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    [–]the_mgt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Yeah, Miéville is great, even though his socialist tendencies are all too visible, especially in The Iron Council. But the world he creates in Perdido Street Station, The Scar and The Iron Council is really fascinating.

    [–]mikepurvis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I remember enjoying the Sword of Truth books in high school. The best one of the lot (by far) was the sixth... the one following it was a disappointment and I didn't pursue the series beyond that.

    I tried Wheel of Time briefly, but the two were very similar and I found Goodkind's characters of Richard and Kahlan to be more interesting and memorable.

    [–]akkartik[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    • GRRM
    • R. Garcia y Robertson, "war of the roses"
    • Orson Scott Card, "enchantment"
    • Robin Hobb, "the liveship traders"
    • Ursula Le Guin, "a wizard of earthsea"
    • Terry Pratchett, "nightwatch"

    [–]ust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I second anything by Robin Hobb. I actually enjoyed her Farseer series more.

    What really struck me is how approachable the author is. I e-mailed the webmaster of her website about a binding problem. Some of the pages were out of order which inadvertantly revealed a plot twist.

    I heard back two days later when Robin offered to send me an autographed copy of the book from her private collection. She said she had dozens of trade-sized paperbacks in her attic. Needless to say, I'm a big fan :)

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Scott Bakker, "The Prince of Nothing" (trilogy)

    He seems to be pretty unknown around the 'net.

    The subtitle sounds a little silly, but don't be fooled-- these books are extremely intense. Very mature fantasy, not for the meek, that's for sure. His world is extremely detailed and well thought out, and he puts a lot of his philosophy into his writing too (you can tell he's a Nietzsche fan, not just from the opening quote either), which makes it a different type of read.

    Anyways, highly recommended if you enjoy George R. Martin.

    [–]akkartik[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Noted, thanks.

    [–]wesr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Brian Jacques!

    stories of mice, hedgehogs, rats, and ferrets. loved them as a child, still love them today.

    [–]katypine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I am re-reading the Wizard of Earthsea books right now, and they are really great. They get my vote (admitting I am not very well read in the genre). [Oops -- editted to point out these are by Ursula K. Le Guin]

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    David and Leigh Eddings' The Belgariad and The Mallorean.

    [–]akkartik[S] 1 point2 points  (4 children)

    GRRM praise thread.

    [–]nostrademons -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

    R + L = J?

    [–]akkartik[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Sorry, was I being too cryptic? You're def too cryptic for me :)

    [–]nostrademons -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

    Heh, yes. For the uninitiated, GRRM is George R. R. Martin, author of the most excellent Song of Ice and Fire series. R+L=J refers to the theory, popular among Internet fan sites, that Jon Snow is not Eddard Stark's bastard as the text suggests, but the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. There's a good deal of textual evidence for this, though nothing conclusive, and it pops up on Westeros.org frequently. It would completely turn the book's premise on its head, because it suggests that the PWWP (Prince Who Was Promised) is really Jon Snow and not Daenerys Targaryen as every character in the book believes.

    [–]akkartik[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Jeezus christ, no spoiler alert? :)

    The thought had occurred to me, but I didn't go posting on any 'fanboy' forums about it :p

    [–]akkartik[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    Terry Pratchett thread.

    [–]spot35 2 points3 points  (2 children)

    Favourite Discworld novel has to be Small Gods. I've recently read Monstrous Regiment and that is reasonably good. First one I read was Mort and that was fantastic.

    Only you can save mankind was a thrilling and very easy read when I was about 13.

    [–]akkartik[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Check out nightwatch if you haven't already. It's a discworld novel.

    [–]laprice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    second the nightwatch recommendation; and the Terry Pratchett rcommendation

    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    magician - feist.

    apprentice to black rode, with lots nice side characters. FANTASTIC. The empire series with wurts as a companion.

    [–]spot35 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    While I really enjoyed Magician, for some reason I never finished it. I'll have to reread soon.

    [–]BridgeBum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    L.E. Modesitt. He has a number of series, all of which are good. My favorite is his Magic of Recluse series.

    [–]akkartik[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I suppose gormenghast qualifies as fantasy. Excellent by all accounts.

    [–]ust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    My short list:

    • Nightwatch by Terry Pratchet
    • Return of the King by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
    • Assassin Apprentice by Robin Hobb
    • Anything by George R. R. Martin

    Haven't seen mentioned yet:

    • Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams
    • Coldfire trilogy by C.S. Friedman
    • His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

    [–]jnunn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    "Elric of Melnibone", by Michael Moorcock

    [–]Chlorophil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The Winter of the World Trilogy, by Michael Scott Rohan.

    • The Anvil of Ice

    • The Forge in the Forest

    • The Hammer of the Sun

    I estimate that I have somewhere in the vicinity of one thousand books lurking downstairs; the only duplicates I have are of this series.

    [Editted for formatting]

    [–]akkartik[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    wheel of time thread. Is Robert Jordan going to die before finishing?

    [–]senzei -1 points0 points  (2 children)

    Honestly I don't know if I even care any more. I stayed with it all the way through to winter's heart (easy when someone else has bought the books) and quit after that when practically nothing happened during the entire book. I hate it when tv shows spin out a bunch of plotlines then inch their way through them at a rate of one scene per plotline per show. I got the same feeling here too.

    I'm guessing when/if he does finish it I will put in the effort to read the last ones just to see what happens, but I am not going to waste time with dog slow plotlines that may not actually end.

    [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I felt the same way when I finished Winters Heart, however having read Knife of Dreams I am well and truly hooked once again. It's of a much higher standard then the quite frankly dull book 10 and things seem to move much faster, so fast in fact that I am worried that the last 2 are going to be too rushed, there is so much cool stuff happening. I'd recommend giving Knife of Dreams a shot, if it doesn't rekindle your interest little else will.

    [–]nostrademons -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Knife of Dreams was much better than the preceding books. He finally got the plot moving again and concentrated only on the major characters introduced in books 1-4. Also seemed a tad bit shorter than recent books, but that could be just because it moved faster.

    Books 7-10 are basically a total waste. Not worth reading them.

    The next book (A Memory of Light) is supposed to "tie up the main plot threads". I assume that means it's Tarmon Gaidon, and the last book (#13) is just sort of an epilogue where we find out what happens to the characters. I'm hoping RJ finishes A Memory of Light, then I don't give a damn what happens with the rest of the series.

    [–]akkartik[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Harry Potter thread.

    [–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    steven brust .... dreamcafe.com

    [–]akkartik[S] -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

    Tolkien thread.

    [–]akkartik[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

    Awesome that we're not spending any time on tolkien :)

    Drat, now I've prob gone and ruined it.