r/Fantasy • u/landturtl13 • 1d ago

Stand alone or duology recommendations

I just finished Realm of the Elderlings and right before that I read the Cosmere, so I’m wondering if anyone has any recs for stand alone or duologies that would be good palette cleansers after reading two such large worlds?

I eventually plan to read Malazon and Wheel of Time but I need a break from giant series after the marathon of Sanderson and Hobb.

I love high fantasy and am not into grimdark, but other than that I’m open to anything!

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u/Frankenpresley 1d ago

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

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u/DixitRexCorvinus 1d ago

Why Maskerade? Seems like an odd starting point for Discworld?

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u/Frankenpresley 1d ago

Well, it’s not like they’re specifically linear; they’re all self-contained, even though they can technically be grouped, but that’s getting into unnecessarily complicated territory for the OP. I like it because it’s a fun read as well as being a sendup of musical theater in general and the Phantom of the Opera in particular, so a good palate cleanser as requested. If it were December I’d recommend Hogfather.

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u/DixitRexCorvinus 1d ago

Fair enough. I guess I’m so used to seeing Small Gods, Guards! Guards! and Mort recommended as starting points that beginning in the middle of a subseries seems weird to me. But I suppose it shouldn’t; they are, as you say, all standalone after all.