A Listing of Personal Favorites - Books that Have stuck with me

Hello Gaiscioch! I am an avid Fantasy, sometimes sci-fi reader.  Here is a simple list for you to peruse of books I personally have enjoyed and have stuck with me over the years.  Some of these have romance in them, some of them do not, some are dark and some are hopeful. My hope is that there will be something for everyone. 

For those with a Kindle Unlimted Account/still free to read with a Kindle Unlimited Account:

• The Saltwater Heir (The Blood and Water Saga, book 1) by Cassidy Clarke 
• The Phoenix Priest (The Blood and Water Saga, book 2) by Cassicy Clarke 
• The Heresy Within: The Ties that Bind book 1 (First Earth Saga) by Rob J. Hayes (a bit dark, with many stand-alone yet connected books in the series.) 
• Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
• An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson - A young artist navigating the dangerous twists and turns of the Fae, bargains and careful words with romance too
• King of Scars (King of Scars Duology Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo 
• We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya Book 1), by Hafsah Faizal 
• Smoke and Stone (City of Sacrifics Book 1) by Michael R. Fletcher - This is a Grim dark fantasy, with dark themes. Skip if not your cuppa tea. 
• Aching God (Iconoclasts book 1) by Mike Shel - A Dark, D&Desque book about old, corrupted gods and their twisted dungeons and ruins featuring themes of dealing with PTSD. Skip if not your cuppa tea. 

Purchased Books: 

• Low Town, Daniel Polansky

• Watergivers series, Glenda Larke

• Bel Dame Apocrypha Series, Kameron Hurley

• The Necromancer Chronicles, Amanda Downum

• Dragon Jousters, Mercedes Lackey

• The Westlands, Deverry, Dragon Mage series by Katherine Kerr

• Runelords, David Darland

• Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier

• Takeshi Kovacs, Richard K. Morgan

• Long Price Quartet, Daniel Abraham

• Codex Alera, Jim Butcher

• Rose of the Prophet, Margaret Weis

• Crown of Stars, Kate Elliott

• Abhorsen, Garth Nix

• Shadows of the Apt, Adrian Tchaikovsky

• Sword of Shadows, J.V. Jones

• Fallen Blade, Kelly McCullough

• The Dagger and the Coin, Daniel Abraham

• Craft Sequence, Max Gladstone

• Moontide Quartet, David Hair

• Greatcoats, Sebastien de Castell

• The Draconis Memoria, Anthony Ryan

• Strange the Dreamer, Laini Taylor

• The Daevabad Trilogy, S.A. Chakraborty

• Tensorate, Neon Yang

• The Raveling, Alec Hutson

• Raven's Mark, Ed McDonald

• The Merciful Crow, Margaret Owen

• The Sixth World, Rebecca Roanhorse

• Iconoclasts, Mike Shel

• The Black Iron Legacy, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

• Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko

• Mages of the Wheel, J.D. Evans

• The Councillor, E.J. Beaton

• An Enchantment of Ravens, Margaret Rogerson

• The Covenant of Steel, Anthony Ryan

• Shadowbridge, Gregory Frost

• The Gravedigger Chronicles, Alan Campbell

• The Wells of Sorcery, Django Wexler

• Teixcalaan, Arkady Martine

Honorable mentions that are usually p. popular: The Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones, The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastards), The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices), The Stormlight Archives, Sevenwaters, The Broken Earth Series.

Hi Jahnya!

Thanks for sharing this list - I too am a fantasy novel fanatic. Have you by any chance read the Inheritance Series by Christopher Paolini? They're so fun. He also has a SciFi series called "The Fractalverse" but I have not jumped into these yet. Just thought I'd share a favorite with a fellow avid reader as well! 

Cheers!

Sin

One that I would mention is the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. That is a really great story arc over 8 or nine books. I loved it. 

Hey Sindarin! I did try to get into Eragorn, but it just wasn't the butter to my toast, the jam to my peanut butter if you will. Hey HousecarlKarl! Sword of the Truth's first few books were really great! I felt like things got a little lost though as books kept coming out and time went on. Definitely not bad, either! 

I did forget to mention the Malazan Book of the Fallen series as a popular fantasy series, too, but only because it can be a hard and divisive read. It's one of those, "you either love it or can't stand it," sort of things. In fact, I had started and stopped the first book for several years before finally digging in. It's not an easy read, but it can be a good one. 

Does anyone here use GoodReads or TheStoryGraph? I've love to add you on either one, see what everyone's reading! You can find me on good reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/294963-hot-pink-mess

I know this thread is kinda' old but I thought I would add some of my recent favorites. These are all Science Fiction, my favorite reading material besides computer technical books - LOL.

The Silo Series by Hugh Howey

The Lost Fleet Series by Jack Campbell

The Makers Series by Michael McCollum

The Antares Trilogy by Michael McCollum

Ringworld and The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

All great reads. I enjoyed them thoroughly and hopefully you will too.

LuckyHamster

Even old, anyone is welcome to share their books! I love hearing about them, and its always a chance for me to add more to my massive To Be Read Pile! 

As someone who is always on the lookout for my next great read, I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to glean inspiration from your suggestions. There truly is something for everyone among the books recommended here!