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[acaelus_thorne]

I read quite a bit and have just finished The Name of the Wind, and getting ready to read through the two Dragon Age novels. I was wondering if anyone might could recommend a good series to pick up after. I would prefer something mature, perhaps dark even, though certainly not anything vampire/werewolf, *bleh*

I suppose I could start with series I have read already to prevent those suggestions at all:

-All the Drizzt books, (they were my first fantasy books I read), including the Sellswords, and most of the short stories, some are rather difficult to find.

-The first two Wheel of Time novels, which were very enjoyable, though I was told they become incredibly character heavy and very very slow til the later books. So I was kind of turned away at that.

-The Dark Tower series. Not exactly my kind of fantasy, but great reads.

-The Night Angel Trilogy, my current favorites.

-The Sword of Shannara trilogy. I haven't read the First King of Shannara though.

-The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

-The Conclave of Shadows trilogy.

Most of these books have dealt with a main character that I would consider to be rogueish, Drizzt, Artemis, Bilbo/Frodo, Durzo and Kylar. The only few that come to mind that were more akin to a knight are Lan and Boromir, Aragorn, (and Roland, though a different kind of knight).

Are there any series centered around a main character that is a knight? Uses a sword and shield, perhaps travels, (not necessarily restrained within a kingdomm or castle).

My apologies if this is an odd question. I just want a new series to dive into. I thank any who might comment.

[Archdemon Cthulhu]

Couple of ideas:



1.) The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher - Not High Fantasy, but Contemporary Fantasy. Still very good and he's kept my attention for eleven books, which is extremely impressive. Dresden is a Wizard and a Private Eye in Chicago. That's the basic premise.



2.) Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin - High, Dark-ish fantasy. REALLY long books, almost annoyingly so, but well written, no doubt.



and I would say avoid the "Orcs" series by Stan Nicholls. It's engaging at first, but ultimately disappointing. It's become quite popular recently, so I figured I'd warn you.

[uberman409]

ZOMG U HAF 2 REED TWILIGHT!!!!1!!!!!11!!!!



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[Skydiver8888]

I'm going to give some props to one of my favorite series that no one has ever read (which is a shame, because it's fascinating).



Janny Wurts, Wars of Light and Shadow series. The first book is called "Curse of the Mistwraith". I doubt you'll be able to find it in your local store, but amazon has it, and it's just been rereleased in the US. She's wrapping up the series, i think there are 2 books left to be published. She's in no immediate danger of dying from old age, and she's got the story finished, just not fleshed out into final form, so this won't be a jordan/martin fiasco...reading these will increase your vocabulary, her descriptions and world building are amazing, and her characters...well, lets just say there's a reason most of my game characters are named after players in this series.



Anyway, I also enjoyed the Sun Sword seried by Michelle West, though that one is more female-centric.



I think you can't go wrong with Tad Williams, either.



I am also a huge Guy Gavriel Kay fan, but he isn't so much "high" fantasy as more "historical-based' fantasy. The Lions of Al-Rassan is one of my favorite books of all time. Basically a fantasized version of medieval Spain during the Reconquista.

[Ulicus]

"The Lies of Locke Lamora" and "Red Seas Under Red Skies" by Scott Lynch. They're part of what will eventually be the "Gentleman Bastard Sequence" and they're, in a word, fantastic.

"Heroes Die" by Matt Stover is also a wonderful (and horrendously underrated) novel, with a great blend of Fantasy/Sci-Fi. It was published back in '98, too, you can find it pretty cheaply on Amazon. The sequel, "Blade of Tyshalle" is much harder to find (I bought it second hand for quite a lot) and quite a confusing book compared to the first. Even if you're not going to continue with the series (three books with a fourth on the way), I'd recommend picking up "Heroes Die", however.

EDIT: Oh, sorry, I didn't read your Sword/Boarder request. Both the above feature "rogue" protagonists. So maybe not what you're looking for.

