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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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 Posted - 23 Mar 2012 : 01:27:51
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1. The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
2. Pawn of Prophecy - Eddings (Actually the whole Belgariad series)
3. Magician - Feist
4. Elfstones of Shannara - Brooks
5. Shadowrealm - Kemp
It's great to see another Terry Brooks fan out there! Sometimes i feel all alone 
I've enjoyed some of his books, though Sword of Shannara was just a retold Lord of the Rings... And there's an assumption made by the characters in there that just bugs the crap out of me, because their assumption and what the shade of Bremen actually said aren't even close to each other.
I've still have to get around to reading Brooks' "Druid" books. From what Kuje, Dennis, and a number of other fellow scribes have told me about them, it's likely that I'll find them worthwhile reading. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2012 : 02:03:06
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| Brooks' Druids are night and day compared to the druids from D&D, but I love his setting and writing. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Mar 2012 : 03:35:29
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One of my personal favorites of all time is the Coldfire trilogy by C.S. Friedman.
on my "To Read" list 
It's a good one. The only thing I didn't like about it is that in some parts, it became too 'chatty.' So many monologues that at some point reminded me of Samuel Becket's (absurd) Waiting for Godot (that I was forced to read back in college). Other than that, it's quite enjoyable. The villains are as interesting as the protagonists.
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In no particular order:-
Viriconium -- M. John Harrison
Perdido Street Station -- China Miéville
Doom of the Darksword -- Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Invisible Cities -- Italo Calvino
Stardust -- Neil Gaiman
Loved Stardust. I can't believe I didn't write that down earlier. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 23 Mar 2012 : 06:20:22
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Originally posted by The Sage
Perdido Street Station -- China Miéville
Interesting that you picked that one - I kinda feel that while it's still a cracking good read, Miéville wasn't quite fully developed yet when he wrote Perdido Street Station, there's the occasional use of non-standard nouns that seem to be more to say "look at the big words I know" rather than to establishing the weird mood, and the plot is rather more regular (well, as regular as a plot involving trans-dimensional spider-thingies can get) than his later work. |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 24 Mar 2012 : 01:08:35
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Originally posted by Kajehase
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Originally posted by The Sage
Perdido Street Station -- China Miéville
Interesting that you picked that one - I kinda feel that while it's still a cracking good read, Miéville wasn't quite fully developed yet when he wrote Perdido Street Station, there's the occasional use of non-standard nouns that seem to be more to say "look at the big words I know" rather than to establishing the weird mood, and the plot is rather more regular (well, as regular as a plot involving trans-dimensional spider-thingies can get) than his later work.
Actually, I felt that The Scar and his other New Crobuzon novels were the better reads, because the setting and characters were a great deal more established.
But Perdido Street Station occupies that special place in my mind, simply because it was, and is, still, in fact, such a departure from anything else in terms of speculative fiction. It really embraces the roots of the genre, and takes it into an entirely new area of narrative exploration.
I think my decision was also based on the fact that I was working a lot on a very elaborate Sigil-based campaign at the time of my reading of the book. And the noted comparisons between the City of Doors and New Crobuzon that I made in my notes, often swung and danced together in unusual combinations in my mind. So I've fond memories of that time. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2012 : 10:25:04
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My top five-
Lord of the Rings by Tolkien
Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erickson
Game of Thrones by George R Martin
The Twilight War Trilogy By Paul S Kemp
Iron Council by China Mieville
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Mournblade
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 25 Mar 2012 : 18:11:13
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1. The elric saga hands down
2. Various conan
3. Stone of Tears (Terry Goodkind)
4. Various Drizzt books
5. Lord of the Rings + the hobbit |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
12194 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2012 : 20:37:52
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Hmmm, 40 years of reading, which were my favorites.... most were groupings, so I'll list those
Dragonlance Chronicles - I may be looking at it through rose-colored glasses, but I truly believe this was a good series that could stand the test of time.
