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A good fantasy book? you know, wizards, dragons, princesses, that kind of stuff (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by Mothra@mander.xyz to c/books@lemmy.ml
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Well I'm craving something in this genre but I'm a bit overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. So many titles and yet I'm not sure what to read. Maybe you can help?

I'm looking for something in a high fantasy setting. I'm not too keen on heavy politics and war driven plots (though, I can read that ). What really gets me is interesting characters, good action and magical creatures.

I've loved anything Discworld and I've also enjoyed the First Law books by Abercrombie.

I'm finding that Tolkien, Sanderson and George RR Martin appear on every fantasy list I come across, so if you do recommend something I'd appreciate it be something other than that.

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[-] corytheboyd@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Mistborn is great, less dragons and more alchemical science. Begins with a satisfying tale of overthrowing the government, and then tackles some of the “okay… now what” with tons more interesting stuff along the way

[-] fred@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Also great if you are a fan of raising a single eyebrow

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I've read it an it's not my cup of tea. The worldbuilding and premise were solid, but the characters fell flat and so did the plot by end of the book. I finished it and felt relieved it was finally over. I think I might try other authors before reading Sanderson again, that's why I've listed him as a please don't recommend.

[-] corytheboyd@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry m8 didn’t expand the read more to see that. Good luck

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