>enjoy fantasy as a genre >most fantasy that I try to read

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2016-06-23 19:48:53 Post No. 8200615
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 19:48:53 Post No. 8200615 [Report]

>enjoy fantasy as a genre
>most fantasy that I try to read either bores me to death or annoys me with contrivances
>when I was a kid I was reading Redwall instead of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings like the other kids around me
>The last fantasy series that I actually enjoyed was A Song of Ice and Fire.

Call me a shitter with the most plebian of taste. But I'm trying to find some more fantasy that I can tolerate.

If the magic in a particular fantasy book is too obvious and unsubtle, I lose my patience with it. If the political intrigue is too broad and grandiose, I start to struggle caring about anyone.

Why is it so hard to find good fantasy? A friend tipped me off to try out a particular book but the main protagonist had a sword that sang when enemies got close and he was accompanied by a halfling, an elf, and a dwarf. I had to put the book down after three chapters it was so fucking bland and cliche.

Yes I know A Song of Ice and Fire it's pretty much the popcorn summer blockbuster equivalent for literature, but I appreciate the armor and weapon porn that was in it and how it was moderately grounded. Is there any other fantasy series out on the market that keeps things low but is able to tell them in an interesting way? I think that's why I preferred redwall over Harry Potter when I was a kid. Yes Redwall had talking animals in it but there was no real magic or any supernatural bullshit; I couldn't get into Harry Potter because of that stuff despite it being insanely popular around that time.

Recommend me some gud fantasy /lit/

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Anonymous 2016-06-23 19:54:09 Post No.8200631
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 19:54:09 Post No.8200631 [Report]

you're a shitter with plebeian taste, and also, go fuck yourself frogposter

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CS (ID: !ONk14TfQNk) 2016-06-23 19:57:26 Post No.8200641
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CS (ID: !ONk14TfQNk) 2016-06-23 19:57:26 Post No.8200641 [Report]

>>8200615
If you have trouble sticking with fantasy novels then maybe short stories are more to your taste. Robert Howard's Conan and Solomon Kane stories come to mind. They are collected by Wordsworth and Penguin among others.

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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:03:10 Post No.8200665
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:03:10 Post No.8200665 [Report]

>>8200641
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:04:03 Post No.8200667
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:04:03 Post No.8200667 [Report]

It's ok Anon, this is a common problem. The genre has potential, but so few fantasy writers are able to come close to what constitutes decent writing. Try branching out- be choosy about what book you pick up, research a book beforehand, and you will find something decent. Wish I could give you solid suggestions but I'm still looking for non shitty fantasy too.

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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:14:04 Post No.8200715
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Anonymous 2016-06-23 20:14:04 Post No.8200715 [Report]

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