Fantasy – Book Recommendations
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bdsm because God wants half angels to obey their “mate”. But they didn’t think any demons could break the seal of cipher whatever it’s called.
I’d recommend skipping sex scenes from most books. I reference 50 shades of grey because a lot of people only have experience with bdsm from that.
[quote=Tizzy;6589][quote=GameGraphix;6586][quote=Gelcube;6584]And what the hell is up with Anderle? He’s been putting out a book a month for years. Does the man sleep, like, at ALL?[/quote]
He’s probably a demon from the Abyss – they don’t need to sleep.
Tizzy – you ever heard of a demon named Michaleanderle???
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Smells like brown sugar and vanilla. Very weird.[/quote]
Aha! Mystery solved!
I looked at The Contractor, but the blurb didn’t hook me. I’ll check it out. Thank The Slimy One I have Kindle Unlimited. At current book prices, my book budget would equal my food budget…and I have three cube-lets at home!
+1 for Awaken Online, The Iron Druid series, and Fred the Vampire Accountant. Iron Druid has a lot of witty dialogue, and Fred is…hmm, interesting in an uninteresting way. Awaken Online is one of the better LitRPG series.
For those of you who like Olan Thorensen’s Destiny’s Crucible series….just received this email from the author:
[quote]“Forged in Fire,” book 4 of “Destiny’s Crucible” had been uploaded to Amazon and should be available as an ebook in the next few days (Amazon says 2-3 days, but I’ve seen it 1-4 days). It has also been delivered to the audio company (Podium) who will begin production and likely release around the end of the year. Paperback version to follow as soon as I get to it.
The book is long, and therefore production cost were higher. I’m starting it at 3.99 so you on the mail list can order at the same price as the previous book, then I’ll raise the price in a week.[/quote]
I’ve come across a couple of LitRPG writers who’s work isn’t boring and predictable:
* Justin Miller’s World Seed and The Dive series.
* Travis Bagwell’s Awaken Online.
We should have a separate discussion on the topic of what makes a good fantasy book.
From the sci-fi recommendations :
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[url=https://www.amazon.com/Paradox-3-Book-Series/dp/B00W6RNR2S/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485123256&sr=1-1&keywords=paradox+Rachel+Bach]Paradox series by Rachel Bach[/url]
[/size][/quote]Rachel bach is the same person as Rachel aaron [url]https://mobile.twitter.com/Rachel_Aaron?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor[/url]
Her first book is good kinda like gentleman’s bastard with a charming thief.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Eli-Monpress-Rachel-Aaron-ebook/dp/B0058ECNXU/ref=la_B004FRLQXE_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486591695&sr=1-3[/url]
Her Urban Fantasy is pretty good as well. About a nice dragon in a family of horrible people.
[url]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LSV28DC/ref=series_rw_dp_sw[/url]
I’m always looking for new books to read, but it can be hard to find new stuff on Amazon…there is a look of CR@P out there….so I thought I’d start a few forum threads listing out some of may favorite books in the different genres – if you have any that you can recommend please add to the list..
Here are some of the Fantasy genre books that I’ve enjoyed reading and would recommend to other people…..
