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Originally Posted by Geralt
Isn't the romance a major thing in this book and time traveling as a sci-fi trope is more of an afterthought, providing the book with setting where the main romance plot is to be untangled? Or more simply, isn't this more of a romance/historical fiction novel than a speculative fiction (sci-fi/fantasy) book?
I'm asking because the OP has stated no romance, and by the reviews on Goodreads, Outlander is exactly that?
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I suppose that the romance is a relatively main theme, but it didn't hit me that way. I was all caught up in the English vs. Scots. I found myself hitting Wikipedia frequently to look at info on the time period, persons, politics, places, etc. There was adventure and peril and the cultural role of women and the challenge of a woman from the 1940s discovering that she had less freedom that male children. And, oh yes, there was a romance along the way.
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Originally Posted by Dazrin
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, average around 750 pages for the first 3. I haven't read the 4th, but it is a second series anyway.
... or David Weber's Honor Harrington series which which averages over 700 pages each I believe.
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I read the 3
Mistborn books back to back. Read this way, they're like one REALLY LONG story. And, I'm a real fan of Honor Harrington. I'm starting book 12 in the mainline, which leaves me book 13 and one each in the two sidelong series (Wages of Sin and Saganami Island).
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Originally Posted by dickloraine
"The Lies of Locke Lamora" is an excellent fantasy book. Not typical epic fantasy. It is the first part of a series but a self contained book in many ways. If you like heist stories (of the darker kind) give it a try. One of the best fantasy books ever and a hell of a debut novel.
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Truly an amazing book.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
If you want to read one of Follett's books, I'd suggest "The Pillars of the Earth". An excellent read.
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Indeed. I definitely agree with this recommendation.