Fantasy books
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Nick Seng wrote: I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy Yeah, Bush's speeches. Marc Microsoft MVP, Visual C# MyXaml MyXaml Blog
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Yeah, yeah. Read Colin's reply above. ;)
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Nick Seng wrote: Yeah, yeah. Read Colin's reply above. Hehe. I couldn't resist. I don't read too much fantasy. I really enjoyed the Silmarillion (sp?) and his other non-Middle Earth stories that have been published. I used to be into the DragonRiders of Pern 20 years ago, but it got a bit too much. My son read "Aragon" and book 1 of the Bartemaus (sp?) Trilogy. I read them too. The first was OK, the second was pretty funny, but both get monotonous. I tend to prefer science fiction, although even that doesn't attract me too much anymore. I've been reading a lot of Steiner (whom some will say is the ultimate in fantasy, hehehe). Marc Microsoft MVP, Visual C# MyXaml MyXaml Blog
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Yay! Another fantasy connoisseur (Thanks Rob) I love Robert Jordan but I hope his books finish soon. The last one was incredibly dull, don't you think?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Nick Seng wrote: The last one was incredibly dull, don't you think? It was a scene setting book. The next one "Knife of shadows" (I think its called that) is due out in the Jan 05. I am currently in the process of re-reading TWOT books. 90% through book 2. I also found it very helpful to read the Wheel of Time FAQ[^] as it gives you good hints etc as to what is really going on below the surface. Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
I don't read much fantasy, too many books as laden with people called Ihavesuchalongnameyouspendalloyutimetryingtorememberandforgettheplot X| There are some good ones but it's sorting them out that is the problem :( The tigress is here :-D
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Nick Seng wrote: The last one was incredibly dull, don't you think? It was a scene setting book. The next one "Knife of shadows" (I think its called that) is due out in the Jan 05. I am currently in the process of re-reading TWOT books. 90% through book 2. I also found it very helpful to read the Wheel of Time FAQ[^] as it gives you good hints etc as to what is really going on below the surface. Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?
I got sensible after reading them the first time. I drew a story map so I could remember where everyone had been. By the time I get five or so books ahead I start losing track of where all the characters are. This way, when next one comes out I don't have to reread so much stuff.
If you can keep you head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts you aim; Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it. Rudyard Kipling
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Absolutely! Starting with the Wizard of Oz series (yes, there were several of them) as a child, I've thrived on fantasy stories as well as science fiction all my life. I still have a crush on Polychrome, the Rainbow's daughter.:-O Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Megan Forbes wrote: LOTR and other related books, yes - over and over in fact. Somehow the quality of those somehow ruins many other's for me Uh huh. After reading Tolkein it's not easy picking up another writer. I usually opt for something by Mrs Henry Wood as a complete contrast, which gets my mind back into shape for something else :) Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++
Try A Wizard of Earthsea , and its sequels sometime... :-D Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Yup :) Apart from the obvious (LOTR) I've read and enjoyed Gormenghast (the BBC did a great 4 part production of this), the David Eddings series's (plural intended), Sheri S Tepper (she did a great series collected as 'The True Game'), James Blish (Black Easter et al) and a bunch of other books who's titles I don't even remember anymore but whose substance remains with me. To be avoided at all costs are the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson - reading those is like having your teeth pulled without the benefit of an anaesthetic. On the other hand, I've become mightily disenchanted with Science Fiction. Maybe it's a reflection of my age but it seems to me that Science Fiction peaked in the late 1940's, subsided in the 1950's, peaked again in the 1960's and has been in decline ever since. I could really respect Isaac Asimov, Hal Clement, Arthur C Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Clifford Simak and a host of other writers of those times because they fictionalised within a framework of believable science. As for a watchable Science Fiction movie? The only ones that exist are '2001: A Space Odyssey', '12 Monkeys', 'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' and 'Brazil'. Harsh words I know and I do have a soft spot for 'The Fifth Element' but most 'Science Fiction' movies treat their audience like gibbering idiots. I'm not a gibbering idiot. Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++
Rob Manderson wrote: To be avoided at all costs are the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson Amen! Undeniably the worst tales ever to waste a tree, at least in the Fantasy genre. Anything by L. Ron Hubbard takes the prize for SciFi. Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
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Try A Wizard of Earthsea , and its sequels sometime... :-D Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
Ursala LeGuin is my favorie author. I'm re-reading the Worlds of Exile and Illusion collection. I definitely recomend it for anyone that likes either sci-fi or fantasy.
If you don't kill me you will only make me stronger That and a cup of coffee will get you 2 cups of coffee
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Rob Manderson wrote: To be avoided at all costs are the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson Amen! Undeniably the worst tales ever to waste a tree, at least in the Fantasy genre. Anything by L. Ron Hubbard takes the prize for SciFi. Some people think of it as a six-pack; I consider it more of a support group.
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Nick Seng wrote: I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books? You mean other than my annual work review? I love the fantasy genre. Raymond Feist and David/Leigh Eddings are a couple of my current favorites. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
I'm not a big sci fi buff, but I love fantasy fiction. My favorite series of all time is the Belgariad. I also loved the Piers Anthony early work (adept series, xanth series). I never really got into the sci fi thing.
