What series to start

[Yaniv]

Hey everyone!
I'm a huge fantasy fan and am looking for a new series to start.
I'm looking for something that does not take forever to get started, has great characters, surprising plot and just as important- that will not die down by the middle or the end.
Debating between:
The lightbringer series
Gentleman Bastard
Broken Empire
Powder mage
Other good ideas (didn't like The first law and Unhewn Thorne)

Thanks in advance (and may you always be reading a good book and have at least one more waiting at home)

[Bill]

Those are all good series so can't really go wrong. That being said Lightbringer and Gentlemen Bastards are incomplete so I would eliminate those if that bothers you. Broken Empire is similar in tone to First Law and Unhewn Throne so probably eliminate that as well.

So I would go with Powder Mage. It is a great series with lots of action and a unique magic system.

[Ronald]

This is something I posted for someone else.

You all should read Glen Cooks Black Company books if you have never read those they are some of my favorite dark fantasy.

Peter V. Brett Demon Cycle series
Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth series
David A. Wells Sovereign of the Seven Isles series
Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series
Anything by Mercedes Lackey, David Eddings, Robin Hobb and Weis and Hickman

And if that isn't enough message me for more. I've been a voracious reader for over 30 years so I have read a lot of books

[Ian]

Broken empire is absolutely brilliant. And I have just started powder mage and I'm really enjoying it so far.

[Nevada]

Ronald wrote: "Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series"

I second this series! It's so exciting to see someone else recommend this series, normally I'm the only one talking about it.

I will also recommend The Broken Crown by Michelle West who writes some epic, mulit-plot, story-driven books. This series also seems to be overlooked most of the time. It's a completed 6 book series, with a completed 2 book spin-off prequel, and an in progress 6 book spin-off.

[Ronald]

Nevada wrote: "Ronald wrote: "Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series"

I second this series! It's so exciting to see someone else recommend this series, normally I'm the only one talking about it.

I will a..."

I need to get it on Kindle and read it again, been years since I have an I loved it, also need to get all the Deathgate Cycle books on Kindle.

I marked The Broken Crown as want to read so I'll check it out at some point thanks for the post

[Joecrash411]

I stumbled across a very good writer, who currently has four books in a series, and the 5th is out next year. (Hopefully he won't start spending all his time at Cons, or denigrating his readers because they ask when the next book will come out ... I bet you can guess whom I'm referring to? - enough of that!)

Miles Cameron's Traiter Son series is incredible. In my very humble opinion, HBO would have done better to pick this author, and this series to base a show on.

There are characters you love, and ones you hate - in common with all of them is the rich development of their characters, it's based in what would have been in the middle ages - except, there really are Dragons, there really is magic (and it follows rules - none of this "super magic level up" stuff -

It's very well written and edited. And worth every penny, truly - I am a very big fan of the magic/swords and dragons and war genre, but unfortunately, it seems to me that it can be very difficult to find an Author and a book that keeps you awake till the wee hours of the morning - it's like potato chips - you can't have just one, you tell yourself, "just one more chapter, I have to find out what happened to the Red Captain!"

PLEASE choose these books! I have read each at last 4-5 times, and would love to have another person reading and posting to see what I missed, or an alternative viewpoint.

Miles Cameron - The Traitor Son series (though, I can not understand the "Traitor" part - maybe that's being saved for last.

Please to 10 to the tenth power choose "The Red Knight" book one of the Traitor son series!

[Joecrash411]

Joecrash411 wrote: "I stumbled across a very good writer, who currently has four books in a series, and the 5th is out next year. (Hopefully he won't start spending all his time at Cons, or denigrating his readers bec..."

Miles Cameron

[James]

The above looks like a link to a different Miles Cameron...
Here is a link to the author of "the Traitor's Son Cycle" series...

Miles Cameron
The Red Knight

[Joecrash411]

I didn't have a link in my post; slight correction:
It's the "Traitor Son Cycle " not "The Traitor Son series

[Yaniv]

Hey Joe, I started reading a sample of the first book. Tons of pov's and names and I'm not even in the middle yet. Does it improve and get clearer becuase it's shooting in all directions and this is just the beginning.
Assasain's apprentice is getting better and is supposed to be a real gem of the genre.
Thanks everyone and keep the recs' coming!

[Craig]

Cephrael's Hand.

Dragonvein.

Dreams & Shadows, Woven Peril.

The Crimson Claymore.

[Mike]

I really enjoyed Gentlemen Bastards!

I myself have just finished Stormlight Archive 1+2 and wow! They were great!

I am trying to decided between

Sanderson-Mistborn
Anthony Ryan-Blood Song

For the next read. Suggestions?

[Yaniv]

Hey Mike, I actually started Gentlemen Bastards and didn't get super far. Regarding Blood song- I heard the first book was amazing and the rest didn't really match up to it's level.
I just started reading the Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin. So far totally different from anything I've ever read- in the best possible way.

[James]

Mike, I'm a big fan of Brandon Sanderson and love the "Stormlight Archive" so far.

I have read, and would definitely recommend, the "Mistborn" series also. Great story and unique magic system.

As for Anthony Ryan's "Blood Song"... it's on my list of series to read but I have not started it yet. Soon I hope.

[Frank]

Mike wrote: "I really enjoyed Gentlemen Bastards!

I myself have just finished Stormlight Archive 1+2 and wow! They were great!

I am trying to decided between

Sanderson-Mistborn
Anthony Ryan-Blood Song

For ..."
Have read Gentleman Bastards, loved it.
Ryan's first book in the trilogy was fantastic, but it lost steam along the way in book 2 and 3. Overall they brought done a great opening book.
Mistborn is a great overall series, you will enjoy it. Interesting magic.

[Cheryl]

I'm sure you've updated your list by now, but I thought I'd put in my two cents.

Broken Empire was very clever and cunning. The concept is actually rather brilliant. It does take on a darker tune than some of the other fantasy series, but I enjoyed it once I got into it and realized what was going on.

Riyria Revelations is my favorite series and I haven't seen it mentioned in this forum yet. Michael Sullivan actually has a new series set in the same world as Riyria (thousands of years earlier) called The Legends of the First Empire. Note that The First Empire is incomplete, final book is due out 2018.

Queen's Thief series is similar to Gentleman Bastard and was also quite enjoyable.

Enjoy!

Yaniv wrote: "Hey everyone!
I'm a huge fantasy fan and am looking for a new series to start.
I'm looking for something that does not take forever to get started, has great characters, surprising plot and just as..."

[Nevada]

Where is the giveaway for The Way of Kings?

[Chris]

Nevada wrote: "Where is the giveaway for The Way of Kings?"

http://www.tor.com/2017/03/20/march-2...