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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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Sanderson is a great airport read.

I wouldn't recommend it outside of that context. It's nothing special.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    He's great at coming up with magic systems but he's basically a very talented YA writer.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I've heard great things about Malazan. I should probably pick that up.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I just finished Gardens of the Moon. In order to keep track of everyone, I made my own wiki. It felt like watching Eriksson play a war game.

    I'm taking a break as the style isn't interesting to me. I hear his writing becomes more intimate and visceral in the rest of the series. Looking forward to this in book 2. Sort of wish I started with book 2 since none or few of the characters carry over.

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