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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: jonmack on February 25, 2004, 01:10:10 am
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Hello everyone :)
I\'m fairly new to the reading of fantasy fiction type books. Last summer a friend recomended, and I consequently read, the first trilogy of the Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist ( \"Magician\", \"Silverthorn\" and \"A Darkness At Sethanon\" ) and I absolutely loved them. In fact it made me look into RPG-ing and I found PlaneShift :P
I was wondering what are other good books of this type that people here have read and enjoyed? I\'m sure there are a range of styles, some more dark etc, but I would love any suggestions for things to read. ( And do many of you read much books of this sort? )
I know there are many other books in the Riftwar Universe, so I\'m going to try a few more of those, but I was looking for other authors who are well known.
Any suggestions would be much welcomed, thanks.
P.S. I\'m half-way through LOTR now. Yeah, I know, I should have read them before the films! :D But exams got in the way...
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The Wheel of Time saga (11bks and rising)
The Farseer Trilogy
The Shannara Saga (4bks)
The Jerle Shannara Trilogy
His Dark Materials Trilogy
The Dark Tower Saga (5bks and rising)
The Slayer Saga (6bks I think)
All are well worth reading.
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The Belgariad and The Malloreon books by David Eddings ( 5 books each series ) A very good story with very good characters.
Any and all Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. They are are very funny and have a fairly sharp wit about them.
Right now reading Soul Rider series by Jack L Chalker.
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\"Domes of Fire\" by Eddings is also worth reading.
I am now reading little \"forgotten realms\" books, they\'re cool, too.
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Anything by Feist
Anything by Eddings
MYTH Series by Robert Asprin
Dragonlance series
.....tons more
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The only pure fantasy I can stand anymore is the ones by Terry Brooks (some put up by Xordan)...I\'m burnt out on all the others though...haha I remember MYTH, that was a while ago I think, weird :P
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goodkind books all the way
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Definetly have to agree with some of the others anything by Terry Brooks especially the Shannara books. Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series and also Terry Goodkind has some good stuff out there.
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I second Terry Goodkind :D
I myself am rather fond of the Wayfarer Redemption saga by Sara Douglass (The Wayfarer Redemption, Enchanter, Starman). And L.E. Modesitt Jr.\'s Saga of Recluce books.
And this isn\'t fantasy but science fiction, -but- .... I really really recommend reading Dan Simmons\' Hyperion books :D
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The first fantasy books i delved into would be the Icewind Dale Trilogy and the Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore and of course the Hobbit and LOTR
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George R.R. Martin has a series called \"A Song of Ice and Fire\" that is hands-down the greatest series ever, in my opinion.
I thought Goodkind\'s \"Wizards First Rule\" was awesome but after about book 3 they get extremely repetitive. Same with the Jordan series--who can even tell those apart anymore?
Also, anything acraig recommends. :-)
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Yes i agree with nearly all the books mentioned!
But what about The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever - Stephen Donaldson
What a read two sets of chronicles!
Great stuff, anyone missed these should quickly get a copy of \"Lord Foul\'s Bane\", the first book i think and you will read the rest belive me! :O
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Wow, thanks for the replies people. That sure is a lot of books! :D I\'ll see if I can finish them by the end of the week... :P !
There seems to be some popular names around so I\'ll look into them, I hope my library has some of these...
Cheers.
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ill be the third to prod and recommend reading from Terry Pratchett and the Discworld, also most of Michael Moore\'s books are quite an interesting read even though not fantasy.
Tom Holt is a good fiction writer, no serious fantasy novels but a good storyteller and hilarious author nonetheless.
I think i saw David Lee Stone mentioned earlier, i totally would NOT recommend any of his to anyone above the age of 12 as they are droll and unoriginal.
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Originally posted by Vengeance
George R.R. Martin has a series called \"A Song of Ice and Fire\" that is hands-down the greatest series ever, in my opinion.
Yuh, that would be on my list as well, if I\'d have remembered the name :D
Must read that again, was awsome. :))
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For wheel of time, which book should I start reading first? The prequel or book one?
They\'re also fairly complex if you ask me. Not the language or anything, bu the barrage of names they throw at you. I started with the prequel in between.... maybe the first one is better?
