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I've done pretty well with GoodReads as a source for finding new reading - I basically don't watch TV and read instead when I'm not at the computer. Most books

I've done pretty well with GoodReads as a source for finding new reading - I basically don't watch TV and read instead when I'm not at the computer. Most books I've read don't stand up to George R. R. Martin's work, but I enjoy light fantasy too :) (including young adult fantasy which is not what you're looking for, I guess). I endorse most recommendations in this thread, but, trying to find some epic world-plotting, I'd go for: - The Kingkiller Chronicles (Patrick Rothfuss), best new books I've read https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_W... - Anything by Brandon Sanderson, I enjoyed the Mistborn Trilogy and am currently awaiting the next book in his Way of King Series (which promises to be a big epic) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7235533-the-way-of-kings https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7235533-the-way-of-kings https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.Mistborn https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.Mistborn The Malazan series grew on me, I understood very little about the series' world by the time I read the first book, I think it's by design. Not as enjoyable as the other suggestions but lots of reading and a big, interesting world: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55399.Gardens_of_the_Moon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55399.Gardens_of_the_Moo... I did NOT enjoy, but have read good reviews by renowned authors, this series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60211.The_Shadow_of_the_Torturer https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60211.The_Shadow_of_the_... I have this one in a big, fat tome sold by Amazon, it was an enjoyable read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5367.The_Great_Book_of_Amber https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5367.The_Great_Book_of_A... Here's my (incomplete) already-read list https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/8478509-gustavo?shelf=read https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/8478509-gustavo?shelf=... I'm VERY lenient with my ratings, if I enjoyed it it usually gets 5 stars.

autarch 12y ago
The urth books (Shadow of the Torturer and following) take a lot of time to really get into. It's only by the time you get to the last book that you start to understand much of what happened in the first. I, as you might be able to tell from my nick, am a big fan ;)
egypturnash 12y ago
Given that this is attached to a post about fans of Game of thrones being annoyed that the last book is taking forever, it's worth noting that the Kingkiller Chronicles is aggressively unfinished at the moment; it's planned to be three books, two are written, and Rothfuss quite up front about the fact that the final volume is taking a while to make happen, and that he's working on a lot of other stuff in the interim. They're both beautiful books and I will be happy with them even if Rothfuss never gets around to finishing the series. But if you need your fantasy to end before you're willing to read it then stay away.

autarch 12y ago

The urth books (Shadow of the Torturer and following) take a lot of time to really get into. It's only by the time you get to the last book that you start to understand much of what happened in the first. I, as you might be able to tell from my nick, am a big fan ;)

egypturnash 12y ago

Given that this is attached to a post about fans of Game of thrones being annoyed that the last book is taking forever, it's worth noting that the Kingkiller Chronicles is aggressively unfinished at the moment; it's planned to be three books, two are written, and Rothfuss quite up front about the fact that the final volume is taking a while to make happen, and that he's working on a lot of other stuff in the interim. They're both beautiful books and I will be happy with them even if Rothfuss never gets around to finishing the series. But if you need your fantasy to end before you're willing to read it then stay away.