandomsecrets2012-10-06 03:53 pm
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[ SECRET POST #2104 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2104 ⌋
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Re: Heroic fantasy recommendations
(Anonymous) 2012-10-06 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: First person narrated, rather lyrically written trilogy (Name of the Wind is the first book, trilogy is the Kingkiller Chronicle), but only the first two of three books are out, and the next one's probably not gonna be out for another couple years, although if you like ASoIaF, then that's probably not a deal-breaker.
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher: Started out as a bet to combine two bad ideas and make them work. The bad ideas? The lost roman legion, and Pokemon. And yes, it does work. Full of crazy-awesome characters, and a refreshingly unique pseudo-Roman rather than pseudo-Medieval setting. The first book is called Furies of Calderon.
Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson- super epic, cast of thousands and history of hundreds of thousands of years put into the world. It starts off a bit more heroic fantasy, but does get at bit more about the conflict of gods and worlds itself rather than the characters involved. Also, characters die. A lot. Just a warning. The first book is Gardens of the Moon, which seemed fine to me, but I've heard people recommend starting with Deadhouse Gates and then going back.
Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujould- a bit less epic in scope than the others, but a fun story with magic and political intrigue and quests.
The Deverry novels by Katherine Kerr- if you like Celtic mythology, these are pretty good. Reincarnation and trying to stop a cycle of horrible events from past lives. Although as a disclaimer, I read the first few books ages ago, and haven't gotten around to finishing the series, so I can't say how well it would age or if it ends at all well.
Hope that makes for a good starting point!
Re: Heroic fantasy recommendations