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By prequel you mean the latest book? I haven\'t read it yet, but something inside of me says to recommend the \"Eye of the World\" first.
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After reading this I realized that I was bookless for the moment having just finished 1984 . I picked up The Sword of Shannara at the library, and it\'s great so far. :)
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Ok, I have one or two to add of my own
The Majipoor Chronicles by Robert Silverburg
A very nice sextuplet of fantasy books. It also has a flavor of science fiction which is always nice.
Willow by Wayland Drew and the subsequent Chronicles of the Shadow War by Chris Claremont.
These I consider my favorite books of all time. You don\'t have to read Willow to read the following three, since they are not by the same author. But the story is the same, and these are must-reads if you love the Tolkien Books. They aren\'t as deep as the Tolkien books, but I find myself reading them over and over again.
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
I can\'t believe no one has mentioned this yet!! I know its on a lower reading level, but it is a classic.
I second the, His Dark Materials Trilogy , it is an amazing work.
Also, I would recommend many science fiction books such as those by Arthur C. Clark, C.S. Lewis, John Wyndham, Timothy Zahn, and Ben Bova.
OK! I have that out of my head. As you can tell, I love to read! I like reading books by both older authors and newer authors.
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Oh, gods, no, don\'t read Jordan, especially if you are new to the genre. These books will make you never again pick up another fanstasy book, which would be too bad, since there is some good stuff out there.
The first three or four books are okay, albiet somewhat derivative of just about everything else out there and full of the usual steriotypical nonsense. But if you like the \"young innocent boy destined to save the world that\'s been done a million times\" routine, they aren\'t too bad.
But then Jordan decided to take his story and milk it for everything it\'s worth. They\'ve become nothing short of drivel which cause actual pain to read. Think I\'m kidding? In the eleventh book, Jordan hit a new low. It\'s about 900 pages, give or take, and EXACTLY one thing happens in that 900 pages. One thing. I\'m not exaggerating or making this up. You need to read only one paragraph (and a fairly short one at that) toward the very end of the book, and you\'ve essentially read the entire book, except you\'ve skipped all the skirt-smoothings, sniffings, temper tantrums, wool headed callings, hair pullings, and other miscellaneous nonsense we\'ve endured for eleven books. After that last one, I\'ll not read any more of them. I only went this far because I liked the first four okay and I was invested. Now I couldn\'t care less about any of them, they just aren\'t worth wading through all that crap any more.
Please, for the sake of your sanity, don\'t even look at these, they\'re awful. It\'s too late for us, but you can still save yourself :)
On the other hand, let me whole heartedly agree with Vengance. George R.R. Martin\'s Song of Ice and Fire books are among the best I\'ve ever read in any genre. They\'re right up there with LOTR. You should definately do yourself the favor of picking up the first one.
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Originally posted by RonHiler
But then Jordan decided to take his story and milk it for everything it\'s worth. They\'ve become nothing short of drivel which cause actual pain to read. Think I\'m kidding? In the eleventh book, Jordan hit a new low. It\'s about 900 pages, give or take, and EXACTLY one thing happens in that 900 pages. One thing. I\'m not exaggerating or making this up. You need to read only one paragraph (and a fairly short one at that) toward the very end of the book, and you\'ve essentially read the entire book, except you\'ve skipped all the skirt-smoothings, sniffings, temper tantrums, wool headed callings, hair pullings, and other miscellaneous nonsense we\'ve endured for eleven books. After that last one, I\'ll not read any more of them. I only went this far because I liked the first four okay and I was invested. Now I couldn\'t care less about any of them, they just aren\'t worth wading through all that crap any more.
I have to disagree here. Yes book 11 is boring, but it\'s vital for the story to continue. I don\'t like trillogies that much, as they\'re far 2 short. Jordans books keep me interested, as the detail put in is awsome. Most people think of Tolkiens books as just the LotR. I have read every single book written by him, and it\'s the detail which keeps me stuck there. Most of you would say that the sillmerillion and the histories of middle earth are boring like Jordan\'s books... but then you are no true lover of fantasy. It\'s the whole world which is the amazing thing... not the story.
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Originally posted by Xordan
It\'s the whole world which is the amazing thing... not the story.
I have to disagree with you there. What keeps me reading is not just the world, but the possibilities and oppurunities that the fantasy world offers the characters.
