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    #122
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    being listening to I am Legend by Richard Matheson on my mp3 player. much better than the travesty of a film


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    #123
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    So I finally started the Dark Tower series. Read the Gunslinger in a day (was supposed to be studying :eek: )

    Gonna have to buy the rest of them as soon as my exams are over!


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    #124
    dudara
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    Just started "Spirit Gate" by Kate Elliott. I'm about 200 pages in, and it's very good so far. Nice language and prose as well as a well-building storyline.


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    #125
    Mark Hamill
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    First mention goes to Terry Pratchett. He's my favoutite author, I have pretty much everything he's ever written (including "Once More, with Footnotes").
    Then the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan, hopefully to finished this year with book 12.
    If no-one has ever read Robert Rankin, I'd suggest him too. His books are genius, they're like getting stoned through reading :D ("The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of The Apocalypse" is a good way to get into him)
    I started the first Shannara book but didn't like it (I found it very Tolkienesque and I hate Tolkien), but I found "The Word and The Void Series" to be very good, and I actually love the "Magic Kingdom of Landover" series (its one of my favourite series ever).
    Everyone should read Neil Gaimen. Start with "American Gods" and get sucked into his other books (His short stories are brilliant)
    Other good authors I've come into contact with are Robin Hobbs (Farseer, Liveship Traders, Tawny man series), Ian Irvine (View from the Mirror, Well of Echoes series) and David Eddings.


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    #126
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Malazan books of the fallen. :)


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    #127
    dimejinky99
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    Farseer trilogy & the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb!!

    so amazin...


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    #128
    Wreck
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Malazan books of the fallen. :)

    I started this series last month after hearing so much hype about them and I have to say the first three books were pretty disappointing, although some parts and characters were good. I'm a third of the way through House of Chains and absolutley loving it. Maybe I've finally just clicked into Eriksons style or something, but I'm totally engrossed in it.


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    #129
    Vegeta
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Malazan books of the fallen. :)

    Readin the first one now and it is great. It always takes me a chapter or two to get into the swing of an author.

    I'm not one for poems either at the start of every chapter

    Generally I prefer blunt and plain language but really enjoying the story in this book


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    #130
    Tar.Aldarion
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    I think a lot of the starting poems/passages are pretty bad. Much better ones in The Prince of Nothing Series.


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    #131
    DionysusReborn
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    They're good. for the one who said that they had just read the black magician trilogy,You should read the other series, 'The age of the Five'. Priestess of the white, Last of the wilds and Voices of the Gods.


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    #132
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Yeah read them, not as good as the first series though.


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    #133
    meditraitor
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Malazan books of the fallen. :)

    The prologue for Toll the hounds is on the malazan forum already. Cant wait for this one.:cool:

    Sorry just seen the thread regarding the prologue


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    #134
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Is the prologue not in the end of the last book?


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    #135
    meditraitor
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Is the prologue not in the end of the last book?

    Now that I think about it, it should be. I will have to check reapers gale when I go home.
    Although with the fuss they made of being able to publish it on the malaz forum I doubt it was.

    Very good all the same.


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    #136
    Vegeta
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    Currently readin' Memories of Ice and it is class, really enjoyin it. Big two thumbs up from me anyway.


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    #137
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    So many excellent characters. memories...


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    #138
    GO_Bear
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    Sabriel , Lireal, and Abhorsen by Gareth Nix , would be my favorite at this point --- but also mentioning WoT series by R.J , and Age of Five by Truidi Cavana ( i taught it was good! )


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    eVeNtInE
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    #140
    chevy
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    Hi all,

    I read the chronicles of Conan by robert jordan a few years back and presumed that this were used for the films. In london recently and seen books written by Robert E. Howard titled the "original Chronicles of Conan".
    Anyone know the backgroung to these books. Are they any good etc. ?

    Chevy


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    Faerie
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    GO_Bear wrote: »
    Sabriel , Lireal, and Abhorsen by Gareth Nix , would be my favorite at this point --- but also mentioning WoT series by R.J , and Age of Five by Truidi Cavana ( i taught it was good! )

    I loved the Sabriel trilogy too but I thought the other trilogy by Trudi Canavan was much better than the Age of Five - The Black Magician I think it was called. Books about gods freak me out a bit!
    I really loved the fantasy trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, The First Law. It's funny, smart and a little bit different to your typical fantasy books.


