I Top 10 Listerne giver jeg 10 anbefalinger til fantasylæsning, ud fra min egen læsning.
Top 10 Listerne er ikke i prioriteret rækkefølge, hvor det bedste står øverst, men simpelthen 10 fantasyanbefalinger fra mig til jer.
Rigtig god fornøjelse.
10 nye ulæste fantasyserier
Serier forstås som tre eller flere fantasybøger, der hænger sammen, og en fantasyforfatter kan kun repræsenteres af en serie på listen. Jeg har tidligere lavet en Top 10 Liste over ulæste fantasyserier, og denne liste er en ny udgave. Serierne selv er ikke nødvendigvis af nyere dato.
Jeg bliver jævnligt inspireret af andre bloggere og booktubere i mine bogindkøb, og efterhånden har jeg fået købt en hel del serier, hvor jeg enten har hele serien, eller indtil flere bind, stående ulæst på mine reoler. Denne liste er en Top 10 over de serier jeg glæder mig mest til at komme i gang med. Eftersom jeg endnu ikke har læst dem, stammer beskrivelsen fra Goodreads-omtalen på første bind i serien.
Jim Butcher: Codex Alera
Furies of Calderon
Academ's Fury
Academ's Fury
Cursor's Fury
Captain's Fury
Princep's Fury
First Lord's Fury
Jim Butcher er en af mine yndlingsforfattere, og selvom jeg indtil videre kun har læst hans Dresden Files-serie, så har planer om at læse alle hans bøger. Og denne serie står højt på min TBR. Eftersigende skulle forfatteren have skrevet den ud fra en udfordring om at kombinere Pokemon og legenden om en forsvunden romersk legion, og jeg er utrolig spændt på at se, hvordan det kommer til at spænde af.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
"Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman nobles.
But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass, a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.
In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.
After all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish for... "
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission - to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested - the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option - the nature of reality itself is at stake. "
"A black sun is rising …
Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. But that day will come all too soon. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage.
The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed shields in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Then there will be a war to end all wars.
High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Some are skeptical, fighting their own border skirmishes against pirates and giants. But prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust."
"Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden.
Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service.
When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both heretics and books will burn…"
"Her vengeance. His vision.
Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds’ resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her unparalleled gift for clockwork machinery in tandem with notoriously unscrupulous morals to contribute to a thriving underground organ market. There isn’t a place on Loom that is secure from the engineer turned thief, and her magical talents are sold to the highest bidder as long as the job defies their Dragon oppressors.
Cvareh would do anything to see his sister usurp the Dragon King and sit on the throne. His family’s house has endured the shame of being the lowest rung in the Dragons’ society for far too long. The Alchemist Guild, down on Loom, may just hold the key to putting his kin in power, if Cvareh can get to them before the Dragon King’s assassins.
When Ari stumbles upon a wounded Cvareh, she sees an opportunity to slaughter an enemy and make a profit off his corpse. But the Dragon sees an opportunity to navigate Loom with the best person to get him where he wants to go.
He offers her the one thing Ari can’t refuse: A wish of her greatest desire, if she brings him to the Alchemists of Loom."
"The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it.
It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...
Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces.
Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail.
But when gods are involved...
Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should...
In a rich, distinctive world that mixes magic with technology, who could stand against mages that control gunpowder and bullets?"
"The circle is closing. The stakes are high. And old truths will live again...
The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare to unmask a conspiracy.
His son Valyn, training for the empire’s deadliest fighting force, hears the news an ocean away. He expected a challenge, but after several ‘accidents’ and a dying soldier’s warning, he realizes his life is also in danger. Yet before Valyn can take action, he must survive the mercenaries’ brutal final initiation.
Meanwhile, the Emperor’s daughter, Minister Adare, hunts her father’s murderer in the capital itself. Court politics can be fatal, but she needs justice. And Kaden, heir to an empire, studies in a remote monastery. Here, the Blank God’s disciples teach their harsh ways – which Kaden must master to unlock their ancient powers. When an imperial delegation arrives, he’s learnt enough to perceive evil intent. But will this keep him alive, as long-hidden powers make their move?"
"THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.
There's no ancient evil to defeat or orphan destined for greatness, just unlikely heroes and classic adventure. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, are two enterprising rogues who end up running for their lives when they're framed for the murder of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy that goes beyond the overthrow of a tiny kingdom, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery before it's too late."
"It doesn’t take a legendary sword to make a legendary swordsman, but it certainly helps.
