Game of thrones season 6 about to ruin the books? George has "writers block".

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John2290 said:

CladInShadows said:

The one that immediately comes to mind is Malazan: Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.  Massive massive series, and probably an order of magnitude more complex than ASOIAF. Probably a little more "fantasy" and a little less "human." While it doesn't offer the exact same experience as ASOIAF, it is often mentioned in the same breath.

I'll give it a read but I very much doubt it. ASOIAF which is as much about the complex relationships, character development and the dialouge between them than the larger arch of Dragons and Ice beings. No other fantasty does it this well moment to moment while implying and working of such rich lore and then binds it all together in a grand high fantasy setting and story arch.

It is, and Malazan has a little less of that, but the complexity of the series is absolutely above that of ASOIAF. But it is also very much more of a fantasy series than ASOIAF.  That one is drama first and fantasy second. It's more about political intrigue, etc, and a good chunk of it (so far) could have taken place in any number of other settings. Malazan wears its fantasy on its sleeve.

But if you asked me which I preferred, I would definitely lean towards Malazan. It's an extremely difficult series to start up, but it's worth it.