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[–] kontroll 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
That's a strange one to me! I started hearing a whole bunch of noise about The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, and just shrugged it off since, in all honesty, it kinda sounds like some shitty romance novel. When I finally picked it up earlier this year, however... oh man was I surprised! It's certainly a ride, and a very enjoyable one at that! And the Stormlight Archive. Absolutely loved it! I'm just sad I wandered into another trap where I'll be waiting for more books in the series. XD
Last time I did that it was the Wheel of Time books, which Sanderson so very fantastically finished up; it also opened my eyes for his own books. <3
[–] trollers 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I truly enjoy the first two books in the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. I've found it's a true challenge for a fantasy writer to be both descriptive and engaging, yet Rothfuss does so flawlessly. The only downside is waiting for the third book to be released.
[–] deviantdreamer 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If you ever get a chance, go see him speak in person. It's rather epic. His writing is hands down some of my favorite.
[–] RayLomas 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Hard to decide. I'm leaning towards Dune series by Frank Herbert (definitely not continuations by his son, Brian). It's great, but requires a lot of focus and attention.
God Emperor Of Dune is my favourite of the series, although, it takes time to like it. The first book - Dune is probably the most accessible.
First 50 pages are merely an introduction, to get you to start grasping the universe where the whole thing is taking place. Dune actually has a lot of action, which unfolds quickly, once the "intro" part is over, but you need to get to at least 60% of the book before you start to see amazing things.
I remember that when I was ~18 I struggled with Dune, and dropped it. Later started once again when I was 25, and in one month binge-reading episode I've finished the whole series (6 books, ~2-2.5k pages) during less than 1 month.
It's a pretty similar thing to what I remember from the Lord Of The Rings... first pages about Hobbiton, Bilbo, Bilbo's party is boring as hell, but serve a great purpose of introducing you to the completely alien universe. Unlike LOTR, though, I would advise you not to try to make sense of everything you read, not to memorize terms and characters - it's pointless and distracts you from bigger concepts. Dune universe is very strange (hell... sci-fi, space flight and interplanetary wars without computers, who'd think of that in any sci-fi?) so it's perfectly fine to not understand a lot of things. Later, either after rereading, or getting a "woah!" moment when thinking about during a shower, it'll start to fall into place.
Another reason to read and love it, is that this whole book serves a great motivating purpose, at least for me. Some of my favourite quotes:
[–] BobTheTomato 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The Lord of the Rings series has always been a favorite of mine!
[–] anglosamurai ago
Agree. Anything by Tolkien I'll read. Good thing another of his short stories (not of Middle Earth) will be published soon.
[–] mr_mellow3 ago
After watching the extended version of the films for the first time I've gotten really into the lore and stories/characters that were left out. Is there a specific order in which you'd recommend one read all the books (naturally The Hobbit happens first chronologically, but what about the Silmarillion and other works?)?
[–] BobTheTomato 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
In my opinion. I would read them in chronological order.
The Hobbit
The Silmarillion (which was intended to be a sequel to the Hobbit)
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
There is also Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth which doesn't directly connect to the trilogy but has some similar themes.
[–] cyril75 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Alastair Reynolds "Revelation Space" books are great.