The 'Song of Ice & Fire' series by George RR Martin is as good as fantasy gets. It steers away from your typical high-fantasy dragons, elves, and wizards nonsense and instead deals in an amazingly detailed landscape of power-struggles, political intrigue, backstabbing, deceit, and war. It's a pretty big time investment (currently at 4 books and counting), but it honestly doesn't get any better.
I'm currently reading 'The Once & Future King' by TS White, which is by far the best telling of the King Arthur legend I've ever read. It's not an easy read (his perspective of Arthurian Camelot through present day - well, 1940's anyways - eyes is sometimes a bit jarring), but well worth the effort.
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Originally Posted by ava lilly
I recommend Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay if you're into science-fiction/fantasy type stories.
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I've seen this book recommended over and over again. I guess one of these days I'll actually have to break down and buy it.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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