Lions of Al'Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay--beautiful, lyrical, alterna-history; no apparent 'magic' system. Marvelous.
To be quite technical, Lions isn't completely standalone...The Sarantine Mosaic books take place within that world, though during a different time period. As does "The Last Light Of The Sun" I believe.
Well, it's stand-alone because the story is over. Even if it's the same 'world' in the Sarantine Mosaic (which I did read) and Last Light (which I didn't), the story is over. Neither of these other books can be sequels in the proper sense. By your reckoning, Tigana wouldn't be stand-alone either, because it makes oblique references to the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy's world Your reckoning works better for a book like Ysabel.
Erm...Are you sure? I certainly don't remember anything in the Fionavar Tapestry that could connect up with Tigana. And the article on wikipedia says that it's *Ysabel* that's linked to the tapestry. Are you sure you don't have the two switched in your mind?
There's also "A Song for Arbonne" if you wish, though I'm less sure of its standalone nature. Still, it's a good book.
So you've read X and you want to read more books like it: Part Two
30/08/2009 06:35:01 PM
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Historical fiction.
30/08/2009 07:00:35 PM
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Patrick O'Brian
30/08/2009 07:03:35 PM
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You know
30/08/2009 07:08:50 PM
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Did you read the Horatio Hornblower series?
02/09/2009 12:17:00 AM
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Oh, there are Hornblower books?
02/09/2009 12:24:31 AM
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The first half. I've never been able to find the rest of them. *NM*
02/09/2009 01:10:11 AM
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Wars of Light and Shadow definantly need to be added to the list *NM*
30/08/2009 07:04:15 PM
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Re: Wars of Light and Shadow definantly need to be added to the list
31/08/2009 11:35:00 PM
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Slash, please!
30/08/2009 08:13:33 PM
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Oh, and Skin Folk
31/08/2009 01:52:58 AM
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I knew about A Companion to Wolves.
31/08/2009 03:22:38 AM
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So, I've read Shadow of the Wind
30/08/2009 10:06:30 PM
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The Historian
05/12/2011 04:56:40 AM
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Thanks for your contribution, but not many people are likely to find it here.
05/12/2011 10:14:04 PM
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Re: So you've read X and you want to read more books like it: Part Two
30/08/2009 10:20:05 PM
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The Holy Grail of recommendation requests.
31/08/2009 12:59:50 AM
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give Ken Scholes a shot
31/08/2009 05:37:11 PM
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Will do.
31/08/2009 11:26:57 PM
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I didn't think the characters were particularly week or one-dimensional
01/09/2009 03:42:06 AM
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comedic sci-fi mystery? *NM*
31/08/2009 03:57:52 AM
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Something like Michelle West's Sun Sword? *NM* *NM*
31/08/2009 04:49:51 AM
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i've always kind of wanted to make a website that does this sorta thing
31/08/2009 10:12:26 AM
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Librarything does it
21/09/2009 04:02:54 PM
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Their system isn't great.
26/09/2009 10:14:30 PM
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Re: Their system isn't great.
27/09/2009 10:07:53 AM
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Yeah, but the accuracy is way off....
27/09/2009 04:34:07 PM
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Re: Yeah, but the accuracy is way off....
28/09/2009 08:51:14 AM
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Human error? You are being way too nice. Btw, I have a link for you.
29/09/2009 10:02:35 AM
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Hehehehe. Heheheheheheheheheeheheheeheeheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh
29/09/2009 10:05:26 AM
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Something with a good magic system. *NM*
31/08/2009 01:57:00 PM
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gotta be more specific
31/08/2009 05:35:47 PM
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Something in-depth, and well used.
31/08/2009 07:16:54 PM
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Have you read Coldfire?
31/08/2009 11:33:18 PM
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Re: Hi, I want a book that seems like it was written on acid?
01/09/2009 12:24:01 AM
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People who say use the phrase "on acid" have rarely tried acid
29/09/2009 03:07:45 AM
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Agree with this list... I would have typed one very similar. *NM*
01/10/2009 03:21:31 PM
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Stand-alone novels
01/09/2009 02:31:07 AM
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Re: Stand-alone novels
03/09/2009 10:53:46 AM
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Well, yes and no and sequels
03/09/2009 12:46:50 PM
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Re: Well, yes and no and sequels
03/09/2009 02:18:40 PM
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Regarding Tigana (spoilers)
03/09/2009 03:33:08 PM
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By definition almost all of Kay's books are standalones.
03/09/2009 11:54:16 PM
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All except for these. *looks amused* *NM*
04/09/2009 01:09:57 AM
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*shrug* I probably should have said half his books are standalones.
04/09/2009 03:21:25 AM
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I'll just copy/paste this 2006 list posted on the OF Blog (all but one are available as one-vol.)
07/09/2009 11:10:26 PM
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Various Recommendations
03/09/2009 06:00:39 AM
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hehe, so you like Lois's fantasy too eh? *NM*
03/09/2009 10:57:37 AM
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Yep yep! *NM*
03/09/2009 01:46:53 PM
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Have either of you read her Vorkosigan/Barrayar series? *NM*
04/09/2009 09:20:59 PM
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Nope. Have you?
05/09/2009 12:39:14 AM
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~Forces self to remain calm and understated~
05/09/2009 03:22:37 AM
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~holds out library card~
05/09/2009 03:34:25 AM
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~Grins like a fool~
06/09/2009 01:54:22 AM
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Since I'm now a big fan of Angela Carter's work...
07/09/2009 11:04:30 PM
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No, I haven't read anything by her.
23/09/2009 08:53:27 PM
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I think you'd enjoy some of Angela Carter's works; I've managed to get one at this site to enjoy her
28/09/2009 12:19:39 AM
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If you want a spec fic/fantasyish book where characters actually tell each other what they know...
05/06/2010 04:39:01 PM
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After two years, I wonder if we should revise this thread and edit in newer books. Thoughts? *NM*
20/11/2011 10:37:27 PM
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Probably better to start a new one, people aren't huge fans of reviving old threads... *NM*
21/11/2011 10:21:31 PM
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These days, people here aren't fans of anything outside of expressing political opinions *NM*
22/11/2011 12:45:42 AM
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