This is really good info. I've been genuinely interested in trying out Warhammer, more on the fantasy side than the 40k, so maybe that's where I start?
Honestly, I think it's a great place to start. 17 books, all basically the same length the whole way. The first few books are kind of episodic, but an overarching story/plot starts forming. Even when they switch authors the quality stays high. I personally find the fantasy side more interesting as of right now. Great characters and Keeble makes every character distinct. The voice work rivals what Jeff Hays is currently doing with DCC. Seeing that you like classic fantasy quite a bit, I think this will be a hit for you. Only thing I'll call out is the typical Warhammer book issue where if you want a physical collection, good luck have fun don't go bankrupt.
My friend hit me with a "is DCC really as good as you and everyone seems to say it is" two days ago and she just finished the second book since I said "just do it already."
Unfortunately a couple of my friends absolutely HATED book 1 and one tried book 2 and dropped it and love to shit on it when they get the chance lol. they kept getting hung up on the achievement stuff. i just think it has some incredibly smart writing for what it is and Jeff Hays elevates it to super high heights, for my money.
Lot of repeats from other people but these are some of my favorite series The Dark Tower A Song of Ice and Fire Hyperion Cantos Harry Potter Stormlight Archive Three Body Problem The Passage Malazan The Wheel of Time Sun Eater It’s not fantasy or sci fi but I also love The Power of the Dog series by Don Winslow. It’s about a DEA agent and a Mexican cartel.
Not fantasy, but definitely worthy of your time with a bit of magical realism and supernatural, Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and the other books in that series are my all time favorite books right after LOTR.
a while ago I discovered that the Sega Genesis / Super Nintendo game that I used to play as a kid - Shadowrun - has a bunch of novels with audiobooks too. I rented a few of the audiobooks, but I was too interested in them, so they didn't help me with falling asleep. I'd been keeping an eye out for them at used bookstores and with library used book sales, but I think they're pretty obscure, and I wasn't having any luck. There were two that I really wanted to get my hands on the actual book to read, and I just found a guy on eBay selling used paperback Shadowrun novels, 4 for about $15 + shipping, and one of the bundles included those two that I really wanted, so I just broke down and ordered them. They're kinda beat up, but definitely still readable, and as long as they look like the pics then I'm happy with the price, seeing as how there were other people asking $20-30 bucks plus shipping for just one of the books in used condition.
None of mine would be all that different form others here. The ones I haven't seen mentioned I think are Shades of Magic and Villains by VE Schwab or Tchaikovsky's Children of Time Series. Discworld. The Ending Fire trilogy by Saara El-Arifi. Lightbringer by Brent Weeks.
I just finished reading The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennis. I'm struggling a bit with my thoughts on it. Absolutely incredible book, kinda staggering honestly, but one that was a difficult read for me even though I enjoyed the hell out of it. Also, I am not sure that I understand exactly what I just read, and I certainly couldn't explain it to myself or others, but I don't think that's a knock on the author or their writing at all. Definitely an extremely unique book. A little bit reminiscent of Perdido Street Station if I had to reach to make a comparison, but I would say more creative and imaginative and less, well, nasty for lack of a better word. I only remember reading Redwall once as a young person, and only the first book, never any further into the series, although I always had fond memories of it.
Ehh not really. Even as a kid I stopped reading them at a certain point because they pretty much follow the exact same pattern for like 20 books. They were very formative for my reading early on
I say we need a solid Redwall movie I'd kill for old school animation, but I'd settle for something cool like The Wild Robot or something
Man I’m having a hard time picking a book and sticking with it. I’m like 120 pages into Exodus from Peter F Hamilton so that’s the furthest I’ve gotten. Only finished 2 books this year.
this happened to me a while back, but eventually something fully clicked with me and I got over / thru my slump
Have you read the Riyria books by Michael J. Sullivan? Those books were the most fun I've had reading fantasy in years.
I know a bunch of us were just hyping it up a little while ago, but I thought Empire of the Wolf trilogy by Richard Swan was super fun to read and addicting. Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams was another trilogy that I thought was super fun, and that's one that I think is very underrated and doesn't get nearly enough love. The Witch Roads duology by Kate Elliott is a cool one that I just read recently, and both books are pretty short and it's definitely an easy read but still fun and pretty creative. I second the Michael J. Sullivan rec, although I've only read the Legends of the First Empire books
in regards to the talk recently, I've only really started reading fantasy recently (mostly crossing over from horror authors lmao) but my faves are - The Dark Tower - the (unfinished) Book of the Art trilogy - The Broken Earth trilogy - Lord of the Rings probably gonna start Hyperion pretty soon