Looking for a new series to read...?

Question

I just finished the first 5 books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George RR Martin and am now looking to read a new fantasy series. I've read plenty of childrens/YA fantasy like Harry Potter, Percy and the Olympians, Fablehaven, etc, but I haven't read much adult fantasy like A Song of Ice and Fire.

I'm currently considering:
Wheel of Time - Robert Jordan
Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erikson
Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss
Dragonlance Chronicles - Weis and Hickman
Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson
The first book in Brandon Sanderson's new series "The Stormlight Archive"
Monarchies of God - Paul Kearney
A few Discworld books

So yeah...There is a lot of stuff I'm considering reading but I'm having a tough time deciding. I'd appreciate anybody's opinions on what they think I should read out of those series. I'm totally open to other suggestions as well.

Answer 1

I think you should start with fantasy CLASSICS. From what you've wrote you already know Tolkien but have you ever read anything by Robert E. Howard, Lord Dunsany or Clark Ashton Smith? If not, then you SHOULD. If you don't know who these guys are, you don't know what fantasy is.

Here are my recommendations, books that I think are absolutely essential for anyone interested in the fantasy genre:



01. Robert E. Howard - Conan series (classic heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery)

02. Robert E. Howard - King Kull series

03. Robert E. Howard - El Borak series

04. Robert E. Howaed - Bran Mak Morn series

05. Lord Dunsany - anything really, try The Gods of Pegāna or A Dreamer's Tales

06. Clark Ashton Smith - anything

07. Karl E. Wagner - Kane series (heroic fantasy, dark fantasy, horror)

08. Clives S. Lewis - The Chronicles Of Narnia cycle

09. Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea tetralogy (A Wizard Of Earthsea, The Tombs Of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu)

10. Ursula Le Guin - The Beginning Place

11. Howard P. Lovecraft - The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath (dark fantasy, horror)

12. Howard P. Lovecraft - The Call Of Cthulhu

13. Andrzej Sapkowski - The Witcher saga



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Ashton_Smith



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Ashton_Smith_deities



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Edward_Wagner



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthsea



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej_Sapkowski

Answer 2

Of those you list.... Read More Pratchett. (I may be saying that because I'm pretty sure I own all of the Discworld books)



I'll give you a new author too. Jim Butcher. He has 2 series.

1) The Dresden Files. Urban fantasy. About the only Wizard in the Chicago Phone book. They're noir-ish and have a good mystery vibe going. I love these. Harry Dresden is the main character and narrator. He's sarcastic almost to the point of ridiculous. He gets caught up in simple troubles that explode into huge issues that he has to solve. His friends are awesome. His enemies are More Awesome. And his replacement for a computer(Electronics tend to fizzle out when Harry's close) is a Skull with a spirit of Intellect in it...Who has a passion for trashy romance novels and will occasionally get really petulant if he doesn't get them.



2) The Codex Alera. Traditional fantasy. It's your typical underdog saves the world sort of story. But It's the side characters that make this one.

Answer 3

The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King



well of course you have got to read the Dragonlance books.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It's a 3 book series male and female can read and it's for Tweens to young adults. If you are a girl and your a tween to late teen try the daughters series written by Joanna Philbin I realize those aren't what you mentioned but I LOVED them

Answer 6

Heroes of Olympus?



it's the sequel to Percy Jackson

Answer 7

if you're looking for the old-type fantasy like George Martin, try LOTR if you haven't already. my favorite books of all time!



There's also a book called "The Name of the Wind," and it has at least one sequel.



The Bartimaeus Trilogy isn't like that type of fantasy, but it's extremely good and i like the same kinds of books you like, so try that :)

Answer 8

definitely wheel of time. my personal favorite right behind Stephen King

Answer 9

The Hunger Games is one of the best series I've ever read in my life.

I suggest it.

Answer 10

probably nothing you would ever think of dont think its in your usual style of story



try robert muchamore - cherub