Sidereal Wraith Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) Hey kiddos, it's old man Wraith here to talk to you today about some fantasy series worth reading. Bored of Bookwalker? Aghast at anime? Incensed by isekai? Fearful of Fire Emblem? Then let me tell you about the days of high adventure. I'm sure you'll find something to your liking if you look. I've provided links to the audio books of most of these series which you can find on Audible to purchase or on LibriVox and Youtube for free. In you want to own physical copies of these books, I'd buy them either at: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/ https://www.bookdepository.com/ Strong Recommendations: Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion Series: Elric of Melnibone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo2WkEa6Qao Corum, The Prince in the Scarlet Robe and The Prince with the Silver Hand https://www.graphicaudiointernational.net/corum-1-the-knight-of-the-swords.html Hawkmoon, History of the Runestaff and Chronicles of Castle Brass Erekose, The Eternal Champion The Three Musketeers of Weird Fiction: H.P. Lovecraft's Dream-quest Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUb2WATD_Y Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique, Hyperborea, Averoigne and Poseidonis Cycles https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLQvLPYzTOHT5E4F4-XhYtG1JQCCAIz6Y https://www.audible.com/series/Collected-Fantasies-of-Clark-Ashton-Smith-Audiobooks/B00EZS1W1E?ref=a_author_Cl_c19_lSeries_1_2_1&pf_rd_p=1ae0e65e-ad09-4aa7-aa73-772cefb1b5e1&pf_rd_r=X34ZC6C6H0C36ZRKG1EA Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian, Kull: Exile of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and his horror stories https://librivox.org/author/937?primary_key=937&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results https://www.audible.com/author/Robert-E-Howard/B000AP5LHW?ref=a_search_c3_lAuthor_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=78X7CQ078CCGFKE3VH80 More Weird Fiction: Lord Dunsay's The Sword of Welleran and The Book of Wonders https://librivox.org/the-sword-of-welleran-and-other-stories-by-lord-dunsany/ https://librivox.org/the-book-of-wonder-version-2-by-lord-dunsany/ Arthur Machan's The Great God Pan and Other Weird Tales https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Great-God-Pan-and-Other-Weird-Tales-Audiobook/B078NGBJQN?qid=1590612636&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=4WZM115FE7JDKCS8FD35 Algernon Blackwood's The Touch of Pan and Other Stories https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Touch-of-Pan-Other-Stories-Audiobook/1094093408?qid=1590612601&sr=1-3&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_3&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=X6CGQ0GTEEY7HX0B58GV Sword and Sorcery: Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser https://www.audible.com/series/Fafhrd-and-the-Grey-Mouser-Audiobooks/B007XID680?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=N0Q5F0KGVKZ5QT5EMA96 C.L. Moore's Jiriel of Joiry https://www.audible.com/pd/Black-Gods-Kiss-Audiobook/B00TSN4J4I?qid=1590613470&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=38P536VGGVEZKWY6XCGK Karl Edward Wagner's Kane Series Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions https://www.audible.com/pd/Three-Hearts-and-Three-Lions-Audiobook/B004TBQM62?qid=1590613635&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=JFA0HR4QC5RH1HSJA0K2 Sword and Science: Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars Series https://www.audible.com/pd/Barsoom-Series-Collection-7-John-Carter-Stories-Audiobook/B01C7PCUOO?qid=1590613661&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=A2W2MXM6JJZFKX59KQFE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZTfiaUWDcz-2H2vOH_vd7UFUMKdTL86_ Dark Fantasy: Glen Cook's The Black Company Series https://www.audible.com/series/Black-Company-Audiobooks/B005NBPHB8?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=54JZ19Z56V7VC4ZRRPDX Decent Recommendations: Joanna Russ's The Adventures of Alyx Andrzej Sapowki's The Witcher https://www.audible.com/series/The-Witcher-Saga-Audiobooks/B00YU09S0Y?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=3DCZM5GSS14RBK9BQG0N J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings https://www.audible.com/series/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Audiobooks/B009CFOEGK?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=793GRRYRAYBCHTB7RYX2 From the Dying Days of My Childhood: Brian Jacques' Redwall Series https://www.audible.com/series/Redwall-Audiobooks/B006K1R4B6?ref=a_author_Br_c19_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=1ae0e65e-ad09-4aa7-aa73-772cefb1b5e1&pf_rd_r=S4N5DCTMYH7MHR60N6S0 Series That Have Caught My Eye: Glen Cook's The Dread Empire Series https://www.audible.com/series/Dread-Empire-Audiobooks/B00B4WAD5A?