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Efflixi Aduro

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« Reply #60 on: July 16, 2005, 07:49:07 pm »
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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« Reply #61 on: July 16, 2005, 11:09:27 pm »
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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« Reply #62 on: July 17, 2005, 08:29:47 am »
It was Agop J. Hachikyan or somthing, not william saroyan.
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« Reply #63 on: July 17, 2005, 08:40:13 am »
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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« Reply #64 on: July 21, 2005, 11:38:43 pm »
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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« Reply #65 on: July 21, 2005, 11:52:27 pm »
Hmmnn....not fantasy but...Black by..damn it who\'s the author...ah i\'m useless
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« Reply #66 on: July 22, 2005, 12:41:19 am »
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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« Reply #67 on: July 31, 2005, 11:34:02 pm »
The Varayan Memoirs  a must read!  These books are great!
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« Reply #68 on: August 03, 2005, 05:16:39 pm »
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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« Reply #69 on: August 04, 2005, 05:35:00 pm »
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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« Reply #70 on: August 25, 2005, 04:08:10 am »
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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« Reply #71 on: August 25, 2005, 10:39:47 pm »
See the first post in this thread.
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« Reply #72 on: August 25, 2005, 11:01:21 pm »
Talon of the silver hawk isnt part of the riftwar legacy
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« Reply #73 on: August 25, 2005, 11:13:12 pm »
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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« Reply #74 on: August 25, 2005, 11:20:03 pm »
how does talon fit into a completely different series?
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