Yeah, it’s hard to be a high-fantasy fan these days and not include a link to Brandon Sanderson. Not only are they great books, but you can spend days (weeks?) digging through the Coppermind just trying to find every little easter egg hidden throughout the Cosmere. And if you’re not a fantasy fan, you can always check out his young adult books, which I’ve also spent hours of time reading when I should have been sleeping.
Pierce Brown’s Red Rising is a great science fiction series that has an almost Roman feel to it in some ways. It really feels like Hunger Games meets Star Wars. The books have a compelling story that keeps you hooked right from the beginning. I recently reread it and found that I loved it even more than I did the first time. The characters I mostly ignored the first time around became my favorites.
Now, I haven’t had time to read Weeks’ newest series, titled Lightbringer, but it’s been on my list for a long time. I have, however, read the Night Angel. In Night Angel you’ll find deadly assassins, epic battles, and meaningful characters.
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