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_2_7_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=GXQAFDFA1RCC5FB77DH3 C.S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy https://www.audible.com/series/Coldfire-Audiobooks/B0083DGAGO?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=2DZ2553ABC4XG7TRF561 Jack Vance's Dying Earth Series https://www.audible.com/series/The-Dying-Earth-Audiobooks/B005NB3API?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=Q5ZKATPVZZBZN2292HCA Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun https://www.audible.com/series/Book-of-the-New-Sun-Audiobooks/B006K1LMZ0?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=XYP1VNWMMR01AASPD6J1 Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Broken-Sword-Audiobook/B004XDWD5U?qid=1590614009&sr=1-4&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_4&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=TCC3DJBVEC4EWJG7ZRA2 Brian McNaughton's The Throne of Bones https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Throne-of-Bones-Audiobook/B00COA7PQQ?qid=1590614035&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=7H80BQ8XS135Y4GNDCKY Charles Saunder's Imaro Series https://www.audible.com/series/Imaro-Audiobooks/B00I2Y6R6C?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=0Z7X2KF9J8ZJREGXSXK2 Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber Series https://www.audible.com/series/Chronicles-of-Amber-Audiobooks/B008LV5SPC?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=3QR0NFRJ0JQ6EB1CM4T9 Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern https://www.audible.com/series/Pern-Novels-chronological-order-Audiobooks/B07NYWDDLK?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=FTHWNMFXQRHHZRAESDC6 Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series https://www.audible.com/series/Wheel-of-Time-Audiobooks/B005NB81EI?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=4ZYJTNZ8VMN7G5340ADY Ursula Le Guin's Books of Earthsea https://www.audible.com/series/Earthsea-Audiobooks/B007CLJZMO?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=000AHKTKVMX8FKKEFTW2 Frank Fazetta and Jame Silke's Death Dealer Series Robert Lynn Asprin's Thieves' World Anthology Series Fred Saberhagen's Swords Series https://www.audible.com/series/The-Book-of-Swords-Audiobooks/B00BY7NIBG?ref=a_search_c3_lSeries_1_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=STHXJPC13YE3AKQEQERD Edited June 29, 2020 by Wraith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roger The Paladin Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Wraith said: Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian, Kull: Exile of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn So we're just gonna skip Cormac Mac Art and Almuric? I know they're not as renowned but still Robert E. Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereal Wraith Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Some very good suggestions. It’s not a comprehensive list of every great character Howard made, only the series of his I’ve read so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roger The Paladin Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Wraith said: Some very good suggestions. It’s not a comprehensive list of every great character Howard made, only the series of his I’ve read so far. Fair enough. Probably doesn't hurt that Cormac didn't get all that many stories and Almuric was a single novel published over three issues of Weird Tales. That said, I'm kind of partial to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSbardock84 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Lots of stuff on here I've considered reading. I'm currently reading The Wheel of Time series right now, almost done with Book 3. I've always wanted to explore more with the Dark Fantasy genre and have thought about getting into The Black Company series in the past. I enjoy the Berserk manga and I'm a big fan of Dark Souls and other FromSoftware games. How does it compare to those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereal Wraith Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) The Black Company is a very good series and it’s author Glen Cook is considered the father of the grimdark genre. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140671.The_Black_Company?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0JhwzMiSg2&rank=1 Edited May 28, 2020 by Wraith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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