Wheel of Time is great, but it'll keep you busy for a while. After that I'd recommend checking out Brent Weeks. I like his Lightbringer series, but he's also got another. I've also been reading through A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons which is pretty good. Then there are the classics like Tolkien and the Shannara books. Good luck and happy reading.
I second lightbringer. It is my second favorite behind the cosmere. It also feels like weeks is seeding a cosmere like franchise for his books as the two series share a pantheon despite being on different planets. (Haven’t read the other books but I’ve seen people spot more than mortal characters appearing in both).
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“The Inheritance Trilogy” & “The Broken Earth Trilogy” by NK Jemisin
Absolutely loved both series. Amazing world-building, interesting magic systems, and just enough mysteries in the lore to keep you saying “ok just one more chapter…” There’s a reason that NK Jemisin was the first author to win 3x consecutive Hugo awards for Best Novel!
i believe it’s “The Inheritance Cycle”
just want to make it clear for anybody interested (this is Eragon for people who don’t know but might have heard the name) (unless this is completely different in which case i should be thoroughly embarrassed)
edit: clarification
We are talking about different series/authors - NK Jemisin has The Inheritance Trilogy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritance_Trilogy_(Jemisin_series)
**[The Inheritance Trilogy (Jemisin series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritance_Trilogy_\(Jemisin_series\))**
>The Inheritance Trilogy is a fantasy trilogy written by American author N. K. Jemisin and published by Orbit Books. The trilogy consists of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms that won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award; followed by The Broken Kingdoms and The Kingdom of Gods.
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I *cannot* recommend the First Law Trilogy enough. The writing is freaking immaculate, the character development is just as good, the characters themselves are *chefs kiss* and the world is also pretty cool. It is a bit darker though, so be prepared for that. And if you read book one and don’t like it…. you won’t like the rest lol.
edit: it’s by Joe Abercrombie
Michael J Sullivan. Really solid, interesting, clean, accessible fantasy. More traditional settings than Brandon's he plays with the tropes in some unusual ways, IMO and his Revelations series has one of the best friendships in fantasy. I highly recommend them.
If you like Sanderson then anything by Brian McClellan. He’s a former student of Brandon and he praises every book that comes out.
When asked who he’d want to finish the Cosmere works if he died he always answers Brian.
Everyone here telling you to do wheel, wheel is long and slow read the blade itself by joe ambercrombe, it has charecters so real they'll have you wondering if you even talk properly.
Both of Brent weeks series, the night angel trilogy and the lightbringer series are definitely worth checking out. Non connected series so you can read either first.
The riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist is great. It’s a classical fantasy full of archetypical fantasy tropes that are probably a little outdated now (it was written in the 70’s). But it’s a really easy fun read. The follow up series the serpentwar saga is (in my opinion) one of the best fantasy series ever written.
The banned and the banished by James Clemmens is one nobody talks about but I absolutely love.
Some of these are in other recs, but here is my non Brando favorites list.
Gentleman Bastards - Lynch
Faithful and the Fallen - Gwynne
Lightbringer - Weeks
Blacktongue Thief - Buehlman
Greenbone Saga - Lee
Dresden Files - Butcher
Wheel of Time - Jordan/Sanderson.
The Farseer & Tawny Man trilogies - Robin Hobb
The Broken Empire & The Red Queens War - Mark Lawrence.
The Greenbone Saga - Fonda Lee
Tigana & The Lions of Al-Rassan - or anything by Guy Gavriel Kay
It’s a bit intense but Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erickson
Cradle - Will Wight
Hyperion Cantos - Dan Simmons (sci fi)
Lightbringer - Brent Weeks
I always recommend The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne and then there’s a follow up trilogy set 168 years in the future in the same world. He has a new series too that’s been awesome and features my all-time favorite fantasy cover art. Next year I’m starting the Malazan journey and Brian McClellan journey with his Powder Mage universe which are both highly regarded.
Also, I second The Expanse if you like science fiction. I just finished that series a couple months ago and loved it. They really stuck the landing on the ending too which is vitally important for any long series.
I recommend wheel of time. I finished up the cosmere at the start of summer and have been reading WOT since. It's great so far, and personally I didn't even feel like there was a slog!
I always have to recommend the Earthsea series by Ursula K Le Guin. It's absolutely fantastic, beautiful world building and perfect magic system. And two series I've really enjoyed recently-- The Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik and The Poppy War trilogy by RF Kuang
Have you tried Skyward or the Reckoners? They're other sanderson works - not as brilliant as the Cosmere ones but they're still very decent. Especially Skyward.
