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What is the fantasy book/series everyone should read? (sh.itjust.works)
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So I grew up very sheltered and isolated from society and as a result missed out on a lot of pop culture and other common things. I love to read, and I really enjoy fantasy and DnD and those types of things and I'm trying to find and catch up on the great fantasy books/series that every fantasy lover/nerd should know. I'm not as interested in sci-fi, but I'm willing to read the "great" ones too. What would you recommend?

Series I've read: The Lord of the Rings The Witcher The Dark Tower The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Dungeon Crawler Karl

Update to add also read: Wheel of Time Most of the Stormlight Archive The Hobbit

I'm just starting my first Discworld book.

Edit: Thanks everyone! Keep them coming, I'm going to make a list with all the suggestions and start working through them.

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[–] 37 points 7 months ago (3 children)

His dark materials aka the Northern Lights series. I read it as a young teen and again as an adult. Really good.

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  • [–] 13 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Whenever I see someone asking for book recommendations, I always seek out comments like yours or make one if I don’t find it.

    His Dark Materials aka Northern Lights (Golden Compass in US) is a really good one. I was 12 when I read the first one. It’s such a good story and I remember anxiously waiting for the 2nd and 3rd books to be published. When my friends started reading HP #1, I was already 2 books deep into HDM and was fully engulfed in Lyra’s story. HDM is a superior series that I think all children should read.

    I read it again as an adult and realized how much those books really shaped my world view. Philip Pullman is an amazing storyteller.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Just a note to add that if OP does dig in to HDM, bear in mind that there are only three books. There are three more books masquerading as a continuation of Lyra's story, but they can be safely disregarded as they are a nonsense.

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