Modifié par Ulicus, 06 janvier 2010 - 03:37 .

[CaptainProphesy]

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock.... Very dark and broody, as well as flying in the face of all the generic fantasy cliche's.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

I suggest getting the two omnibus editions (there the entire series in two books)

The Elric Saga (Part I)




The Elric Saga (Part II)

[acaelus_thorne]

Thanks all. I now have some to look into.



I forgot to mention that I also bought the first three books in the Sword of Truth series, but when I made mention of them elsewhere people seemed to make fun of that author, so I kind of put them aside.

[Xiphias]

CaptainProphesy wrote...

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock.... Very dark and broody, as well as flying in the face of all the generic fantasy cliche's.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

I suggest getting the two omnibus editions (there the entire series in two books)

I've just started to read it myself (I've just got past the book of dead gods bit) and I'm not finding it particularly good so far but it seems very much in the style of his Corum novels and not the Runestaff ones (which I really enjoyed).

All your books in the first post were fantasy novels but you didn't actually ask for fantasy recommendations so if you're not bothered about genre then I'd recommend Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn. It's one novel spread over three books (Reality Dysfunction, Neutronium Alchemist and Naked God) and it certainly gets fairly dark in places.

And then there are the older books. Richard Matherson's I am Legend (nothing to do with the hollywood film of the same name) seemed pretty mature to me. It does feature vampires, but not the Count Dracula/Twilight sort. 

[acaelus_thorne]

I have read I am Legend, and I did enjoy it.



I should have specified that I am indeed looking for fantasy, though I will look into everything that was mentioned here.

[Steel Moon]

The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb, although Fitz is an assassin, not a warrior. 

[Jae Onasi]

Ann McCaffrey's Dragonriders series. Heck, any book by her is good. They don't use swords often, but they're fun reads. I'm reading through and enjoying Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series right now. He gets a bit preachy with his objectivist viewpoints at times, but the rich detail and wonderful characters, exciting battles and interesting plots keep me reading book after book in this series. The main character, Richard, wields the Sword of Truth, so I think you'd enjoy that if you're looking for a sword-wielding main character.

[Archdemon Cthulhu]

Oh, and even though you probably have more than you could ever read, some other off teh beaten path fantasy books.



The Temeraire books by Naomi Novik are interesting. It's basically the Napoleonic Wars with Dragons and Dragon riders or Aviators as they call them. I got the first for free and it was far better than I expected.



China Mieville's books, especially Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Unbelievably well rendered Steampunk fantasy world. Even more impressive when you realize everything he created was brand new and there were no basic generic fantasy tropes or races involved.

[Rheannan]

acaelus_thorne wrote...

I forgot to mention that I also bought the first three books in the Sword of Truth series, but when I made mention of them elsewhere people seemed to make fun of that author, so I kind of put them aside.

Then those people weren't being very nice. I haven't read those but everyone's going to enjoy different sorts of fantasy books.

Two of my favourite series are Kingmaker, Kingbreaker, and Rogue Agent. Rogue Agent is urban fantasy. Both series have great characters.

I don't really go for 'dark', though it's also difficult to tell exactly what that is.

[Xiphias]

Archdemon Cthulhu wrote...

China Mieville's books, especially Perdido Street Station and The Scar. Unbelievably well rendered Steampunk fantasy world. Even more impressive when you realize everything he created was brand new and there were no basic generic fantasy tropes or races involved.

I'd be surprised if anything except some minor details was brand new, certainly all the races that get more than a mention are either taken straight from elsewhere or have some clear template. They're very good books but that's because he's a skilled writer rather than doing anything new. 

[Dark Lilith]

can't remember the author off-hand but "The Stainless Steele rat" series is awesome IMO

[ThessalyCousaland]

Avalon series. :0?

[ThessalyCousaland]

I think that's what they're calling it.



Mists of Avalon series. Whatev