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New gritty fantasy books to read ?- running low

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#1
cassan
Feb 09, 2012 11:15:30 So the kind of books I like to read are trilogies with gritty fighting and more grown up content.

Examples

Night angel trilogy by Brent Weeks

The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

got any more like that?
#2
damixmastermike
Feb 10, 2012 16:42:50 Song of Ice and Fire series was great but it is a tad dry at times. I am currently reading Gardens of the Moon which is a 7 on the gritty scale.
#3
Count_Von_CoC
Feb 10, 2012 17:52:11 The Hunger Games trilogy is more of a YA type, but it still has gritty fighting in a futuristic setting. If you want a longer series, go with the Dresdden Files (up to book 10 or 11 now). The early Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books are a gritty White Wolf-type setting; the more recent ones are almost soft-core porn, though. :/
#4
ADHadh
Feb 10, 2012 19:40:01 The Witcher books? I have little idea how the translation is going along.
#5
trappedslider
Feb 10, 2012 21:43:26
The Hunger Games trilogy is more of a YA type, but it still has gritty fighting in a futuristic setting. If you want a longer series, go with the Dresdden Files (up to book 10 or 11 now).

14 books now and I second both The Hunger Games and Dresden files
#6
Mad_Jack
Feb 10, 2012 22:04:53
I am currently reading Gardens of the Moon which is a 7 on the gritty scale.

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series (Gardens of the Moon is the first book) by Steven Erickson is great, and you're not likely to run out of reading material anytime soon - it's ten 800-page books, plus at least three other smaller novels/short story collections (by collaborating author Ian C. Esselmont) set in the same world.
The author is an archaeologist and anthropologist and the world the books are set in was originally his homebrewed GURPS campaign.

Also check out Glen Cook's The Black Company series - he's one of the authors that inspired Erickson...

#7
cassan
Feb 11, 2012 7:31:06

Also check out Glen Cook's The Black Company series - he's one of the authors that inspired Erickson...

I don't normally read science fiction but Black Company was totally awesome.
#8
grehnhewe
Feb 11, 2012 8:28:40 I hate to be redundant, but I have to recommend China Mieville. His stuff fits the bill. Try out Perdido Street Station.

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#1 cassan Feb 09, 2012 11:15:30	So the kind of books I like to read are trilogies with gritty fighting and more grown up content. Examples Night angel trilogy by Brent Weeks The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie got any more like that?
#2 damixmastermike Feb 10, 2012 16:42:50	Song of Ice and Fire series was great but it is a tad dry at times. I am currently reading Gardens of the Moon which is a 7 on the gritty scale.
#3 Count_Von_CoC Feb 10, 2012 17:52:11	The Hunger Games trilogy is more of a YA type, but it still has gritty fighting in a futuristic setting. If you want a longer series, go with the Dresdden Files (up to book 10 or 11 now). The early Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter books are a gritty White Wolf-type setting; the more recent ones are almost soft-core porn, though. :/
#4 ADHadh Feb 10, 2012 19:40:01	The Witcher books? I have little idea how the translation is going along.
#5 trappedslider Feb 10, 2012 21:43:26	The Hunger Games trilogy is more of a YA type, but it still has gritty fighting in a futuristic setting. If you want a longer series, go with the Dresdden Files (up to book 10 or 11 now). 14 books now and I second both The Hunger Games and Dresden files
#6 Mad_Jack Feb 10, 2012 22:04:53	I am currently reading Gardens of the Moon which is a 7 on the gritty scale. The Malazan Book of the Fallen series (Gardens of the Moon is the first book) by Steven Erickson is great, and you're not likely to run out of reading material anytime soon - it's ten 800-page books, plus at least three other smaller novels/short story collections (by collaborating author Ian C. Esselmont) set in the same world. The author is an archaeologist and anthropologist and the world the books are set in was originally his homebrewed GURPS campaign. Also check out Glen Cook's The Black Company series - he's one of the authors that inspired Erickson...
#7 cassan Feb 11, 2012 7:31:06	Also check out Glen Cook's The Black Company series - he's one of the authors that inspired Erickson... I don't normally read science fiction but Black Company was totally awesome.
#8 grehnhewe Feb 11, 2012 8:28:40	I hate to be redundant, but I have to recommend China Mieville. His stuff fits the bill. Try out Perdido Street Station.