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Most of you would say that the sillmerillion and the histories of middle earth are boring like Jordan\'s books
I have yet to read a book that can compare to the greatness of the Silmarillion. I\'ve read that book many times over and I am in awe everytime I do so. It is the best fantasy book I have ever read. Most people who say it\'s boring obviously never read the entire thing, the first part of the book does go rather slow but the rest of it is breathtaking.[/COLOR]
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The next book I\'ve got on my \"to be read\" list is Silmarillion :) Looking forward to it..
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The silmarillion is a good book. I won\'t say it awesome - especially compared to the greatness of the Lord of The Rings.
In a completely different kind, Terry Pratchet books are awesome (looks like i\'m not the only one to think that :P)
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Dont even say that the Wheel of Time books are bad, they are awesome. I agree the later books arent filled with action as much and can get a little boring, but the detail is astounding in these books. Its very dramatic if not always exciting, but there are always new twists you dont expect and almost always a great end to the books.
Ok, as for other books, Lord of the Rings is of course way on the top of my list.
I have read the Belgariad and the Mallorian boks, they are ok, though ive read better.
The Shannarah books are good, and there are more than 4 as someone said earlier, ther is the Sword of Shannarah, the Elfstones od Shannara, the Warlord (i think, or Warlock I dont remember) of Shannarah. These 3 were earlier books the author wrote. Then there are the 4 newer books which is one story. The Shannarah books are very good.
Magician: Apprentice and Master, Silverthorn, and the Darkness at Sethalon were really good as well.
Um lets see those are my top picks, Ive read others that arent worth posting though.
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You must read for a different reason than I do then :) I want things to happen in my books, each and every one of them. I don\'t mind character studies, in fact, I love character development if it\'s done well. However, a ratio of 899.75 to 0.25 of character study to action is a bit extreme, IMO.
Besides which, the character development in WoT is non-existant, especially in the females. They\'re the same cardboard cutouts we started with 11 books ago. The men aren\'t much better.
To be honest, I don\'t understand why *anyone* would think that last one a good book. Nothing happens. But to each his own, I suppose.
I\'m reading Fiest\'s Magician right now for the first time. So far it\'s pretty good. It\'s no JRR Tolkien or GRR Martin, but it\'s entertaining :)
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I\'m reading Fiest\'s Magician right now for the first time
Oh I envy you! It does start out pretty slow, and reminded me of The Hobbit, in terms of where they travel, but then the story really kicks in! :P I wish I could forget them and re-live the magic all over again. I think that\'s the feeling a good book gives you... in my limited knowledge of them anyway :) hehheh
I\'m glad people are discussion the books, they\'ve been really helpfull, although I\'ve not checked out the availability of them yet. I was afraid people would just list books! I just wish I didn\'t have such a heavy workload for uni right now... :(
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Originally posted by Karyuu
By prequel you mean the latest book? I haven\'t read it yet, but something inside of me says to recommend the \"Eye of the World\" first.
Jordan has written a prequel to the WoT, which tells the tale of Lan and Moiraine (sp).
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Originally posted by Xordan
Most people think of Tolkiens books as just the LotR. I have read every single book written by him, and it\'s the detail which keeps me stuck there.
you actually find his \"other\" illustrated books made for children interesting? lol... :P
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Originally posted by Caldazar
Jordan has written a prequel to the WoT, which tells the tale of Lan and Moiraine (sp).
I know, that\'s why I said \"latest book.\" :)
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I have heard the prequel is to be the first of a trilogy of prequels...
The Seventh Tower series by Garth Nix is short (6 books, ~ 200 pages each), but keeps me reading until the end. Interesting concept of magic usage through manipulation of light, as well as bonding creatures as \"Spiritshadows,\" where your shadow becomes that of a creature and can defend you, aid you, etc. Of course, some object to the bonding...
The Blue Sword and The Hero of the Crown, by Robin Mckinley, are also fascinating reads. I read it a looong time ago, so I can\'t remember much else other than it was interesting.
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Wow... there\'s a lot of them... I should start reading some.
Anyway, there are a lot of different types of fantasy. Some is closer to the real world, some is very Tolkienesque, and some is closer to scie-fi than anything else. Personally, I like all of that.
