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Looking for "R-rated", gritty, gorey high fantasy books (lemmy.world)
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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.

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[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Lies of Locke Lamora is beautifully written gritty fantasy. Thus far there are 3 books in the series.

I've never read the Warhammer 40K books so I can speak to the quality of writing, but the series definitely matches the genre of interest.

[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I really enjoyed reading 40k books when I was younger, but they're generally shit writing. The kind of complete schlock that is good when you want to turn off the brain.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The Gentleman Bastard sequence is fantastic, Lies of Locke Lamora hooked me so hard. Can't wait for the other 4 books. Highly recommend it.