What book series should I read?

Question

I am looking for a book series to read. I normally just read comic books but I want to start reading again. I absolutely HATE Twilight and the Hunger Games. I am an adult so I prefer something that is geared towards adults. I like engaging characters and plots. Loved LOTR and Harry Potter, Hunt for Atlantis, probably would like the Game of Thrones series. I like Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Answer 1

Gritty realistic, adult, dark, black and gray morality.

1. First Law by Joe Abercrombie - Its not as much fantasy as those two. It has magic, but most of the times its more about swords, axes, hammers, bows, spears, etc. I.e realistic action. Most badass book I've read. Characters vary from bad to worse. Ironic tone makes it one of the funniest books I've read even though its totally serious at the same time.

2. Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence - It has first person pov. Worst main character ever. He rapes two girls and kills one of his mates without any remorse in first few pages. Totally worth reading. Its fresh, entertaining, interesting...



These have dark/gritty/adult stuff too but mainly go with more fantasy part and more Epic Fantasy type stories and less black and gray morality.

3. Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett - Badassery + Epicness really well done. One of my most favorite books. Awesome story, characters, setting...

4. Night Angel by Brent Weeks - Same as third.

5. Malazan book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson - First Law with lots of magic and more mystery.



Now these have adult stuff and grittiness but less darkness and more epicness.

6. Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - Epicness over 9k. Especially in Way of Kings and Mistborn. Most original and well developed magic-systems and worldbuildings. All these books are connected and imo create greatest fantasy universe ever written. These books are epic fantasy at its highest. Warbreaker's pdf is available on author's site. Its really good but Mistborn and Way of Kings are best.

7. Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss - Most well written fantasy imo. Mystery. Awesome story. Original magic-systems and worldbuilding. It has first person point of view. My personal number one.

Answer 2

A high-quality and horrible beauty sequence – Libba Bray Graceling sequence with the aid of Kristin Cashore Falling beneath - Gwen Hayes Inkheart series - Cornelia Funke Mediator series – Meg Cabot Sookie Stackhouse sequence - Charlaine Harris The Alchemyst sequence - Michael Scott The Graveyard e-book - Neil Gaiman The night time Circus - Erin Morgenstern The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Answer 3

I haven't read the Game of Thrones series yet, but it's one I think I would like, too. Maybe you could start there?



Since I like and dislike the same books that you have mentioned, I think my recommendations could match your tastes.



Here are some that I enjoy:

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden



And I haven't read as much of his other series, but from what I've read it is good too

The Codex Alera by Jim Butcher

http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/alera



The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony (My favorites are the first 10.)

http://piers-anthony.com/xanth.html



Any Dragonlance novel written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

(Start with Dragonlance Chronicles, then Dragonlance Legends, then maybe War of the Souls... if you like engaging characters, this is definitely a series for that.)

http://www.dlnexus.com/



And lastly, if you haven't read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams, it really is a Sci-Fi must.

Answer 4

I am reading a series and I really don't know what the series itself is called but the first book is called Graceling by Kristin Cashore. I am LOVING it! Its really detailed and told from third person and so far it has many questions that keep you in suspense. I'm over halfway done with it and It's great! This probably won't help much, but I'm just saying, its a good book! Good luck!

Answer 5

The Gone series by Michael Grant.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Uglies by Scott Westerfield

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Answer 6

The Alchemyst series by Michael Scott

The Demonata series by Darren Shan

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore



These books are meant for older teens/young adults. I think you'd like the very much, since I like comics/manga too and I love these books!!

Answer 7

Stardust- neil gaiman

The assassins apprentice (Farseer trilogy) by robin Hobb

Answer 8

C.S. Lewis books they are very good to sometime read. The Closet of magiek in Narnia you know very excite.

Answer 9

miss perengines home for perculiar childeren..the mortal instruments series and infernal devices series by cassandra claire...the found series,gone series,eragon series,beautiful creatures, um...rizzoli and isles or christopher killer series..both forensic mysteries...um...fallen series..the fault in our stars(not really sci-fi or fantsay but rlly good book..)