Fantasy books
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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)
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Edbert P. wrote: the Eddings Brothers, David Eddings and Leigh Eddings :omg: I thought Leigh Eddings was his wife!
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
So did I ?! :confused:
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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 reading 'The tawny man' trilogy by Robin Hobb at the moment. My favorite fantasy book must be 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman. "After all it's just text at the end of the day. - Colin Davies "For example, when a VB programmer comes to my house, they may say 'does your pool need cleaning, sir ?' " - Christian Graus
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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 am a SF fan but not much of a fantasy fan (unless it has sausage in a bun and wiz_z_ards) and yet was pleasantly surprised by David Brin's latest book, Kiln People. I thought he was just a fantasy writer but this was SF and very good too. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Nick Seng wrote: Time and time again, CPians have mentioned their love for science-fiction Books. I was wondering, do any of you read fantasy books? Nope. Can't stand the stuff. Apart from the occasional DiscWorld novel, I've never really understood the attaction of fantasy books. The only fantasy related stuff I've enjoyed are 'Buffy' and 'Angel', and my enjoyment came from the character interactions rather than the fantasy elements. Michael CP Blog [^]
>and my enjoyment came from the character interactions rather than the fantasy elements. :laugh: That reminds me of people who say they buy Penthouse for the articles... :P regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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O.K pretty much the opposite of what the above post says. I'll agree on the Gormenghast stuff but to be honest I found the LOTR books incredibly dull and preferred the Thomas Covenant books by miles. also alot of the books mentioned above are written by scientists and I'm especially talking about Asimov here. You see the thing about scientists is they usually have good ideas but are crap writers. So I end up preferring the the Ian M Banks stuff over the more straight scientist stuff. Fantasy books are like anything else it really depends on what you are after if you want a light read stick with the Goodhall, Fiest etc. If you want more involved work go for the LOTR, Thomas Covenant, Gormenghast or Robert Jordan books. Oh and you can never go wrong with Pratchett. pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
Crikey moses and the three jesuit priests of mesopotamia. That is the very first time I have ever read someone accusing Asimov of being a crap writer. What do you think of Clarke or more recently Benford? BTW I really enjoy Banks' work too. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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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.
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Edbert P. wrote: the Eddings Brothers, David Eddings and Leigh Eddings :omg: I thought Leigh Eddings was his wife!
"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
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Crikey moses and the three jesuit priests of mesopotamia. That is the very first time I have ever read someone accusing Asimov of being a crap writer. What do you think of Clarke or more recently Benford? BTW I really enjoy Banks' work too. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
Paul Watson wrote: That is the very first time I have ever read someone accusing Asimov of being a crap writer. Oh I thought is was a widely held view. I read and enjoyed Benford's Timescape in the last year. As for Clarke I tend to put him in the same category as Asimov in that you come away remembering the ideas but little of the texture of the book, unlike someone like Philip K Dick or Bank's where you come away with the memory of the world/universe in which the characters exist. Though as with any literature it's all a not only a matter of taste but a matter of personal placement at the same time. By that I mean that at different parts of your life you are more likely to associate with one or another atmosphere or type of writing. There have been times when I personally have been heavily into science and wanted to read about the ideas and others times when I have felt that the science just gets in the way of telling a good story. This also could be down to the abilities of the author. pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush
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Paul Watson wrote: That is the very first time I have ever read someone accusing Asimov of being a crap writer. Oh I thought is was a widely held view. I read and enjoyed Benford's Timescape in the last year. As for Clarke I tend to put him in the same category as Asimov in that you come away remembering the ideas but little of the texture of the book, unlike someone like Philip K Dick or Bank's where you come away with the memory of the world/universe in which the characters exist. Though as with any literature it's all a not only a matter of taste but a matter of personal placement at the same time. By that I mean that at different parts of your life you are more likely to associate with one or another atmosphere or type of writing. There have been times when I personally have been heavily into science and wanted to read about the ideas and others times when I have felt that the science just gets in the way of telling a good story. This also could be down to the abilities of the author. pseudonym67 My Articles[^] "They say there are strangers who threaten us, In our immigrants and infidels. They say there is strangeness too dangerous In our theaters and bookstore shelves. That those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves." Rush