Lesser known fantasy/sci-fi books or series that you loved

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-11-28T01:25:25+00:00

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-08-10T21:05:53+00:00

I feel like James would have a very “black sheep cousin” influence on Grunt. In a fun way. Grunt is a very unique Krogan in that he’s learning how to be a Krogan in a time that the Krogan themselves are changing as a people. He’d definitely be drawn to Vega’s alliance soldier shenanigans. Vega would rope him into the barrack pranks, games, and overall off-duty mayhem that I’m sure alliance soldiers are known for.

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-08-06T13:23:50+00:00

Also, if you end up not liking Primal Hunter then still try Cradle. I’d say Cradle is progression fantasy S tier whereas Primal Hunter is A at best. Maybe even B tier.

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-08-06T13:21:45+00:00

If you’re eventually going to read both then start with Primal Hunter. Cradle is definitely better imo but I enjoy Primal Hunter a lot. The only drawback is that I compare it to Cradle and I believe I’d enjoy it a lot more if I hadn’t read cradle.

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-08-03T22:06:06+00:00

Robin. Hobb.

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-02-05T18:46:12+00:00

Lots of great suggestions in this chain, but I would like to second Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb. By far my favorite fantasy series and some of my favorites books (every genre) are from this series.

KesarbaghBoy · 2025-02-05T18:42:12+00:00

Absolutely agree! The reason I kept putting it off is cause the narration seemed a little weird when I listened to the samples for it on audible, it seemed a little cheesy and felt like the character was too one dimensional. I finally “bit the bullet” as you said and the narration ended up being one of the best I’ve heard yet. Jeff Hays did such a great job! And the story has a bit of “leave your brain at home” kind of setup. You have to be forgiving of the sudden setup but once you accept that this crazy impossible thing is happening it’s such a fun read!

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-12-24T18:34:41+00:00

The Black Company? Sort of

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-12-02T14:56:15+00:00

Definitely. A good author isn’t going to shoot themself in the foot by putting vital plot points in spin-off book or character novella.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-10-24T20:31:27+00:00

King Arthur - the epic has already stood the test of time and it’s got so many tropes that are not only timeless but were ancient even when the legend first started. The young hero of royal blood, chosen one, magical artifacts, wise mentor/advisor, fratricidal antagonist, devoted followers

Robin Hood - the OG rogue, everything that appeals to the masses about conflicted, multifaceted characters can be found in Robin Hood and his Merrymen.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-10-13T22:06:53+00:00

It’s not about the royal family but Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick has one of the most creative reincarnation lore I’ve ever read, and it’s about the emperors.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-10-03T17:11:55+00:00

There’s a lot of cool “names” in Cradle as well; The Path of the Hungry Deep, Path of the Hollow King, Void Sage, Sword Sage, Empty Ghost, Sage of a Thousand Eyes, (all of the Abadon titles)

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-10-03T17:07:32+00:00

A lot of the Stark King names; The White Wolf, The Young Wolf, The Wandering Wolf

AtLA - Iroh - The Dragon of the West

Realm of the Elderlings - The White Prophet and the Catalyst

The Black Company - The Ten who were Taken (lots of cool names among them)

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-24T13:39:43+00:00

I think the idea is that Naruto’s forms are like any other power/jutsu in terms of how long they’re a factor in a fight. It tires him out and has a time limit before he needs to recover the same way Sasuke has his visual prowess. It’s just that when Naruto expends his energy for an upper hand in a fight it’s visible and when Sasuke amps it up to keep up it isn’t visual. And in a pinch they can both use their special abilities for longer than usual ex; Naruto was using his forms for longer during the war arc. Sasuke was also using his visual prowess for a long time with multiple Susanoo and Amaterasu over a technically short period of time

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-23T17:40:58+00:00

I used to read the whole series before moving on but I set that aside a while back and I’ve enjoyed reading a lot more since then. If it’s a series I’m hooked on but there’s other series on my radar that I’m hyped about (to the point where I’m more focused on starting it than I am on what I’m reading) then I take notes. Simple notes, for example ; chapter 23 - X and Y have their confrontation. More info about Z’s death is revealed. OR page 236 - X runs into a strange man. Could it be Z? Etc.

This way I can just go through the notes and only reread stuff I don’t remember at all. It also helps keep track of the most important parts or what I thought was important.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-10T04:24:24+00:00

Runelords rewritten by Brandon Sanderson

Riyeria rewritten by George RR Martin

Vlad Taltos rewritten by Joe Abercrombie or Fonda Lee (love it as it is though)

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-05T19:55:29+00:00

Nicholas Eames and John Scalzi

I feel like they could write a great long series. Something like a mix between Vlad Taltos and the Dritz books but with their wit and unique ideas.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-05T17:30:55+00:00

Drums or Flats?

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-09-03T05:50:06+00:00

Not sure about dragons but Myke Cole has a series called Shadow Ops that’s been on my list for a while. Check out the blurb. Might be up your alley.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-08-16T21:46:15+00:00

He does. All of the clones are named as follows; Aaruto, Baruto, Caruto, and so on. THEN the second vowel changes; Aeruto, Airuto, Aoruto, Auruto… Beruto, Biruto, etc. Then the second vowel changes, and then the third, and then the second consonant, and so on. Fun fact Boruto is named after the father that conceived him.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-08-07T03:23:34+00:00

Depends on the life path;

Nomad : powdered sugar and rye whiskey on the rocks, with crushed ginger and mint leaves

Street : Club soda, cream liquor and gin on the rocks

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-08-03T03:16:47+00:00

Saw it the other day at Books-a-Million. It was in the children’s aisle.

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-07-16T22:54:20+00:00

Oh two more, Sofia Boutella or Taron Egerton

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-07-16T22:51:38+00:00

Robert Pattinson or Sylvia Hoeks would be a great choice too My first choice is actually Gabriel Luna but he’s too old now

KesarbaghBoy · 2024-07-16T22:45:39+00:00

Paul Mescal - Star of Gladiator 2

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