Fantasy Book Club Series discussion

Im desperately looking for more fantasy series to read. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Heres a list of series Ive already read.

So far Ive read:
*Malazaan books of the fallen
*Sword of truth
*both Farseer series
*Dragonlance chronicles
*Broken Empire
*Codex Alera
*Dagger and Coin
*The Dark Age
*The Demon Cycle
*First Law
*Gentleman Bastard
*Godling Chronicles
*Half Orcs
*Kingkiller
*Palindins
*Powder Mage
*Shadowdance
*Riyria Revalations
*Song of Fire and Ice
*Songs of the Dragon
*The Sorcerer's Ring
*Sorcery Ascendant Sequence
*Tawny Man
*Ties that bind
*Tower and Knife
*War of Light and Shadow
*Wheel of Time

Try Brandon Sanderson's Books, His Mistborn trilogy is very good and his Standalone books (Warbreaker , Elantris) are also very good, and his Best imo is Stormlight Archives, I personally have read his books (and almost all the books you mentioned in your list) and he is really worth checking out and even follow his novels ^_^
But I believe if you read WOT, you might've read his works as he is the one who wrote the Last 3 books of the series

The Empire Trilogy by Raymond Feist and Janny Wurts (I read book one and it was amazing)

I second the Sanderson suggestions.

The Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modessit Jr is another long series. Read the first two books and they were nice.

Also , try (The Black Company) its similar to Malazan's

and if you want more, try if you like the Dark Elf books set in the Forgotten Realms Universe, I found them decent enough

You will definitely love Brandon Sanderson books, you should really try them ;)

Try Night Angel Trilogy or the Lightbringer Series, both from the same author, the former is slightly better than the latter imo.

Shadows of the Apt series is pretty good I'm almost half way

there are two books I'm a big fan.

Rita wrote: "You will definitely love Brandon Sanderson books, you should really try them ;)"

2nded

Jiří wrote: "Try Night Angel Trilogy or the Lightbringer Series, both from the same author, the former is slightly better than the latter imo."

And also 2nded

Todd wrote: " there are two books I'm a big fan.

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And these too! :)

All awesome suggestions.

Oh wait, you have read The Gentlemen Bastards series.

But no Brandon Sanderson or Brent Weeks
:0 Get on those right now!

Elspeth Cooper's Wild Hunt series is worth it too

And try some Larry Correia

I enjoyed the first book in his monster hunters series (have yet to read the rest)
- Monster Hunter International

Agree with all the suggestions above, particularly Brandon Sanderson and Elspeth Cooper.

You may also be interested in the following series

The Sorcerer's Path (Brock Deskins)
The Riddle in Stone (Robert Evert)
Blood and Tears (Joshua P. Simon)
Alchemy's Apprentice (Jeffrey Quyle)
Chronicle of the unhewn throne (Brian Staveley)

Also, Robin Hobb is due to release the first book in a new 'Farseer' series this year.

Opps missed that I have read the Farseer series as well, and Tawny man series. As well as the Mistborn series.

Just bought The Black Companys first book, will see how it goes. Thanks all!

A Quest of Heroes, this is a good series.
Legacies, im currently reading this book and im really looking forward to continuing the series.
Magician this is an excellent series.

A Song of Ice and Fire series! (Game of Thrones)
I just read Small Gods by Terry Pratchett and enjoy his voice as an author. The series it belongs to is the Discworld series.
I just finished the MaddAddam trilogy and enjoyed those.
I've read the first of the KingKiller chronicles - that can be hit or miss though. It's High Fantasy with a lot of bravado.

I really enjoyed the Magician's Guild trilogy

I don't think anyone has suggested David Gemmell here. He wrote a number of series but each book is an independent novel within a series which I love because I am busy and can't always read them back to back. Don't forget David Eddings. I just started The Elenium series again, which is pretty good.

I have a whole spreadsheet of series that I eventually want to read. Aside from what's already been mentioned and what you've read, you can try the Deepgate Codex, the Coldfire trilogy, Sword of Shadows, and the Raven's Shadow series.

Demon Trilogy-Elantris-Dark Elf-Infinity Blade(so underrated)-Ranger's Apprentice(may be the first three)

Just finished the Seventh Sword series starts with The Reluctant Swordsman and really liked it may not be for everyone but it was an excellent story with great characters.

I just finished the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series. I'd recommend it.

Anthony Ryan's Raven's Shadow series...a great new series by an awesome author

Sanderson's books are a must read...Wish I had not yet read them so that I could start over;)

I second the Lightbringer series (Brent Weeks), Tales of the Kin (Douglas Hulick) and the Empire trilogy (Janny Wurts,Raymond E.Feist)

The Sharing Knife (Lois McMaster Bujold Book 1: Beguilement

The Black Magician Trilogy (Trudi Canavan) Book 1: The Magicians' Guild

The Traitor Spy Trilogy (Trudy Canavan Book 1: The Ambassador's Mission

(the 2 series by canavan are separated by a prequel: The Magician's Apprentice

many of the series I love are already listed here :-)

Godling Chronicles? What is that?

if you liked Dragonlance, then you will also like Forgotten Realms

Raymond Feist's Riftwar Saga, Magician. 80's fantasy at it's finest.

Larry Correia's Grimnoir Chronicles, Hard Magic. Just so entertaining.

