•  Garrathian   ( @Garrathian@beehaw.org ) 
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    1 year ago

    My brother is trying to get me into reading. He gave me a list of books to read and at some point im going to go through this list and read them

    -The Rook - Daniel O’Malley

    -The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

    -The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch

    -Malhazan (the series) - Steven Erikson

    -Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson

    -The Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson

    -The First Law - Joe Abercrombie

    I’d personally like to add in some mystery/detective fiction novels to that list, but I figure I’ll get caught up some of the popular fantasy novels he enjoys for now

    •  Deebster   ( @Deebster@beehaw.org ) 
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      1 year ago

      -The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

      -The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch

      These two are both brilliantly-written starts to what would be exceptional series, but they’re not finished and may well never be - just a caveat emptor if that kind of thing bugs you.

      Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard books stand alone so it’s not so much of a problem, but Patrick Rothfuss seems to be having too much fun with other projects to deliver the final part of his trilogy.

      Brandon Sanderson, on the other hand, is astonishingly productive. His world-building and plotting are top-notch and that his writing doesn’t sparkle like Rothfuss isn’t a problem (personally) since they tend to be long books and I’m not the speediest of readers.