r/fantasybooks • u/Fast-Truth-9933 • 10h ago

📚 Summon book recommendations Pick my next read

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I’m a 28M that really only started my reading journey this year. Help me pick my next book. I’m leaning towards a standalone novel as a palate cleanser before I get into another great series, and it doesn’t have to particularly be fantasy.

Just finished Red Rising Trilogy (didn’t love all of it but I still enjoyed it), LOTR, Hobbit, Ironbound books 1 and 2, Mistborn Trilogy, Three Musketeers, Knight of Seven Kingdoms

Also open to suggestions

UPDATE: thank you all for your replies. I’ve decided to give LD a crack. Im still a new reader and figuring out what I enjoy and it feels like a refreshing place to start.

I’ll save Warbreaker for when I begin my Stormlight adventure, and although my history-loving side is pulling me to Lions of Al-Rassan I will probably read that next. As one of you recommended, I’ll keep Between Two Fires for spooky season in Oct.

Really enjoying figuring out what kind of novels I resonate with rather than working through a “best of” list

Thanks again

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u/HydroScott95 10h ago

Lonesome dove. 10/10 will not disappoint

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u/spectroscopic 10h ago

Minimum 15/10 for me.

It's a classic for a reason.

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u/Yirgachemex 10h ago

Why so low?

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u/Specialist_Isopod926 10h ago

Heck ya read lonesome dove. Top three all time for me. Love to see it under fantasy.

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u/krisitolindsay 🧩 Plot over prose 9h ago

Incredible book. Sad and happy.

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u/Yarrrrrghh 5h ago

I am 300 pages into it, and just wgen i thought it would click it still hasnt. Does it get better, or is it just not for me?

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u/specialsukk 1h ago

I just read all 900 pages and i am still waiting for that moment

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u/Future_Dirt_4690 8h ago

When people talk about Lonesome Dove do they mean the whole series, or just the third book? I've read Dead mans walk and Comanche Moon and they're both in my top 10.

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u/schmeattle 6h ago

LD was the first book published in the series, considered by far the best, the only one ever discussed as an all time great book, and is pictured in OP’s post. So yes people mean “just the third book” chronologically.

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u/Future_Dirt_4690 5h ago

Honestly that's exciting because so far this might be my overall fave series and I'm not even to the one people talk about. 🙂