# Recommend some fantasy to me

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me/660159>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 4, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me/660159 "2013-06-04T22:10:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 4

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me/660159/61 "2013-06-30T20:04:08Z")

</div>

Not reading GRRM because he may not finish the series is like abstaining from long-term relationships due to fear of outliving your SO. He is the very best the genre has to offer, at least in the first three books. 4 and 5 are clearly weaker, but still excellent.

Abercrombie: My overall favorite, even beyond GRRM, but I have a man-crush on one of the lead characters in the trilogy. Far more consistent in quality through the first five books.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sericane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Sericane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sericane)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me/660159/62 "2013-07-01T04:06:09Z")

</div>

I just finished the 14th installment in the Dresden Files, and I love the series as a whole. Some books better than others, but all in all I’m a fan of Jim Butcher.

Another fantastic series is the Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson. 4 amazing novels, in my opinion, that any fantasy reader would adore. I’m currently looking for something new, as well, while I wait for the next Harry Dresden book, which sadly does not yet have a release date. I will post more that I’ve read when I remember them all. Lol. Good hunting! 😃

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-fantasy-to-me/660159.md?page=3)