So for Christmas along with buying the usual gift cards for the family I like to get myself a book series. I also decided to buy my first Manga. With the Manga I decided to see if I can find a cheap copy of Fist of the Notth Star since I saw it a few months ago and love it. If I can’t find it I’ll get Robotech since it’s the first anime I ever was exposed to thanks to my older brother.
I’ve been debating between the Witcher or Elric books. I’ve been told since I like Conan and Ice and Fire books I’d love Elric but since Witcher is being butchered I kinda want to read it (similar reason why I bought Wheel of Times books when the show was announced). I eventually plan on getting the other book series in early spring but which should I buy first?
It is required whenever someone inquires after a new fantasy series to mention Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. It is really a cut above the rest. This is technically a spoiler (but only if you're braindead), but BotNS is between SciFi and Fantasy. In my opinion Book of the New Sun is to SciFi what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy.
Wow. That is high praise! I’ll have to check it out
Cool. I hope you get a chance to read it, but don't dive too deeply into wikis or anything like that while looking into it. The reader is meant to struggle a bit trying to figure out what the heck the narrator is talking about.
Seconded. A great book, and I don't see it mentioned nearly enough.