Low priced fantasy please?

Waylander · 11-19-2013, 02:32 PM

Hi there,
I was wondering whether anyone could give me some pointers on fantasy authors who don't cost too much. The criteria are as follows:

1. Has to be well written, and well edited.

2. Would be good if it is similar to David Gemmell, James Barclay, Paul Kearney, Jim Butcher(Codex Alera), Brandon Sanderson, Glen Cook, Brent Weeks, Pete V. Brett, etc. Basically, lots of military action, but not essential, along with good character development and a gripping plot.

3. Would be nice if it was part of a series, but not essential.

4. Doesn't cost more than £3.99

If anyone could help that would be good.

Calenorn · 11-19-2013, 02:56 PM

Have you visited Baen Books?

http://www.baenebooks.com/

Don't miss their free library.

DrNefario · 11-19-2013, 04:53 PM

The Gallow series by Nathan Hawke looks like it might be good. I've only read the first one so far, but I enjoyed it. A definite David Gemmell vibe, and I think the ebooks were £3.99 when I last looked.

artifact · 11-23-2013, 11:19 AM

David Dalglish.

The Half-Orcs
Very DnD TT RPG for the magic system and overall feel. The first book has some first-time indie author pain which may fail criteria #1, but is free. Books 1-5 are in an extremely inexpensive bundle.

Shadowdance Trilogy
Haven't read it yet but there was a 99-cents for the trilogy deal at one time that could come around again one day. Spin off from the above.

No links since I'm in the US and don't know the good UK indie author sites.
Second vote for the Baen library -- David Weber's Oath of Swords comes to mind.

Harlock415 · 11-25-2013, 10:43 AM

David Dalglish has revised and done some changes to the Shadowdance trilogy after signing a deal with Orbit. http://ddalglish.com/wp/blog/ On the upside, good for him to sign with a major publisher, on the downside, the pricing on that trilogy has changed significantly higher.

kacir · 11-25-2013, 11:21 AM

Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...31#post2476331
Price: free
Commercially published with rave reviews on Goodreads.

and here
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...88#post2477188
is a post about monster fantasy series with about 9000 pages
Price: free

Another interesting and free fantasy is Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.
The downside is that you have to download pdf if you want to have the final edited and commercially published version.
http://brandonsanderson.com/books/wa...and-downloads/
On the other hand you can compare various version - this can be very interesting view into the kitchen of a famous fantasy writer.

jscarbo · 12-04-2013, 11:40 AM

I just finished reading the Sean Russell Swan's War trilogy and thought it was great. All three books are on sale at Amazon for $.99 each. Here's a link to the first book: http://www.amazon.com/One-Kingdom-Bo...s=swan%27s+war

Also, the first book in M. Edward McNally's Norothan Cycle is free from Amazon and is excellent: http://www.amazon.com/Sable-City-Nor...edward+mcnally

The other books in the series are $4.99 each and are well-worth the price.

jbcohen · 12-05-2013, 07:24 AM

In case you are wondering that $6.52 USD, conversion by XE.com.

Difflugia · 12-05-2013, 03:05 PM

David Weber's Oath of Swords fits all of your criteria. It's in the Baen Free Library. The Wind Rider CD that can be downloaded for free from here has that and two more books from the series, The War God's Own and Windrider's Oath.

If you start digging through the Baen stuff, anything by Mercedes Lackey or Roberta Gellis is good if you're not turned off by occasional romance. The two often collaborate and the This Scepter'd Isle CD has several from each author. If you find yourself liking Mercedes Lackey, her 500 Kingdoms series of books is good and is eligible for coupon codes at Kobo.

Eric Flint's 1632 series is really good if you enjoy European military history and his Mother of Demons (on the 1635: The Eastern Front CD) is a fantastic standalone (technically SF, but a very military fantasy-type plot).

The Gauntlet Thrown by Cheryl Dyson and Xina Marie Uhl is an indie that I quite enjoyed. There are occasional grammatical errors and the formatting is a little amateurish, but nothing too distracting. It's free at Amazon, B&N and Kobo. I've only read the first book, so I can't comment on the rest.

Sora's Quest by T. L. Shreffler is another free indie that I liked, but Viper's Creed (the second in the series) was so awful that I didn't bother buying the third. I suggest reading Sora's Quest and pretending that it's a standalone novel.

I enjoyed the novels by Dalglish mentioned earlier, so consider that nomination seconded.

Difflugia · 12-09-2013, 01:56 PM

David Dalglish wrote today's post on The NOOK Blog at Barnes & Noble.

xg4bx · 12-09-2013, 09:49 PM

I'm also going to have to nominate Dave Dalglish, his stuff brings me right back to reading Dragonlance novels as a kid.

