Fantasy Book Recommendation

[Draccus]

I'm not a big reader but I recently picked up an Amazon Kindle and want to do a lot more reading. I travel quite a bit and this thing is perfect for people on the road.

I like fantasy books but, just like my taste trends in MMOs, I like stories about rogues. They don't have to be about rogues, specifically, but those are the ones I prefer. Thieves, assassins, pirates, sneaks, swashbucklers, duelists...they all work for me.

I've read the entire Dark Elf series by RA Salvatore and enjoyed it (yes, even Drizzt). I've read the Night Angel series and am currently reading the Lies of Locke Lamora (which is VERY good so far).

I've read the first book in the Game of Thrones/Fire and Ice/whatever series and didn't like it much. Of course, I've read LOTR and The Hobbit many times.

Any other recommendations?

I'm thinking of picking up the Salvatore's Sellswords series. I read the first one, Servant of the Shard, years ago, as I thought it was part of the Drizzt series. I think it might have been but he ended up spinning off Entreri and Jarlaxle in their own series. Is the rest of the series any good (Witch King and Patriarch)? Entreri is my favorite RA Salvatore character.

[DelverRootnose]

...the the sword and wizard line but Brian daley's 'Requiem for a ruler of worlds' is fine space sci-fi. Also, what about the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series. Incarnations of immortality by piers anthony are mildly entertaing as well.

[Falecido]

The Mists of Avalon of Marion Zimmer Bradley is a nice one!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mists_of_Avalon

[drromanelli]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever

by Stephen R. Donaldson

[Doomcrew]

Books by the late David Gemmel, in paticular the Drenai series.


Cheers

[harold2560]

I highly recommend Terry Goodkinds "Sword of Truth" series starting with Wizards First Rule. about 11 books long (for now). It is a very mature, thought provoking, and enertaining series of books. It is my favorite and the gold standard by which i judge all over authors/series. These books make Salvatore look like a comic book writer. Ive read about 20 salvatore books, and while i enjoyed them, they dont hold a candle to this series. This is the kind of series where you bond with the characters, i have read them multiple times and each time i do i feel like i am visiting old freinds.

Currently im reading Robin Hobbs Farseer trilogy (Assasins Apprentice, Royal Assasin, and Assasins Quest). Im about 60 pages left to read in quest and i have really enjoyed the story and have bonded with the characters much like i did Goodkinds books.

Happy reading!

[Angel_Barchild]

The Wheel of Time series. The first book is The Eye of the World.

By Robert Jordan

(If you don't mind EPIC stories.)

[Kallith]

Raymond E Feist's Midkemia series has its fair share of swashes, particularly the books that center around Arutha and Jimmy the Hand, also David Eddings Elenium series has quite a bit aswell, although alot more light hearted kinda writing than Feist ( he has more of a similarity with Salvatore than Feist ) . Jenny Wurts Mistwraith/Alliance of Light has a bit also with Arithon altho thats a little darker.

[Ganolyn]

Well, that's a shame about Game of Thrones. People seem to love it or hate it as it is not your normal fantasy fare. I would try the next book, it may grow on you.

I would suggest the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories written by Fritz Leiber, The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny (fanasty and sci-fi mixed together) and the Elric series by Michael Moorcock (not my favorite, but others seem to love it).

[harold2560]

Just saw your part about the Sellswords. Fwiw those books were my favorite my Salavtore, You gain ALOT of insight into Artemes, about why he is how he is, and his past. Jarlaxle is amazing in these books and became probably my favorite character of all the salvatore books ive read.

[drromanelli]

Also how could I forget, anything by Gene Wolfe. Particularly the Book of the New Sun, but the Wizard Knight might be more accessible.

[Emizand]

The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. The Blade Itself, Before They are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings.

Also Adrian Tchaikovsky's Apt Series is very good.

[quintuss]

Raymond Feists Riftwar Saga has a rogue as one of the main characters and the books belong to the best i've ever read in fantasy literature.

[Ncreel]

The Belgariad, by David Eddings

[Kovalas]

I can recommend Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy, Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's quest.

Any books with Entreri have to be read, regardless of how little he may or may not be in them, he's my favourite Salvatore character as well.

What about Erevis Cale, the trilogy, have to be honest didnt really fancy it, but once started it wasnt a bad read.

I did like the Night Angel Series.

I find it hard to read fantasy novels on Rogues, Assassins and Guilds etc, as they always seem to start out Lawful Evil and over the course of the books end up going all soft and Lawful Neutral, which isnt what I want.

PS: If you havent read them Waylander and Waylander II by David Gemmill are definately worth looking at.

[Kancho]

Rogueish, well more Con-artisty is The Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott Lynch

Assassinish is the Night Angels trilogy by Brent Weeks (starts with The Way of Shadows) and also Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

I also recommend The Warded Man by Peter V Brett

[quintuss]

The Belgariad is not really about rogues more magicians but indeed a nice read.

The Night Angel Series is really a must if you're into rogues.
Ty Kovalas, i wanted to mention that one too, but couldnt remember the name of the books.

[redraider]

Forget Thomas Covenant Unbeliever, way to wordy...

For a Rogue type like you, I would suggest the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.

Other great series are the Raymond Feist Midkemia series - most excellent and the Ranger series by John Flanagan. The Fablehaven series and the Percy Jackson series are very good reads as well.

Oh, going back a few years, Fafherd and the Grey Mouser (rogue extraordinaire) by Fritz Leiber are rollicking good.

The Wheel of time? First three books are as good as it gets! Nexr 10 are good but you never seem to get anywhere. And the author died before finishing the dang series...

[Mellifera]

The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings. He's not just any thief, he's the greatest thief who's ever lived. Its just that he's having a bit of bad luck, you know how that can be......

[Jonny_D]

I'm not a big reader but I recently picked up an Amazon Kindle and want to do a lot more reading. I travel quite a bit and this thing is perfect for people on the road.

I like fantasy books but, just like my taste trends in MMOs, I like stories about rogues. They don't have to be about rogues, specifically, but those are the ones I prefer. Thieves, assassins, pirates, sneaks, swashbucklers, duelists...they all work for me.

I've read the entire Dark Elf series by RA Salvatore and enjoyed it (yes, even Drizzt). I've read the Night Angel series and am currently reading the Lies of Locke Lamora (which is VERY good so far).

I've read the first book in the Game of Thrones/Fire and Ice/whatever series and didn't like it much. Of course, I've read LOTR and The Hobbit many times.

Any other recommendations?

I'm thinking of picking up the Salvatore's Sellswords series. I read the first one, Servant of the Shard, years ago, as I thought it was part of the Drizzt series. I think it might have been but he ended up spinning off Entreri and Jarlaxle in their own series. Is the rest of the series any good (Witch King and Patriarch)? Entreri is my favorite RA Salvatore character.

I liked the servant of the shard series Jaraxle and Entreri are much more interesting characters than Drizzt

I highly recommend Terry Goodkinds "Sword of Truth" series starting with Wizards First Rule. about 11 books long (for now).
Currently im reading Robin Hobbs Farseer trilogy (Assasins Apprentice, Royal Assasin, and Assasins Quest).
Happy reading!

both of these are excellent series

I also recommend the Nobel Dead series by Barb and JC Hendee. As well as most of the Eberron based novels from Wizards of the Coast, they are much grittier than forgotten realms and do much to flesh out the lore of DDO which is makes me appreciate some of the nuances the devs put into this game. I think if you like stories about rogues you will enjoy stories about Inquistives in the Ebberon books