Harry Turtledove's Videssos Cycle, The Misplaced Legion. If you only ever read one series about a lost roman legion then read this one.

Jim butcher's Codex Alera series starting with Furies of Calderon also the Dresden files also by Butcher starting with Storm Front both series are extremely good.

One of my favorite fantasy series in recent years is R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series. If you like Malazan, A Song of Ice and Fire or Dune (a major influence for the author) then I think you would like this series. It has complex characters, frightening villains, amazing world building, fascinating plot and awesome magic systems. The first book in the series is called The Darkness That Comes Before. The plot in the Prince of Nothing series revolves around a holy war (think Crusades) and an enigmatic monk like figure who uses the holy war to achieve his own goals.

In a previous post, James mentioned C.S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy and I agree with him. Friedman's The Magister Trilogy is also quite good. The first book is Feast of Souls.

Bradley P Beaulieu's series Lays of Anuskaya. The first book is The Winds of Khalakovo.

Fiona wrote: "I don't think anyone has suggested David Gemmell here. He wrote a number of series but each book is an independent novel within a series which I love because I am busy and can't always read them ba..."

I love the Elenium (and its sequel the Tamuli) series!

Dharmakirti wrote: "One of my favorite fantasy series in recent years is R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series. If you like Malazan, A Song of Ice and Fire or Dune (a major influence for the author) then I think you would like this series. It has complex characters, frightening villains, amazing world building, fascinating plot and awesome magic systems. The first book in the series is called The Darkness That Comes Before. The plot in the Prince of Nothing series revolves around a holy war (think Crusades) and an enigmatic monk like figure who uses the holy war to achieve his own goals."

I read the 3 books in the Prince of Nothing series when this group read them last year. I cannot agree with you about the quality of tis series, but it's hard to explain why. I will say they are quite original and there were parts that were riveting and absorbing. Most of the characters are multidimensional and nuanced, which is usually a good thing. But in this series, I ended up not liking any of the characters and therefore, not feeling attached to any of them. It was hard for me to care what happened to them.

Kathi wrote: "Dharmakirti wrote: "One of my favorite fantasy series in recent years is R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series. If you like Malazan, A Song of Ice and Fire or Dune (a major influence for the a..."

There aren't many likeable characters in Bakker's books, that is true. For me, this is not an issue but I can understand why it is for some. For me, it is about having complex, well defined characters. If they are likeable then it is a bonus. Cnaiur is one of my favorites in the series. He is not at all a likeable character, he does some really awful stuff, but his complications and conflicts (conflicts with himself, with his people and with Khellus) make for such fascinating reading and give me things to think about. In the end, that is what is important for me.

If you enjoyed Daniel Abraham's work, you should try his Long Price Quartet-starting with A Shadow in Summer. They are fantastic, and each one better than the last!

Dharmakirti wrote: "There aren't many likeable characters in Bakker's books, that is true. For me, this is not an issue but I can understand why it is for some."

I can't think of a stronger word than likable, but maybe it's "relate-able". Even characters that, on the surface, are unlikable may be characters that I care about and I care what happens to them and how they change & develop. It's like another step beyond "interesting" characters. Hard to explain, but I just couldn't get very invested in Bakker's characters. They were complex and nuanced and conflicted, that's for sure.

A lot of great suggestions here! One of my favorites is a trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay: The Fionavar Tapestry. It is comprised of
The Summer Tree
The Wandering Fire

The Darkest Road

Kay is a great storyteller - I read this series for the first time years ago, and have reread it many times since.

Try Jennifer Fallon. The Timelord Quartet. Or The Dragonbone Chair.

The Prince of Nothing series by R. Scott Bakker would be a sound way to go, particularly if you're looking for more selections from the darker side of epic fantasy.

Teddie's on the right track too, though. Pretty much anything by Guy Gavriel Kay is also a good bet.

Great list! Most of what you've read is in my shelves, too. I see Guy Gavriel Kay, Raymond E. Feist/Janny Wurts (currently reading Grand Conspiracy, her Wars of Light and Shadow series rocks), Brent Weeks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Glen Cook, Jennifer Fallon, R. Scott Bakker and Anthony Ryan have already been suggested, I'd add Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher saga (epic/dark fantasy, complex character-driven story, and action). Based on your list, I've heard interesting things about the following (but still on my TBR):
Daniel Polansky - Low Town series
Jeff Salyards - Scourge of the Betrayer Bloodsounder's Arc series
Sebastien de Castell - Traitor's Blade Greatcoats series
Miles Cameron - The Red Knight The Traitor Son Cycle series
John Gwynne - Malice The Faithful and the Fallen series
Fiona McIntosh - Royal Exile Valisar Trilogy
Matthew Woodring Stover - Heroes Die The Acts of Caine series
Richard K. Morgan - The Steel Remains A Land Fit for Heroes series
Martha Wells - The Element of Fire Ile-Rien series
Aidan Harte - Irenicon The Wave Trilogy
Angus Watson - Age of Iron series

I would also recommend Gene Wolfe, who crosses the fantasy and science-fiction genres. His Book of the New Sun (four-part series) is a classic. You might also look for The Knight as well as The Wizard.

There is a website called worldswitoutend that lists all science fiction and fantasy books and series. You can track what you have read and want to read. The site also lists all awards (Hugo, Nebula, etc.) listing nominees and winners for each year.

Try Bradley P. Beaulieu Songs of Shattered Sands series