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The 21 Must Read Fantasy Books of All Time (booksofbrilliance.com)

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If you are like me, then you are a huge fantasy fan. It is easily my favorite genre and I have to force myself to read to read other books. But for this list, we will be staying with this genre as we share our list of the 21 must read fantasy books of all time!

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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't dislike Dresden Files but I'm liking it less as it veers further & further from its initial premise. Book 1 and book...er, 16? the latest one...are so tonally different. Power creep, yeah, is part of it, but also it went from "fun noir throwback starring Detective Hard-Boiled" solving things cleverly (and without spellslinging ALL the time) to "what if a Jedi with the power of God and pop culture references on his side fought Irish folklore kaijus while Bigfoot was watching".

Like... I'm strapped in for the ride and enjoying it besides but the series seems to have gotten a lot less intellectually stimulating and than before and is now "big powers do a fighting".

Just me?

[–] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 2 points 1 year ago

I gave up after book 3 so I don't have much valid input here. :)

[–] LoganNineFingers@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree on this. I'm enjoying it none the less and I like the direction its going in. To me, it's like going to see a movie like "Nobody"

You know what you're getting into. You know you'll be entertained. You know it won't be too long. And you know it'll never make a list as one of the greats or win any awards.

[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The "oh so nerdy" references weren't quite so ubiquitous earlier in, were they? The question popped into my head the other day but I don't feel like going back to check.