Anyway. If you play Magic: The Gathering, I suggest the books. Not the recent ones, they are complete crap. Jeff Grubb is the best author, so I suggest the Artifacts Cycle and Ice Age Cycle (the two cycles with Jeff Grubb, of course). If you don\'t play MtG, then you could be reading other stuff, but they are still great books.
If you really liked Tolkien, then I suggest Wheel of Time. I don\'t suggest reading them all, though. How many thousands of pages is that? By the same author? Ugh.
His Dark Materiels trilogy was awesome... umm... well, I don\'t recognize most of the names here, so, I really can\'t give any opinions.
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i would suggest Terry Pratchett\'s Discworld series, (looks like im not the only one :) ) they are ca. 30 books, and are very good.
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I am currently reading Wheel of Time. Im on book #5 or so, and I find the series dull, repetetive, and not very innovative, in fact often frustrating. The constant switching between characters is EXTREMELY annoying. Every time I begin to get interested with the current characters (which usually takes a while for them to do anything interesting) it changes over to someone across the continent! Nynaeve (sp) is one of the most annoying and boring characters to read about. The best thing Ive read is the fight Perin lead against the Trollocs and Whitecloaks in Two Rivers, which I thought was better than all the rest of the books I\'ve read.
I know of a good Sci-fi trilogy. The Tripods Trilogy by John Christopher is a VERY good read. Not quite fantasy, but almost is, just no one has magic :P The big evil guys have technology though, so its kinda similar. Highly recomend it - though don\'t read his other crap. Picked up another book by same author and it was almost the same trilogy re-written in a different setting.
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IF you want Sci-fi heres some tips find the short storys ! not novels but their eye candy !
any way you want to read alastair reynolds revelation space series real good stuff
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Currently on book 7 of WOT series after a week of reading... lots of wasted time reading, but at least entertaining.
The first five books were really good, but from there it goes downhill. It takes soooo long for anything to happen. I find myself skimming through those parts. For example, nothing happens for a while until finally Nynaeve did ........ Then it goes downhill again and we go into a state of useless limbo.
It still makes me continue reading, but I really hate how everything is dragged out. If only he wrote his later books like the first four instead of inserting useless events where everyone does nothing special.
I\'m sure many of you will also agree. Anything to do with Children of the Light is *snore...*
...Post edited although I can hardly see how I gave any spoilers.
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I have to mention the excellent Discworld Books by Terry Pratchett, they are, short, humorous and they have the far coolest main characters than in ny other books I have ever read! Im actually translating one of them to swedish,to gain extra grades in english!
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Was waitin for you to edit :)
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Perhaps you should edit the quote as well.
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These are my favorites:
Pratchett (Everybody seems to love those): All his books
Tad Williams : Memory,Sorrow and Thorn (4 books; Draganbone Chair, Stone of Farewell, To Green Angel Tower: Siege & To Green Angel Tower: Storm) is exellent as is Otherland (4 books; City of Golden Shadow, River of Blue Fire, Mountain of Black Glass & Sea of Silver Light)
David Feintuch: If you like SF you may like the Seafort saga (not for everybody though)
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my favourite writer is Elaine Cunningham.. I simply love her extremely \"lifelike\" characters! They\'re the best I\'ve ever experienced! I especially like her \"Songs & Swords\" saga, and also love the \"Starlight & Shadows\" trilogy... truly awesome writing, those books have had me up for countless hours in a state of dazed enchantment where i just had to read on and on and on.. just couldn\'t stop :P
fantastic writer :)
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I\'ve finally read all of the wheel of time books including the prequel....
The tenth book had a lot going for it with Mat\'s situation, Perrin\'s dilemma, and Rand\'s stuff... the problem was that Robert Jordan decided to stretch out events that happened BEFORE the end of the ninth book.
I would be okay if it was full of Mat\'s adventures who maintains the most of my interest, but instead, RJ decided to describe Cairhenien (sp?) politics, made Perrin\'s dilemma longer than it should be, and added in completely uninteresting/uneventful meetings between Darkfriends and the likes.
Politics were bad enough... It\'s hardly interesting keeping track of which house supports who.
.... On the other hand, the prequel, albeit short, was interesting and provided a break from the tenth book.
