I didn't think LoTR was THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME but it is unique and really fun.I jumped into A Game of Thrones recently after The Hedge Knight and I have to say.. It's not that fun. Cliffhanging, exciting and all of that, but… maybe too modest? My imagination wasn't running or enjoying what was being said and described, and the way characters spoke and behaved was too close to our world.
>>24688319You've already read the best the genre has to offer.
>>24688319This is the best of the genre. LOTR meets Dune, meets Berserk, set to the First Crusade with a nice mix of ancient and modern philosophy mixed in.
>>24688718It is eminently memeable.
>>24688319You read the The Hedge Knight? You should stick to that series of books. I loved the audiobook of the The Hedge Knight. As for other fantasy books, Try Elric and Conan.
>>24688319Try Jack Vance's Cugel stories ("Eyes of the Overworld" and "Cugel's Saga"). I would also recommend Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" quadrology, and if you like his writing style you should follow those up with the "Book of the Long Sun" and "Book of the Short Sun" series.
>>24689116To be honest, I haven't read any of those books. I always play them as audio, audiobooks if you will.Yes, I do love The Hedge Knight. I grew very fond of Dunk & Egg and their small, irrelevant tale, but alas, that old fuck said there're gonna be 9, 12 or even more books regarding them AFTER he finished Winds of Winter.I don't know how Tolkien does it? the way his characters spoke, how he describe everything around them very slowly yet intriguing, is just fun and thoughtful. Add Robert Inglis narration to that and it's other-worldly.
>>24688319Wizard of Oz. Tolkien took a lot from WoO.
>>24688319Look up the Shannara Trilogy.If you loved LOTR then you'll love that trilogy.
>>24688319Conan short stories are great.
George MacDonald
>>24688718>Cuckshit: the book
>>24689706>he self inserted as AchamianLol, better luck next time cuckqueen
>>24688718pseud bait
