So I’ve currently read several series of books and I’d like to throw out a shout out if anyone is looking for something to read currently.
- The Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch – Perhaps the most non-fantasy of everything on the list but it still has something that I have to put it into that category. Not much magic being thrown around here but what a great, great story. Two books are currently out, The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies. Seven books are planned with the third, The Republic of Thieves, coming Spring 2011.
- Mistborn Trilogy by Brian Sanderson – You may recognize him as the cat who took over the Wheel of Time empire with the passing of Robert Jordan but his is original work from him and it is good. It is in the fantasy genre and fairly typical. Main character is female starting about halfway through book 1 (Mistborn) which proves to be very interesting. Superb character development and a great back-story make this original IP from Sanderson worth the read. More info at http://www.brandonsanderson.com/book/Mistborn.
- Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks – Much more gritty than most “main-stream” fantasy this set of books focusing on a deadly assassin is another great change of pace series. With essences of magic, horror, mystery and some-how even Sci-fi this is another must read series. More info at http://www.brentweeks.com/
- Seventh Swordsman Trilogy by Dave Duncan – This is both your typical sword fantasy and, then again, not at the same time. Not packed with traditional magic, however without it the story would exist. Very interesting premise and a good read. Lighter fare than normal. More info at http://www.daveduncan.com/ss/reluctant.html
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – I could very easily go on a long diatribe about how much I enjoyed this first book or Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicles and how it the best stuff I’ve read since Ice and Fire. However Orson Scott Card summed it up much more elegantly than I ever could: “Not a word of the nearly-700-page book is wasted. Rothfuss does not pad. He’s the great new fantasy writer we’ve been waiting for, and this is an astonishing book.” Read it now. More info at http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/index.asp
With those listed here is what I’m looking forward to soon. More are on the horizon but I’ll post those when they are closer:
- Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks. First book is The Black Prism and due 8/2010
- Stormlight Archives by Brian Sanderson. First book is The Way of Kings and is due 8/31/2010.
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