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NeoMariner's avatar

Have you ever read Gene Wolfe? He is the great fantasy/sf author after Tolkien. Not as well known as many others because of the complexity of his stories and, I think, because his storytelling is quite antithetical to modern conceptions.

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Lynn Neumann's avatar

I found the Gormenghast fantasy series by Mervyn Peake to be very good. It takes place in a sprawling, decaying, Gothic structure filled with poetic style, complex psychology, plots driven by character interaction, and a strong sense of mood.

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