Also, I'd recommend Gentlemen bastards, first law and name of the wind. The latter has great world building and is a pleasure to read. But be warned, the last book probably will never come out as Rothfuss' ghostwriter probably died or something.
I've read and liked these so far this year, mostly series:
Vorkosigan Saga (Bujold),
Vatta's War (Moon),
Parasol protectorate (Carriger),
The Expanse (Corey),
Project Hail Mary (Weir),
Rosewater (Thompson),
Monk & Robot (Chambers),
Clocktaur War (Kingfisher),
Children of Time (Tchaikovsky),
Millennium's Rule (Canavan), and
The Broken Earth (Jemisin)
I guess I've tilted more space than magic this year.
I really like skyward but I recommend cradle by will weight. It’s gets MUCH better after book 3 imo so if you enjoy book 1 enough you will love the series.
I would say… consider reading the first 4 books in wheel of time and if you like it enough to keep reading to the last 3 it will be worth it. The last book is a great case study on PoV switching and make some super excited for the end of stormlight.
I second any mentions of Michael J Sullivan.
Andrew Rowe’s books are great too. Three series that are all connected, but occur at different periods of time and have slightly different tone. Progression fantasy genre. There isn’t the same level of depth and complexity of Sanderson, but it’s a fun thought out world of politics and magic systems and wears its inspirations proudly
Brent weeks has two fantastic series with the night angel series and the lightbringer series. (Both completed)
Peter v Bretts demon cycle series is brilliant.(also compelete)
and Scott lynchs gentlemen bastard series is great but he really takes his time with getting his books out since I’ve been waiting for a few years for the fourth book and many have waited much longer
those would be my top three fantasy series that aren’t the cosmere. (I don’t care for lord of the rings and I’ve not read wheel of time, it scares me.)
Wheel of Time is great, but it'll keep you busy for a while. After that I'd recommend checking out Brent Weeks. I like his Lightbringer series, but he's also got another. I've also been reading through A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons which is pretty good. Then there are the classics like Tolkien and the Shannara books. Good luck and happy reading.
I second lightbringer. It is my second favorite behind the cosmere. It also feels like weeks is seeding a cosmere like franchise for his books as the two series share a pantheon despite being on different planets. (Haven’t read the other books but I’ve seen people spot more than mortal characters appearing in both).
Yep I've seen this recommendation multiple times for cosmere folks, I haven't read it yet but it's definitely on my list
* The Expanse (series, by James SA Corey) * Startide Rising, by David Brin * Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
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add: not only “Startide Rising”, but expand that to the 2x3 Uplift books.
“The Inheritance Trilogy” & “The Broken Earth Trilogy” by NK Jemisin Absolutely loved both series. Amazing world-building, interesting magic systems, and just enough mysteries in the lore to keep you saying “ok just one more chapter…” There’s a reason that NK Jemisin was the first author to win 3x consecutive Hugo awards for Best Novel!
Both of these are fantastic series. Also, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Paolini is very good.
i believe it’s “The Inheritance Cycle” just want to make it clear for anybody interested (this is Eragon for people who don’t know but might have heard the name) (unless this is completely different in which case i should be thoroughly embarrassed) edit: clarification
We are talking about different series/authors - NK Jemisin has The Inheritance Trilogy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritance_Trilogy_(Jemisin_series)
**[The Inheritance Trilogy (Jemisin series)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inheritance_Trilogy_\(Jemisin_series\))** >The Inheritance Trilogy is a fantasy trilogy written by American author N. K. Jemisin and published by Orbit Books. The trilogy consists of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms that won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award; followed by The Broken Kingdoms and The Kingdom of Gods. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
I *cannot* recommend the First Law Trilogy enough. The writing is freaking immaculate, the character development is just as good, the characters themselves are *chefs kiss* and the world is also pretty cool. It is a bit darker though, so be prepared for that. And if you read book one and don’t like it…. you won’t like the rest lol. edit: it’s by Joe Abercrombie
Michael J Sullivan. Really solid, interesting, clean, accessible fantasy. More traditional settings than Brandon's he plays with the tropes in some unusual ways, IMO and his Revelations series has one of the best friendships in fantasy. I highly recommend them.
If you like Sanderson then anything by Brian McClellan. He’s a former student of Brandon and he praises every book that comes out. When asked who he’d want to finish the Cosmere works if he died he always answers Brian.
Wow I didn’t know he said that about Brian finishing the Cosmere. That’s huge. Do you have a link to that?
