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I'm looking for some good books! I love fantasy, sci-fi, and a mix of both.

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I'm looking for some good books! I love fantasy, sci-fi, and a mix of both.

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i'd really recommend the six-gun tarot by r.s. belcher!
it's the first in a supernatural steampunk cowboy trilogy.
yes, it's just as amazing as it sounds.

i'd really recommend the six-gun tarot by r.s. belcher!
it's the first in a supernatural steampunk cowboy trilogy.
yes, it's just as amazing as it sounds.

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ahh no I just wrote a massive post about webcomics, but here I go again lol

Anything by Tamora Pierce is pretty good, and all fantasy. Some series of hers interconnect but its not too confusing to read anyway. I read some series out of order and if anything I was a little confused in some of the later books but it was along the lines of - oh cool this character has reached their endgame and is coming in here to help out or is now coming in to play another part here.

You do get brief explanations but it more or less feels like a high level DnD character from another campaign in the same universe comes over to help / joins this one. They don't ever feel as if they're taking away the story from the main character tho!! They're just another side character for them to work with. If you read some of her later books and then her earlier books you can definitely tell she gets better but her earlier books are still pretty solid. Her novels are all fantasy.
- Beka Cooper: A Tortall Legend - This one is how I found her so it's decently recent and set before the Song of the Lioness, however this one is really just written in the same universe. It doesn't really connect with the other book series.

- The Song of the Lioness - ya girl Alanna wants to be a knight, but unfortunately ladies can't be knights. Her dad is like lol nah ur gonna be a healer and ya TWIN BROTHER is gonna be a knight cause magic is a ladies pursuit (or something). Twin bro wants to be a magician, but healers and magicians go to the same place to learn magic (i think, it's not super important) so they switch places, ENTER THE PLOT.

-Tricksters - Spoilers to Alanna if you read this series! You'll know the end of the series (kinda) and get some knowledge/spoilers of other series but you won't know HOW it happens. I still love it tho. I read this series before I read any other series from this universe but it was pretty easy to just go, cool, this character is connected to them and explanations are given that are pertinent if you know them but not really to THIS plot. It's really just adds background and weight if you care about them but I was able to just go "neat" and move on lol.

- The Circle Universe - The first book is Circle of Magic and all throughout the series it's very strong with it's main characters. This series is in it's own universe and I enjoyed every single book.


Anyway, Brandon Sandersons The Final Empire (first book in the Mistborn series) is pretty good. Some people say he's overhyped but his first book is pretty good. There were definitely some things I did not expect to happen that happened and the pace was pretty fast. Fantasy also.

Sabriel by Garth Nix is also good. It's a little slow to start but that just because it has to do it's fair share of world building. It definitely makes an interesting world tho. This one's fantasy.

Six of Crows- You've probably heard of this one, but just incase you haven't, here it is. Basically, Kaz needs to recruit some interesting people to help him pull off a dangerous heist. It's set in an interesting world and each of the main characters feels pretty fleshed out with their own thing going on. Also, the Youtuber Empty Feet has a DANG good, spoiler free animatic for it. Fantasy thats a bit more modern but not actually modern.

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley is an older one but still good! Orphan girl Harry learns how to kick butt and take names in her unique desert setting with plenty of plot and interesting world elements. Fantasy.
@Faasnu

ahh no I just wrote a massive post about webcomics, but here I go again lol

Anything by Tamora Pierce is pretty good, and all fantasy. Some series of hers interconnect but its not too confusing to read anyway. I read some series out of order and if anything I was a little confused in some of the later books but it was along the lines of - oh cool this character has reached their endgame and is coming in here to help out or is now coming in to play another part here.

You do get brief explanations but it more or less feels like a high level DnD character from another campaign in the same universe comes over to help / joins this one. They don't ever feel as if they're taking away the story from the main character tho!! They're just another side character for them to work with. If you read some of her later books and then her earlier books you can definitely tell she gets better but her earlier books are still pretty solid. Her novels are all fantasy.
- Beka Cooper: A Tortall Legend - This one is how I found her so it's decently recent and set before the Song of the Lioness, however this one is really just written in the same universe. It doesn't really connect with the other book series.

