Looking for "R-rated", gritty, gorey high fantasy 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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[-] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

"Malazan: The Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson has probably got what you need.

The main series is 10 books long, and they are amongst the most violent, brutal, but ultimately very well-written series I've ever (so far) read (still on Book 5).

Books 2 and 3 were too dark for my tastes but I plugged on through and I'm loving it. Great characters, wonderful dialogue, and way less obsessed with Food as GRRM

[-] Kingofclubs615@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I listen to audio books while I work and have been hunting for new long stories to listen to. I'll definitely be grabbing this one.

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