I’m mainly looking for one of 3 genres: sci-fi, fantasy, or horror. If you have books that don’t necessarily fit into those genres, I’m not too picky. Some of my favorite books/series’ have been: The Enemy, by Charlie Higson, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Harty Potter, by J.K. Rowling, Pawn of Prophecy, by David Eddings, and Eye of the Minds, by James Dashner.
If you’re familiar with most of these then you’ll notice that (with the exception of The Enemy) these are all pretty light-hearted and upbeat books, that being said I definitely wouldn’t mind a darker change of pace, but really I’m open to almost anything
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“Hyperion” by Dan Simmons
“Leviathan Wakes” by James A. Corey
“The Dark Tower” by Stephen King
“His Dark Materials” by Philip Pullman
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells
The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. I’d suggest starting with Guard! Guards!
Ilona Andrews Innkeeper Chronicles –A magic Inn, space werewolves and vampires, a lot of really unique aliens, mystery, romance, action, a fun and humorous series
Book 6 Disquiet gods of this series also just recently released (haven’t read yet) Fair warning these get dark and the 1st book is slower but it sets up a crazy adventure.
The Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. Five books (now six)exceptionally well written scifi. The best pitch I’ve heard for the series was one from the author himself. What if Anakin Skywalker becoming Darth Vader was the correct choice?
This series is told to the reader through the eyes of Hadrian a man of many titles and scars. How he gets to become this legend well I’d love to share more but I wouldn’t want to spoil this gem for anyone.
Each book expands and widens this very rich and wonderful universe in ways that I didn’t initially expect while at the same time remaining very character focused and personal. Which is something I really got to appreciate throughout each book.
For me there is something special about this series that makes Christopher Ruocchio an Author I’ll have on my radar for a long time.
I read over a hundred books last year. Only nine are on my favorites of the year. Sun eater is five of those nine on my list. Each book better than the last these are long books but worth every page. If you enjoy Dune you may see similarities. Personally I think this series falls into a class of it’s own because of how well the Author handles writing characters who fail but must adapt to survive.
If you’re open to more middle grade fantasy, I highly recommend [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6a6d5ca1-b2f5-47be-828c-018144d3bbc7) by Jessica Townsend! It’s my favorite series (even at 28 years old), and it’s the only series that makes me feel the way the Harry Potter books used to.
Hugh Howey’s “Silo” series. Hopefully you haven’t watched the TV show. The books are so good.
I recommend all of the series by Lois McMaster Bujold, and especially her most recent, a series of fantasy novellas called Penric and Desdemona. They are very enjoyable, with great worldbuilding, characters, and plots. The first is Penric’s Demon.
The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch is about a police officer who investigates supernatural crimes. The books are fast-moving, funny, and have a lot of architectural information.
First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie