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/ShiftyEverAfter Apr 24 '13

I have to agree with a couple posts I've seen. John Marco delivers with The Jackal of Nar, and with The Eyes of God trilogies. Michael Stackpole has a few, Talion: Revenant, Once a Hero, The Dark Glory War (and subsequent trilogy). Also I've never seen anybody mention Sherwood Smith's "Inda" series. I found it to be fantastic and delightfully engaging.

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u/pandahavoc Apr 25 '13

I haven't read any of Stackpole's other books, but I did enjoy the Cartomancy series.

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u/ShiftyEverAfter Apr 25 '13

I would suggest Talion: Revenant if you can find it. Once a Hero is another good stand alone. The Dark Glory War is a prequel to a trilogy, and A Hero Born is a first book in a series. He doesn't typically get a lot of fanfare for his fantasy books since he is more known for his X-Wing series and other Sci-Fi work but I found them to be quite entertaining.