R. Scott Bakker: The Prince of Nothing Trilogy (The Darkness that Comes Before is the first book... series is complete), The Judging Eye (first book in the Aspect-Emperor series). Bakker is just something different. He is very focused on character but still has great story and world building.
Ken Scholes: Lamentation, Canticle (books 1 and 2 of the Psalms of Isaak... book three will be out very soon). Scholes is a great new author, and I've really enjoyed the two books in his debut series.
Peter V. Brett: The Warded Man (a different take on some fantasy ideas), the second book of the series is set to come out in a couple months.
Brandon Sanderson: Completely agree with Gher. I just enjoy what the man writes. Mistborn is a great trilogy. Warbreaker is a very entertaining stand alone novel. Elantris, his debut, is a truly great idea and a good read, though it does have some rough parts.
Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana, Lions of al-Rassan... Kay is simply one of the best writers of fantasy there is. These are two of my favorite books in the fantasy genre.
Ken Scholes: Lamentation, Canticle (books 1 and 2 of the Psalms of Isaak... book three will be out very soon). Scholes is a great new author, and I've really enjoyed the two books in his debut series.
Peter V. Brett: The Warded Man (a different take on some fantasy ideas), the second book of the series is set to come out in a couple months.
Brandon Sanderson: Completely agree with Gher. I just enjoy what the man writes. Mistborn is a great trilogy. Warbreaker is a very entertaining stand alone novel. Elantris, his debut, is a truly great idea and a good read, though it does have some rough parts.
Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana, Lions of al-Rassan... Kay is simply one of the best writers of fantasy there is. These are two of my favorite books in the fantasy genre.
This message last edited by Jacob on 12/01/2010 at 05:57:40 PM
Does Erikson get better?
- 12/01/2010 05:29:51 PM
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I read somewhere that reading Erikson involves being completely lost for the first half of the book-
- 12/01/2010 05:41:35 PM
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I agree with the Brandon Sanderson suggestion.
- 12/01/2010 05:43:27 PM
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You didn't like Robin Hobb?
- 12/01/2010 05:49:19 PM
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I don't.
- 12/01/2010 05:55:25 PM
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I think Liveship is the best of her series, so you should give it a try
- 12/01/2010 06:40:51 PM
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Her strength is her characters, IMO.
- 12/01/2010 07:44:23 PM
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See, I think her characters are weak, at least the main characters.
- 12/01/2010 08:48:10 PM
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LIVESHIP isn't first-person, which is a big plus in its favour. *NM*
- 13/01/2010 04:19:42 AM
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Beat you by a second. *NM*
A couple suggestions: (edit)
- 12/01/2010 05:51:35 PM
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No. Burn it. Erikson is horrid. Read Sci-Fi instead. Start with KSR and Alastair Reynolds. *NM*
- 12/01/2010 07:49:14 PM
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i couldn't read erikson. same reasons. i read about a hundred pages and was like screw this...
- 12/01/2010 11:06:04 PM
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Keep in mind that Erikson was an archeologist and anthropologist.
- 13/01/2010 02:06:01 AM
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