Character-driven fantasy books - Page 5

varlog · 06-10-2014, 06:40 PM

Perhaps in a few years I'll try again.... My experience is that the good authors would not allow you to disengage in the middle of action - no matter what. But I was proved wrong before...

Hampshire Nanny · 06-11-2014, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny

I'll strongly second the recommendation for the Long Price Quartet, which starts with A Shadow in Summer. I'm now working my way through his Dagger and the Coin which began with The Dragon's Path. You might also like The Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon. First book is Bright of the Sky.

Three phenomenal series. All of which I can highly recommend. I have read 2 of the 4 books in The Long Price Quartet, but I have copies of the 3rd and 4th book sitting on my Kindle. I've only read the first book of The Dagger and the Coin, and I've purchased #2 in Kindle format. Same with The Entire and the Rose; book 2 is sitting on my Kindle. I just need to dedicate some time to finishing these three series.

GreenMonkey · 08-24-2014, 10:29 PM

Update.

I really enjoyed Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy but I didn't like the ending too much. A little TOO bleak for me, and that's someone that enjoyed Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy and Glen Cook's Black Company books. I think if only one or two characters got it better I would have felt better, but it came out almost TOO badly for me. I get that the world is often a bleak place, and the assholes often win out, but man, I like to see a bit more of a mixed-bag or bittersweet-type ending than this ended up.

I've got Trudi Canavan's Thief's Magic on hold at the library but there's a couple of folks ahead of me.

I've seen Daniel Abraham's name before, I'll look into his stuff.

Canuck_in_Japan · 08-24-2014, 10:57 PM

I was also let down by the ending. It wasn't horrible but everything up to that point had been so good that it paled in comparison.

08-24-2014, 10:29 PM	#63
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	Update. I really enjoyed Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy but I didn't like the ending too much. A little TOO bleak for me, and that's someone that enjoyed Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy and Glen Cook's Black Company books. I think if only one or two characters got it better I would have felt better, but it came out almost TOO badly for me. I get that the world is often a bleak place, and the assholes often win out, but man, I like to see a bit more of a mixed-bag or bittersweet-type ending than this ended up. I've got Trudi Canavan's Thief's Magic on hold at the library but there's a couple of folks ahead of me. I've seen Daniel Abraham's name before, I'll look into his stuff. Last edited by GreenMonkey; 08-24-2014 at 10:50 PM.

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06-10-2014, 06:40 PM	#61
varlog actually it is /var/log Posts: 341 Karma: 2994236 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: usually Europa Device: prs t1	Perhaps in a few years I'll try again.... My experience is that the good authors would not allow you to disengage in the middle of action - no matter what. But I was proved wrong before...

08-24-2014, 10:57 PM	#64
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	I was also let down by the ending. It wasn't horrible but everything up to that point had been so good that it paled in comparison.