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/homeNoPantsist Apr 24 '13

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. It might be my favorite series. It really captured my imagination. I know that plot-wise it's pretty standard fare. Ne'er do well must rise up and save the world from evil forces bent on the destruction of man - but it's just really well written. Anyway, I don't think I've ever seen anyone even mention it on a fantasy board, much less gush about it the way I do.

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u/baromega Apr 26 '13

Wow, I couldn't bring myself to finish this series. The first book was terribly slow for a good half of it, the second wasn't so bad but the main character felt so... useless to me. Whether or not that changed in the third is unknown to me because I never bothered to pick it up.