Keras Selyrian is already well on the way to cutting his name into the annals of legend. He’s fought false divinities, thieving sorcerers, and corrupt demigods — and left them defeated in his wake. But he’s a long way from home, and Kaldwyn offers a different brand of danger than he’s used to.
He’s already got a sword of unfathomable power, but it’s damaged and leaking world-annihilating mana, so he’s in the market for a new one.
Possibly six. The more the better, really.
The Six Sacred Swords are Kaldwyn’s most famous artifacts, forged as the only means to defeat the god beasts. Each sword must be earned by a worthy champion, and no single person has ever managed to collect them all.
Not yet, at least.
Keras is just getting started."
S. A. Chakraborty: Daevabad Trilogy
The City of Brass
The Kingdom of Copper
The Empire of Gold
The Kingdom of Copper
The Empire of Gold
But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn warrior to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to accept that the magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass, a city to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.
In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering. And when Nahri decides to enter this world, she learns that true power is fierce and brutal. That magic cannot shield her from the dangerous web of court politics. That even the cleverest of schemes can have deadly consequences.
After all, there is a reason they say be careful what you wish for... "
En af de voksenfantasyserier, der pt. er utroligt hyper på BookTube, er Daevabad-trilogien, som stort set kun har fået positive anmeldelser. Blandingen af egyptisk mystik, djinn og den historiske setting virker spændende og anderledes, og jeg er spændt på at se, hvad jeg synes om den.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Genevieve Cogman: The Invisible Library
The Invisible Library
The Masked City
The Burning Page
The Lost Plot
The Mortal Word
The Secret Chapter
The Dark Archive
The Untold Story
"Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case - permanently...
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission - to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested - the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option - the nature of reality itself is at stake. "
Jeg er vild med bøger om bøger, og idéen om et mystisk bibliotek fyldt med magi, hvor de ansatte rejser til andre dimensioner i jagten på bøger, tiltaler mig utroligt meget. At der vist nok også er drager med, gør kun serien endnu mere tiltrækkende for mig, da serien på den måde kombinerer hele tre buzzwords for mig: Biblioteker, drager og fantasy.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
John Gwynne: The Faithful and the Fallen
Malice
Valor
Ruin
Wrath
Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. But that day will come all too soon. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage.
The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed shields in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Then there will be a war to end all wars.
High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Some are skeptical, fighting their own border skirmishes against pirates and giants. But prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust."
En af de mest hypede voksenfantasyforfattere i øjeblikket er John Gwynne, og især hans debutserie har fået meget ros. Så vidt jeg ved skulle det være grim dark fantasy med kæmper (hvilket man ikke ser så tit), et stort persongalleri og et episk plot, inspireret af vikinger. Og så skulle bøgerne, trods deres tykkelse, være hurtigt læste.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Rachel Caine: The Great Library
Ink and Bone
Paper and Fire
Ash and Quill
Smoke and Iron
Sword and Pen
Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties are tested in the final months of his training to enter the Library’s service.
When his friend inadvertently commits heresy by creating a device that could change the world, Jess discovers that those who control the Great Library believe that knowledge is more valuable than any human life—and soon both heretics and books will burn…"
Endnu en fantasyserie hvor plottet fokuserer på biblioteker og bøger, men med et mørkt twist. Jeg ved ikke så meget om denne serie, men da den handler om biblioteker, er jeg ret sikker på, at den vil være et hit.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Elise Kova: Loom Saga
The Alchemists of Loom
The Dragons of Nova
The Rebels of Gold
Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guilds’ resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses her unparalleled gift for clockwork machinery in tandem with notoriously unscrupulous morals to contribute to a thriving underground organ market. There isn’t a place on Loom that is secure from the engineer turned thief, and her magical talents are sold to the highest bidder as long as the job defies their Dragon oppressors.
Cvareh would do anything to see his sister usurp the Dragon King and sit on the throne. His family’s house has endured the shame of being the lowest rung in the Dragons’ society for far too long. The Alchemist Guild, down on Loom, may just hold the key to putting his kin in power, if Cvareh can get to them before the Dragon King’s assassins.
When Ari stumbles upon a wounded Cvareh, she sees an opportunity to slaughter an enemy and make a profit off his corpse. But the Dragon sees an opportunity to navigate Loom with the best person to get him where he wants to go.
He offers her the one thing Ari can’t refuse: A wish of her greatest desire, if she brings him to the Alchemists of Loom."
