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Looking for "R-rated", gritty, gorey high fantasy books (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world
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I wanna read something that's fucking brutal with fighting and sex and all the things, but also WELL WRITTEN (so NOT George R.R. Martin, I can't stand his shit). I want Lord of the Rings on crack and steroids.

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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The Black Company by Glenn Cook is pretty dark. It's about a band of mercenaries taking part in a world war where there are basically no good guys. The first book stands well on its own, but it is part of a trilogy.

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'll add it to the list!

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Gods yes, awesome series for sure.

[-] dresden@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago

The world and the story is interesting, but for some reason I didn't like how the book is written. Have only read the first book though, got the whole trilogy as omnibus, so will eventually get to the next two books.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

While I enjoyed the whole trilogy, IMO the first book is definitely the best. If you didn't care for its style, you probably won't enjoy the other two.

They both have some DOPE set pieces tho

[-] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the info!

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