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A good fantasy book? you know, wizards, dragons, princesses, that kind of stuff (mander.xyz)

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Well I'm craving something in this genre but I'm a bit overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. So many titles and yet I'm not sure what to read. Maybe you can help?

I'm looking for something in a high fantasy setting. I'm not too keen on heavy politics and war driven plots (though, I can read that ). What really gets me is interesting characters, good action and magical creatures.

I've loved anything Discworld and I've also enjoyed the First Law books by Abercrombie.

I'm finding that Tolkien, Sanderson and George RR Martin appear on every fantasy list I come across, so if you do recommend something I'd appreciate it be something other than that.

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[–] yool_ooloo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

David Eddings? I read him way back when I was a kid (~35 years ago). Think the series was called The Belgariad or Belgarion. The first 3-6 books were fun in a light yet captivating, magicy, fantasy way.

[–] PhinaryDivision@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I second this! There are two series in the world: The Belgariad and The Mallorean. Both are really good, and there's two standalone books that are intended to be read after both series called Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.

The books are pretty much classic high fantasy, and each one is a fairly quick read!