Which one of these should i read now?

[Chêtto]

Hi everyone !
I'm somewhat new to GOODREADS and been reading fantasy for a while now with an ever growing love for the genre.
I´ve just finished Red Seas Under Red Skies and liked it very much. I´m about to finish The Hero of Ages By Brandon Sanderson and have a list of what to read next, if you can help me decide, i´ll be very thankfull.


So here we go:

Gardens of the Moon (dont really know what to expect from this one, i think i´m prepared to read something huge like this, i´m curious, but really dont know... will it waste my time? Is it near perfection?)

Elric of Melniboné (its confusing to me if this is a series, a stand alone, a first tale of a bigger world... If it is a big series, it's worth the effort and time?)

Perdido Street Station (have heard a lot of good things about this book but dont think i´m in the mood for giant butterfly like creatures right now...)

Which Joe Abercrombie Is the best if i would start with one of his?

Men at Arms (Read Guards! Guards! a couple of months ago, how about another terry pratchett?)

Robin Hobb (Lots of good things on this one too... But dont really know what to expect)

The Way of Kings (Should i dive in another Brandon Sanderson right now?)

Tigana (i´m seriously flirting with the idea of a quick standalone... Is this the best?)

Did i miss anything really fabulous?

Sorry for my poor english and thank you all.

*EDIT*

Jakie made me realize that i should have posted as well some of the books i've already read, thanx!

Patrick Rothfuss (Kingkiller cronicles - genius)
George Martin (evil old man for killing averyone and still make me like him)
Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn trilogy)
Tolkien
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
Douglas Adams
etc...

F.

[Jackie]

Gardens of the Moon was very good. It's a unique story, definitely Epic and gritty. Depends on if you're in the mood for it. I've yet to read the whole series - just the first one.

If you like the Mistborn series, definitely check out Patrick Rothfuss. It's a similar type of writing "voice" and an amazing series. Third book in the trilogy is not out yet, but it's so totally worth it.
The Name of the Wind
The Wise Man's Fear

If you haven't read them yet, the George R.R. Martin books (the ones the HBO series Game of Thrones is based on) are also excellent. There's five so far in a seven-book series.
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance With Dragons

An incredibly underrated but good series is Greg Keyes's The Kingdom of Thorn and Bone. This is a finished series.
The Briar King
The Charnel Prince
The Blood Knight
The Born Queen

And Feist's Riftwar series is good too:
Magician: Master
Magician: Apprentice
Silverthorn
A Darkness At Sethanon

Robin Hobb irritated the crap out of me when I read her Farseer series. I think it's overrated, but that's my own opinion.

[Jackie]

Just noticed your other post and see you're already familiar with GRRM and Rothfuss *blush* The others are good recommendations too.

[Chêtto]

OOps, my bad. I should have put some of my favorites at the post.

Oh! I´ve heard so many good things about Robin Hobb! What didnt you exactly liked on the books? (if you dont mind me asking)

I really really love the Kingkiller Chronicles, have you read the PATRICK ROTHFUSS REREAD at TOR.COM? Full of interesting theories!

I havent yet read Dance With Dragons, have you?

Glancing at the plot of Kingdom of Thorn and Riftwar, i think i´ll choose the Kingdom of Thorn. Now i have only to decide which will go first: Gardens of the moon or The Briar King.

Thank you very much, it helped a lot.

[R.M.F.]

Perdido street station was a struggle to finish. Ended up giving up and handing it to a charity shop. After seven months, it's still there!

[Chêtto]

R.M.F wrote: "Perdido street station was a struggle to finish. Ended up giving up and handing it to a charity shop. After seven months, it's still there!"

Ah, really? what you didnt like? Anyway, out of my list. thanx!

[Jackie]

Xetws wrote: "Oh! I´ve heard so many good things about Robin Hobb! What didnt you exactly liked on the books? (if you dont mind me asking)"

It felt like, through the whole series, instead of the main character growing to become something awesome out of the bad things that happen to him, they just keep happening, and he keeps staying the same. Plot "hints" were way too blatant, and at the end of the series, the story takes a completely different turn and doesn't really make any sense, imo.

I read A Dance With Dragons when it came out. It's a long book but wraps up a lot of the confusing loose ends that we were left with in Feast for Crows.

Haven't read the theories on the Kingkiller series - I've only read it once, so I think I'm going to wait another year to re-read and pay closer attention.

Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone is a shorter series than the Malazan (Gardens of the Moon) ones. I'd say to go with whichever you think you'll have more time for.

[David Sven]

Xetws wrote: "Which Joe Abercrombie Is the best if i would start with one of his?"

Abercrombie is one of my favourites. I recommend starting with The Blade Itself

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[R.M.F.]

Xetws wrote: "R.M.F wrote: "Perdido street station was a struggle to finish. Ended up giving up and handing it to a charity shop. After seven months, it's still there!"

Ah, really? what you didnt like? Anyway, ..."

For want of a better description, it was plodding.

[Chêtto]

David Sven wrote:
Abercrombie is one of my favourites. I recommend starting with The Blade Itself


Just bought The Blade Itself and i´m looking forward to read it. Thanx!

[Chêtto]

Thanx @R.M.F. going to stay away from this. Any Standalone novels to recommend?

[James]

I would definitely give The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone a try. Admittedly, the first book in the series The Briar King is pretty slow most of the way through (about 3/4ths of the way), but if you can make it past that, it hits the gas hard and doesn't let up until the series is over.

[R.M.F.]

Xetws wrote: "Thanx @R.M.F. going to stay away from this. Any Standalone novels to recommend?"

I did win awards, so maybe I'm in the minority, but I couldn't get into it.