Re: Good, Deep, Fantasy/Sci-Fi Series (for Older Readers)
[ QUOTE ][*]The Farseer Trilogy - Have heard it's very good and is probably the next on my list. Would love to hear more about it.
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The Farseer Trilogy isn't terribly deep, but it is very, very entertaining. It's got all you may look for except for a deep, thoughtfully created background. Nevertheless, my favourite fantasy read in the last few years.
As for sci-fi, I really love Ian M. Banks' books. No big sagas or series as far as I have read, but the book "The Player of Games" alone was for me so remarkably different, I got all hooked on his books after reading it.
Currently, I'm scuttling through some of Peter F. Hamilton's trilogies (Night's Dawn at the moment). They're also semi-dragging at times, but (imo) with more thought put into the background events, history, etc, than Bank's books. Might be more your type?
Don't get me wrong, not terribly deep, but probably on par with Tolkien's level of details.
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