Help me find a new fantasy/magic/witches & wizards series (books)

[Anonymous]

Do you like classic sci-fi? Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is great. (Not new I know but no one seems to read his books anymore)

[Anonymous]

Not OP but I love this thread! So many of these I haven’t read/heard of and I love fantasy. Thanks for starting it, OP!

[Anonymous]

JK Nemisin, Inheritance series (first book The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms) (I found her Broken Earth series too post-apocalypic for my taste)

Mary Robinette Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey (Jane Austen plus magic)

Jacqueline Carey, Starless (standalone fantasy), or Kushiel series (adventure with BDSM)

Juliet Marillier, Sevenwaters series (vaguely Arthurian)

Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn series (the first trilogy is apocalyptical but I didn't find it that dark or depressing)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did I write this OP? We have the same taste.
I'll have to take a look at latest fantasy recs that don't dupe the above, but I am loving Sci Fi- Becky Chambers. If you want to go in that direction. Highly recommended by someone with your taste.

Oh Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka - I nice blend of Harry Dresden and Peter Grant/Nightingale

Oh if you like fantasy feel sci fi have you tried Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga?

Lois McMaster Bujold has other books which are straight fantasy— the Chalion books are great and the Penric books are good too.

[Anonymous]

Robin McKinley's Sunshine is the best vampire book ever.

The Company Series, by Kage Baker.

Teresa Edgerton, Green Lion series (Arthurian fantasy, great characters), and series starting with Goblin Moon

[Anonymous]

Craig Schaeffer Daniel Faust series - urban wizard series, somewhat akin to the Dresden files by Jim Butcher
Sarah Kozloff's the Ninth Realm series
S.A. Chakraborthy's City of Brass trilogy
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, includes dragons one book but it's 1,000 pages long, so may as well be a trilogy

[Anonymous]

Guy Gavriel Kay - everything, but start with the Finovar Tapestry.

T. Kingfisher - most (not the horror, for me) but try the Clocktaur Wars / Paladin series, Minor Mage, or Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking.

If you like adult material in your fantasy, Kristen Callihan"s Darkest London series.

I am also a big fan of the Wheel of Time (both books and the Amazon television adaptation) but the books can feel a little dated today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maggie Stiefvater!

She has the Faerie series, the Raven Cycle, some great standalones like Scorpio Races (and another wolves series which I haven’t tried because I think it is pitched a little younger)….

I love the Raven Cycle! The audible version is outstanding.
I’ve loved every book Seanane McGuire has written. The InCryptid series is a good intro.
Also love Kelly Armstrong, especially the Cainsville series.
Can’t go wrong with Faith Hunter or Ilona Andrews either.
Keri Arthur is hit or miss for me, but I think the Lizzie Grace series is good. It has an excellent depiction of female friendship.

[Anonymous]

I agree with Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and Stormlight Archives - I really enjoyed those.

Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy and subsequent sets of books (I think a total of 16) was also really enjoyable. There are multiple sets of books, each a trilogy, set in the same world, and with some crossovers, but they can generally stand alone as well. I recommend starting with the Farseer trilogy, then moving on to the Liveship Traders, The Tawny Man, The Rain Wild and finally Fitz and the Fool books.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you all so much! Nearly all of these recommendations are new to me.

[Anonymous]

Imager series by L E Modesitt Jr

[Anonymous]

I love Brandon Sanderson. The Mistborn Trilogy and the Stormlight Archive are terrific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Robin McKinley's Sunshine is the best vampire book ever.

The Company Series, by Kage Baker.

Teresa Edgerton, Green Lion series (Arthurian fantasy, great characters), and series starting with Goblin Moon

I love everything Robin McKinley has done including Sunshine. Maybe it is the best vampire standalone. But Vivian Shaw's "Dr Greta Helsing" series is the best vampire series 🙂 Book 1 is called Strange Practice.

[Anonymous]

Thank you OP for an awesome question and the commenters for great suggestions- I have similar tastes and I'm always looking for new books

[Anonymous]

Tui T. Sutherland Wings of Fires series

And, hear me out. The How to Train Your Dragon series. There are 12 books. I read them aloud toy daughter and I THOROUGHLY enjoyed them. Read after she went to bed. Fantastic.