Jeg er de senere år blevet mere opmærksom på selvudgivende amerikanske forfattere, og en af dem, hvis bøger tiltrækker mig en del, er Elise Kova, der efterhånden har et større forfatterskab bag sig. Især denne serie, som skulle foregå i en steampunk-inspireret verden med drager, har jeg et godt øje til, og jeg er spændt på, hvad jeg vil synes om den.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Brian McClellan: The Powder Mage
Promise of Blood
The Crimson Campaign
The Autumn Republic
It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...
Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces.
Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail.
But when gods are involved...
Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should...
In a rich, distinctive world that mixes magic with technology, who could stand against mages that control gunpowder and bullets?"
Jeg har altid været meget interesseret i historie, og denne serie skulle eftersigende være flintlock fantasy inspireret af den franske revolution, men tilført magi. Jeg har ikke læst ret meget flintlock fantasy, men det, jeg har læst, har jeg syntes godt om, så jeg håber, serien her vil være et hit.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Brian Staveley: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
The Emperor's Blades
The Providence of Fire
The Last Mortal Bond
The Emperor has been murdered, leaving the Annurian Empire in turmoil. Now his progeny must bury their grief and prepare to unmask a conspiracy.
His son Valyn, training for the empire’s deadliest fighting force, hears the news an ocean away. He expected a challenge, but after several ‘accidents’ and a dying soldier’s warning, he realizes his life is also in danger. Yet before Valyn can take action, he must survive the mercenaries’ brutal final initiation.
Meanwhile, the Emperor’s daughter, Minister Adare, hunts her father’s murderer in the capital itself. Court politics can be fatal, but she needs justice. And Kaden, heir to an empire, studies in a remote monastery. Here, the Blank God’s disciples teach their harsh ways – which Kaden must master to unlock their ancient powers. When an imperial delegation arrives, he’s learnt enough to perceive evil intent. But will this keep him alive, as long-hidden powers make their move?"
En trilogi, der ikke længere er helt så omtalt på BookTube, er Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne. Det skulle, så vidt jeg ved, være klassisk high fantasy med et mordmysterie, og forfatteren har netop udgivet første bind i en spin-of-serie i samme univers. Jeg har kun hørt godt om serien, og glæder mig til at læse den.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Michael J. Sullivan: The Riyria Revelations
Theft of Swords
Rise of Empire
Heir of Novron
There's no ancient evil to defeat or orphan destined for greatness, just unlikely heroes and classic adventure. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, are two enterprising rogues who end up running for their lives when they're framed for the murder of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy that goes beyond the overthrow of a tiny kingdom, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery before it's too late."
Michael J. Sullivan er en anden amerikansk selvudgivende fantasyforfatter, og hans bøger bliver jævnligt anbefalet af de BookTubere jeg følger. Serien består egentlig af seks bind, men er også udgivet som en trilogi med to bind i hver bog, og skulle være high fantasy med masser af action og humor, og et episk venskab. Udover trilogien her, har forfatteren udgivet indtil flere serier i samme univers, så er denne et hit, er der nok at gå i gang med.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
Andrew Rowe: Weapons and Wielders
Six Sacred Swords
Diamantine
Soulbrand
Keras Selyrian is already well on the way to cutting his name into the annals of legend. He’s fought false divinities, thieving sorcerers, and corrupt demigods — and left them defeated in his wake. But he’s a long way from home, and Kaldwyn offers a different brand of danger than he’s used to.
He’s already got a sword of unfathomable power, but it’s damaged and leaking world-annihilating mana, so he’s in the market for a new one.
Possibly six. The more the better, really.
The Six Sacred Swords are Kaldwyn’s most famous artifacts, forged as the only means to defeat the god beasts. Each sword must be earned by a worthy champion, and no single person has ever managed to collect them all.
Not yet, at least.
Keras is just getting started."
Endnu en amerikansk selvudgivende fantasyforfatter er Andrew Rowe. Serien her er egentlig et spin-of af en anden serie, men kan sagtens læses selvstændigt. Den skulle være inspireret af computerspil og klassisk quest-orienteret, med masser af humor, og umiddelbart er det den af forfatterens serier der tiltaler mig mest. Serien er ikke færdigskrevet endnu (den skulle vist blive på omkring 6-7 bind), så jeg har god tid til at komme i gang med den.
Se forfatterens hjemmeside her.
2 kommentarer:
The Riyria Revelations er på min top tre over yndlings-fantasyserier. Knuselsker den serie! Og er i gang med at læse serien, forfatteren har skrevet, der omhandler tiden inden The Riyria Revelations.
@Piskeriset. Åh, det lyder godt:) Jeg har også kun hørt gode ting om serien.
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