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Recommend me some books

  • 15-10-2009 7:06pm
    #1
    Smuckie
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭


    I've ran out of authors...! Something in the same style of David Gemmell :)


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  • #2
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Smuckie wrote: »
    I've ran out of authors...! Something in the same style of David Gemmell :)
    Telling us the authors whose stuff you've already read might save everyone a bit of time. :)


  • #3
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    Can't think of anyone who writes like Gemmell...

    um
    If you like the violence and action of gemmell you could look up Terry Goodkind's earlier stuff.
    If you like the inspirational aspect and the non-overuse of magic then you might like Nation by Terry Pratchett (no really...)
    If you like Jon Shannow, you might like the dark tower books by stephen king


  • #4
    granite man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭granite man


    Almost anything by Michael Moorcock, read and judge for yourself.


  • #5
    Grey2k
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Grey2k


    The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Week's, new author but best I have read in quite a while, alot of new idea's and great twists.


  • #6
    !_Brian_!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 286 ✭✭!_Brian_!


    Grey2k wrote: »
    The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Week's, new author but best I have read in quite a while, alot of new idea's and great twists.

    +1, great series.

    Also try Peter Brett's The Painted Man


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  • #7
    _Roz_
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭_Roz_


    No idea who David Gemmell is, so I don't know if he's closer to sci-fi or fantasy.

    If it's fantasy though, I recommend The Coldfire Trilogy, C.S. Friedman.


  • #8
    Trankton
    Registered Users Posts: 222 ✭✭Trankton


    I've found that James Barclays books have a similar kinda soul to them as Gemmils, he is my new Gemmil. Definately worth a read.

    Best Fantasy books ever though have to be Ericksons.


  • #9
    Harmsden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Harmsden


    Read Robert E Howard. His prose is a breathless, sweaty wrestle in the mud and his stories are crammed with fear and gore and wonder. Pure escapism.


  • #10
    BlaasForRafa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    Harmsden wrote: »
    Read Robert E Howard. His prose is a breathless, sweaty wrestle in the mud and his stories are crammed with fear and gore and wonder. Pure escapism.

    +1 for Robert E Howard

    Also if you like Gemmell then Glen Cook and his Black Company novels might be your cup of tea


  • #11
    Shryke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,199 ✭✭✭Shryke


    I didn't think I'd like The Painted Man as much as I did. +1 that recommendation.
    If you can pick up a Conan anthology then go for it. There are some brilliant and really accessable stories ready to be sucked into.


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