Absolutely agree about the Tolkien movies. Such a joy to watch those. I can see how the end of wheel of time could be a let down, specially because of all the expectation attached with sandersons task. Difficult for me to imagine what it would be like for Jordan to have finished it.

Yeah I need to start screening my choices now and check if the series is finished lol. But I don't think I'd be able to do that. There's a lot of books you've mentioned that I haven't heard of(Belgariad and Pern) . I must check them out cheers!

Malazan is finished. It's the series they warn you about lol. It's supposedly the final boss of fantasy series. Very regularly touted as "hard to get into, but so worth it". And I'd agree with that. Check out their subreddit on here.

I used to love steam punk as a genre in gaming.(and usually there's some lore surrounding the game) Haven't really read something steam punk. Although I do love to imagine the prequels to Dune being steampunk-y.

I'll take your word for it then and be thankful for the desensitisation haha.

Some works are meant to be savoured after letting them marinate on your list :D

It's so interesting that you mention the movies enhanced your experience of Tolkien. I feel like the LotR franchise is the only one where this is possible. Most of the other major works of fantasy which have been made into moving media are really disappointing. And to begin with I am staunchly against fantasy being bought to the screen. They just won't be able to do it justice.

I loved wheel of time (there's a show now and I hate how it's caught up in current TV-show tropes ughh).

Dune - Moreso the prequels rather than the original.

Storm light archive - This one ties together everything I love about fantasy but is ongoing and I might be dead before it's done. Annoying.

I think Kingkiller chronicles are a grade below the actual hype around them.

The lightbringer series has a delightful magic system.

Absolutely in love with Malazan and I think that would end up being my favourite.

Totally forgot about the Dark tower series before posting. I love the melancholy and how often the fourth wall is broken there.

I keep chasing the fantasy high, maybe I'm too tunnel visioned on that to let other stuff bother me. Reading malazan right now after having put it off for years and now I'm just afraid I've run out of the best we have available to us.

I'd be envious of your sensitivity lol, because that would increase the spectrum of things I could enjoy yeah.

That makes sense too :) cheers

There's not many instances like you mentioned. I remember just one more softcore event, which is pretty crucial to the story line actually. Series is worth it though. I enjoyed it when I was 25-26. Don't think I'd like it now.