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What now....Sanderson or Hobb??

  • 27-01-2014 10:28pm
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    iPink
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    Been reading The Wheel of Time series for the last two years or so.... absolutely LOVED every minute of it. .. feel so sad that is over, literally feel like I've lost a good friend :(

    So what now. ..?
    Was thinking maybe some more Sanderson. .. I have Elantris or perhaps Hobb..??

    Any recommendations? I love good traditional fantasy....!

    Thanks in advance :)


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  • #2
    iPink
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭iPink


    iPink wrote: »
    Been reading The Wheel of Time series for the last two years or so.... absolutely LOVED every minute of it. .. feel so sad that is over, literally feel like I've lost a good friend :(

    So what now. ..?
    Was thinking maybe some more Sanderson. .. I have Elantris or perhaps Hobb..??

    Any recommendations? I love good traditional fantasy....!

    Thanks in advance :)

    I'm leaning towards Erikson now too... Malazan Book of The Fallen. ..??


  • #3
    Sulla Felix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,442 ✭✭✭Sulla Felix


    Robin Hobb, Kate Elliott (Crown of Stars), George RR Martin, Glen Cook are probably my top picks in fantasy.


  • #4
    Manach
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    Try Mistborn by Sanderson, very good trilogy + an excellent follow-up steampunk novel "Alloy of Law".


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    sentient_6
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  • #6
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,994 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    iPink wrote: »
    I'm leaning towards Erikson now too... Malazan Book of The Fallen. ..??
    Read the Book of the Fallen or I'll ban you :D


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  • #7
    iPink
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭iPink


    ixoy wrote: »
    Read the Book of the Fallen or I'll ban you :D

    Lol ok!!


  • #8
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,994 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    iPink wrote: »
    Lol ok!!
    In all seriousness, it's very different to Hobb. Hobb is much more in the traditional fantasy mould and very strong on characters but don't expect elaborate world building.

    Sanderson's Mistborn series is great fun. It's got a good pace, plenty of neat twists, and an excellent magic system that lends itself well to the plot but also the action.

    Erikson's Malazan series is on a different level. In terms of world building it's at an astonishing level with elements spread over multiple continents (and more) and spanning millennia. A massive cast and elaborate plots where Erikson refuses to spoon feed you and makes you work out the connections. It's a big under taking but well worth it. Just be warned it's a challenger but absolutely worth it in my opinion.


  • #9
    frenchmartini
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    I'm in the middle of Hobb's Farseer Trilogy and am loving it. Wonderful characters, great story. Highly recommend.


  • #10
    iPink
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭iPink


    I'm going with Elantris by Sanderson just for now. .. only because I already had it on epub & audio & was desperate to start something last night!! I will defo get round to Hobb & Erikson next. .. Though the reviews on Erikson do scare me just a bit!!! Lol
    In terms of complexity. .. it's there anything you would compare it to (gunslinger, tolkien, sof&i)??? I tend to read at night when my brain isn't always at its best & listen when I'm doing other stuff like washing up... cleaning etc so am not always 100% attentive to what I'm listening to! If that makes any sense? :)


  • #11
    Sulla Felix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,442 ✭✭✭Sulla Felix


    iPink wrote: »
    I'm going with Elantris by Sanderson just for now. .. only because I already had it on epub & audio & was desperate to start something last night!! I will defo get round to Hobb & Erikson next. .. Though the reviews on Erikson do scare me just a bit!!! Lol
    In terms of complexity. .. it's there anything you would compare it to (gunslinger, tolkien, sof&i)??? I tend to read at night when my brain isn't always at its best & listen when I'm doing other stuff like washing up... cleaning etc so am not always 100% attentive to what I'm listening to! If that makes any sense? :)
    I'd rate it higher than asoiaf in terms of intricacy and challenge, for what it's worth. Forgot to mention it in my post, but heartily recommended by me too.


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  • #12
    wyrn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,980 ✭✭✭wyrn


    ixoy wrote: »
    Read the Book of the Fallen or I'll ban you :D

    I bought it when someone mentioned it on here (when it was €1.49 in Dealz). Haven't started it yet. Once I start a series, I have to read them straight through. Did that last summer with Wheel of Time and just recently Sword of Truth. Don't know if I can go through that just yet, especially when you guys mentioned that there's a lot of characters. I will get to it and Hobb.

    So many books, so little time.


  • #13
    theduffer
    Registered Users Posts: 248 ✭✭theduffer


    I would also recommend the sword of shadows series by JV Jones, its a really good read, the only downside is its 2 books from completion and she doesn't update on when books are likely to be released. I would place the series as her best and is up there with GRRM or Robert Jordan.


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