Just coming to the end of a re-read of 1984, after which I'm going to have a go at book one of the Demon Cycle. I'm way behind on fantasy books and it sounds pretty interesting.
The Warded Man is an excellent read, you'll find it hard to do anything else while you're enjoying that book.
....Like most authors who write in this genre, his protagonist is godlike and followers and fame flow to him.
ugh…that drives me nuts. I like flawed/interesting protagonists…I remember some series I started about some warrior guy who was godlike and just so 'friggin' awesome…' I soldiered through the book then buried it deep in my bookcase.
I think I read that book too and also buried it. Can't stand those either. That's why I enjoy books like the Farseer series.
I'm looking for something different to read, wonder if anyone has suggestions. Something in the realm of Dark Fantasy Horror Romance Gothic Period Piece. Something along the lines of Sleepy Hollow mixed in with Jane Eyre, Phantom of the Opera, and some good old fantasy magic thrown in for fun. Does this exist (that's great read)?
Something a bit different that fits some of your requirements - The Essex Serpent. Dark fantasy/Jane Eyre/Gothic period piece - that sort of thing. Not so much the fantasy magic.
Man, that sad game only wishes it had the awesomeness of that book. After the Covenant series, Rothfuss's series is my second favourite of all time, I've been waiting for the third volume for……a bit. Don't ever do the disservice of putting this in television or film formats, it would only cheapen the tale.
Took me a bit to get through the final book of the Demon Cycle, with all the hockey action on the past few days, and I am disappointed. Not like "The Passage" disappointed, but wow, did the final book focus on a lot of minutia that I didn't give a damn about. Still a good series to read and check out for yourselves as opinions can vary, I just thought the first book was, by far, the best.