- The Song of the Lioness - ya girl Alanna wants to be a knight, but unfortunately ladies can't be knights. Her dad is like lol nah ur gonna be a healer and ya TWIN BROTHER is gonna be a knight cause magic is a ladies pursuit (or something). Twin bro wants to be a magician, but healers and magicians go to the same place to learn magic (i think, it's not super important) so they switch places, ENTER THE PLOT.

-Tricksters - Spoilers to Alanna if you read this series! You'll know the end of the series (kinda) and get some knowledge/spoilers of other series but you won't know HOW it happens. I still love it tho. I read this series before I read any other series from this universe but it was pretty easy to just go, cool, this character is connected to them and explanations are given that are pertinent if you know them but not really to THIS plot. It's really just adds background and weight if you care about them but I was able to just go "neat" and move on lol.

- The Circle Universe - The first book is Circle of Magic and all throughout the series it's very strong with it's main characters. This series is in it's own universe and I enjoyed every single book.


Anyway, Brandon Sandersons The Final Empire (first book in the Mistborn series) is pretty good. Some people say he's overhyped but his first book is pretty good. There were definitely some things I did not expect to happen that happened and the pace was pretty fast. Fantasy also.

Sabriel by Garth Nix is also good. It's a little slow to start but that just because it has to do it's fair share of world building. It definitely makes an interesting world tho. This one's fantasy.

Six of Crows- You've probably heard of this one, but just incase you haven't, here it is. Basically, Kaz needs to recruit some interesting people to help him pull off a dangerous heist. It's set in an interesting world and each of the main characters feels pretty fleshed out with their own thing going on. Also, the Youtuber Empty Feet has a DANG good, spoiler free animatic for it. Fantasy thats a bit more modern but not actually modern.

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley is an older one but still good! Orphan girl Harry learns how to kick butt and take names in her unique desert setting with plenty of plot and interesting world elements. Fantasy.
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@Faasnu @Camisado @RoguePacifist Buddy, fella, pixel person... Mistborn changed the way I read fantasy books. Legitimately. I'm so glad that's in the list. Also I have heard of Six of Crows but found mixed reviews every time I looked up info and I've never read it before but I've never heard it explained like that. The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins is a new favorite of mine and you seem like the person who would enjoy that. Also, and I promise this is the last recommendation... Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Neverwhere is like a more mature version of Alice in Wonderland. I've read it so many times! It's so good!
@Faasnu @Camisado @RoguePacifist Buddy, fella, pixel person... Mistborn changed the way I read fantasy books. Legitimately. I'm so glad that's in the list. Also I have heard of Six of Crows but found mixed reviews every time I looked up info and I've never read it before but I've never heard it explained like that. The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins is a new favorite of mine and you seem like the person who would enjoy that. Also, and I promise this is the last recommendation... Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. Neverwhere is like a more mature version of Alice in Wonderland. I've read it so many times! It's so good!
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I'd say Wings of Fire and Warriors if you're looking for a long haul.
  • Warriors:
    A very long book series following the adventures of 4 cat Clans, Shadowclan, Thunderclan, Windclan, and Riverclan. Thunderclan is the primary protagonist clan. Thunderclan is in dire need of help and change, but when a prophecy emerges and a cat of orange colored fur enters the scene, things are about to change drastically for the 4 clans.
  • Wings of Fire:
    Think of Flight Rising, but as a huge hierarchy of different dragon tribes (Sandwings, Seawings, Skywings, Mudwings, Nightwing, Rainwings) all ordered by a single Queen and the royal family.

    Something's going wrong with the Sandwing Tribe, their Queen had died and her 3 Daughters and potential heirs to the Sandwing throne fight eachother in a war for the throne. A prophecy of 6 dragonets of power will rise to choose a worthy successor and finally put an end to the bloodshed.
I'd say Wings of Fire and Warriors if you're looking for a long haul.
  • Warriors:
    A very long book series following the adventures of 4 cat Clans, Shadowclan, Thunderclan, Windclan, and Riverclan. Thunderclan is the primary protagonist clan. Thunderclan is in dire need of help and change, but when a prophecy emerges and a cat of orange colored fur enters the scene, things are about to change drastically for the 4 clans.
  • Wings of Fire:
    Think of Flight Rising, but as a huge hierarchy of different dragon tribes (Sandwings, Seawings, Skywings, Mudwings, Nightwing, Rainwings) all ordered by a single Queen and the royal family.