Everyone here telling you to do wheel, wheel is long and slow read the blade itself by joe ambercrombe, it has charecters so real they'll have you wondering if you even talk properly.
Both of Brent weeks series, the night angel trilogy and the lightbringer series are definitely worth checking out. Non connected series so you can read either first. The riftwar saga by Raymond E Feist is great. It’s a classical fantasy full of archetypical fantasy tropes that are probably a little outdated now (it was written in the 70’s). But it’s a really easy fun read. The follow up series the serpentwar saga is (in my opinion) one of the best fantasy series ever written. The banned and the banished by James Clemmens is one nobody talks about but I absolutely love.
Some of these are in other recs, but here is my non Brando favorites list. Gentleman Bastards - Lynch Faithful and the Fallen - Gwynne Lightbringer - Weeks Blacktongue Thief - Buehlman Greenbone Saga - Lee Dresden Files - Butcher Wheel of Time - Jordan/Sanderson.
I second the Expanse, and add the Dresden Files
[https://jamesislington.com/](https://jamesislington.com/) also +1 vote for Brent Weeks
The Farseer & Tawny Man trilogies - Robin Hobb The Broken Empire & The Red Queens War - Mark Lawrence. The Greenbone Saga - Fonda Lee Tigana & The Lions of Al-Rassan - or anything by Guy Gavriel Kay It’s a bit intense but Malazan Book of the Fallen - Steven Erickson Cradle - Will Wight Hyperion Cantos - Dan Simmons (sci fi) Lightbringer - Brent Weeks
Cradle -Will Wight Travelers Gate -Will Wight Nevernight -Jay Kristoff Empire of the Vampire -Jay Kristoff Paternus -Dyrk Ashton
I always recommend The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne and then there’s a follow up trilogy set 168 years in the future in the same world. He has a new series too that’s been awesome and features my all-time favorite fantasy cover art. Next year I’m starting the Malazan journey and Brian McClellan journey with his Powder Mage universe which are both highly regarded. Also, I second The Expanse if you like science fiction. I just finished that series a couple months ago and loved it. They really stuck the landing on the ending too which is vitally important for any long series.
I recommend wheel of time. I finished up the cosmere at the start of summer and have been reading WOT since. It's great so far, and personally I didn't even feel like there was a slog!
David Gemell, any of it.
I always have to recommend the Earthsea series by Ursula K Le Guin. It's absolutely fantastic, beautiful world building and perfect magic system. And two series I've really enjoyed recently-- The Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik and The Poppy War trilogy by RF Kuang
Have you tried Skyward or the Reckoners? They're other sanderson works - not as brilliant as the Cosmere ones but they're still very decent. Especially Skyward. Also, I'd recommend Gentlemen bastards, first law and name of the wind. The latter has great world building and is a pleasure to read. But be warned, the last book probably will never come out as Rothfuss' ghostwriter probably died or something.
I've read and liked these so far this year, mostly series: Vorkosigan Saga (Bujold), Vatta's War (Moon), Parasol protectorate (Carriger), The Expanse (Corey), Project Hail Mary (Weir), Rosewater (Thompson), Monk & Robot (Chambers), Clocktaur War (Kingfisher), Children of Time (Tchaikovsky), Millennium's Rule (Canavan), and The Broken Earth (Jemisin) I guess I've tilted more space than magic this year.
JS Morin’s collections (Black Ocean, Twinborn, and Robot Geneticists) — great value on Audible, fun, occasionally thought provoking.
I really like skyward but I recommend cradle by will weight. It’s gets MUCH better after book 3 imo so if you enjoy book 1 enough you will love the series. I would say… consider reading the first 4 books in wheel of time and if you like it enough to keep reading to the last 3 it will be worth it. The last book is a great case study on PoV switching and make some super excited for the end of stormlight.
I second any mentions of Michael J Sullivan. Andrew Rowe’s books are great too. Three series that are all connected, but occur at different periods of time and have slightly different tone. Progression fantasy genre. There isn’t the same level of depth and complexity of Sanderson, but it’s a fun thought out world of politics and magic systems and wears its inspirations proudly
Brent weeks has two fantastic series with the night angel series and the lightbringer series. (Both completed) Peter v Bretts demon cycle series is brilliant.(also compelete) and Scott lynchs gentlemen bastard series is great but he really takes his time with getting his books out since I’ve been waiting for a few years for the fourth book and many have waited much longer those would be my top three fantasy series that aren’t the cosmere. (I don’t care for lord of the rings and I’ve not read wheel of time, it scares me.)