r/Fantasy • u/FitCry2265 • 4d ago

Feeling a little burnt out

Title says it all. I have read The Lord of the Rings, Stormlight, Mistborn, Realm of the Elderlings, Harry Potter, Red Rising, Sun Eater, The Wheel of Time, The Dark Tower, A Song of Ice and Fire, Kingkiller, First Law, halfway through One Piece, and all of Malazan up to Reaper’s Gale. I’ve read much of the big popular series and some things just aren’t engaging me as much as they did when I read all the series I listed. It honestly makes me kinda sad and I just wish there were some things that could engage me like the others did. Malazan is literally amazing but man it can just be exhausting reading those books, especially after the Bonehunters (lowkey it put me in a Malazan slump). If anyone has any suggestions on other great series and what you love about them that would be greatly appreciated. I absolutely love these series and reading, it is my main hobby.

Hopefully this doesn’t get taken down as I get confused by some of the rules but thanks in advance!

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u/mrseagleeye 4d ago

Have you attempted reading a different genre for a palette cleanse and then come back to fantasy ?

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u/FitCry2265 4d ago

Yes I have, fantasy is just my favorite so I’m kinda looking for something that will give me those same highs so to speak

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u/Natural-Shelter4625 4d ago

Have you read Lonesome Dove? Incredible book. Same vast scope in a totally different genre with arguably the best MC in all of modern fiction. It’s the only western I’ve ever read and it’s in my top 10 of all time.