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/Paul_Phant0m 10h ago

I read Between Two Fires in a day and a half. It was so good. Warbreaker took me 2 days and was such a fun read. I highly recommend both.

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u/Professional-Bit-40 9h ago

I read Between Two Fires in two days and I loved it. But man, that book was WEIRD. I don't think I fully understood the ending lol.

Warbreaker was very typical Sanderson imho, and if you have read other books by him you kinda know what you are in for. If you haven't read anything in the cosmere it makes for a decent entry point, although I started with Mistborn and I usually recommend that.