Looking for book recommendations.
Been on a long nonfiction run. I'm tired of learning about stuff. Just need some fiction. Something creative, something neat, maybe adventure, maybe dystopia, maybe gangster with a heart of gold, maybe breaking the psyche, world traveller, bicycle mechanic, just about anything.
Anyone reading anything great these days?
@askDNA Hmm, well, hard to know what you might enjoy without some idea of what genres or themes you like, but in general I would happily recommend either of my two all-time favorite series, both fantasy:
1. Dragon Blood by Lindsay Buroker, starting with "Balanced on the Blade's Edge" (which you can probably find free in eBook format somewhere)
2. the Dark Lord Davi duology by Django Wexler, starting with "How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying"
There's also Legends and Lattes and its sequels, and Monk and Robot, and Murderbot (that one being more sci-fi), all of which are quite popular and I think would be appreciated by someone wanting a break from nonfiction. And none of these are really "heavy" reading either, which makes them better candidates for a first foray into fiction than something like Lord of the Rings or Mistborn (both also very good but much more complex).
In the Sight by Tobias Carroll
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@askDNA I recommend: Children of Time
Science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky; the less you know about it the more it will surprise you.
And if you want a saga, The Expanse is absolutely awesome
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I'd suggest all of the 20 Palaces books by Harry Connolly. They're written kind of like noir detective novels but the investigations are about magic.
Great suggestions so far. :)
"A Coup Of Tea" by Casey Blair. It's neat, smart, with great characters and quite a bit going on.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a0a3726e-0a2a-4def-b751-71c40d07390c
"The Devils" by Joe Abercrombie. The vatican's alternate history suicide squad. It's very funny and very gut-punchy. It's a really wild ride.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/7a162416-1b75-443b-9b1f-a020548a9605
"Some Desperate Glory" by Emily Tesh. Military Sci-Fi full of surprises. Probably the best novel in the genre.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c6402cfc-fff1-4b40-a30b-7ebe32871b68
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