Looking for some new Sci/Fi or Fantasy novels.

[Crixtala]

honeslty, i'm just looking for something that i can pick up in a boxed set because i'm a cheap bastard and want something that will take me some time to get through

[Porn Shop Clerk]

i quit reading after the 8th book

[Crixtala]

any other suggestions then?

[Porn Shop Clerk]

historical fiction? :\

Bernard Cromwell comes to mind. Been meaning to read some of his stuff for a long time, but he comes highly recommended.

song of ice and fire pretty much ruined reading for me too

Edited November 22, 2011 by Porn Shop Clerk

[Bronn]

any other suggestions then?

If you haven't read the Hunger Games trilogy, you might as well pick those up... They are easy reads, and are a good story... You can get a hardcover box set at Target for like $25, and it the three books only span like 1000 pages or so...

Plus the movie for the first book is coming out next year, and it was filmed in Asheville...

I'm currently reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (also going to be a movie in December) but it is kinda tough to get into so far... I think it is the first book in a trilogy too...

[Crixtala]

yeah, my wife has those, so they're on my list of things to read

[Bronn]

I'm actually currently world-building my own fantasy realm to serve as the basis for a novel I'm going to write... lol...

GRRM has inspired me...

[mmmbeans]

historical fiction? :\

Bernard Cromwell comes to mind. Been meaning to read some of his stuff for a long time, but he comes highly recommended.

song of ice and fire pretty much ruined reading for me too

if you haven't read hyperion, I really think you should.

[Floppin]

Just saw this thread and I'm not going to read through it all right now so I apologize if I'm repeating any earlier suggestions.

Otherland series, Tad Williams

Eden series, Harry Harrison

Black Jewels trilogy, Anne Bishop

Belgariad and Mallorean series', David Eddings

Having a brain fart on some others, I'll post when I get back home and can look at my library.

[Ruff]

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The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

They're really good. They're definitely very... different. The Name of the Wind is incredible, but there's definitely a weird drop-off between the two. You'll see what I mean.

[bigjohn]

R.A. Salvatore: The Icewindale Trilogy, if you're into D&D Fantasy type of stuff. All of those books with Drizzt are a fun read.

[fitty76]

I'm reading "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss. 52% in, and it is great so far.

I've got "Ready Player One" by Earnest Cline and "Reamde" by Neal Stephenson in my queue.

I'm also thinking about adding "Kushiel's Dart" by Jaqueline Carey.

And for you Zombie lovers. Check out "Feed" and "Deadline" from Mira Grant

[Messi]

Replay. It's an oldie but a goody

[Kuech Da Sneak]

I'm not sure if anybody has mentioned it yet, but the Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series is one of the best out there.

It's more down to earth with its dialogue and interaction between characters than other epic fantasy works like Wheel of Time.

It's like ASoIaF, with the realistic take in its approach with showing the humanity of the characters.

I personally find it both more entertaining and engaging than more popular series like WoT(good but VERY detailed oriented in every chapter, down to the paragraphs) and ASoIaF(also great, but more filler in certain parts).

It's reminiscent of The Black Company, if any of you have read that.

MBotF is one of the most popular epic fantasy series (multi million books sold), but nowhere near as popular as works by GRRM or Robert Jordan. Still, if you enjoyed either of their works, I highly suggest reading Mazalan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen

The series just finished last year, so you can get pretty much all of them in small paperback form if wanted.

Edited February 5, 2012 by yFSC