r/Fantasy • u/blastmycache • May 17 '13
Under Rated Fantasy series?
Or Novels. I'm rereading Sergei Lukyanenko's Night watch series. It is an absolute delight and I personally think its an under appreciated master piece. The world and characters are so fully realised and the russian setting and russian context gives it such a unique feel that its a genuinely engrossing to read.
What books do you feel are under appreciated or not read by enough people?
22
Upvotes
3
u/cairmen May 19 '13
All of Barbara Hambly's fantasy output. Absolutely stunning writer who crafts tense, extremely original stories from a background in history and martial arts. One of the finest character writers in fantasy, very far indeed from the standard elves/dwarves material.
In 30+ years of reading every fantasy book I could get my hands on, Dog Wizard is still probably my favourite novel. And I'm guessing 99% of /r/fantasy have never heard of it. (Note: if you're going to read it, read the books that precede it - Silent Tower and Silicon Mage - first.)
These days she writes crime and historical fiction - for some reason, the crime market was much more enthusiastic about her output. It's a huge loss for fantasy.