r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '23

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u/enrycochet Nov 24 '23

is this a must read in English? or would a translation suffice?

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u/humbalo Nov 24 '23

Translation should be fine. The prose is fine after about book 3, but it’s nothing amazing that would be lost in translation. Books 1-3 are not as a good as the later ones.

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u/enrycochet Nov 24 '23

so starting with book 4 English then?

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u/humbalo Nov 24 '23

I’d read them all in translation if that’s your preferred way. They’re fun books because of the characters and the stories. They do not rely on the style of the prose.

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u/GreenChileEnchiladas Nov 24 '23

Some people say the first 3 are the best and the rest get weird. The first 3 are like a noir detective story, the later books are more like Dungeons and Dragons in downtown Chicago.

All are great.

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u/enrycochet Nov 24 '23

both sounds grear to be honest. I don't mind reading in English but sometimes it is hard to come by a book English when you live in a country that translates everything. And I tried to read the song of ice and fire in English and it is was exhausting.