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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    I remember a book series called “something of Krondor” or “Krondor the something” that was really violent and brutal. They made some RPGs based on it too, but I don’t think they were ever popular; I have never encountered anyone else who ever read the books or played the games.

    Read 'em in highschool and I haven’t really thought about it since which is why I can’t really remember the complete title or who the author was.

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      I have never encountered anyone else who ever read the books or played the games.

      Well now you have. I played (and finished) Betrayal at Krondor.

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        That game was fun, but it was really big and easy to get bogged down by like halfway through it. I started it a lot but never managed to get through it all.

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        I never got to play the full game, myself. Had a demo of it on one of those CDs that had like 50 “games” on it, all demos or shareware versions. But it is what made me notice the first book I read after seeing it in my high school’s library, since I recognized the name already.

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      Krondor the Betrayal by Raymond E Feist

      All his books are great and most are connected in one big world (though you don’t have to read them as one epic series to enjoy them). Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master are commonly 2 of my top recommendations for people getting into fantasy.

      A bunch are on sale on Kobo right now too.