The Deryni Series by Katherine Kurtz (mostly the earlier works)
Song of Fire & Ice series by George R.R. Martin
Elfshadow and other books by Elaine Cunningham
and I'll leave the 5th open, because well, there's so many, I don't know how I'd rank one above the others. I could say the Lord of the Rings... I could say Conan... I could say the Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold... I wish I had my bookshelf standing right now. |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 25 Mar 2012 : 20:45:05
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Hmmm, 40 years of reading, which were my favorites.... most were groupings, so I'll list those
Dragonlance Chronicles - I may be looking at it through rose-colored glasses, but I truly believe this was a good series that could stand the test of time.
The Deryni Series by Katherine Kurtz (mostly the earlier works)
Song of Fire & Ice series by George R.R. Martin
Elfshadow and other books by Elaine Cunningham
and I'll leave the 5th open, because well, there's so many, I don't know how I'd rank one above the others. I could say the Lord of the Rings... I could say Conan... I could say the Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold... I wish I had my bookshelf standing right now.
No wait... I know where the 5th would fall... the "Thieve's World" short stories collections. One of the first shared worlds out there. The authors shared each other's characters. Granted, there were discrepancies, and the plots did start to get a little weird, but it was really great to see. |
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
Phillip aka Sleyvas |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 16:30:22
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Most of Martin's novels are good for one-time read only, for me. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 16:39:41
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Originally posted by Dennis
Most of Martin's novels are good for one-time read only, for me.
Blasphemy! |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 17:01:32
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Well, one-time is better than nothing, right? |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 18:05:31
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Originally posted by Dennis
Well, one-time is better than nothing, right?
True, and I have actually only read the first 4 books once myself, but am considering re-reading them when the 5th comes out in paperback. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 19:09:38
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Dennis
Well, one-time is better than nothing, right?
True, and I have actually only read the first 4 books once myself, but am considering re-reading them when the 5th comes out in paperback.
Usually, when a series is ongoing, I re-read all of the prior books shortly before the new one comes out. But the Fire & Ice books are going to be an exception to this rule... I'll not re-read them until all 7 books are out.
Of course, by that time, my son will prolly be old enough to read them -- and he's still shy of his 1st birthday! |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 29 Mar 2012 : 20:48:06
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Of course, by that time, my son will prolly be old enough to read them -- and he's still shy of his 1st birthday!
Sadly, this is probably very true. I believe Martin is in his mid-60's, so i really hope he is able to finish the series. It's sad what happened with the Wheel of Time. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 30 Mar 2012 : 08:14:09
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Joe Abercrombie - The First Law (or The Heroes)
Gene Wolfe - Solar cycle (Short Sun is my favorite)
GRRM - ASoIaF (first 3)
Jack Vance - Lyonesse (Dying Earth is second best, or The Face)
China Mieville - Bas-Lag (The Scar is the best)
other notable
Steven Erikson - Malazan (House of Chains is my favourite)
Brandon Sanderson - The Way of Kings
Clark Ashton Smith - Zothique
Italo Calvino - Invisible Cities
R Scott Bakker - Prince of Nothing
Steve Aylett - Fain the Sorcerer
Matthew Stover - Heroes Die
Jeff VanderMeer - Ambergris
Patrick Rothfuss - The Wise Man's Fear
RE Feist - Magician: Master
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow out of Time
John Crowley - Little, Big
Peter Beagle - The Last Unicorn
Michael Moorcock - Stormbringer
Poul Anderson - The King of Ys
Robert Holdstock - Lavondyss
JRRT - Silmarillion |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Apr 2012 : 05:00:50
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RE Feist - Magician: Master
Actually, that's just half of the book/story. Magician: Apprentice is the first half. Together, they make the split edition of Magician, the first book of the Riftwar Trilogy. |
Every beginning has an end. |
Edited by - Dennis on 25 Oct 2012 06:55:40 |
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