    Something's going wrong with the Sandwing Tribe, their Queen had died and her 3 Daughters and potential heirs to the Sandwing throne fight eachother in a war for the throne. A prophecy of 6 dragonets of power will rise to choose a worthy successor and finally put an end to the bloodshed.
If you’re into slow burn world building monstrosities that are worth every minute of pain and sorrow and make you cry when they end,
Patrick rothfuss and the two books in the Kingkiller Chronicles are spectacular. heavy in world building, and neither of the two books are below 1000 pages. Actually, I don’t think any of the books I’m about to recommend are sub one thousand. He treats magic like a science, and the conflicts are so realistic- these books made me laugh, cry, and scream all in the span of under an hour. It was traumatic. I regret nothing.
Robin Hobb has a great set of series all in their own world. Her magic system is fairly open to interpretation, but her world has dragons, wolves, and enough to make any world-lover keel over in delight. By far my all-time favorite author.
And, of course, as everyone has already stated, the mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson simply have to be recommended. I’d also suggest his other books- the storm light archives in particular. Those are also really long, and take a bit to get into because the perspective jumps around a whole lot, but the characters are really relatable and you really start to feel for them in a way that can be pretty rare in epic fantasy.
First rec is fairly adult (lots of suggestiveness)
Sorry for any formatting/spelling issues, I’m on mobile.

*quietly subs to thread*
Edit: oh crap I forgot my favorite sci-fi author! James a Corey and Leviathan Wakes is a totally rad sci-fi/horror novel focused around a missing girl case that quickly grows to reveal a threat to human life both on and beyond earth
If you’re into slow burn world building monstrosities that are worth every minute of pain and sorrow and make you cry when they end,
Patrick rothfuss and the two books in the Kingkiller Chronicles are spectacular. heavy in world building, and neither of the two books are below 1000 pages. Actually, I don’t think any of the books I’m about to recommend are sub one thousand. He treats magic like a science, and the conflicts are so realistic- these books made me laugh, cry, and scream all in the span of under an hour. It was traumatic. I regret nothing.
Robin Hobb has a great set of series all in their own world. Her magic system is fairly open to interpretation, but her world has dragons, wolves, and enough to make any world-lover keel over in delight. By far my all-time favorite author.
And, of course, as everyone has already stated, the mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson simply have to be recommended. I’d also suggest his other books- the storm light archives in particular. Those are also really long, and take a bit to get into because the perspective jumps around a whole lot, but the characters are really relatable and you really start to feel for them in a way that can be pretty rare in epic fantasy.
First rec is fairly adult (lots of suggestiveness)
Sorry for any formatting/spelling issues, I’m on mobile.

*quietly subs to thread*
Edit: oh crap I forgot my favorite sci-fi author! James a Corey and Leviathan Wakes is a totally rad sci-fi/horror novel focused around a missing girl case that quickly grows to reveal a threat to human life both on and beyond earth
@faasnu The Inheritance Cycle (Eragon etc) by Christopher Paolini if you haven't read it already!! dragons and dragon riders and magic--it really makes me wish I had my own dragon to be soulbonded to ;___;

I'm late bc I think these are a bit older, but I really enjoyed Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman! Inkheart is really charming (book characters being read into the real world), and Neverwhere is so...odd, in a good way.

the Uglies/Pretties/Specials series by Scott Westerfield is strange and interesting--kinda post apocalyptic-esque scifi?
@faasnu The Inheritance Cycle (Eragon etc) by Christopher Paolini if you haven't read it already!! dragons and dragon riders and magic--it really makes me wish I had my own dragon to be soulbonded to ;___;

I'm late bc I think these are a bit older, but I really enjoyed Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman! Inkheart is really charming (book characters being read into the real world), and Neverwhere is so...odd, in a good way.

the Uglies/Pretties/Specials series by Scott Westerfield is strange and interesting--kinda post apocalyptic-esque scifi?
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I have some middle grade fiction requests if you're into that kind of stuff.

Warriors A classic. The cat clan books. Good for the first arc and the original super editions (and I've heard Dawn of the Clans is good) but after that...not as good.

Bravelands Another series from the Warrior Cats people. I've heard it be compared to The Lion King, but its pretty good and has a nice relatively original story.

Wings of Fire Do you like dragons? Of course you do, you're on FLIGHT RISING of all things. This one has three arcs: one is a prophecy end war story, the other is some magical adventures with super enchanty magic and the third one is more tribes. Its good. Read it. Pretty dragons.

