Looking for "R-rated", gritty, gorey high fantasy books (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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I wanna read something that's fucking brutal with fighting and sex and all the things, but also WELL WRITTEN (so NOT George R.R. Martin, I can't stand his shit). I want Lord of the Rings on crack and steroids.

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[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

The Poppy Wars which had an eastern theme.

The Prince of Nothing series which is quite grimdark in a fantasy setting.

The Crimson Empire series is a darkish revenge story.

The Covenant of Steel about a poor boy rising through the ranks.

The Rhenwar Saga involves more magic than the rest.

[-] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

I really enjoyed The Poppy Wars series. I devoured all three books after reading her first book Babel, or the Necessity of Violence. Would recommend all of them. Babel isn't high fantasy by rather a fantasy reimagining of history

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