Now that I\'m done with all the current books, I have a void of anxiety awaiting the next prequels and two (or three) final books.
I ended up wasting two weeks doing little work because of these books (can you believe RJ took 20 years thinking/writing this stuff?). I only suggest getting all the books at the same time if you can cope with living like a hermit in your room, and getting up only for food.
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Well for all of those forgotten realms fans out there might I suggest you try out books from the Dragonlance series? I suggest you start with the Chronicles trilogy which contains \"Dragons of Autum Twilight\", \"Dragons of Winter Night\" and \"Dragons of Spring Dawning\".
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Well, I just remembered a good series and didn\'t feel like opening up a new thread, so I\'m going to bump this thread up :D .
Has anybody read the Sorceror from Earthsea by Ursula Leguin? Or any of the books after that? AMAZING! Must read if you\'re going to become a mage 8) .
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yes, I\'ve read quite a few books by Ursula, good, but still I like the forgotten realms more, but that\'s just me :P
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Terry Brooks, J.R.R. Tolkien and the GW writers is what i am currently reading.
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Nah ...
Want a good fantasy book? Well, check mine :P
http://www.black-order.go.ro/pw.htm
That\'s only a preview, if you want to read the full story, give me ... bah just email me :P
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Ursula Leguin (authors name) is definately worth a look in.
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Originally posted by elscouta
The silmarillion is a good book. I won\'t say it awesome - especially compared to the greatness of the Lord of The Rings.
In a completely different kind, Terry Pratchet books are awesome (looks like i\'m not the only one to think that :P)
Well while I have time as the server is down I thought I?d do a search for Terry Pratchett fans and I see a lacking in them. Well I love the books, the humour is second to none. I thought this place would be rife with them.
Hmm, May have to start a Fools Guild \"Guild of Fools and Joculators and College of Clowns.\" DICO, DICO, DICO.
Reply to below: I?ve only flicked through Gardens of The Moon but I woulod say that Erikson is one I would like to see more of.
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i think im gonna have to addthis steven eriksin series. especialy the third book im reading now - Memories of Ice, really good.
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Originally posted by Levski Well, I just remembered a good series and didn\'t feel like opening up a new thread, so I\'m going to bump this thread up :D . Has anybody read the Sorceror from Earthsea by Ursula Leguin? Or any of the books after that? AMAZING! Must read if you\'re going to become a mage 8) .
Totally agree with Levski. Great book. I also have the movie recorder from the si-fi channel. Ursula gets 4 out of 5 rubies from Robin :)
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It seems that The Wheel of Time is mentioned here a lot...Well time for another...mention...:P
It\'s a good series, long and complex, which is a good and bad thing, and suprisingly interesting, i currently read all book...and even one prelude. Yes I have to agree book 11 is only there to...bring the events together. I wonder when Jordan will decide to write book 12, it looks like it will be last one...or pre last. But he did say he was going to release another prelude...mehh
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I\'m surprised that no-one has mentioned Andre Nortons\' Witchworld series. Good, enjoyable light reads.
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What about Robin Hobb books, I read all 3 of her trilogies, which are pretty much one story line. Those books are fantastic too.
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*pokes people for some sugestions for Drey\'s \"to read list\"*
prefrebly serieseses with swords and magic.
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Dont kill me for it but I would say .... Harry Potter :P
I dont know if it has been mentioned before but Hohlbein is a great fantasy author (I dont know if his books are aviable in english though)
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Originally posted by Cyl
Dont kill me for it but I would say .... Harry Potter :P
Harry Potter! HAHAHAHAhahahahahahah...hahaha...ha.*wheeze*HAHAHahahaha...*sigh*
Sorry! I shouldn?t laugh they are perfectly good books.
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This summer I will start to read the John Norman\'s Chronicles of Gor, some friends told me that is a really good serie.
http://www.worldofgor.com/gor.asp
http://www.pantheus.com/books/books.htm
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has anyone read the series Through the Wolfs Eyes by Jane Lindiskold, at least three books i think there are more but i havent seen them
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Not really under fantasy but has anyone ever read A summer without dawn?
