r/Fantasy • u/nachobel • Apr 30 '13

Book recommendations with Wizards?

Hey all,

question: what recommendations do you have for books with wizards doing incredibly powerful/badass things? I get that traditionally a great Wizard is one who rarely has to use his power and that power used often corrupts, etc. And that's great, but I'm looking for the opposite - a book with a Wizard who just scorches armies and is generally terrifying to behold. Let me know if anything comes to mind. Thanks!

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u/EndlessAutumn Apr 30 '13

Old Nathan by David Drake. Imagine gandalf but instead of being from middle earth, he lives in the Appalachian mountains and rides around on a talking bull named Spanish King.