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11-19-2013, 02:32 PM	#1
Waylander Guru Posts: 662 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB, Kindle Paperwhite 6, Kobo Clara,	Low priced fantasy please? Hi there, I was wondering whether anyone could give me some pointers on fantasy authors who don't cost too much. The criteria are as follows: 1. Has to be well written, and well edited. 2. Would be good if it is similar to David Gemmell, James Barclay, Paul Kearney, Jim Butcher(Codex Alera), Brandon Sanderson, Glen Cook, Brent Weeks, Pete V. Brett, etc. Basically, lots of military action, but not essential, along with good character development and a gripping plot. 3. Would be nice if it was part of a series, but not essential. 4. Doesn't cost more than £3.99 If anyone could help that would be good.

11-19-2013, 02:56 PM	#2
Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,203 Karma: 9224939 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Have you visited Baen Books? http://www.baenebooks.com/ Don't miss their free library.

11-19-2013, 04:53 PM	#3
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,195 Karma: 12000000 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	The Gallow series by Nathan Hawke looks like it might be good. I've only read the first one so far, but I enjoyed it. A definite David Gemmell vibe, and I think the ebooks were £3.99 when I last looked.

11-23-2013, 11:19 AM	#4
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	David Dalglish. The Half-Orcs Very DnD TT RPG for the magic system and overall feel. The first book has some first-time indie author pain which may fail criteria #1, but is free. Books 1-5 are in an extremely inexpensive bundle. Shadowdance Trilogy Haven't read it yet but there was a 99-cents for the trilogy deal at one time that could come around again one day. Spin off from the above. No links since I'm in the US and don't know the good UK indie author sites. Second vote for the Baen library -- David Weber's Oath of Swords comes to mind.

11-25-2013, 10:43 AM	#5
Harlock415 Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 39572 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Voyage	David Dalglish has revised and done some changes to the Shadowdance trilogy after signing a deal with Orbit. http://ddalglish.com/wp/blog/ On the upside, good for him to sign with a major publisher, on the downside, the pricing on that trilogy has changed significantly higher.

11-25-2013, 11:21 AM	#6
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,463 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Blood Song by Anthony Ryan https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...31#post2476331 Price: free Commercially published with rave reviews on Goodreads. and here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...88#post2477188 is a post about monster fantasy series with about 9000 pages Price: free Another interesting and free fantasy is Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. The downside is that you have to download pdf if you want to have the final edited and commercially published version. http://brandonsanderson.com/books/wa...and-downloads/ On the other hand you can compare various version - this can be very interesting view into the kitchen of a famous fantasy writer.

12-04-2013, 11:40 AM	#7
jscarbo Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 1075434 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Costa Rica Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW2, Nook HD+, Nexus 7	I just finished reading the Sean Russell Swan's War trilogy and thought it was great. All three books are on sale at Amazon for $.99 each. Here's a link to the first book: http://www.amazon.com/One-Kingdom-Bo...s=swan%27s+war Also, the first book in M. Edward McNally's Norothan Cycle is free from Amazon and is excellent: http://www.amazon.com/Sable-City-Nor...edward+mcnally The other books in the series are $4.99 each and are well-worth the price.

12-05-2013, 07:24 AM	#8
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,031 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	In case you are wondering that $6.52 USD, conversion by XE.com.

12-05-2013, 03:05 PM	#9
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	David Weber's Oath of Swords fits all of your criteria. It's in the Baen Free Library. The Wind Rider CD that can be downloaded for free from here has that and two more books from the series, The War God's Own and Windrider's Oath. If you start digging through the Baen stuff, anything by Mercedes Lackey or Roberta Gellis is good if you're not turned off by occasional romance. The two often collaborate and the This Scepter'd Isle CD has several from each author. If you find yourself liking Mercedes Lackey, her 500 Kingdoms series of books is good and is eligible for coupon codes at Kobo. Eric Flint's 1632 series is really good if you enjoy European military history and his Mother of Demons (on the 1635: The Eastern Front CD) is a fantastic standalone (technically SF, but a very military fantasy-type plot). The Gauntlet Thrown by Cheryl Dyson and Xina Marie Uhl is an indie that I quite enjoyed. There are occasional grammatical errors and the formatting is a little amateurish, but nothing too distracting. It's free at Amazon, B&N and Kobo. I've only read the first book, so I can't comment on the rest. Sora's Quest by T. L. Shreffler is another free indie that I liked, but Viper's Creed (the second in the series) was so awful that I didn't bother buying the third. I suggest reading Sora's Quest and pretending that it's a standalone novel. I enjoyed the novels by Dalglish mentioned earlier, so consider that nomination seconded.

12-09-2013, 01:56 PM	#10
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	David Dalglish wrote today's post on The NOOK Blog at Barnes & Noble.

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12-09-2013, 09:49 PM	#11
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	I'm also going to have to nominate Dave Dalglish, his stuff brings me right back to reading Dragonlance novels as a kid.