The moment when you finished a good book series and don’t know which book to read next oo

Nothing on my to be read list interest me right now :-(

@V_ What genres do you enjoy? Maybe I can make a few recommendations.

@V_ Try subscribing to Scribd or Bookmate. You have millions of books there for a monthly fee to read. Enjoy.

@josephaleo I mostly read Fantasy, Science Fiction, and YA. Magic Schools are always a plus or alternate history / parallel world.

@mikiejones not sure if I want to go on the subscription train for books. Currently, my problem is more that I need to find a new series to start. It’s always work to enter a new world and get to know new personalities.

@V_ I think the best YA magic school book is Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of EarthSea. I think I re-read it every decade. It always holds up and I always find something new in it. Remarkable for such a thin novel.

Charles Stross’s Merchant Princes series is a neat take on a classic trope. It’s got magic and plenty of alternate histories.

I’m a fan of Bruce Sterling and I also just re-read his Heavy Weather novel. It was published n 1994 and it’s remarkably prescient (a wrecked climate, rampant viruses, crypto currencies, etc). It’s also showing its age but a great read.

I’m also a fan of the late Iain M. Banks, especially his Culture novels. The Player of Games is my favorite in the series.

Another author I love is Neal Stephenson and I recommend Cryptonomicon, The Diamond Age, and Snow Crash. I also think you’d adore The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., which he co-wrote with Nicole Galland.

Greg Egan writes the hardest of hard scifi and Diaspora is Egan at his mind blowing best.

Finally, if you want to try some grimdark, I highly recommend Thomas Ligotti’s My Work Is Not Yet Done.

That should get you through the summer :-)

@V_ I’m sure goodreads.com will have something for you :)

@V_ That’s when I open up my Instapaper backlog, sort by oldest first, and catch up on all that I’ve put off reading.

@V_ what are you into ??

@V_ I understand!

@V_ have you read Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear? Two of my favourite fantasy books. Magic, darkness, light, love, humour, intelligence, mystery, incredible moments of music and life. And a magic college too (it features prominently and is a super exciting place)😄I’ve read them twice over (I never do that) and got them on Audible as there’s a fantastic narrator.

@josephaleo I love the Merchant Princes series, still waiting for the last issue of the follow up series. And I think I’ve read nearly everything from Mr. Stross. I still have some issues open vom Urusla Le Guin, but that is usasually quite heavy to read – not something I want to do right now ;-)
I will checkout the other books/authors you’ve mentioned.

@hollyhoneychurch I’ loved that book! But given up hope that I will ever by able to read the conlusion of that series :-) And this series is certainly an example of a magic school done right.

@V_ did you read The Magicians? I haven’t but I have watched all the series on Prime and found it excitingly hilarious. Amazing actors and screenplay. Brutal in places, giggles in other bits. Super creative.

@hollyhoneychurch I started follow up series of His Dark Materials (as I liked that) but his writing style is quite hard to read for me so I have not yet read the second issue it’s still on the to be read list. Mortal Engine should be right up my alley (steampunk / airships) but I’ve lost interest after I think the third book – its sad – I like the world but not the protagonists. And HP I’m at the moment on another “reread” (via audiobook), I’ve lost count how many times I’ve read or listened that series.

@V_ which version? have you tried Stephen Fry? Books are so personal and subjective. I totally understand.

@hollyhoneychurch I’m not sure if I follow, Stephen Fry is the narator of the Harry Potter audiobook (and I like him very much) does he also write books?

@AndyNicolaides I’ve stumbled over it multiple times but I have not yet read it and I’ve forgotten about it again. I put the sample chapter of the first issue in my Kindle app so it does not happen again.

@V_ there’s another version of the audio Harry Potter series - the one usually available in the US. And yes, Stephen Fry also writes novels : )

@hollyhoneychurch thanks for the clarification! Looks like I’m lucky I have all books narrated by Stephen Fry.

@V_ yes!