Book recommendations

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vollizie

Give me some books to check out, preferably in the Fantasy genre, but no YA. Nothing from Tolkien, Sanderson, or GRRM since I've already either read or own their works.

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I’m a big Michael Crichton and Stephen king fan. Great books

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vollizie

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How would you rate Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series?

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I’ve only read the first one but it’s pretty good. I mostly like his horror books

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If you liked LOTR, WoT and asoiaf just start reading malazan book of the fallen or the realm of the elderlings. Trust me, these are the books. Malazan is gritty asf shit is military high fantasy

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vollizie

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Malazan and Wheel of Time are a bit scary to dive into just because of the sheer amount of books and time commitment. Maybe I'll get to them eventually, but not right now.

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wizardbot

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Dont ever get into them, too long of a slog imo and wot gets terrible midway. if youre determined, malazan is really good for a series which is that long

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vollizie

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Yea, while the size of WoT intimidates me the most, other things have detracted me from reading it as well. Like the infamous "slog" or how Jordan apparently writes his female characters. I'll probably never get into the series.

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I didnt tell you read Wheel of time, it's a bit average compared to other solid series, but I do recommend Realm of the Elderlings, you can start with the Farseer Trilogy

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Robin Hobb is great. +1 for farseer trilogy.

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nairolf1337

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ASOIAF, LOTR etc are right up my alley so I will check it out. I have heard it is really confusing, is that true?

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wizardbot

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Malazan is fairly confusing there are a lot of characters, subplots etc so dont skim much but I dont think you'll face problems if youve read books like asoaif lotr before

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nairolf1337

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alright, thx for clearing that up, have a good day mate

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I would say malazan is confusing when you start the series because the author drops you in the middle of a siege and lots of characters are introduced and they are not categorized as good and evil. Most of them are grey and there are literally lot of things that happen, what i mean to say is the first book can be a bit tough to complete but you will get hang of it

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nairolf1337

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yeah that's what I heard, he doesn't give a lot of backgroud info/lore and you just kinda have to piece it together yourself... Anyway, I ordered the first two books for now, let's see. Also thx for the info

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wizardbot

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Read kingkiller chronicles from rothfuss if you havent yet

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vollizie

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Will this guy ever finish the series? I don't wanna dive into it unless I'm sure he will.

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wizardbot

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I dont have much hope tbh but the first two books are really really good.

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vollizie

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I'm already angry with Winds of Winter, but adding Kingkiller to the list of unfinished series would hurt. Will definitely check out though.

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wizardbot

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Im in the same boat honestly. But these are some of the finest works in Fantasy so I had to read them. Although rothfuss is a lazy bum atleast he isnt that old so theres a chance that the third book will come. On the other hand GRRM might write the next one but hes defo not releasing the last book and inevitably someone else like sanderson will pick up to finish the series and I dont like his style

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zardinez

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Go into it with the knowledge that they’re good books and enjoy them for what they are. Don’t expect another book to come anytime tho.

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what's YA?

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wizardbot

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Young adult

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The silent patient.

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Caín

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nutab1e

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redwall series is iconic fantasy

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vollizie

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That's YA

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nutab1e

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oops I missed that

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The Idiot

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xD1LL4N

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Outwitting the Devil - Napoleon Hill

written after the great depression of 1929 but didnt get released for 75 years.
Very interesting read and changed alot of views about life

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Three body problem

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nairolf1337

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Dune if u haven't read it already

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vollizie

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I definitely need to get the deluxe edition hardcover copy eventually since it is one of the most beautiful book covers I've ever seen. Is it necessary to read the sequels, or am I good just reading the first book?

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nairolf1337

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I would say it's worth it, yes

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Abydaby

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Just mercy is a really good one

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Jasvindaloo

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The Witcher series
Cherub
Skullduggery Pleasant
Gone series

To name a few

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vollizie

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Thank you for reminding me of The Witcher. I've watched the show, and thought it was alright, but I've heard it strays away from the source material quite a bit. Might give it a shot.

As for the others, Cherub, Gone, and Skulduggery are YA, so that's a no no for me.

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Moxens

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Hyperion cantos - Dan Simmons (if you like this one then check Ilium and Olympos)
Perdido street station - China Mieville
The First Law - Joe Abercrombie
Gentleman bastards - Scott Lynch

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vollizie

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I have First Law and Gentleman Bastards on my radar. More so for First Law since I want to experience a true grimdark series. The closest I've come is ASOIAF, but that's not "true" grimdark.

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Moxens

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first law is definitely worth the read, not sure if is the most "true" grim dark out there but i'm pretty sure is a strong contender for that title.

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HaSanity

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Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky

Classic favourite of mine.

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fuck reading vlr better

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SilentCypher

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Murder of Roger Ackroyd by my favourite detective novelist, Agatha Christie
I bet you can never see the ending coming. Not in a million years. Absolute masterclass misdirection

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Olofboost

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Death on the Nile, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Death under the Sun, Murder in Mesopotamia are fire novels too

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archetype

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Sapiens
Homo Deus
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Geography of Thought
Energy and Civilisation

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mekybrdgr

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Tower of Babel in fantasy(other than the ones others reccomended)

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vollizie

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Thank you for the recommendations. I've already ordered Dune's deluxe edition and am planning to get First Law and Kingkiller Chronicles.

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Shownu

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Atomic Habits, Grit, Psychometrics, Fifty Shades Trilogy.