u/pulkit217

Hey folks
Just finished reading Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill and man was it awesome!
But having read so much action fantasy books with so much lore and world building, I want to cleanse my palette with something chill.
Maybe a standalone or a small series with funny characters on an adventure (action is optional).
Open to suggestions to any other fantasy or scifi books that are a breath of fresh air (even if these don't exactly fit this criteria)

Previous reads that I enjoyed:
Mistborn og trilogy
Bloodsworn saga
Warbreaker

I just finished reading OWAR and HOOOOLLLLYYYY SHIIITTTT.
First 10/10 of the series if I count out The Exile.
Man does Ryan do a fantastic job of fleshing out so many characters from differing factions, having their own choices and paths, painting a beautiful world with good lore, sweeping action scenes and amazing beatiful storytelling.
And how do I even describe when the POVs collide such as >!Ella meeting her brothers, Calen finally snapping at Aeson, Farda coming with Ella to Aravell and sooo much more!<.
Having read Mistborn og trilogy before and The Bloodsworn Saga, this has been a truly epic fantasy series on a scale I haven't encountered before!
I cannot wait to read OEAD but I think I will be taking a break coz this one was chunky and the next novella and OEAD are even more.
Anyways, just wanted to say that Ryan's done a marvellous job and I am soooo hooked!

Can you guys please suggest some books to cleanse my palette?
In addition to the books I mentioned earlier, I just read Warbreaker before I stopped reading OWAR a third of the way because this series is too choncc.
I would like to step away a bit from similar fantasy series with dragons and so much action on an epic scale.
Maybe something scifi or some other fantasy book or small series?
I was thinking maybe Elantris? Thoughts?

Hello
Recently, I made it to Book 3 but while reading the series, it has helped to keep looking at the map of Epheria.
However, I have tried to find Ardhome (idk how to spell it properly, I listen to the audiobook) but I just never could find it on the map?
Also, in book 1, it made no sense to my why the group would go to Darkwood to get to Belduar? I get that there was that teleportation thing but wasn't Belduar much closer to Midhaven?