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Post by muckypup on May 1, 2016 19:00:51 GMT
now having caught up on pathfinder
I am looking for suggestions for a new fantasy epic, in the vein of lord of the rings and co. (and something that is available on audio)
I think I have gone through most of the major one
Song of Fire & Ice (Game of thrones)
Dragonlance
forgotten realms (Drizzt)
Wheel of Time
The Dark Tower
Dune
Gemell's Legend etc
shannara (first trilogy but not very keen)
Earthsea (parhhhh)
mistborn
any suggestions would me most welcome
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Post by muckypup on May 1, 2016 23:25:11 GMT
ursula le guinn's earth sea books ..... Hated them, hated to mini series, hated the radio dramas, hated the movie why did I keep reading, watching, listening...well everyone tells me how wonderful they are, always Hoping I might finally get them! |
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Post by fingersmash on May 1, 2016 23:33:42 GMT
Narnia and the Oz books are pretty great fantasy series, if not the high fantasy you're looking for.
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Post by jason on May 1, 2016 23:34:16 GMT
Try The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson. It's not typical epic fantasy, and there are those that hate it, mainly because of the lead character, but it's very rich in characters and themes. I read it ~25 years ago and there is so much that has always stuck with me.
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Post by glutamodo on May 2, 2016 1:30:02 GMT
I'd recommend Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series, which I guess finally did get an official audiobook release (it used to only be available as a books-for-the-blind reading, which are not sold to the general public)
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Post by shutupbanks on May 2, 2016 8:52:49 GMT
Seconding the vote for Tad Willams's Memory, Sorrow And Thorn: it is possibly my favourite epic fantasy and is getting some sequels in the next couple of years too.
I'd add the complete works of Guy Gavriel Kay as he is brilliant. (Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana and The Lions Of Al-Rassan are my recommended jumping-on points)
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Post by omega on May 2, 2016 9:04:10 GMT
It's not high or epic fantasy, but Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Cycle is a great series of books. There's the initial trilogy, with a prequel. It's set in London, where the ruling class are magicians who summon demons to do their bidding. The books are The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye and Ptolemy's Gate, with the prequel The Ring of Solomon. The main trilogy has three main POV characters, each from one of the groups of Magician, Spirit or Commoner (like Muggles, but to a certain degree aware of magic).
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Post by kimalysong on May 2, 2016 13:31:02 GMT
Have you read His Dark Materials trilogy?
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 3, 2016 7:40:05 GMT
Have you read His Dark Materials trilogy? Really looking forward to the bbc version |
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Post by omega on May 3, 2016 8:04:30 GMT
Have you read His Dark Materials trilogy? Really looking forward to the bbc version Me too. It can only improve from the horribly neutured generic next Harry Potter cash-grab the 2007 movie turned out to be. I'm of the opinion that a TV mini-series is a better medium than film to adapt a series of books with because you don't need to stuff everything into two hours, and you can explore character in a number of situations. Budget is obviously going to be smaller, but look at Game of Thrones (the budget comment may not be very appropriate for that). TV tends to be more durable against moral guardians than film (Doctor Who long outlives Mary Whitehouse), moral guardians being the main reason for all the religious stuff being taken out for the film. There will doubtless be complaints in The Guardian, but who takes that seriously about movies and TV? |
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Post by muckypup on May 3, 2016 9:13:14 GMT
thanks for all the suggestions, I have read most of them but not the tad Williams books so I might just squander an audible credit on that.
yes dark materials was brilliant, and yes so looking forward to the TV version, I liked the film though what it did it did well (apart from lyra) and kidman was almost perfect casting. but it was a hard thing to trimdown to 2 hours, the BBC audios didn't do a great job either.
i hope they mix the trilogy up a bit though, as i think telling will's story first makes more sense, otherwise you get all the really exciting stuff first.
if anyone is looking for a great fantasy book, I would recommend sabriel by garth nix, still my favourite book I have read in the last 20 years, and the Audiobook read by tim curry is just fantastic.
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Post by shutupbanks on May 3, 2016 11:07:32 GMT
Just remembered Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle. It's an historical fantasy/ SF-nal novel. I don't know if it's avilable as an audio book, but it's worth tracking down as it is brilliant, one of the smartest epics you're ever likely to read.
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Post by acousticwolf on May 3, 2016 11:10:28 GMT
if anyone is looking for a great fantasy book, I would recommend sabriel by garth nix, still my favourite book I have read in the last 20 years, and the Audiobook read by tim curry is just fantastic. You're the second person to recommend this book in the last two days. I'm now thinking I'll have to track it down  Cheers Tony |
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Post by whiskeybrewer on May 3, 2016 12:40:30 GMT
There are a couple of series by David and Leigh Eddings that i would go out and try like:
The Belgariad
Its Sequel series The Mallorean
and The Dreamers
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Post by kimalysong on May 3, 2016 13:15:10 GMT
There are a couple of series by David and Leigh Eddings that i would go out and try like: The Belgariad Its Sequel series The Mallorean and The Dreamers Ah yes I forgot about those. They aren't masterpieces but fun reads |
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Post by muckypup on May 3, 2016 15:42:33 GMT
if anyone is looking for a great fantasy book, I would recommend sabriel by garth nix, still my favourite book I have read in the last 20 years, and the Audiobook read by tim curry is just fantastic. You're the second person to recommend this book in the last two days. I'm now thinking I'll have to track it down Cheers Tony I hope you do, as I said it's still my favourite, the way he deals with the bells (9 ringers) & charter marks are the best description of magic I have come across. the sequels & prequels are good, but as a stand alone it's hard to beat. |
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Post by muckypup on May 3, 2016 15:46:41 GMT
There are a couple of series by David and Leigh Eddings that i would go out and try like: The Belgariad Its Sequel series The Mallorean and The Dreamers I read the belgariad a long long time ago, I enjoyed it....I wonder if it's available on audio.... hold led on let me look yes it is well thats more credits to squander |
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Post by omega on May 3, 2016 22:26:29 GMT
if anyone is looking for a great fantasy book, I would recommend sabriel by garth nix, still my favourite book I have read in the last 20 years, and the Audiobook read by tim curry is just fantastic. Garth Nix also wrote the excellent Keys to the Kingdom series. |
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Post by acousticwolf on May 4, 2016 9:18:52 GMT
You're the second person to recommend this book in the last two days. I'm now thinking I'll have to track it down Cheers Tony I hope you do, as I said it's still my favourite, the way he deals with the bells (9 ringers) & charter marks are the best description of magic I have come across. the sequels & prequels are good, but as a stand alone it's hard to beat. For £2.48 on kindle, I thought it was worth a punt Cheers Tony |
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Post by bob790 on May 4, 2016 11:22:55 GMT
I don't know how epic it is but I notice that Forge of Ashes was nominate for a scribe award and that somehow seemed appropriate to mention in light of today's flash sale at BF |
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