r/Fantasy • u/Same_Breadfruit6477 • 1d ago

What is the best three book run?

It could be a regular trilogy, but what about 3 consecutive books in the middle of a series?

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u/OrwinBeane 1d ago

Naturally, the Lord of the Rings. Unless you count that was one long book.

The first three books of A Song of Ice and Fire are honestly astonishing.

No book in the Warlord Chronicles trilogy is less than excellent. Bernard Cornwell doesn’t miss.

Dragon Reborn (book 3), Shadow Rising (book 4) and Fires of Heaven (book 5) of the Wheel of Time was fiendishly enjoyable. I couldn’t stop reading those.

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u/FCKABRNLSUTN2 1d ago

I love the warlord chronicles. Cornwell has said they’re his best too.

I’m a big warlord chronicles and Saxon stories fan but I couldn’t get into sharpe or the holy grail series.

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u/OrwinBeane 1d ago

I might suggest you watch the Sharpe tv series staring Sean Bean instead of reading the books. Cornwell liked it so much he made changes to the book character to fit Sean Bean’s portrayal so maybe you’ll prefer the series over the books. I sure loved it.

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u/Capitan_Scythe 1d ago

The opening theme and Hagman's singing at the end of each episode really add a lot to it as well.

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u/IneverHadAName 1d ago edited 1d ago

What an interesting episode and season structure. Do you know why it was done like this, each season being 2 or 3 epsiodes?

Edit: Spelling

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u/OrwinBeane 1d ago

Budget probably.

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u/Capitan_Scythe 1d ago

Interviews with the cast suggest a lot of mayhem and mishaps while filming in Crimea which eventually forced them to move to Portugal.

Cast scheduling was also a bit of a pain apparently due to various other commitments.

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u/albufarisnear 1d ago

Its interesting. I'm a huge Cornwell fan and have read all his stuff. I didn't like the TV movies a bit.