(June 21, 2014 at 4:15 pm)GalacticBusDriver Wrote: I haven't read any Feist yet, but he's been recommended to me several times. Any particular book I should look for? Any I should avoid?
I wouldn't say there are any that should necessarily be avoided (almost everything Feist has written is a part of his Riftwar Cycle meta-series and that's like two dozen books). I would start with Magician (it is often sold in paperback split into two books, Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master). If you found Jordan derivative, you should be forewarned that these books start out even more adherent to fantasy conventions and don't tend to stray terribly far.
If that doesn't interest you, he and Janny Wurts co-authored the Empire Trilogy, which focuses on political intrigue amongst the initial antagonists of the Riftwar books. They are related to the main series and reference it on occasion, but for the most part, you can enjoy them on their own, and they are a lot less reliant on standard fantasy tropes. It's basically a lighter, softer Game of Thrones.
If I was to give Sanderson a try on his own merits, where would you suggest I begin?
