SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

As I am staying at home and have time to fill in, looking for suggestions on popular SciFi/Fantasy trilogies to start reading.

The Book of the Ancestor series is awesome (I've just read book 2): Red Sister

The Stormlight Archives, while planned to become a 10 book series, is currently a trilogy with nice big tomes and I love it: The Way of Kings

The Machineries of Empire is really great space opera: Ninefox Gambit

The Bobiverse (We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is funny, moving and smart big ideas space opera.

Wayfarers (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) is perfect for when you want something heart-warming.

Hmm, everything else I can think of right now is either a duology or a series with more than 3 books. But if you haven't read the ones above yet, then you'll have enough material to keep you busy and very well-entertained for many weeks.

I'm looking forward to other people's suggestions, I always get the best recommendations here.

I have enjoyed
Promise of Blood

and just finished and really enjoyed the seond book of
Sins of Empire

I will second Machineries of Empire and Powder Mage trilogy (first and second), and I would like to add:

Broken Earth, starting from The Fifth Season
Divine Cities, starting from City of Stairs
Worldbreaker Saga, starting from The Mirror Empire
First Law, starting from The Blade Itself
The Draconis Memoria, starting from The Waking Fire
World of Five Gods, starting from The Curse of Chalion
Mistborn, starting from The Final Empire
The Chronicles of Black Company, starting from The Black Company
Luna, starting from Luna: New Moon

Interestingly, I have yet to read/finish many SF trilogies, but there are some good ones out there for sure.

One of the best SF that's out there is a trilogy. I can heartily recommend

Rememberance of Earth's past (first volume The Three-Body Problem)

if you are into mindboggling astrophysical ideas explained in a way a layman (like myself) can follow.

I have read some first-in-trilogies like The Mars trilogy and Southern Reach, and now feel I need to push them in front of my queue since I did enjoy the first books.

I will also start The Wormwood Trilogy next week. High expectation!

Gabi wrote: "One of the best SF that's out there is a trilogy. I can heartily recommend

Rememberance of Earth's past (first volume The Three-Body Problem)

if you are into mindboggling astrophy..."

This is indeed one of the most recommended trilogies.

I am definitely in the minority since I rated the first book two stars and lost interest in the sequel.

I agree with The Book of the Ancestor series by Mark Lawrence and his Impossible Times trilogy starting with One Word Kill. The Bobiverse books by Dennis E Taylor and the Wayfarers books by Becky Chambers are also some of my favourites.

Other series I've enjoyed over the last few years are
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (first book in a series with the second one being released next year but it is really good so far)
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells
Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor and her Daughter of Smoke & Bone series as well.
The Interdependency series by John Scalzi starting with The Collapsing Empire
The Lot Lands series by Jonathan French starting with The Grey Bastards. D&D meets Sons of Anachy.
The Illuminae Files by Aime Kaufman and Jay Kristoff starting with Illuminae
Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie starting with Ancillary Justice.

Can't forget the Murderbot Diary novellas starting with All Systems Red. There are 4 of these short books so far and a novel is getting released in May.

Robin Hobbs Farseer Trilogy starting with Assassin's Apprentice is great too. It's part of a larger body of work but everything is in trilogies.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Leguin. It was originally written as a trilogy. A couple more books were added later, but for me, the first three books make a simply wonderful read just as they are. Beautifully written and iconic fantasy.

Sheri S. Tepper's Arbai trilogy (sci-fi), beginning with the fascinating Grass.

Alastair's Reynolds' Revelation Space books. (Hang on, can't remember whether there are 3 or 4? Sorry!) Space opera on a grand scale if you like that kind of thing. Intense, full of big ideas and fascinating characters.

For 'lighter' but thoughtful sci-fi, I enjoyed Jack McDevitt's Academy books. Begins with The Engines of God. Adventure and archaeology in space. Admittedly there are more than three, though. I read the first three ages ago, but it has grown into a series over the years.

Thanks for all your suggestions. I am still checking them out, and have not yet decided.

It's not a trilogy, but I'd recommend the series of novellas starting with All Systems Red, they fly by and the first novel is coming out soon'ish.

Mistborn Trilogy(The Final Empire)
Broken Earth Trilogy(The Fifth Season)
First Law(The Blade Itself)

I second Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy. Here are a few others that are good:

Riddle of Stars, starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed

The Fionavar trilogy, starting with The Summer Tree

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, starting with The Dragonbone Chair

Children of the Star, starting with This Star Shall Abide

The Harper Hall trilogy (a subset of the Pern books): Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums

The Tamir Triad, starting with The Bone Doll's Twin

Isaac Asimov's Foundation books, starting with Foundation

The first three Dune books: Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune

Sharon Shinn's Samaria books (more than a trilogy, but can be read standalone too), starting with Archangel

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, starting with Lord Foul's Bane (Fair warning, this one tends to elicit strong reactions. It's dark, grim, and the main character is not at all a nice guy; he's very much an antihero, and does some very bad things. But it's original/unusual, the writing is lush and rich, the world-building is top-notch.)

Oh, and of course The Lord of the Rings :)

The Belgariad Trilogy by David Eddings: the first book in the series is Pawn of Prophecy. I believe he has written other trilogies that are set on the same fantasy world. There is at least one other trilogy that is set in a different fantasy world: The Elenium trilogy. The Diamond Throne is the first book in that trilogy. I like his books.

Also, the Shannara books by Terry Brooks are good. They are sort of like Tolkien's books.

By the way, I haven't been on goodreads in a long time, but I am back and want to be a lot more active. I will be updating my shelves soon too.

Also, the Earth Girl trilogy (I'm just linking the first book which has the same title). Someone else I know (other than my daughters) FINALLY read it after all of my recommendations and also rated it highly.

It's scifi rather than fantasy, set a fair way in the future.

Another amazing trilogy is Peter Hamilton’s NIGHTS DAWN trilogy (first book is The Reality Dysfunction ) this is hard core space opera.

A fun fantasy trilogy is Richard Morgan’s A LAND FIT FOR HEROES. It has an openly gay protagonist and the main characters are very diverse.

Another fun trilogy is BRENT WEEKS’ Night Angel trilogy.

Oh also The Darkangel trilogy.

My son read and recommended to the the Icemark Series after he read and loved it. Very strong female lead, an easy read so an easy one to recommend. All 3 books are huge fun.

I would also second the Nights Dawn Trilogy. Amazing premise for a book and a gripping read and a half.

Any Robin Hobb books are worth a go and while not always a single tale The Davaid Gemmel Waylander series is a must. Generally you cannot go much wrong with David Gemmell books. Quick, morally neutral and fun reads.