Yeah! :P
Even the English novels we had to read for our assessment in high school (we were given stimulus before the exams), just studied online. Never read them! Still got A's. Easy.
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Last book I read over 200 pages was "You Only Live Twice". Finished that in January. "on Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "Thunderball" were also over 200 pages and read in January. The rest of the 17 books I've read this year were all between 100 and 200 pages.
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Dresden Files if you want mystery plus fantasy.
Read it like 3 times at this point but thanks
Ya thats kinda why I started it. Need something long to draw me in after the Dark Tower series
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I''ve heard good things about that series - Was it made into a tv show for a bit?
I've read a lot of crap in my life
I liked...
Terry Pratchett, discworld series.
Not really fantasy, more of social commentary camouflaged in a fantasy setting. Nonetheless, it's amazing.
Start with "Small Gods", then read the guards books following it. You'll enjoy them, guaranteed.
The books get better as the author gets older, so the real gems are towards the end. The earlier books are skippable, there is continuity in there, but each book can be picked up individually.
Jim Butcher, Dresden Files.
It's modern fantasy, about a wizard private detective dealing with magical troubles in Chicago. Urban fantasy, but fantasy nonetheless. It's the kind of story that has enough originality in it to spawn a sub-genre. Very engaging writing, I ended up devouring all 14 books in just under 2 months. That's a sign of the tale being fun. The last in the series (so far) was one notch above, really.
Mary Gentle, Grunts!
Let's do an old classic. It's about a gang of orcs that.. before the final battle between good and evil (tm) ends up raiding a dimension-travelling dragon's lair, finding some earth-tech weaponry, and deciding to form an army. Space Marines style, minus the space part. Very fun read. Very evil. If you would like the evil side to a fantasy setting, this is for you. Also, it's only one book, so it's short!
Sergey Lukyanenko, Night Watch
Also urban fantasy, this is a story about the people working in Moscow branch of the Night Watch, a police organization policing the dark magicians in the world - and the Day Watch, a police organization policing the light magicians opposing them. Unfortunately for everyone involved, there is a peace treaty between dark and light, and nobody can really do much about crimes going on unless they catch them in the act. So this book is all about everyone pulling spy games tactics, with Xanatos Gambits one-upping each other to force the opposition into losses. I guarantee reader satisfaction; it's the kind of tale you read on your pillow and sudenly it's 6 AM and you MUST KEEP ON READING BECAUSE IT IS JUST THAT AWESOME. There are also two significantly worse sequels to this book that aren't worth reading.
Raymond Feist, Midkemia series.
Very long "low-magic" fantasy series mainly focusing around a magician and a royal family over several generations (typically one per 3 books or so). Sometimes it's really excellent. Sometimes it's... dragging out. The author could have used a better editor I think, the quality is variable. But - it's responsible for the best computer RPG ever made; Betrayal at Krondor - and the good parts are really good. Overall one of the better and more interesting settings I've read.
Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Heh, I figured I'd do another modern fantasy to the list. If you like more traditional almost fairytales fantasy, try Stardust instead. But I like this one better. It's about the background of the gods of America, a bit of a murder mystery, a dash of god politics... and most importantly, a rather good tale. Combined it makes a really good read.
Suzanna Clark, Jonathan Norell and Mr Strange
Victorian Era magicians, alternate history and some very stubborn characters. Frankly, it's a brick of a book, and it's very slow to get into. But the payoff is very good. No wonder it's high on every "best fantasy" list. If you haven't read it, and can stomach a "low-action" tale, I recommend it.
Ryukishi07, Umineko Naku no Koro Ni
Hey, it may not be hardcover, but this surely counts as a book series. It's an english-translated fantasy/mystery visual novel, with the length matching an 8 book series. Stealing heavily from Agatha Christie and Knox' commandments, it starts out as a mystery novel covering the murder mystery of the desolate mansion on the a deserted island. However, this is not a murder mystery (it is, but not quite). This is a fantasy tale. There is a witch afoot, a witch who takes the tale to a new level when she challenges the main character to solving the mystery that just killed him. But as the main character is diving deeper into the tale, it soon becomes clear that not even the witch is fully in control of what is going on. I like this one for the murder mysteries, the logical puzzles - and the magical dimension to it all. Note that the ending is either amazing or a letdown, depending on how you interpret the tale.
I stole a lot of aspects in the MMMM game from this book, but I might just be persuaded to do a real Umineko game some day.
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@Celtic209 have you read John Dies At The End?
It's the name of the book! Also This Book Is Filled With Spiders