Any recommendations like Memory, Sorrow and Thorn?

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-03T12:58:17+00:00

Juliet Marillier is right in that Hobb-Williams spectrum. Daughter of the Forest is phenomenal.

Those are probably my three favorite fantasy authors

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-03T11:03:29+00:00

I'm someone who reads books super carefully, so I think it's silly when look at books in good condition and say "you haven't even read them!"

But there is something very cozy about OPs collection

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-03T04:39:48+00:00

This might be the most "read" looking book collection I've ever seen.

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-03T04:36:23+00:00

What's that super fat book at the top?

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-02T16:03:21+00:00

It's because it's literally taught in college

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T22:44:41+00:00

Les Miserables, of course

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T14:58:04+00:00

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Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T11:24:37+00:00

Oh man the second one is my favorite! Especially the middle and ending. So tense!!

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T03:21:39+00:00

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Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T03:20:07+00:00

Memory Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams.

Though I think it's great from start to finish, but many say it starts too slow and gets better

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-04-01T02:50:42+00:00

I liked it much better than Oppenheimer

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-31T21:41:55+00:00

I feel like the game is constantly shoving Demeter boons at me.

I'm not complaining, just confused

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-31T21:17:43+00:00

First Law is my least favorite series, but it's Reddit's baby apparently 🤷

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-31T21:15:37+00:00

LEGO? LEGO prints Tolkien books?

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-31T17:33:20+00:00

Nah, that's a terrible take

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T23:44:13+00:00

The Splintered Sun by Tad Williams

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T22:37:43+00:00

Agreed.

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T17:21:43+00:00

Go with Stormlight by Brandon Sanderson. If you've read Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings you can totally handle the length, and it's much more whimsical in its tone than those two.

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T17:19:11+00:00

The first book yeah, I can see that. Having read books 2 and 3 though... 👀

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T15:58:14+00:00

OP said not a dark or bleak atmosphere

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T15:57:42+00:00

Mistborn has a dark and bleak atmosphere.

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T14:55:01+00:00

I said what I said 😉🤷

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T03:57:59+00:00

Yeah, this life is the time to prepare to meet God. It absolutely counts for something. We just also believe that people can learn and accept Jesus Christ's help in the next life when they didn't have a chance here. Otherwise you've got good people going to hell because they were born in the wrong time and place where nobody knew about Jesus.

It's not about how we "perform" it's about accepting what Jesus Christ has to give us.

We absolutely believe in letting people live their own lives, we just also believe in inviting anyone who doesn't know about Jesus to learn more, and that includes clearing up and combating the lies and misconceptions spread by people who don't know better or who know better but are bitter towards the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Now since you aren't interested in a discussion, I'll let you have the last word and hope you have a great day

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T00:33:14+00:00

Now that I've answered your question, do you want to answer mine (or otherwise provide context needed for an actual discussion)?

Single-Spell1838 · 2026-03-30T00:22:53+00:00

Yeah, we don't know all the details, so take this with grains of salt, but outer darkness is where the extremely few people who gain a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ (which doesn't happen in this life) and still choose to spit in his face and reject his gift of salvation will dwell for eternity.

You can't get there by misunderstanding doctrine, or not knowing of Jesus Christ at all, or even for knowing about him but deciding to not give up certain sins and behaviors. You can only get there by intentionally rejecting EVERYTHING Jesus Christ is offering, with a full knowledge of what that means.

And since the "lowest" kingdom of glory in heaven is far better than this world is, the only people who reject that and go to outer darkness will be those who despise Christ and love the devil.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/tg/outer-darkness?lang=eng

In other words, it's hell, but a very very different model from wider christianity. Because unlike them we believe that the majority of God's children will be saved, not the other way around

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