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
I've read fantasy since I was a kid. I tend to stick to stuff that challenges my imagination rather than my ability to remember history and lineage. Hence, I love Terry Brooks (the Scions of Shannara is my favorite of his series so far), as well as Robert Asprin (His myth series is more humorous than anything else.) I always liked the Magician series mentioned above by Raymond Feist as well as a lot of Mercedes Lackeys Valdemar books. On the other hand, I love LOTR immensely but it took me FOREVER to read (asleep ten pages into the description 'Gimli son of Gloin, son of Humperdink, king under the lonely mountain in the year'...blah blah blah.... Same with the Wheel of Time. Don't have enough willpower to force my way through the Silmarillon, although I've had someone give me the details and once again I love the story, just not the way it is written. I even stray into a few less magic/dragon oriented series like Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Stephen King's Dark Tower series (Book VI on June 8th - YEAH!). I'll stop before i get carried away. You get the point though... Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
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I've read fantasy since I was a kid. I tend to stick to stuff that challenges my imagination rather than my ability to remember history and lineage. Hence, I love Terry Brooks (the Scions of Shannara is my favorite of his series so far), as well as Robert Asprin (His myth series is more humorous than anything else.) I always liked the Magician series mentioned above by Raymond Feist as well as a lot of Mercedes Lackeys Valdemar books. On the other hand, I love LOTR immensely but it took me FOREVER to read (asleep ten pages into the description 'Gimli son of Gloin, son of Humperdink, king under the lonely mountain in the year'...blah blah blah.... Same with the Wheel of Time. Don't have enough willpower to force my way through the Silmarillon, although I've had someone give me the details and once again I love the story, just not the way it is written. I even stray into a few less magic/dragon oriented series like Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Stephen King's Dark Tower series (Book VI on June 8th - YEAH!). I'll stop before i get carried away. You get the point though... Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
I likek the Robert Aspirin Myth books too and read a very good Mrecedes Lackey book. I'll keep an eye out for the Valdermar ones too, thank :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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I likek the Robert Aspirin Myth books too and read a very good Mrecedes Lackey book. I'll keep an eye out for the Valdermar ones too, thank :rose: The tigress is here :-D
I think it's the "Last Herald-Mage" series. Magic's Pawn, Magic's Promise, and Magic's Price. Great series. Also, her "Mage Winds" series. Winds of Fate, Winds of Change and Winds of Fury. Both of those series I've read and are great. Check them out sometime. Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
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Yup :) Apart from the obvious (LOTR) I've read and enjoyed Gormenghast (the BBC did a great 4 part production of this), the David Eddings series's (plural intended), Sheri S Tepper (she did a great series collected as 'The True Game'), James Blish (Black Easter et al) and a bunch of other books who's titles I don't even remember anymore but whose substance remains with me. To be avoided at all costs are the Thomas Covenant series by Stephen Donaldson - reading those is like having your teeth pulled without the benefit of an anaesthetic. On the other hand, I've become mightily disenchanted with Science Fiction. Maybe it's a reflection of my age but it seems to me that Science Fiction peaked in the late 1940's, subsided in the 1950's, peaked again in the 1960's and has been in decline ever since. I could really respect Isaac Asimov, Hal Clement, Arthur C Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Clifford Simak and a host of other writers of those times because they fictionalised within a framework of believable science. As for a watchable Science Fiction movie? The only ones that exist are '2001: A Space Odyssey', '12 Monkeys', 'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' and 'Brazil'. Harsh words I know and I do have a soft spot for 'The Fifth Element' but most 'Science Fiction' movies treat their audience like gibbering idiots. I'm not a gibbering idiot. Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++
Rob Manderson wrote: On the other hand, I've become mightily disenchanted with Science Fiction. Maybe it's a reflection of my age but it seems to me that Science Fiction peaked in the late 1940's, subsided in the 1950's, peaked again in the 1960's and has been in decline ever since OTOH, there is an awful lot to read and reread from those decades...
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Yep. I like fantasy books more than sci-fi. Some of the best ones are written by Raymond E. Feist (Magician : Apprentice[^]), the Eddings brothers couple, David Eddings and Leigh Eddings (The Redemption of Althalus[^]), and Sara Douglass (The Axis Trilogy[^]). Actually there are six books for the last one, took me a while to collect and read them all. At least it wasn't like when I read LOTR. I lost contact with the world for a whole week :omg:. Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.
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Yep. I like fantasy books more than sci-fi. Some of the best ones are written by Raymond E. Feist (Magician : Apprentice[^]), the Eddings brothers couple, David Eddings and Leigh Eddings (The Redemption of Althalus[^]), and Sara Douglass (The Axis Trilogy[^]). Actually there are six books for the last one, took me a while to collect and read them all. At least it wasn't like when I read LOTR. I lost contact with the world for a whole week :omg:. Edbert P. Sydney, Australia.
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Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books?
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
Yep, I used to read a great deal of fantasy. All of the Eddings books, Sparhawk is one of the best characters I've enjoyed readabout. The redemption of Althalus was awsome. David Gemmel is another author I don't hear much about, but I love to read. Druss the Legend was awsome, as are all of Gemmel's books. The early and new Feist books are fantastic, especially Magician, and the ones he wrote co wrote. The most recent novel, Talon of the Silver Hawk was also brilliant. The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan was fantastic (until the last few, dull dull dull)