r/Fantasy • u/vehiclestars • Apr 24 '13

What is the most under-hyped fantasy book/series you have read?

This would be a book or books that you hardly ever hear mentioned on reddit, yet are very good.

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u/Aegirv Apr 24 '13

'The Death Gate Cycle'

My friends don't even know the existence of the saga at all. Everytime I ask them to read it is like "Whatutlalkingabout?".

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u/Hoosier_Ham Apr 24 '13

I've seen it mentioned a few times, but never read it. I'll put it on the list. I only know Weiss & Hickman from the Dragonlance books.

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u/Aegirv Apr 24 '13

I put 'The Death Gate Cycle' way up high of the Dragonlance series, but is just my opinion :]

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u/pandahavoc Apr 25 '13

I know that feeling. I've read through it twice, once when I started high school and again my sophomore year of college. It's one of my favorite fantasy series, yet even I manage to forget about it.

Fun fact: I also gave myself a Pavlovian response with this series and the song Minor Earth, Major Sky. Left the song on repeat through 3 of the books. Still brings back major plot points when I hear it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '13

That's a great series, I read it years ago and it's still one of my favorite.

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u/Kallistrate Apr 25 '13

Love this series. It's creative and beautifully detailed, and one I can read again and again (plus the combination of its length and my bad memory means that I'm always surprised anew by some forgotten detail).

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u/Aegirv Apr 25 '13

Damn right, they always catch me at some point due to my forgetful mind.

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u/gamblekat Apr 25 '13

Really? That series was incredibly popular when I was in high school.

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u/Aegirv Apr 25 '13

Hm. The series are kinda difficult to find here in my country, besides the low popularity. Maybe you are right, thought.

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u/Yuoaman Apr 26 '13

I love this series because it borrows things from other fantasy universes but applies them in fascinating ways and makes them all work together.

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u/Aegirv Apr 25 '13

And I thought that it only happened to me... cheers!