What's a good fiction series?

[ManBearPig]

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[chalmers]

Chronicles of Narnia is good if you've never read them.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, Star Wars Expanded Universe (haters incoming). Honor Harrington series, Dark Tower series. Heck I just bought a second Dragon Age novel, first I read the Calling, now I am about to tackle the Stolen Throne.

 

[LightPattern]

The Death Gate Cycle
by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

(props to Chronicles of Narnia too)

 

[IronWing]

The Black Company series by Glen Cook
The Book of the New Sun series by Gene Wolff
Mythago Wood series by Robert Holdstock
Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake
All very different and different from most of what is out there.

I'm reading The Iron Elves series by Chris Evans right now, pretty good.

 

[Pheran]

Lots of fantasy recs for you in this old post.

Whether or not you will like Game of Thrones depends largely on whether you like the subgenre of fantasy that I refer to as "heavy fantasy." I guess I should try to find out if there really is a correct name for it.

 

[thedarkwolf]

The first three books in the Game of Thrones series are some of the best fantasy books I've ever read. The forth and fifth are pretty meh. The books do constantly kick you in the balls though. Nothing good ever happens to anybody lol.

Robin Hobb has a pretty good group of connected series starting with The Farseer Trilogy.

 

[sdifox]

Best selling fiction of all time is The Bible.

 

[biostud]

Best selling fiction of all time is The Bible.

Quantity /= quality

 

[biostud]

First law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. So insidious evil.

 

[Puppies04]

Raymond E Feists Magician.

Start there and follow the series through. Awesome.

 

[sdifox]

Quantity /= quality

You shitting me? Nothing raked in as much dough as The Bible.

 

[JamesV]

I am a huge fantasy and science fiction fan, and I hated Game of Thrones. It started out good, but you could literally cut out 1/2 the book and have the same story. It reminds me of a soap opera more than a fantasy novel - huge cast of characters and their interactions, with a bit of fantasy thrown in.

Recommendations :

Raymond Feist (mentioned above) - Riftwar books. Start with Magician Apprentice and Magician Master, then read the Daughter of the Empire series (which is imo the finest fantasy series ever made).

Brandon Sanderson - Sick of elves, dwarves, and all the usual suspects? Sanderson delivers. The Mistborn series is incredibly good, as is Elantris, and my favorite, a huge book called The Way of Kings (this book is so good I've read it about 10 times now).

Anne McCaffrey - Sci fi and fantasy. Huge library of series including - the Pern books (fantastic), Unicorn Girl, Crystal Singer books, Petaybee series, and if you love sci-fi, you should definately read The Planet Pirates.

Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game and Enders Shadow are the best, but a whole series of books. Also check out the Alvin Maker books.

Jim Butcher -Known for the Dresden Files, he also put out one of the best fantasy series ever, the Codex Alera series. Start with Furies of Calderon, you will be glad you read them.

 

[Naeeldar]

I am a huge fantasy and science fiction fan, and I hated Game of Thrones. It started out good, but you could literally cut out 1/2 the book and have the same story. It reminds me of a soap opera more than a fantasy novel - huge cast of characters and their interactions, with a bit of fantasy thrown in.

Recommendations :

Raymond Feist (mentioned above) - Riftwar books. Start with Magician Apprentice and Magician Master, then read the Daughter of the Empire series (which is imo the finest fantasy series ever made).

Brandon Sanderson - Sick of elves, dwarves, and all the usual suspects? Sanderson delivers. The Mistborn series is incredibly good, as is Elantris, and my favorite, a huge book called The Way of Kings (this book is so good I've read it about 10 times now).

Anne McCaffrey - Sci fi and fantasy. Huge library of series including - the Pern books (fantastic), Unicorn Girl, Crystal Singer books, Petaybee series, and if you love sci-fi, you should definately read The Planet Pirates.

Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game and Enders Shadow are the best, but a whole series of books. Also check out the Alvin Maker books.

Jim Butcher -Known for the Dresden Files, he also put out one of the best fantasy series ever, the Codex Alera series. Start with Furies of Calderon, you will be glad you read them.

I second this list. Especially Jim butcher and the feist series which is about to come to a close in a few months.

 

[Kadarin]

For hard scifi, it's tough to beat Peter F. Hamilton for sweeping epic series.

 

[Hoober]

The first three books in the Game of Thrones series are some of the best fantasy books I've ever read. The forth and fifth are pretty meh. The books do constantly kick you in the balls though. Nothing good ever happens to anybody lol.

Robin Hobb has a pretty good group of connected series starting with The Farseer Trilogy.

2nd this.

 

[disappoint]

You shitting me? Nothing raked in as much dough as The Bible.

So raking in money = quality? By that logic, McDonald's hamburgers are quality. Casinos are quality. Taxes are quality.

 

[Pheran]

For hard scifi, it's tough to beat Peter F. Hamilton for sweeping epic series.

I've read the Night's Dawn trilogy. It's good, but the ending is weak. I haven't checked out Hamilton's other stuff yet.

 

[Leros]

For hard scifi, it's tough to beat Peter F. Hamilton for sweeping epic series.

I'm just wrapping up Judas Unchained.

 

[stormkroe]

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. Best series I've ever read by far.
Also, Sword of Truth is pretty good until the last book, then it goes full retard and ruins the entire series.
Also, the first three 'Elminster' books by Ed Greenwood are really great for sensational Fantasy (where most characters are OP).

 

[Apathetic]

I am a huge fantasy and science fiction fan, and I hated Game of Thrones. It started out good, but you could literally cut out 1/2 the book and have the same story. It reminds me of a soap opera more than a fantasy novel - huge cast of characters and their interactions, with a bit of fantasy thrown in.

Recommendations :

Raymond Feist (mentioned above) - Riftwar books. Start with Magician Apprentice and Magician Master, then read the Daughter of the Empire series (which is imo the finest fantasy series ever made).

Brandon Sanderson - Sick of elves, dwarves, and all the usual suspects? Sanderson delivers. The Mistborn series is incredibly good, as is Elantris, and my favorite, a huge book called The Way of Kings (this book is so good I've read it about 10 times now).

Anne McCaffrey - Sci fi and fantasy. Huge library of series including - the Pern books (fantastic), Unicorn Girl, Crystal Singer books, Petaybee series, and if you love sci-fi, you should definately read The Planet Pirates.

Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game and Enders Shadow are the best, but a whole series of books. Also check out the Alvin Maker books.

Jim Butcher -Known for the Dresden Files, he also put out one of the best fantasy series ever, the Codex Alera series. Start with Furies of Calderon, you will be glad you read them.

I haven't read Sanderson's books, but all the others listed are great. As others have mentioned, David Weber's Honor Harrington series is great if you like science fiction.

Dave

 

[Oyeve]

The Dark Tower by stephen king is pretty good. Books 1-4 were very good, 5 was ok, 6-7 were meh.

 

[bhagan]

The Black Company series by Glen Cook

I really like The Black Company, but I felt that the first one was the best and the rest went gradually downhill. I still like them, just not as much. Never read the silver spike though (that was the one following the people who stayed north right?)

 

[shortylickens]

Seer King
Demon King
Warrior King


Reality Dysfunction
Neutronium Alchemist
Naked God

 

[shortylickens]

Get the Kindle version

http://www.amazon.com/Demon-King-Pro.../dp/B00913W1BS

30 bucks for a paperback is insane. I paid like maybe 7 when it was new.

http://www.amazon.com/Reality-Dysfun.../dp/B004VO4J0I