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Lois McMaster Bujold: "Curse of Chalion" and "Paladin of Souls". (There are more books in the same universe, but those two are a duology, and are the best, in my opinion.)
It starts with the protagonist stumbling home as a broken ex-prisoner of war, and goes on to deal with epic stuff like the fate of kingdoms and more. |
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I'll jump in here with the Discworld series.
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MTV is trying to use his material to recreate the success of Game of Thrones in a TV series called the Shannara Chronicles. It is based on "The Elfstones of Shannara" which is a book in the original trilogy. I watch it with my wife but it isn't something I recommend. Just read the books. If you enjoy epic fantasy you won't regret it. http://terrybrooks.net/books/reading-orders/ Last edited by Pizza_Cant_Read; 12-06-2017 at 08:39 AM. |
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Is Discworld full of action though? (I've not read any of the books, so I genuinely don't know. I always thought they were humorous adventures along the lines of Another Fine Myth or The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
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I want to second the Conan recommendation. Tower of the Elephant would be a great starting point, but any of the stories written by Robert E. Howard will be a treat. And very different from the typical Tolkien fantasy.
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Some Discworld books have more action than others. But yes, there is action.
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I don't mind dense, wordy prose. I like it especially when it comes to description. I liked the section you posted. That sounded like something I would enjoy. I'll try them again. I remember the covers from my Ballantine trilogy were beautiful. |
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Love the Conan Books, also Elric of Melnibone, John Carter of Mars and the Drittz Books. All are great quick reads
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Discworld books are written to be read in published order which is also timeline order. There's a definite beginning and a definite order. So nope, it isn't that series.
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You know, I wish the OP would have responded with the names of some books that he likes, other than naming the old faithfuls as books NOT to name...
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