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Sun Oct-09-05 05:34 PM
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I'm looking for a good fantasy book or series to read. |
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I'm finishing the George R. R. Martin's A Clash of Kings, third book in the series, but have to wait for the last one to come out. I'm also waiting for the next book in Robert Jordan's series Wheel of Time. Any suggestions?
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:35 PM
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1. Jordan bored me after awhile. |
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I started falling asleep after number 5.
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:38 PM
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2. Yeah, he's dragging them on way too long. |
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:40 PM
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3. And he seems to have forgotten about a few of his characters. |
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It's like he just leaves them out in the cold. Maybe I should go back and re-read them. I don't know if I'll form a better opinion or not. My first thought-he should have tied it all up around three or four.
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:43 PM
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4. Tied it up and ended shortly there after. |
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:45 PM
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Like I said-I'll go back and reread them to see if I forgot something. But I really did get bored around volume 5. The first couple had such promise. Now he's just stretching them out for the money,IMO.
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:46 PM
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6. Thats exactly what I thought, about the money. |
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But, I did read the series twice and enjoyed it more the second time. Did you read all of them or stop at five?
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:48 PM
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I didn't have the time or I would have gone on. I feel like I really invested some time in his characters.
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:47 PM
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His fantasy novels (Blue Moon Rising, Swords of Haven, Guards of Haven, and Beyond the Blue Moon) are excellent. His sci-fi sucks, though, so stay away from it.
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Sun Oct-09-05 05:57 PM
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9. Thanks, I will look into his work. |
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Sun Oct-09-05 06:25 PM
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10. Have you tried any of Robin Hobb's trilogies? n/t |
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Sun Oct-09-05 06:38 PM
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Sun Oct-09-05 06:59 PM
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12. I like them much better than George R.R. Martin's current series. All that |
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brutality and constant war was hard to slog through, I quit in the middle of the 2nd Martin book.
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:32 PM
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I read all nine about 6 months ago & loved them (though particularly adored the 1st & 3rd, as I really got into the characters of FitzChivalry and the Fool).
It was the first proper fantasy series I've read (and the only other one I can think of is the Phillip Pullman trilogy), but before long I was totally involved.
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:35 PM
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14. Jordan's new book comes out Tuesday. n/t |
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:43 PM
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15. That soon, I hadn't realized!!! |
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now i cant wait till tuesday
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:47 PM
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17. I'm going to get it as soon as I get out of work on Tuesday |
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I've been reading the series for 10 years now.
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:17 PM
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I'm lucky because I started reading this series last year so until now I haven't had to wait.
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:43 PM
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16. American Gods by Neil Gaiman |
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:52 PM
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27. Great book, although the sequel is less fun. |
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I'd suggest Sandman graphic novels, if you have enough arms and legs to pay for them. . . :)
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Sun Oct-09-05 07:57 PM
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18. I really like Mercedes Lackey and Ann McCaffrey (the Dragonrider series) |
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Can't remember the names of the Lackey ones, it's been so long! But they were pretty good.
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:09 PM
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22. Mercedes Lackey writes the Valdemar books |
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:11 PM
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23. Thank you, those are the ones I was thinking of! I used to take them out |
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from the library, but they didn't have the entire series and I was too broke to go buy any new books, so I kind of gave up. I really liked the ones I did read, though. Thanks for jogging my memory!
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:05 PM
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19. Pratchett's Discworld series |
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Not only is it fantasy it is social commentary and humor as well. The series is quite long and develops many characters. I like to think of him as what Douglas Adams could have been if he had enjoyed writing.
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:08 PM
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20. Glenn Cook's "The Black Company" series |
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Highly, highly, highly recommended.
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:08 PM
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21. Read the Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weiss |
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and Tracey Hickman! It's 3 books, and they are ALL fantastic!
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:11 PM
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24. Ooh Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is a good read |
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Fascinating critique on dogmatic belief.
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Sun Oct-09-05 08:49 PM
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26. Better than Narnia, IMHO. |
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From the moment the monkey appeared, I couldn't put the book down. The poor kids. . .
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