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[url=https://www.amazon.com/Destinys-Crucible-3-Book-Series/dp/B01N7UDDAL/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485121435&sr=1-1&keywords=destiny%27s+crucible]Destiny’s Crucible series by Olan Thorensen[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=onset+glynn+stewart&rh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3Aonset+glynn+stewart]ONSET series by Glynn Stewart[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0DQ5CN/ref=series_rw_dp_sw]The Kurtherian Gambit series by Michael Anderle, Ellen Campbell[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Portals-Infinity-7-Book/dp/B01GJ6XRJO/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485121663&sr=1-1&keywords=portals+of+infinity]Portals of Infinity series by John Van Stry[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Curiosities-7-Book/dp/B01M7V6I19/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485121789&sr=1-1&keywords=ministry+of+curiosities]The Ministry of Curiosities series by C.J. Archer
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[url=https://www.amazon.com/Imp-Series-8-Book/dp/B01K848GPI/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485121847&sr=1-1&keywords=imp+series]Imp series by Debra Dunbar[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=discord+jones+series]Discord Jones series by Gayla Drummond[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=kate+daniels+series]Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Elemental-Assassin-15-Book/dp/B01D4V5D62/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122073&sr=1-1&keywords=elemental+assassin+series]Elemental Assassin Series by Jennifer Estep[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Black-3-Book-Series/dp/B0198BPZVU/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122138&sr=1-1&keywords=daniel+black+series]Daniel Black series by E. William Brown[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Pax-Arcana-4-Book-Series/dp/B01BYDCR16/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122206&sr=1-1&keywords=pax+arcana+series]Pax Arcana series by Elliott James[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=monster+hunter+international+series]Monster Hunter International series by Larry Correia[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N07CD5M/ref=series_rw_dp_sw]Dragonrider Chronicles by Nicole Conway[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Makers-Song-5-Book/dp/B00WTIB0R8/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122446&sr=1-1&keywords=makers+song+series]Maker’s Song series by Adrian Phoenix[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Thompson-9-Book-Series/dp/B019BZPRDE/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122500&sr=1-1&keywords=mercy+thompson+series]Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=oldest+city+vampire+series+nancy+haddock]Oldest City Vampire series by Nancy Haddock[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/Dante-Valentine-Complete-Lilith-Saintcrow-ebook/dp/B00FQZX628/ref=la_B002BLOSOU_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485122697&sr=1-4]Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_16?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=chronicles+of+elantra&sprefix=chronicles+of+el%2Caps%2C581&crid=229IAVZ04KKWW]The Chronicles of Elantra series by Michelle Sagara[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FZ8BR8A/ref=series_rw_dp_sw]Bite Back series by Mark Henwick[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=kylie+chan]Journey to Wudang series, Dark Heavens series, Celestial Battle series by Kyle Chan[/url][/size]
There’s childish whining and then there’s WoT whining, and it’s not just that it’s the overall emasculation of all the male characters and how all the female characters are scheming psychopaths, and how no matter what is done feels absolutely pointless, how it felt like the main characters were essentially Railroaded along with 0 character growth.
[quote=Dirk Flamberge;7315]There’s childish whining and then there’s WoT whining, and it’s not just that it’s the overall emasculation of all the male characters and how all the female characters are scheming psychopaths, and how no matter what is done feels absolutely pointless, how it felt like the main characters were essentially Railroaded along with 0 character growth.[/quote]
Fair enough. Although, all things being equal the emasculation of men in the novels and the resultant problems that it created in the books (and yes, the author did note it once or twice)… to me somewhat spoke to the reality in the United States where feminism has been emasculating men (among other things) for the last 50 years and the result was how it (Feminism) destroyed the idea of the American family. But that’s me.
For the record, I don’t think the family needs a man to be the “breadwinner” I would quite happily get married let her do all the “work” by having a job. Working sucks. But I do think that children need fathers and mothers to properly learn how to interact with the world. Strong male (or female) role models could be used in lieu of having opposite sex parents… but most single parent families don’t have that either.
Hmm,
I don’t know. I had no mother or father, I had to be my own role-model. I’m a self-made demon!
And of course, I turned out about as close to perfectly well adjusted as anyone could ever be.
Now, that being said, would it have been nice to have a nice strong parent or two to literally “whip” me in to shape, preferably with a cat-o-nine-tails? Yes, that would have been fun. But not worth whining about.
I hate these whiny “oh my parents died in a horrible accident whent I was a baby and I was raised by heartless nuns, or that nice man Fagin” people.
Life sucks, you die, you go to the Abyss, you meet me, and have great adventures for thousands of years! Oh…and cookies…never forget the cookies…dip them in a bit of Denubian Choco-Coffee(TM) and it’s like being in heaven–well no not at all–heavens tend ot have gods and those fogies are all serious buzz kills…
You want something to whine about…try being stuck on a cloud with a god for a few thousand years listening to harp music. Eesh….
