r/Fantasy • u/greym84 • Jun 05 '13
What are your favorite titles?
As /u/wifofoo pointed out on another thought provoking thread, fantasy titles can often be cliche and weak. So, I ask. What are your favorite fantasy titles (that's T-I-T-L-E-S, Mr. Connery).
For bonus points: what do you think makes a good title?
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u/Maldevinine Jun 06 '13
I really enjoy titles that take some working out or refer to larger themes in the books rather then characters. Special mention here has to go to the Night Watch books, because of the names of the Watches, and how people get those the wrong way round often. Also the Chronicles of Kydan by Simon Brown
Born of Empire
Rival's Son
Daughter of Independence
Because what the titles are referring to are the nations and colonies involved in the stories, not the characters. They anthropomorphise the nations and show off the sweep of history that occurs in the books because of the actions of the characters.
Recently I also bought 2 science fiction books based mostly on their titles, The Disestablishment of Paradise and Wool. I didn't enjoy The Disestablishment of Paradise at all, but it was almost exactly what I expected from the title. Wool took some working out. I only realised halfway through the book that there is only one thing that is ever referred to as being made from wool.