[Zeta Dragoon]

Until recently my favorite series was the Dresden Files, but the last two books were seriously underwhelming and not worth the multi year wait.

Needless to say I've also lost any hype for A Song of Ice and Fire.

Currently watching Dragon Quest the Adventures of Dai and Thunderbolt Fantasy. Extremely good stuff. Considering Dungeon Meshi and Slayers.

Current epic fantasy I'm on is Rythem of War by Brandon Sanderson. I've also heard good things about the sequel trilogy that takes place after his Mistborn trilogy (though it's been so long I might need to re-read it again.)

Also considering re-reading Dune in my hype for the new movie. (I've already re-watched the amazing miniseries. Still holds up even if effects are dated.)

 

[Calcium]

I was reading Malazan, but I fell off. I want to finish it and try Mistborn, but reading is one of those things I can't manage to set aside time for anymore.

 

[Relativ9]

Does Troy by Stephen Fry count? Also allow me to insert an edgelord answer: The Bible.

 

[DonDonDonPata]

I'm at the beginning of Soldier of Sidon, the last book in a historical fantasy trilogy. The main character is an Iberian mercenary who fought for the losing side of the second Persian invasion. He is injured in the battle which gives him memory loss of the type that he forgets (nearly) everything when he wakes up in the morning. He can also see the demigods and creatures of antiquity which are invisible to his companions. These creatures often give him advice to save his life. Very Homeric. There's an aspect of wondering if the manifestations are truly "real" and that's part of my enjoyment of the series. He writes down notes in his scroll -- which is the book the reader is reading, explained in the prologue -- to help him remember his loyalties and his companions. The third book takes place in Egypt and the creatures/gods he witnesses are from Egypt/Africa which is a cool consistency since new location = new gods.

 

[Arkam]

If Sci-Fi counts as Fantasy here, I am about halfway through Fallen Dragon by Peter Hamilton. Its pretty decent. Not amazing for sure, but has some good bits. It follows a few characters throughout but jumps forward and backward in time each chapter. Threw me through a loop for the first couple chapters, but gets into a rhythm as it goes. Often falling into this pattern: Introduce Idea/event/conflict > Jump back to a relevant precursor event for a person/place/thing > Back to the "present" and you see how the situation evolves.

The whole story (so far) is based around space travel that is driven by private corporations who set up colonies. They terraform the planet, set sell a stake to some folks, build an industrial base then drop back by every so often to grab you profits. This of course builds animosity between the corporations and the locals.

Almost feels a bite like StarShip Troopers at times for Heinlein fans.

 

[Kadayi]

Having wrapped up the Witcher series on Audible I picked up audible versions of Dune and Jack Vance's, The Dying Earth. Read both books several times, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy them again in a different format. Although due to other things going on in my life I haven't had much time to chill out with either recently.

 

[DonDonDonPata]

Having wrapped up the Witcher series on Audible I picked up audible versions of Dune and Jack Vance's, The Dying Earth. Read both books several times, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy them again in a different format. Although due to other things going on in my life I haven't had much time to chill out with either recently.

If you like Jack Vance's Dying Earth and haven't read Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series (and sequels)

Gene Wolfe was directly inspired by Dying Earth.

 

[CloudNull]

Good shit right here. I am half way through it.

 

[Kadayi]

If you like Jack Vance's Dying Earth and haven't read Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series (and sequels)

Gene Wolfe was directly inspired by Dying Earth.

LOL. We've discussed our mutual love of the whole dying earth genre before. I've read the main New Sun series a few times, and I have listened to at least the first two books on audible as well. However, it's trying to get the time for everything, these days.

 

[DonDonDonPata]

LOL. We've discussed our mutual love of the whole dying earth genre before. I've read the main New Sun series a few times, and I have listened to at least the first two books on audible as well. However, it's trying to get the time for everything, these days.

Oh that's right, my apologies. I'd forgotten that you had already read those books. I wanna go back through em too but there's a lot of new stuff I need to get through first. Such is life.

 

[Fbh]

I'm reading through The Stormlight Archive saga by Brandon Sanderson.

So far I've really enjoyed the first 2 books. It has an interesting world with a lot of fun and unique concepts regarding cultures, lore, wildlife and magic. The cast of characters is great and even though these are all lengthy 1000+ pages books they flow really easily and have had me staying up multiple times going "just one more chapter".

I'm currently a bit over a third into the third book which so far I've found a tad disappointing, but I'm hoping it picks up in the second half. There's just this weird lack of interaction between the main characters. They all have their own motivations, goals and worries but it's still weird to have them be in the same place for so long and hardly getting much dialog or development between them.