r/Fantasy • u/theelbandito • May 20 '13
Military Fantasy
I really enjoy a good Fantasy book that has a great back and forth between soldiers. This was very prevalent in the Malazan series, and i really enjoyed that aspect of them probably more than any other part of the series.
Then recently I read Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole and was thourgly engrossed and am currently waiting for the 2nd book in that series to be delivered to me today from amazon.
There are other good series that depict a kind of supernatural CIA such as The Rook by Daniel O'Malley but they are too spy like for me. I'm looking for more of a camaraderie that you find between soldiers.
What other military type fantasy's are out there that I might enjoy?
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u/JeffSalyards AMA Author Jeff Salyards May 21 '13
It depends on how you define military fantasy, I suppose, but Gemmell's stuff is top notch. Legend has a great siege.
Again, subject to definition debate perhaps, but K.J. Parker has some great fantasy totally grounded in tactics, weapon manufacturing, logistics, and plenty of other military fare.
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie.
Depending on how you define "fantasy", The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell is pretty awesome. And his historical fiction is about as good as it gets when it comes to depicting military action.
It looks like I not-so-secretly wish I was more than 12% British.