Snowflake Challenge: asking for recs
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pensnestToday's challenge is to ask for recs. I'm going to ask for two quite different kinds.
One: for my son, who is in his early twenties. He has taken to devouring fantasy books at a great rate, and I'd love to be able to find some new ones for him. My problem is that I haven't been reading much in the way of new fiction, not in book form, for quite a while.
He liked 'The Deed of Paksenarrion', enjoyed a bunch of Trudi Canavan stories (although he has subsequently rated others higher) and has left me a stack of Maria V Snyder books (Poison/Magic/Fire Study and Storm Glass) to try because he thinks they are wonderful. He seems to be rather good at picking up plot holes (and disapproves of them), and likes good characterisation, so no sacrificing people for smart ideas.
Any recommendations?
Two: is for me. I have discovered an odd penchant for bandom D/s stories, and would be charmed to be shown a few more. I have 'i want to choke u' and 'tell me to stop' bookmarked already, and a few more. PatD and My Chem and Fall Out Boy are the only ones I'm familiar with, so preferably any of those.
Suggestions?
One: for my son, who is in his early twenties. He has taken to devouring fantasy books at a great rate, and I'd love to be able to find some new ones for him. My problem is that I haven't been reading much in the way of new fiction, not in book form, for quite a while.
He liked 'The Deed of Paksenarrion', enjoyed a bunch of Trudi Canavan stories (although he has subsequently rated others higher) and has left me a stack of Maria V Snyder books (Poison/Magic/Fire Study and Storm Glass) to try because he thinks they are wonderful. He seems to be rather good at picking up plot holes (and disapproves of them), and likes good characterisation, so no sacrificing people for smart ideas.
Any recommendations?
Two: is for me. I have discovered an odd penchant for bandom D/s stories, and would be charmed to be shown a few more. I have 'i want to choke u' and 'tell me to stop' bookmarked already, and a few more. PatD and My Chem and Fall Out Boy are the only ones I'm familiar with, so preferably any of those.
Suggestions?
Fantasy recs
Date: 2012-01-12 11:13 am (UTC)"Mostly good fantasy comes in trilogies or series: this is true of all the following:
Robin Hobb - any, but start with the Farseer trilogy (Book One is called Assassin's Apprentice)
George RR Martin (obviously) - Book One is A Game of Thrones
Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora
Joe Abercrombie - another trilogy, Book One is The Blade Itself
Brandon Sanderson - the Mistborn trilogy, Book One is The Final Empire
Brent Weeks - The Night Angel trilogy (Book One is called The Way of Shadows)
Patrick Rothfuss - The Kingkiller Chronicle (Book One is The Name of the Wind)
I would highly recommend all of these as great modern fantasy... warning, some of the series are not yet complete, if that makes a difference!"
I personally would add NK Jemisin's Kingdoms trilogy, starting with the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, as I loved it. What you might call urban fantasy from people like Neil Gaiman includes the very very wonderful Good Omens (if he liked the film Dogma, he'll like this book) written with Terry Pratchett, and I am halfway through China Mieville's Kraken and it's amazing so far!
Re: Fantasy recs
Date: 2012-01-12 11:34 am (UTC)Re: Fantasy recs
Date: 2012-01-12 07:52 pm (UTC)