I'm surprised I don't see this author mentioned more on here, figured it was worth a new thread. I'm finishing up the latest Half-Orc books right now and it's solid as usual. He has a ton of books out and is a publishing machine. It's the standard fantasy stuff that we all tend to like, a bit like Abercrombie/Lynch. Plenty of good action, great character development and minimal/almost no cheese. He writes some seriously brutal combat scenes too.
All of his books take place in the same world, so a lot of the main characters appear in all of the different series.
Shadowdance (assassins):
Shadowdance series by David Dalglish
Half-Orcs (gods/angels/demons, general sword + sorcery fare):
Half-Orcs series by David Dalglish
The Paladins (gods/demons again, kind of a light vs dark or good vs evil theme, focused on two main characters):
The Paladins series by David Dalglish
The Breaking World (expansion of the above series):
The Breaking World series by David Dalglish
And the Watcher's Blade, focused around the main protagonist from the Shadowdance novels:
The Watcher's Blade series by David Dalglish
Those are somewhat lousy synopses of what the stories are about but I'm really enjoying them. Each book has been a page-turner and there's almost no bullshit filler, stupid cliffhanger endings or wasted characters (eg: Denna in the Kingkiller books). If you're in the market for some new fantasy and are into Abercrombie, Lynch, Brent Weeks, Mark Lawrence and the like they are absolutely worth a read.
All of his books take place in the same world, so a lot of the main characters appear in all of the different series.
Shadowdance (assassins):
Shadowdance series by David Dalglish
Half-Orcs (gods/angels/demons, general sword + sorcery fare):
Half-Orcs series by David Dalglish
The Paladins (gods/demons again, kind of a light vs dark or good vs evil theme, focused on two main characters):
The Paladins series by David Dalglish
The Breaking World (expansion of the above series):
The Breaking World series by David Dalglish
And the Watcher's Blade, focused around the main protagonist from the Shadowdance novels:
The Watcher's Blade series by David Dalglish
Those are somewhat lousy synopses of what the stories are about but I'm really enjoying them. Each book has been a page-turner and there's almost no bullshit filler, stupid cliffhanger endings or wasted characters (eg: Denna in the Kingkiller books). If you're in the market for some new fantasy and are into Abercrombie, Lynch, Brent Weeks, Mark Lawrence and the like they are absolutely worth a read.
