I wanna read something that's fucking brutal with fighting and sex and all the things, but also WELL WRITTEN (so NOT George R.R. Martin, I can't stand his shit). I want Lord of the Rings on crack and steroids.
Check out the work of Fritz Lieber especially his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Series. They are short stories but compiled into books now. Great intro to sword and sorcery.
Also the book series as a huge influence on DnD since Gary Gygax was a big fan
Do you like swords and sorcery? Sounds more like that genre than high fantasy. Not that I'm the genre police.
I didn't even know that was a thing, so yes, I'll take it!
Check out the work of Fritz Lieber especially his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Series. They are short stories but compiled into books now. Great intro to sword and sorcery.
Also the book series as a huge influence on DnD since Gary Gygax was a big fan
Cool. It's mostly older stuff but here's some info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_and_sorcery