• calculuschild@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Anybody have a list of the books and authors they mentioned? Any personal recommendations on which ones to try first?

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      1 year ago

      Edit: sorry for the bad formatting. On mobile.

      I took this list from the youtube comments and expanded on it with books they mentioned and found recommendations elsewhere when they did not recommend a specific book.

      Dan’s picks: #5 Neil Gaiman (see brandon’s list for recommendations)

      #4 Matt Ruff Lovecraft Country The Mirage

      #3 G Willow Wilson Alif the Unseen

      #2 Robin Mckinley The Blue Sword Beauty The Hero and the Crown

      #1 Fonda Lee Green Bone Saga

      Brandon’s picks: #5 Robin Hobb (if he ran the numbers on her) Fool’s Errand Ship of Magic Fool’s Assassin

      #5 Guy Gavriel Kay Tigana The Lions of Al-Rassan Children of Earth and Sky Under Heaven

      #4 Neil Gaiman American Gods The Graveyard Book Neverwhere Anansi Boys

      #3 NK Jemisin The Fifth Season The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Killing Moon

      #2 Jane Yolen The Emerald Circus

      #1 George RR Martin Sandkings

      Dan Mentions: Guy Gavriel Kay Samantha Shannon

      Brandon Mentions: Leigh Bardugo Jim Butcher Patrick Rothfuss Sarah J Maas Andrzej Sapkowski Lois McMaster Bujold Joe Abercrombie

      On both Brandon and Dan’s mentions: Terry Brooks Philip Pullman Victoria Elizabeth Schwab Seanan McGuire Holly Black Robin Hobb Charlie N. Holmberg Brent Weeks Brian McClellan