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    #142
    leomessi
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    Best Fantasy that I've read
    A song of Ice and Fire series (second only to the LOTR)
    The Discworld series
    The Alice in Wonderland/through the looking glass books
    Anything by Tolkien, C.S Lewis, Feist
    Duncton Wood
    Harry Potter
    Wind in the Willows

    And the Worst...
    Anything by DAvid Zindell,Robert Jordan,Gemmel, Eddings


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    #143
    Captain Awesome
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    Do read:
    -George R.R. Martins A Song of Ice and Fire is Great.
    -Raymond E. Feists Riftwar.
    -David Gemmell. Anything by that man is gold.
    -Elizabeth Haydons alright.
    -Robert Jordans WoT is definition Epic.
    -Discworld. Shame about the Altziemers.
    -J.V Jones Sword of Shadows and The Book of Words.
    -Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth.
    -Terry Brooks Sword of Shannara and the rest.
    -Tad Williams is pretty good.

    Do not read:
    -R.A Salvatore makes me cry with its cheese.
    -Janny Wurts emo literature.
    -Ed Green can't write.


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    eVeNtInE
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    Garroldy
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    chevy wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I read the chronicles of Conan by robert jordan a few years back and presumed that this were used for the films. In london recently and seen books written by Robert E. Howard titled the "original Chronicles of Conan".
    Anyone know the backgroung to these books. Are they any good etc. ?

    Chevy

    I was obsessed by Conan as a kid 25 years ago. robert e howard was the original writer/creator of Conan in the 30's. Bit of a wild man and general lunatic. He was portrayed in a movie...can't remeber the name off hand. He died quiet young...put a gun to his head aged 30. He was credited as the father of 'sword and sorcery' fantasy.

    His legacy was continued by L. Sprague de Camp in the 50's ? and Lin Carter collaborations later on, based on scraps of stories by Howard. this must have been long before mister boring Robert Jordan got involved. I'd hate to see waht he did to Conan, had him constantly playing with his hair braids no doubt. Like I say its been a long time ....your post has got me inetrested in going back for another look, I think Conan got's bad name from association with Schwarzenegger in the 80's ? To get to the point, as a kid i was blown away by them.....as an adult I'm apalled the Jordan stuck his paws in ..


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    #146
    Garroldy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭Garroldy


    Spellsinger saga by Alan Dean Foster


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    #147
    ixoy
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    One of the best debut novels I've ever read:

    'The Lies of Locke Lamora' by Scott Lynch - A bit like "Ocean's 11" in a fantasy milieu in the sense that it's a group of thieves pulling a long con., this was truly excellent stuff. Great pacing and lots of neat twists. It's Book 1 in a planned series of 7 with the second book book being a decent (albeit not as good) installment.


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    #148
    timbel
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭timbel


    Mr Crystal wrote: »
    I'm liking Brandon Sandersons Mistborn series. He's the fella who's writing the last Wheel Of Time book.

    Yes, I have to agree, I only picked it up after finding out he was doing the last WOT book


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    #149
    frenchtaxi
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    leomessi wrote: »
    Best Fantasy that I've read
    A song of Ice and Fire series (second only to the LOTR)
    The Discworld series
    The Alice in Wonderland/through the looking glass books
    Anything by Tolkien, C.S Lewis, Feist
    Duncton Wood
    Harry Potter
    Wind in the Willows

    And the Worst...
    Anything by DAvid Zindell,Robert Jordan,Gemmel, Eddings

    CODSWALLOP!!! jordan, gemmel and eddings? replace those with the discworld series, c.s lewis and the wind in the willows now!

    and then you might aswell completely remove alice in wonderland and duncton wood!


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    #150
    aine-maire
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    Robin Hobb...I love the Farseer,Tawny Man and Liveship trilogies, but did anyone else hate Soldier Son? I don't know why, it just did not appeal to me as the others did.
    Also,why not David Eddings? His books are amazing...
    By the way, read Twilight!! Pure escapism...(it has its faults,but don't we all?!)
    :cool:


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    #151
    meditraitor
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    aine-maire wrote: »
    Also,why not David Eddings? His books are amazing...

    Belgarath the sorcerer and Polgara are a nice read..................... the Mills and Boons of fantasy (very enjoyable;)>


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