Shark Wars I've heard it described as 'anime with sharks'. One moment they're in shark restaurants, the next there's a prehistoric monster running loose and magical shark magical wars...yeah. Its a lot but its good.

Redwall Long, but its a series of animal swordfights and food descriptions. Its a long read but not a bad one. Try it out if you like your animals with swords. And food, I guess.


Wolves of the Beyond/Guardians of Ga'Hoole Fanrasy wolves living in packs. Fantasy owls with wars and battles and a whole lot of stuff. Both by the same author.

The Familiars Magical animals, magical world, plot twists. It also has a great element of earlier plot devices coming back to save the protagonists, if you catch what I mean. It only has four books and sadly not much of an ending.

The Last Dogs Don't remember too much of this one (overdue for a re-read) but its basically about dogs in the apocalypse.
I have some middle grade fiction requests if you're into that kind of stuff.

Warriors A classic. The cat clan books. Good for the first arc and the original super editions (and I've heard Dawn of the Clans is good) but after that...not as good.

Bravelands Another series from the Warrior Cats people. I've heard it be compared to The Lion King, but its pretty good and has a nice relatively original story.

Wings of Fire Do you like dragons? Of course you do, you're on FLIGHT RISING of all things. This one has three arcs: one is a prophecy end war story, the other is some magical adventures with super enchanty magic and the third one is more tribes. Its good. Read it. Pretty dragons.

Shark Wars I've heard it described as 'anime with sharks'. One moment they're in shark restaurants, the next there's a prehistoric monster running loose and magical shark magical wars...yeah. Its a lot but its good.

Redwall Long, but its a series of animal swordfights and food descriptions. Its a long read but not a bad one. Try it out if you like your animals with swords. And food, I guess.


Wolves of the Beyond/Guardians of Ga'Hoole Fanrasy wolves living in packs. Fantasy owls with wars and battles and a whole lot of stuff. Both by the same author.

The Familiars Magical animals, magical world, plot twists. It also has a great element of earlier plot devices coming back to save the protagonists, if you catch what I mean. It only has four books and sadly not much of an ending.

The Last Dogs Don't remember too much of this one (overdue for a re-read) but its basically about dogs in the apocalypse.
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i'm really into "his dark materials" by philip pullman rn!! it's a fantasy series that's aimed at kids but it's still kinda dark. it has a really great concept of "what if people's souls lived outside their body as daemons", there's alternate worlds, and it makes me Feel Emotions. and it's getting a tv show soon!

although it's not fantasy or sci-fi, i always feel the need to recommend "aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe" by benjamin alire saenz. it's a wonderful, emotional lgbt book about two young poc. i reread it every once in a while and it's just as enjoyable every time!
i'm really into "his dark materials" by philip pullman rn!! it's a fantasy series that's aimed at kids but it's still kinda dark. it has a really great concept of "what if people's souls lived outside their body as daemons", there's alternate worlds, and it makes me Feel Emotions. and it's getting a tv show soon!

although it's not fantasy or sci-fi, i always feel the need to recommend "aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe" by benjamin alire saenz. it's a wonderful, emotional lgbt book about two young poc. i reread it every once in a while and it's just as enjoyable every time!
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[quote name="leerie" date="2019-06-10 18:13:45" ] i'm really into "his dark materials" by philip pullman rn!! it's a fantasy series that's aimed at kids but it's still kinda dark. it has a really great concept of "what if people's souls lived outside their body as daemons", there's alternate worlds, and it makes me Feel Emotions. and it's getting a tv show soon! although it's not fantasy or sci-fi, i always feel the need to recommend "aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe" by benjamin alire saenz. it's a wonderful, emotional lgbt book about two young poc. i reread it every once in a while and it's just as enjoyable every time! [/quote] I second!
leerie wrote on 2019-06-10 18:13:45:
i'm really into "his dark materials" by philip pullman rn!! it's a fantasy series that's aimed at kids but it's still kinda dark. it has a really great concept of "what if people's souls lived outside their body as daemons", there's alternate worlds, and it makes me Feel Emotions. and it's getting a tv show soon!

although it's not fantasy or sci-fi, i always feel the need to recommend "aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe" by benjamin alire saenz. it's a wonderful, emotional lgbt book about two young poc. i reread it every once in a while and it's just as enjoyable every time!
I second!
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