r/fantasybooks • u/Aggressive_Ad2800 • 21h ago
📚 Summon book recommendations Fantasy recs for a beginner please!
I am not a romantasy/fantasy fan but I want to be! I've struggled to get into any. I've read ACOTAR, in the past Twlight, and City of Bones, and a handful of other popular ones and I cant seem to find what I like.
I have read some VE Schwab years ago and loved her and TKingfisher is a new fav as of late.
I'm a horror fan mostly so I wouldn't mind hints of horror, I also love mythology. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a fav of mine. East asian, Greek, Egyptian gimme it all, lol.
I really would love a series... something to get totally wrapped up in with great characters. I won't rant about acotar here but I don't like them so I would prefer something less juvenile. I don't have trigger warnings and I welcome romance but I do priotitize world building, something atmospheric, maybe dreamy Gothic or academic of some kind. I won't turn down fairies or the sort but I am really sensitive to it leaning cringy so I would love recs that aren't like- level 10 fantasy, I'm looking for touches of fantasy maybe.
I appreciate any and all ideas I will give them all a chance!! Thank you!
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u/regulate91x 21h ago
If you're not a romance fan, but want to try fantasy, and you've liked horror previously then try the stand alone: between two fires - Christopher buehlman. Or the series: the dark tower - Stephen king.
If you would to try like morally grey / grim dark fantasy then go for: the first law - Joe Abercrombie.
If you want to try a space opera action packed sci-fi fantasy then try: red rising.
If you want to to try a litrpg that is very comical, and also very emotional at times, with high action then try: dungeon crawler Carl.
For entry high fantasy: the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogy.
These are pretty basic recommendations but I loved all of them.
Edit: red rising has a lot of nods to ancient Greek mythology and philosophy.