The big names in fantasy

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Well done on getting publised!

So, big names;

George RR Martin of course

Brandon Sanderson is becoming big as you mentioned. You said you've read Elantris and Mistborn, but I recommend reading the Way of Kings, the first novel in his new series; The Stormlight Archive. I predict as the Stormlight Archive continues he'll get even bigger.

Philip Pullman's pretty big too, check him out
 
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Dave Hardy said:
Now for fast pace & strong characterization I might recommend The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson. A true classic, and frankly a bit overlooked. It's a dark, dark fantasy mash-up of Faerie & Norse legend. Brief too, certainly in comparison to the tendency toward trilogies, quartets, dozen+ series each volume thicker than the last. My tastes were formed by reading authors who came out of the pulps where short-stories & novellas flourished.
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Now THAT looks interesting. :)


Smiling Ted said:
And congrats on the book deal!
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Hirvan said:
Well done on getting publised!
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Thanks and thanks. :)


Brandon Sanderson is becoming big as you mentioned. You said you've read Elantris and Mistborn, but I recommend reading the Way of Kings, the first novel in his new series; The Stormlight Archive. I predict as the Stormlight Archive continues he'll get even bigger.
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Yeah, I've started with the Way of Kings, but frankly it isn't really grabbing me so far.

Thanks everyone, for all the suggestions so far. Amazon just turned into a goldmine.
 
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