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If he liked Robin Hobb would he like..?

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Neskah:
I have a large ecclectic reading collection, all doggy eared and well loved/worn.

Now. I've gotten my BF into reading. Gamer/anime/IT/Rugged outdoors boy. When he helped me move into my flat he picked up Assassins Apprentice, and I guess he thought it was something other then it was, with a lot more gore and killing. None the less hours later i still couldn't pull him away from it. Many months have since passed and he's read the Farseers, Liveship Traders, and The Golden Man trilogies. He's also completed the Soldier Son series.

And I don't know what else to recommend him.

I know I WANT him to be Pratchett fan, but I'm hesitent to push it on him, as if you enter the series with the wrong expectations it could ruin it. I think he's like Bryce Courtney but thought I'd keep him moving on the fantasy vein to begin with. I doubt he's tolerate Robert Jordan tho, I'm not sure about Raymond Feist, I think he'd like Matthew Reilly for a giggle, but not sure....

So If you've Read Hobb, what else have you enjoyed?

ViolentDove:
He might enjoy George R.R. Martin's series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Very well written fantasy that combines politics, brutal warfare and generally believable characters. No elves or anything like that.

And if you do try and get him into Pratchett, then start with the City Watch books, I reckon.

Nodaisho:
I agree with the city watch recommendation. Those are my favorites, especially Night Watch, but you could probably figure out which of those he would like best.

jimbunny:
Dune?

Neskah:
Oh! Dune!

Yeah he's mentioned Dune before. Not the reading, I think maybe he grew up on the games or movies. Yeah the books might be good. Not to heavy tho. YOu gotta understand he's only really just discovered reading for pleasure this past year, I dont' want to scare him off hehehe

I've heard of the Song of Ice and Fore series, but haven't read it myself. Sounds good though. Even I get tired of the Magic elf theme.

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