Favorite fantasy writers
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One of his greatest qualities is his consistent great writing. Other writers have one great series and the rest of their writing is forgettable. He also writes consistent Epic Fantasy which requires entire magic systems and worlds. He's incredible.Jennifer Allsbrook wrote: ↑26 Nov 2016, 21:28 Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite fantasy authors. I posted these mini-reviews in a discussion about books by Brandon Sanderson. I have copied them below:
I would recommend reading Elantris if you want a shorter, self-contained story. You follow the travails of Roaden, a prince of his people, who is stricken with a mysterious disease that has blighted his people. He is thrown into the once powerful city of Elantris, where citizens stricken with the disease are now imprisoned. The story follows Roaden as he battles to overcome the illness and return Elantris to a city of power that it once was. Central to Roaden's struggle is his finding and interpreting Aons, symbols that gave Elantrians magical powers. Many of these Aons can be seen on Sanderson's website as jewelry available for purchase. This story is soulful and you find yourself cheering Roaden through his successes and sharing heartbreak during his failures. Overall, Elantris is well worth the journey!
Another recommendation is The Mistborn Trilogy. This trilogy is an amazing work of storytelling! With epic battle scenes, romance, and intrigue, not to mention, characters that you love and love to hate, you can't go wrong. With Kelsier, Vin, and Eland as protagonists and the Lord Ruler and the fantastical Steel Inquisitors with spikes for eyes as antagonists, the story is full of suspense, action, and Sanderson keeps readers guessing as the plot twists through this dark and compelling world. One aspect of the story that is extremely entertaining is the ability of characters to gain magical powers by manipulating metals. Vin, a Mistborn allomancer, gains power as she ingests metals and her body "burns" them releasing certain powers. Fantasy/science fiction at its finest!
Other great reads are The Way of Kings and Warbreaker.
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I really enjoy Mercedes Lackey so will have to give Katherine Kurtz a look. Thanks!greywalker wrote: ↑03 Jan 2017, 19:39 Mercedes Lackey...though I don't uniformly love all of her books, just some of them.
Katherine Kurtz...everything she's written, definitely
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I absolutely love that book! I could read it over and over again. Marion Zimmer Bradley is an icon of the genre, and she writes with such a strong voice.Bookgirleva wrote: ↑08 Sep 2018, 10:24 Marion Zimmer Bradley. Mist of Avalon was the first book I ever truly loved and when I was finished made me want to read more
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I'm also partial to Rick Riordan ( percy jackson) and George R.R Martin (Game of thrones), both are amazing in their own way and their books are really good
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