[quote=Dirk Flamberge;7313][quote=Rakshasa;7312][quote=EyeDeKay;6547][quote=Dirk Flamberge;6544]I kind of lost interest while reading Name of the wind, and for tolkien the movies were enough for me.[/quote]
Why’d you lose interest?
Books are much better. Movie leave out a lot like always. *shudders* Except the eagles.
[/quote]Pff, in the case of the LotR series that things were left out of the movies was actually a good thing. Seriously, I have no idea why Tolkien gets so much acclaim. His books were long-winded, excessive, and boring. I am a voracious reader, and rarely do I stop reading books that are even halfway decent (for instance, I actually read every book in the Wheel of Time series once despite how bad they got between 6-10). But I never was able to get past the what 30 pages whining about misplacing the Ent-wives from Treebeard…. seriously I get it, you lost them. It didn’t need to be that drawn out.[/quote]
Not sure how you managed to get yourself to read through the totality of WoT, i think i only made it to 3 or 4 and had to give up because of all the whining and the useless male characters.[/quote]
Yeah, that’s sort of my point. I got attached enough to Rand and some of the other characters that I was willing to suffer through them. The ones that Brandon Sanderson finished were totally awesome… so they were easy. But even considering that, I still couldn’t stomach to finish “The Two Towers”. Tolkien, in my opinion, gets way to much credit. He wasn’t particularly original, as he just stole the mythological world of the Norse and made a few changes (primarily the elves). Admittedly, that’s not much different than most authors… but the part that annoys me is that his story wasn’t well told.
And as for WoT male heroes being whiny… how many 16-18 year old boys do you know that wouldn’t whine in the situation that Rand, Matt, and Perrin found themselves in? Yes, it got annoying. But it’s somewhat expected when you are dealing with adolescents. Truthfully, that’s one of my bigger gripes with a lot of modern fantasy stories where they have “children” as the primary heroes. They are always so completely mature and have no obvious need to whine and gripe about their bad luck. Which is part of why I like Tom… because while he does whine sometimes and clearly needs to mature he doesn’t whine ALL the time.
I’d say Destiny’s Crucible is more Science Fiction than Fantasy, as it involves alien races rather than magic, but regardless here are my additions:
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MEFK8WJ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=johnsbookandr-20&linkId=6001c40330b6773ab28a5e194bea5931]Days of Future Past by John Van Stry[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/Good-Intentions-Elliott-Kay-ebook/dp/B0054E8QYE/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485123393&sr=1-3]Good Intentions by Elliott Kay[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01K5E62RA/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_4]Soul Force Saga by James Wisher[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/Hammer-Commission-John-Van-Stry-ebook/dp/B00CE3FU8S/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485123478&sr=1-6]The Hammer Commission by John Van Stry[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/Red-Moon-Demon-Lord-Book-ebook/dp/B008GS5H1K/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=P4CZPVNR7A1NCB3S0F3P]Demon Lord by Morgan Blayde[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/Clean-Sweep-Ilona-Andrews-ebook/dp/B01KZM2J9M/ref=pd_sim_351_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=48ZR56MSH5ANETVDGRYM]Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews[/url]
[url=https://www.amazon.ca/Unsuspecting-Mage-Morcyth-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B001A40H0I/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1485123656&sr=1-1]The Morcyth Saga by Brian S. Pratt[/url]
[url=http://www.weavespinner.net/worlds_of_fel.htm]Sennadar by James Galloway(Fel)[/url]All i can remember at the moment, probably more that i forgot.
Deeds Of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Elfhome Series by Wen Spencer
Black Wolves of Boston by Wen Spencer
Incryptid series by Seanan McGuire
October Daye series by Seanan McGuire
Vampire Files by P.N.Elrod
Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey
Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini (graphic novels)
Huh no Tolkien or rothfuss?
If you haven’t read those two read The lord of the rings and The king-killer chronicles.
Tolkien pretty much inspires every trope ever and Kkc is the most beautifully written thing I’ve ever read.
Here’s a Google Doc for a side story of Bast called the lightning tree. Was featured in a collection of big author stories: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2Cg9v1vPmgDX3NBbUp2QV9uRDQ/view
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