It\'s a book about a rich armenian family during the genocide. I don\'t personally know anyone who has read it so I\'m hoping somone here has, I really want an oppionion about a book before I read it because I hate reading bad books. *remembers a few cases* *shivers*
Another book I want to read if Finnigans Wake. It\'s a classic written during like the 20\'s that explores like the human mind. I asked my english teacher about it, he had never read it but he said it\'s a tough read and most of the time makes little or no sense at all.
Any info on either book would be great. :)
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I dont know bout these two..but if you read a summer without dawn and like it, you should go for most, if not all of william saroyans works. :) Enjoy the read.
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It was Agop J. Hachikyan or somthing, not william saroyan.
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I know. But theyshare similar styles in most of their stories. And I\'ve found both to attract me in the same way.
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ok so this thread began I wile ago but it\'s a good thread so I\'m gonna add:
The Prydain Chronicles.. just as much as a classic as Narnia Chronicles.. and also
The Dark is Rising series..
mm.. more Sci fi.. but great story telling :
Enders Game and the other 2 following books by Scott Card..
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Hmmnn....not fantasy but...Black by..damn it who\'s the author...ah i\'m useless
/me sulks in a corner
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did anyone read the \'a view from the mirror\' series by ian irvin? i found them quite good and am actually reading the sequel \'geomancer\'.
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The Varayan Memoirs a must read! These books are great!
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His Dark Materials Trilogy is one of the (if not the) best work I ever read.
*checks his books
I just realised I don\'t have much fantasy books... most is scy fi :P
Anyway, Eragon\'s cool too, it\'s a triology too but think only the first (Eragon) is out.
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well, you see, i\'m not much of a reader, but the last fantasy book i read was The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle. It had a weird ending, but good...
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Has anyone read anything by Raymond E. Feist before? I bought his book Talon of the silver hawk today. It was kinda an impusle buy, I hope its good. Any info on his other works or the book would be great. :)
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See the first post in this thread.
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Talon of the silver hawk isnt part of the riftwar legacy
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It\'s all the same stuff though. Imo you shouldn\'t read the Talon of the silver hawk series until you\'ve read the rest of the books. I recommend you read them in this order, (which is correct to the timeline):
Magician
Silverthorn
A Darkness at Sethanon
Krondor: The Betrayal
Krondor: The Assassins
Krondor: Tear of the Gods
Prince of the Blood
The Kings Buccaneer
Shadow of a Dark Queen
Rise of a Merchant Prince
Rage of a Demon King
Shards of a Broken Crown
Talon of the Silver Hawk
King of Foxes
Exile\'s Return
There\'s books he hasn\'t written yet which slot into this order. I don\'t know when they will be done.
There\'s also:
Honoured Enemy
Murder in LaMut
Jimmy the Hand
Which all occur during the first book; Magician.
Daughter of the Empire
Servant of the Empire
Mistress of the Empire
Which occur sometime during the main plot, I don\'t know when exactly because I haven\'t read them.
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how does talon fit into a completely different series?
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today i bought talon of the silver hawk and magician.... well see how they goes.
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They aren\'t a completely different series.... There\'s characters in magician that are in talon of the silver hawk. If you just start by reading talon, you\'ll be like: \"huh, who\'s that guy? What\'s that?\" because it\'s all explained in the previous books. :)
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Daughter, Servant and Mistress of the Empire run alongside the original trilogy (Magician, Silverthorn and Darkness), but with a viewpoint from on the other side of the rift.
They are co-authored with Janny Wurts and her Alliance of Light series is IMHO equally as good as the Feist books.
*edit punctuation (ran out of breath reading it :) )
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Originally posted by Xordan
They aren\'t a completely different series.... There\'s characters in magician that are in talon of the silver hawk. If you just start by reading talon, you\'ll be like: \"huh, who\'s that guy? What\'s that?\" because it\'s all explained in the previous books. :)
Im getting it so far and im about 1/3 done. Ill pick up magician once im done with talon.
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Yeah, talon is pretty solo until the end I think. Most of the characters in talon are new.
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Anything by R.A. Salvatore
Antyhing by David Eddings
Eregon
(Soon To Come) Eldest
Harry Potter (duh)
His dark materiel Series
Lord of the Rings (duh)
The Pitt Pragon Triliogy
Anything by susan Fletcher
Enjoy Your reading!