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What Are Lemmy's Favorite Books that Mix Fantasy & Science Fiction? (lemmy.ml)
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My favorite is the Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • The Captain by Will Wight
  • The Shadows of Dust by Alec Hutson
  • Portal to Nova Roma by J.R. Mathews
  • Starship's Mage by Glynn Stewart
[โ€“] the 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just finished The Captain. It's so good. I love both Will Wight and Alec Hutson and it seems we have similar taste (good taste ๐Ÿ˜€)

Any other book recommendations?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Some of favorite fantasy books:

  • Cradle by Will Wight
  • Mage Errant by John Bierce
  • Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
  • The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
  • Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
  • The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
  • Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
  • The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
  • The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang

Some of my favorite sci-fi:

  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
  • The Martian by Andy Weir
  • Sourdough by Robin Sloan
  • Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • Foundation by Isaac Asimov
  • Red Rising by Pierce Brown
  • Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans by Brian P. Rubin
  • Daros by Dave Dobson
  • The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

I also started a blog couple of years back for reviews: https://learnbyexample.github.io/escapist-reviews/