I put this on my WTR two years ago after watching the show, which I loved. I went in knowing they mostly just shared the same title.
Reading it, I found that wasn't quite true. Oh, the two are vastly different, no doubts about that, but you can see the building blocks behind some of the show. It was quite interesting, actually, to learn what was the same, what was twisted slightly, and what was made up by the show entirely. I also thought the characters were much crazier in the book, especially Juliana. 😂☺️
It was great, but I wanted more. I loved Fitz, but I also loved Liveship and Rain Wilds. I would have dearly loved some of their POVs in the final book.
I have picked out ~300 fantasy books to read next year. A few rereads, a few reread and finish, and some completely new to me.
First Law
Shattered Seas
Prince of Nothing + Aspect Emperor
Demon Cycle
Bound and the Broken
Traitor Son Cycle
Dragonblood Assassin
Seven Realms + Shattered
Dragonrider Chronicle, Heritage & Legacy
Saga of the Forgotten Warrior
Vagrant Gods
Greatcoats
Belgariad (may finish this year instead)
Bladeborn
Malazan
Onore
Darkness Within
Moontide Quartet + Sunsurge
Aaron Hodges
Hierarchy
Wheel of Time
Kings Dark Tidings
Dance of Light
Dark Ascension
A Chorus of Dragons
Dragon Spirits
Ascendant Kingdoms
Chronicles of the Necromancer
Songs of Chaos
Shattering of Kingdoms
Erland Saga
Ash and Sand
Wings of War
Seven Virtues
Phillip Quaintrell
Elmerian
Rhenwars
Velhor
Ember in the Ashes
Scepter of Mercy
Lightbringer
Shadow Campaigns
Aldoran
Ketty Jay
Captain of the Guard
Riyria
Guzen commented...
I have picked out ~300 fantasy books to read next year. A few rereads, a few reread and finish, and some completely new to me.
First Law Shattered Seas Prince of Nothing + Aspect Emperor Demon Cycle Bound and the Broken Traitor Son Cycle Dragonblood Assassin Seven Realms + Shattered Dragonrider Chronicle, Heritage & Legacy Saga of the Forgotten Warrior Vagrant Gods Greatcoats Belgariad (may finish this year instead) Bladeborn Malazan Onore Darkness Within Moontide Quartet + Sunsurge Aaron Hodges Hierarchy Wheel of Time Kings Dark Tidings Dance of Light Dark Ascension A Chorus of Dragons Dragon Spirits Ascendant Kingdoms Chronicles of the Necromancer Songs of Chaos Shattering of Kingdoms Erland Saga Ash and Sand Wings of War Seven Virtues Phillip Quaintrell Elmerian Rhenwars Velhor Ember in the Ashes Scepter of Mercy Lightbringer Shadow Campaigns Aldoran Ketty Jay Captain of the Guard Riyria