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Gwenevere
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| Stephen Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever is excellent too. I'll fourth the Terry Pratchett series- it was definitely original! |
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Andreth
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| Hathor wrote: | | Terry Pratchett! |
Oops, my bad. I called him Terry Pritchard.  I was close anyway! |
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Miluiwen
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I second (or is it third...) Phillip Pullman! I've only read His Dark Materials, but aim to read the others.... The Ruby in the Smoke.. The Tiger in the Well.. can't remember any others!
Also, even though they aren't published, try www.fictionpress.com . You do have to search long and hard for a good piece (a lot like FFN...) but once one is found it's enjoyable! |
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Panneth
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I'm reading the Gormenghast Trilogy at the moment and I'm really enjoying it. It's got lots of very short chapters which makes it perfect for my commuting to and from work.
On the subject of Terry Pratchet and Mort, BBC Radio 4 are doing an adaptation of it on Tuesday nights at the moment. It's almost all the way through, but you can listen to last week's at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/mort.shtml and then from tomorrow morning you should be able to listen to the one being broadcast in a couple of hours. If you do a bit of digging you might be able to find the other episodes somewhere in the archive...
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Gwenevere
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| Panneth wrote: | I'm reading the Gormenghast Trilogy at the moment and I'm really enjoying it. It's got lots of very short chapters which makes it perfect for my commuting to and from work.
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For a second there I pictured you driving to work while reading a book... |
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If you are still interested, there is always André Norton, who is considered a juvenile author, but I grew up on her books and still read them. There is also C.J. Cherryh, but some of her books are convoluted. However her Merchanter series and Chanur are very good. There is also Robert Heinlein, also known for younger books, but still a good mix of humor and fantasy/sci-fi. Anne McCaffery has been mentioned, but is still worth mentioning again. A.C. Crispin has some really good books. Best bet, go to a used book store. You can try out a few different authors without going into debt. And you can usually trade books back in for credit. Hope this helps.
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Aerin
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| Thank you, I am, and I am sure that others as well are always on the look out for new books to read. Terry Pratchett is my new addiction. Just saw the new one in Borders, am going to buy it on sat! |
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Rous
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Good luck, and happy hunting.
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JaneDoe
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Terry Pratchett's Lords and Ladies paints a more sinister view of elves than Tolkien, one based more in real-life folklore. As much as I love Elrond (as played by Hugo Weaving), I do get tired of elves being portrayed that way outside of Tolkien.
If you can get your hands on it, Emma Bull's War for the Oaks is enchanting in a very modern way. Also, Anne Bishop's Pillars of the Earth, Shadows and Light, and The House of Gaian are worth reading as well. And don't forget Tad Williams' War of the Flowers. Very interesting stuff.
Also, regardless of whether or not you roleplay, roleplaying games (the ones that use paper, not your hard drive) are great inspiration for settings and creatures. I try to stay away from D&D clones because they tend to do non-humans in a bland, monolithic way. I much prefer things like Dark Ages Fae, Changeling: The Dreaming, and the like. |
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sindohte
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I am totally in love with Jacqueline Carey's trilogy of books which features the absolutely wonderous heroine Phedre no Delauney. And don't even get me started on her companion Joscelin *sigh* The books are titled - Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar.
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| sindohte wrote: | | I am totally in love with Jacqueline Carey's trilogy of books which features the absolutely wonderous heroine Phedre no Delauney. And don't even get me started on her companion Joscelin *sigh* The books are titled - Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar. |
*bows and worships you* Those books have been my new god for several months now. Unfortunately, I know exactly zero people IRL who have read them so I have no one to discuss the greatness of Phëdre and friends with which is a bit off-putting. *sigh* At any rate, I am in love with Terre D'Ange, with all the nifty religeons and politics, with Joscelin Veruil (hope I spelled that right,) with every culture she's created/adopted... yes, those books well and truely rock.
One minor warning: These books have some pretty heavy BDSM/sex content, so if you take my advice and decide to give 'em a burl, just be warned of that.
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Rous
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Okay, now my puritanical interest is peaked. I will be forced to check out the used book store to find some new authors. Oh, well, I can find no new books by my current favorites, anyway.
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sindohte
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| MaglorRedeemed wrote: | | sindohte wrote: | | I am totally in love with Jacqueline Carey's trilogy of books which features the absolutely wonderous heroine Phedre no Delauney. And don't even get me started on her companion Joscelin *sigh* The books are titled - Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar. |
*bows and worships you* Those books have been my new god for several months now. Unfortunately, I know exactly zero people IRL who have read them so I have no one to discuss the greatness of Phëdre and friends with which is a bit off-putting. *sigh* At any rate, I am in love with Terre D'Ange, with all the nifty religeons and politics, with Joscelin Veruil (hope I spelled that right,) with every culture she's created/adopted... yes, those books well and truely rock.
One minor warning: These books have some pretty heavy BDSM/sex content, so if you take my advice and decide to give 'em a burl, just be warned of that. |
Nice to see that there is another Carey fan in the house. As for the BDSM/sex business, if you are looking for cheap thrills you should really go elsewhere because you have do a helluva lot of reading in her 700 page books to read a few brief sex scenes. What I adore about the books is the level of attention to detail Carey spent in developing Terre D'Ange and the love affair between Phedre and Joscelin. Sheesh talk about two totally unsuitable lovers - a courtesan and a her warrior priest companion. Yet somehow the author manages to pull it off.
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MaglorRedeemed
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| sindohte wrote: | | MaglorRedeemed wrote: | | sindohte wrote: | | I am totally in love with Jacqueline Carey's trilogy of books which features the absolutely wonderous heroine Phedre no Delauney. And don't even get me started on her companion Joscelin *sigh* The books are titled - Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, and Kushiel's Avatar. |
*bows and worships you* Those books have been my new god for several months now. Unfortunately, I know exactly zero people IRL who have read them so I have no one to discuss the greatness of Phédre and friends with which is a bit off-putting. *sigh* At any rate, I am in love with Terre D'Ange, with all the nifty religeons and politics, with Joscelin Veruil (hope I spelled that right,) with every culture she's created/adopted... yes, those books well and truely rock.
One minor warning: These books have some pretty heavy BDSM/sex content, so if you take my advice and decide to give 'em a burl, just be warned of that. |
Nice to see that there is another Carey fan in the house. As for the BDSM/sex business, if you are looking for cheap thrills you should really go elsewhere because you have do a helluva lot of reading in her 700 page books to read a few brief sex scenes. What I adore about the books is the level of attention to detail Carey spent in developing Terre D'Ange and the love affair between Phedre and Joscelin. Sheesh talk about two totally unsuitable lovers - a courtesan and a her warrior priest companion. Yet somehow the author manages to pull it off. |
This is true. If you're looking for unpalatable kinky sex, read Laurel K. Hamilton. (She annoys me like no other author ever has. I believe people have compared Ms. Carey's work to hers, but I strongly disagree: at least in the Kushiel books there are entire pages where there is not a single mention of sex, brutal violence or how wonderful and gorgeous the protagonist looks.  )
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mistressofbucklebury
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Just to a another authour into the mix have any of you guys read any of Jennifer Fallon's books. She was on a holiday tour with me last year although it took me about 10 days to work out she was a writer (maybe I should have guessed when she was giving everyone advice on their fanfic and/or yet to be published novels!).
I hadn't read any fantasy/sci-fi other than Tolkien so I decided to give them a go, starting with her Medalon series..... I couldn't put the book down and enjoyed it so much that I had to order her next 5 books from an online store in Australia because I couldn't wait until they got published here in the UK!!!
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