Books like The Rune Lords
30 fantasy books to read after The Rune Lords, by Farland, David, the closest match first.
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1. A Tale Of Tales
by Farland, David
- Same series
- Same author
A 1962 Garth Williams classic, now in print for the first time as a Little Golden Book! “The pig has a tail with a curl and a bend. A snake...
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2. The Iron Tower Trilogy
by Mckiernan, Dennis L.
- On the same lists
No saving this one from the fall. Unashamedly put in the Terribly Written Books category.A shameless rip from Tolkien. And I mean a really, really, really shameless rip. If Terry...
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3. Dragonlance
by Weis, Margaret
- On the same lists
This one falls under the "Books That Were Good When You Were Young /New to Fantasy" category.These are simplistic popcorn-style fantasy that don't offer anything new to the genre or...
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4. The Wayfarer Redemption
by Douglass, Sara
- On the same lists
I feel no shame whatesoever attaching the "Terribly Written Books" category to this book/series.Superlatively insipid. And what an awful waste of time this book is. The number of stupid characters...
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5. Lord Of The Isles
by Drake, David
- On the same lists
Rightly in the "Terribly Written Books" category of baaaad fantasy.This one is pretty close to tying with IceWind Dale for the "most Insipidly Bland" fantasy series ever.Oh boy, where do...
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6. The Redemption Of Althalus
by Eddings, David
- On the same lists
This plot, characters, and writing was so bad in this book that, with a not-so-heavy heart, I have to rightly put in the "Terribly Written Books" category of baaaad fantasy....
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7. Exile's Honor
by Lackey, Mercedes
- On the same lists
Ok, I might take a lot of flak for this, but I think she is, in general, a horrific author. Her plots tend to muddle around in never-never-land and characters...
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8. Beyond The Pale
by Anthony, Mark
- On the same lists
I put this in the "Terribly Written Books" category.A new entry on this 2012 list.There were some initially vague similarities to The Wheel of Time, but that soon changed --...
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9. Alvin Maker
by Card, Orson Scott
- On the same lists
I'd put this in the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" category. I can't argue with Card's genius as a writer and the fact that he's usually a great writer, usually....
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10. The Eye Of Argon
by Theis, Jim
- On the same lists
So infamously bad that's its good. This short story has been a running joke for the past several decades and is actually quite infamous at various science fiction conventions and...
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11. The Ill-made Mute
by Dart-thornton, Cecilia
- On the same lists
Gets the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" as the book did get more praise than it rightly deserved. I'd also tack on the "Terribly Written Books" category too. However, in...
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12. Wit'ch Fire
by Clemens, James
- On the same lists
Wit'ch Fire, part one of The Banned and the Banished by James Clemens.Way, way too predictable, terribly written with a cast of unrealistic cardboard characters. These, of course are the...
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13. A Shadow On The Glass
by Irvine, Ian
- On the same lists
A terribly written series with book covers that look like they were ripped from a bad graphic artist who was on downers.I bought the first book, only to give it...
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14. Battlefield Earth
by Hubbard, L. Ron
- On the same lists
"Terribly Written Books" Supposedly the novel that founded Scientology. Too bad Scientology got off to a bad start -- there couldn't be a worse novel to found your faith on....
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15. Betrayal Of Krondor
by Feist, Raymond E.
- On the same lists
Definitely gets the "Terribly Written Books" tag.My God, terrible, terrible books. I do like some of Feist's other work, namely his Magician series and his Empire trilogy. But when I...
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16. Eragon
by Paolini, Christopher
- On the same lists
A YA tetralogy that focus on the adventures of a young man and his dragon.
"Terribly Written Books" and "Books That Were Good When You Were Young /New to Fantasy: and "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" categories fit this series nicely.What do you get when...
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17. The Desert Spear
by Brett, Peter V.
- On the same lists
"Books with Bad Sequels" and for part of the book due to the absolute ridicious plot threads and characters the Terribly Written Books category.I absolutely loved the first book --...
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18. The Guardians Of The Flame
by Rosenberg, Joel
- On the same lists
Probably a book that most of you haven't read but it's basically a bunch of drivel about a conniving cast of college kids who get sucked into a D&D board...
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19. The Eye Of The Dragon
by King, Stephen
- On the same lists
I normally like Steven King -- he's a talented writer and a master of the horror genre. But when he tries his hand at pure fantasy, bad, bad things happen....
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20. The Rune Lords
by Farland, David
- Same author
From Publishers WeeklyThe breathless third installment of Farland's second Runelords quartet opens with the cliffhanger from 2007's Sons of the Oak: flameweaver wizard Fallion Orden, son of the Earth King,...
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21. The Fifth Sorceress
by Newcomb, Robert
- On the same lists
This one falls under the "Terribly Written Books" categoryOh man, what can I say about this except that it's probably one of the worst written novels in the history of...
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22. Sword Of Truth
by Goodkind, Terry
- On the same lists
The first book in the Sword of Truth series introduces a classic Epic Fantasy story with an unlikely hero fighting against evil.
This one falls under the "Terribly Written Books" category AND the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype". Woah, double kill!Some people might be wondering why bestselling author Terry Goodkind is missing...
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23. Gor
by Norman, John
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These belong to the "Controversial Books" category. A few people love them, but most hate the books -- mainly due to the author's strident views towards women.There's supposed to be...
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24. Forgotten Realms
by Greenwood, Ed
- On the same lists
These, in my estimation, are pretty similar to Dragonlance books. There are a ton of them, they are easy to read, feature uncomplicated plots and cardboard cutout characters. But, they...
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25. The Belgariad
by Eddings, David
- On the same lists
The protagonist was brought up on a farm and while he does not believe the old stories, he is soon led on a quest of magic, danger, and prophecy.
There are five books in this series – the first being Pawn of Prophecy. This isn't fantasy with a lesson. Nor is it fantasy with emotional depth. And it doesn't...
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26. The Runelords
by Farland, David
- Same author
David Farland’s Runelords series may be divisive in some regards, but his unique magic systemsare hard to deny. The concept of Endowments is by far the most interesting of the...
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27. Brotherhood Of The Wolf
by Farland, David
- Same author
Volume Two of The Runelords Raj Ahtan, ruler of Indhopal, has used enough forcibles to transform himself into the ultimate warrior: The Sum of All Men. Ahtan seeks to bring...
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28. Wizardborn
by Farland, David
- Same author
Book Three of The Runelords Certain works of fantasy are immediately recognizable as monuments, towering above the rest of the category. Authors of those works, such as Stephen R. Donaldson,...
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29. The Lair Of Bones
by Farland, David
- Same author
Gaborn's kingdom of Mystarria is in ruins, four powerful kings move to seize its territory, and an army of Reavers rises from the underworld to destroy humanity. The wizardborn Averan...
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30. Sons Of The Oak
by Farland, David
- Same author
The death of the supernatural Earth King, Gaborn, sets off a revolution by powerful immortal beings who are targeting Gaborn's son Fallion.
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