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[Funktastic cookie]

I love anything fantasy, especialy the middle ages time period ones, such as dragon age, oblivion, The inheritance series etc...

So i was wondering which dragon age novel would be best for me as an introduction, bearing in mind i love Brisingr, Eldest, Eragon, redwall and mossflower.

Soooo yeah

Modifié par Funktastic cookie, 16 janvier 2010 - 06:26 .

[Skellimancer]

Try the Hobbit.

[bunnie.riane]

I love R.A. Salvatore's books
His Forgotten Realms novels are my favorites.

[invert180]

My friends keep telling me to read all the books from A Song of Ice and Fire. They tell me they're good reads.



But then they also tell me about some of the things that happen in those novels and I'm just like... WHAT THE F---?! There's some seriously weeeeeird stuff. It's probably not for everybody. People here who have read it could verify.

[Seagloom]

The A Song of Ice and Fire series is the no brainer choice considering Dragon Age was at least in part inspired by it. It isn't for the faint of heart though.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 janvier 2010 - 07:57 .

[Godak]

bunnie.riane wrote...

I love R.A. Salvatore's books
His Forgotten Realms novels are my favorites.

Drizzt or Artemis?


Anyway, I'd suggest the Wheel of Time, the Black Company, the Dark Tower series, and anything by Tolkien.

[Steel Moon]

@OP: You're asking about the Dragon Age novels themselves, aren't you? I haven't read them yet myself as I just got them for Christmas, but I'm under the impression that The Calling is the sequel to The Stolen Throne, both of which are prequels to the game itself. So it would make sense to read The Stolen Throne first.



If you were just asking for suggestions within the same genre, I would join others in recommending A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. It is VERY dark, more so than Dragon Age, but I enjoy that about it. HBO is also taping a pilot, but they haven't picked up a whole season yet. The only draw back is that it is projected to be a 7 book series and so far only the first 4 have been completed. The 5th has been in production for about 4 years now, and the author isn't getting any younger. People are becoming concerned that the series may never see completion. I wouldn't let that stop you from reading them though, if you enjoy alot of blood and intrigue.

Anything by Tolkien is always a safe bet. If you haven't yet read The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings, put that at the top of your list.

I also enjoyed The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb.

[BennyHartless]

"The Blade Itself" series

[HonkyTonkMan]

I recommend this one: http://social.biowar...m/project/1942/



Some fantasy author wrote it for the hell of it but it's damn good http://social.biowar...m/project/1942/

[Kordras]

Yeah, A Song of Ice and Fire is amazing. I have trouble reading other fantasy now, it's that good.

[eucatastrophe]

Yuck, Eragon.

Can't believe people legitimately consider them "fiction". But then again, we have Twilight, so who knows.

[Loerwyn]

HonkyTonkMan wrote...

I recommend this one: http://social.biowar...m/project/1942/

Some fantasy author wrote it for the hell of it but it's damn good http://social.biowar...m/project/1942/

[DeviantJoker]

After having read the two DA books, it sparked my interest back into "fantasy" books which I had been away from for a long time.
The first I picked up after the DA books was "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss - which I'd recommend.
The next books I gathered up were "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch as well as the first book in the series of A Song of Ice and Fire , "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin. Personally, this natural progression is fitting for me. Before I tie myself to one series (once I start the series of Ice and Fire, I'll likely not divert to other books), I wanted to pick up some other recommended quality stories.

Modifié par DeviantJoker, 19 avril 2010 - 10:43 .

[MaaZeus]

Of general fantasy books, R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy is fantastic, following the birth of Drizzt Do'Urden and how he fled the underdark. After that Drizzt books become varying quality, some are really good some are really bad, but I still keep reading the whole saga and waiting for next book.

Songs Of Fire And Ice. Very complex, political, dark, and most of all WIERD is sort of creepy way at the times. Not everyones cup of tea, but everyone owes themselves to atleast check it out.


Dragonlance serie is quite nice too. I dont remember the books though as it has been ages since I read them. Lost interest after they killed off every character I truly liked, didnt feel like exploring that fantasty universe further.


*edit* Goddamn thread necromancers...  wasted my time writing all this. <_<

Modifié par MaaZeus, 19 avril 2010 - 01:53 .

[ImperialOperative]

Necro's, die pl0x

[Outamyhead]

Dragonlance series was good, I have not read any others in the series since Dragons of Summer Flame (book 4), once I started reading them I got through them in a matter of days.

Modifié par Outamyhead, 19 avril 2010 - 05:13 .

[Quickdry]

invert180 wrote...

My friends keep telling me to read all the books from A Song of Ice and Fire. They tell me they're good reads.

Guh, I have such a love hate relationship with this series. There are so many different perspectives and characters in the book, which is constantly growing, that it's getting kind of ridiculous. I like maybe 3 of the perspectives, Jon being the best, but the rest I just slog through to get to the good bits.

The thing is, because there are so many points of view, it switches so often that it can feel really disjointed at times. Like I'll finally get into a person's story line and suddenly the chapter will end and I have to read about another character. It's gotten to the point that it's almost tiring to read a Song of I and F book because as soon as I start caring for a story line, another one starts, so I'm never really satisfied.