GAROVORKIN Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 What makes them your favorites? What qualities do they possess that draw you to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andorion Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1. A Land Fit For Heroes by Richard Morgan - Unapologetically grimdark, set in a very unusually imagined world with snarky protagonists (I love the snark) It has excellent action sequences and a very comfortable pace. 2. The Prince of Nothing and The Aspect Emperor by R Scott Bakker:[ I have not yet read The Unholy Consult, but will do so very soon. ] What started off as a fantasy crusades, became a very imaginative and philosophical take on LotR along with lots of extremely original writing. I think the storytelling in the Prince of Nothing was better - The Warrior Prophet is stunning, but the scope of the story told in the Aspect Emperor is awe inspiring. Moreover this is a series that actually has almost no likeable protagonists, and its still a pleasure to read. Bakker's magisterial prose is another attraction. 3. The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins - One of the most WTF books I have read. The best I can describe it is grimdark Gaiman on steroids. It continuously shocks and intrigues, and has a very unusual ending. 4. The Black Company by Glen Cook - Only read the first three books. Once you get past Cook's staccato machine gun prose and tendency to just skip over major events with one sentence allusions, it becomes a supremely engrossing series with one of the more startling character arcs I have come across.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeagl Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Second Apocalypse by R. Scott Bakker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Ohoho he gets attention all right! (Sorry couldn't help it) And left behind is actually really famous because KIrk Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo498 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Poul Anderson: The broken sword This is more atmospheric (in a somewhat Norse saga-like style) than virtually any fantasy from the last 30 years I read and it is also as dark as most more recent "grimdark". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Kane The Mystic Swordsman series by Karl Edward Wagner . In the character background story , Yes this Kane had a brother Abel who he killed spurred mankind to rebellion against God and he was cursed to immortality The only way he die is by the violence that he brought into the world . Kane is antihero/villain,, The world that lives in is not really our earth , but a nightmare parallel. world with things far worse then Kane.. He w ants to rule the world and he's amassed vast knowledge in his long life to try and achieve it. This is dark and terrific series of books ( 5 in all) by a terrific writer . They go in this order. 1.Bloodstone 2.Darkness Weaves 3. Dark Crusade 4. Death Angels Shadow 5.Nightwinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Writhen Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 You can't go wrong with anything by Mark Lawrence, Joe Abercrombie or Michael R. Fletcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 All of those, and also The Acts of Caine by Stover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Crom by Kenneth Flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 On 8/24/2017 at 3:42 AM, Jo498 said: Poul Anderson: The broken sword This is more atmospheric (in a somewhat Norse saga-like style) than virtually any fantasy from the last 30 years I read and it is also as dark as most more recent "grimdark". It's also considered one the very best fantasy novels ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GAROVORKIN Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee. This one definitely fits that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 On 8/24/2017 at 1:52 AM, redeagl said: The Second Apocalypse by R. Scott Bakker. Ive heard alot of good things about his books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dora Vee Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 The second Apocalypse pretty goes without saying. Bakker definitely gained MY attention and not all of it good. But, he's emerged as one of my favorites. Berserk qualifies. Love that manga. The only one I'm interested in reading in it's entirety. I wonder if DoroHedoro would qualify as grimdark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callan S. Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 The second apocalypse by Scott Bakker, as mentioned a few times above. Mostly because it blends real life issues into the gravy of fantasy, as all good, riveting fiction does to some extent. But this is a particularly thick gravy! And its mention causes some posters to be spontaneously summoned, to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 12/25/2017 at 5:37 PM, Callan S. said: The second apocalypse by Scott Bakker, as mentioned a few times above. Mostly because it blends real life issues into the gravy of fantasy, as all good, riveting fiction does to some extent. But this is a particularly thick gravy! And its mention causes some posters to be spontaneously summoned, to boot! Il have to check him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAROVORKIN Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 8/24/2017 at 3:42 AM, Jo498 said: Poul Anderson: The broken sword This is more atmospheric (in a somewhat Norse saga-like style) than virtually any fantasy from the last 30 years I read and it is also as dark as most more recent "grimdark". A great book from a great writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaßvogel Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 M. John Harrison's Viriconium series: These books are really dark, depressing, and sad at times, but MJH's prose keeps you floating along to the end. Even on re-reading them I find myself unable to slip away once I start. Karl Edward Wagner's "Kane" stories/novellas/novels. These things tend to lead the reader down a path where you are caught up in Kane's schemes and wanting him to succeed until the lid gets blown off and you realize that most of the time, he's the villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First of My Name Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Stover's The Acts of Caine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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