I have taken almost a year long break from reading fiction to focus on non-fiction. I am ready to start reading fiction again, but after such a long break I have no idea where to start.

Here are some books I have enjoyed in the past:

  • Dragon’s Egg (Robert L. Forward)
  • The Damned Trilogy (Alan Dean Foster)
  • Mage Errant series (John Bierce)
  • Cradle series (Will Wight)
  • Gods of Blood and Powder (Brian Mckellan)
  • The Spiral Wars (Joel Shepard)
  • Basically everything Brandon Sanderson has written
  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    25 days ago

    Finishing up the Assassin’s Apprentice today and I just love the writing style. It’s so refreshing how easily the author can cycle between telling of the Macro and Micro.

    Very refreshing read and I am excited to read the rest.

    Great recommendation! Thank you.

    • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      25 days ago

      Fantastic, glad you’re enjoying it!

      As far as the rest goes, you ain’t seen nothing yet xD

      No other book series has made me so emotional.

      Enjoy!

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksOP
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        13 days ago

        Finished the Assassin’s trilogy, now I am on the first book of the ship series.

        Not as much of a fan of a lot of the characters in the ship series. I kind of hate them all, with maybe the exception of Althea and the serpents. I am rooting for the serpents in this trilogy.

        • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          13 days ago

          Awesome :D

          I can’t really say much without spoilers but yeah, I feel you. Some of them will grow on you probably and the world building is an absolute necessity for the rest of the books (kinda like ARR in FF14 if you’ve played that).

              • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksOP
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                10 days ago

                I am hoping I missed something and this isn’t just a glaring plot hole… But do you know how the Rain Wild Traders originally got to the rain wild lands? Supposedly the only way is up the river with a live ship, but live ships only existed because of the logs from the Rain Wilds. Seems like a chicken and the egg situation.

                • MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zipEnglish
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                  10 days ago

                  I have no idea if this is a spoiler or not…

                  spoiler

                  but I’m pretty sure people were living in The Rain Wilds before the river turned acidic.

                  It has been a while since I read them though. I will say I don’t remember feeling perturbed about any plot holes when I finished so I assume it is explained at some point.

                  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksOP
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                    10 days ago

                    My other guess was maybe the first voyage they took they got lucky and the river never ran white during the voyage. They would have gotten to the rain wilds with damaged ships, but probably could have made it up there before sinking.