Defoe Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 OK guys i am on Book6 of Malazan Empire and i always get a bit scared when im coming to the end of a series of books because i don't like just guessing what will be my next read, a few times i have bought the first book in a series and not liked it. I have loved Wheel of Time, Sword of Truth, George R.R.Martin, Tad Williams, Terry Brooks etc I didnt get on with Raymond Feist at all and Stephen Donaldson didnt really do it for me either. Can you give me some pointers as to where to start next as i dont want to just take a wild stab in teh dark as to what to read next lol Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gax23 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I bought Wilbur Smith's first book, When The Lion Feeds, recently. It was fantastic. Something a bit different and might be worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestar Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 If you havent already, you could try steven erikson's solo series 'Malazan book of the fallen', Which starts with 'Gardens of the moon', which is a pretty decent book, it just gets a little confusing at points. Another series you could try reading is Tim severin's 'Viking' series, which begins with ' Odinns child', that was a very good book, i'm just about to start the third book. hope these help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 How about The Saga of the Exiles series by Julian May, or the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov? Although I haven't actually read any of the books you mention, so I can only recommend them because I enjoyed them; I don't know if they are similar in any way to the books you have liked. But if you fancy a change from fantasy or sci-fi, gax23 is right, Wilbur Smith does write a good adventure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 OK guys i am on Book6 of Malazan Empire and i always get a bit scared when im coming to the end of a series of books because i don't like just guessing what will be my next read, a few times i have bought the first book in a series and not liked it. Book 6?? You're not that close to the end of the series! You've still got Reaper's Gale, Toll The Hounds and Dust of Dreams to go, along with The Crippled God which comes out in January. Then there's Ian C. Esslemont's 'Malazan Empire' series, of which there are two entries so far: Night of Knives and Return of The Crimson Guard. Based on your liking Erikson and GRRM, I'd recommend the following (in order of my personal preference, with an extract from the first book in each series so you can 'try before you buy' and hopefully not have to guess): Glen Cook - The Black Company: http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Black-Company-Glen-Cook/dp/0765319233/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963309&sr=8-2#reader_0765319233 David Gemmell - Legend: http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Drenai-Tales-Book-1/dp/0345379063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963385&sr=1-1#reader_0345379063 Adrian Tchaikovsky - Empire In Black & Gold: http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Black-Gold-Shadows-Apt/dp/1616141921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963426&sr=1-1#reader_1616141921 Joe Abercrombie - The Blade Itself: http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Itself-First-Law-Book/dp/159102594X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963350&sr=1-1#reader_159102594X Also, to a lesser degree, there's: Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book/dp/055357339X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278964134&sr=1-1#reader_055357339X Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatjusthappened Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Try Joe Abercrombie. Start with "The Blade Itself". It's a great book and the first in the trilogy. I read all three and would gladly do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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