Have the Fifth Elephant on tap. I've been reading smut and sexual theory lately. Fun. Started the latest colonization novel from Turtledove, but I just cant...
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moorealan
Jun 12, 2000 6:29 pm
Hi. The Science Fiction Book Club had the complete Lord of the Rings on sale several months ago, so I picked it up. I had always wanted all three books, and...
2552
Winter_King
Jun 12, 2000 9:11 pm
Finder by Emma Bull is great. It's the only Bordertown novel that I've read so far but I was really taken with the concept of Bordertown. It has a real good...
2553
gauvaine
Jun 13, 2000 3:17 am
I'm reading Shadow of Ararat right now. Alternate Roman history at its best. A very well-written book that makes Harry Turltedove look like a hack (which he...
2554
gauvaine
Jun 13, 2000 3:20 am
Glad to hear from our esteemed founder. FYI, this months SFBC offers the Hobbit in the same hardback format, with illustrations by Tolkien himself. I have the ...
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satai_shayra
Jun 13, 2000 12:00 pm
Right now I'm in the middle of Lary Niven's Ringworld and I am also finishing The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt... wonderful book I like it alot.<br><br>I've...
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randalthor7
Jun 13, 2000 4:29 pm
I'm finishing #5 from the sword of truth and have Return to Endymion next, been putting off finishing the Hyperion series for a while and am going to do it....
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satai_shayra
Jun 13, 2000 7:19 pm
Of time...<br>did anyone notice how simliar these two? I mean I haven't got vey far with The Sword but they are SO alike!<br>I mean for example in the 1st book...
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henryhenwy
Jun 13, 2000 10:09 pm
I woudldn't even say that that's one of the major similarities necessarily. Just wait until you get into the next couple of books. It's much more eerie about...
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chukkster
Jun 13, 2000 11:55 pm
Rise of Endymion isn't it? I loved the first two, but again the 6 year wait took a lot of momentum out of the story. Besides--the cast changed so much and I...
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randalthor7
Jun 15, 2000 7:34 pm
In the beginning I had the same feeling. But as I have gotten to the end of the series, I can see several substantial differences. About the only thing that I...
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randalthor7
Jun 15, 2000 7:37 pm
It's actually book 4, the third is called "Endymion"; I'm not positive, I'm in the middle of a move, but I'll look for sure in a week or two when I unpack. I...
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chukkster
Jun 15, 2000 8:03 pm
That's my memory too.<br>Did you ever read Fires of Eden? I love that one. Perhaps you have to be an american to really appreciate it's disgusting glory, but ...
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dirtydwarf
Jun 15, 2000 8:45 pm
New member here *waits for the cheers to die down* FAntasy and Horror are my 2 loves in this bleak world. Right now I am just finishing off the Swords of Power...
2564
gypsy_mouse
Jun 16, 2000 11:14 am
Hi everyone. I love reading David Eddings, Terry Brookes and of course Tolkien. I have read the Hobbit and the Lord of the rings so many times it is a great ...
2565
sorceress_of_whitemagic
sorceress_of...
Jun 16, 2000 12:38 pm
Hi all you fantasy fanatics. My favorite books are The Last Dragonlord, Dragon and Pheonix (both by Joanne Bertin), Ship of Magic, and Mad Ship (by Robin ...
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dirtydwarf
Jun 16, 2000 1:34 pm
Hello Gypsy,<br><br>If U like Tolkien might I suggest U give Dennis Mckiernan a try. His books are very Tolkien-like but with enough originality to still be...
2567
vladtheimpaler_68
vladtheimpal...
Jun 17, 2000 4:37 am
Piers Anthony Xanth, Adept, Immortal series<br>Stephen Donaldson Thomas Covenant, Mirror series<br>raymond feist magician, serpent saga, empire, etc<br>david...
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satai_shayra
Jun 17, 2000 9:59 am
Piers Anthony is one I would greatly PASS :-), his books are long and about well... almost about nothing...<br>As for my reccomandations of course Weis&...
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lolagee
Jun 17, 2000 3:45 pm
Charles DeLint, any of the Ellen Datlow/Terri Windling collections, Emma Bull, Gene Wolfe, Robin McKinley, Patricia McKillip. Pat Wrede, Jane Yolen...editors...
2570
bob_the_telepathic_fish
bob_the_tele...
Jun 18, 2000 1:13 am
Ummm... Hi I think that only one author need be mentioned-<br><br> ***** GUY GAVRIEL KAY *****<br> <br>Author of The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana, and other...
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Ryuukuro
Jun 19, 2000 5:16 am
Datlow and Winding put together the best collections. It's really good, especially for people looking for something other than stereotypical fantasy and ...
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gauvaine
Jun 19, 2000 9:53 pm
Gypsy,<br> Depending on what you like, there are a ton of good authors out there. George R. R. Martin, for one. Tad Williams. David Gemmell. Ray Feist. Robin...
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gauvaine
Jun 19, 2000 9:54 pm
If you liked those, you might want to give David Farland's Runelords a try....
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gauvaine
Jun 19, 2000 10:06 pm
Write a story about a wink. Simple as that. Remember, you have five minutes. No cheating. Just time yourself and let it go. You'll be amazed at how fast you ...
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gauvaine
Jun 19, 2000 10:08 pm
Has anyone read her Deryni books? Are they historical fantasy? Are they any good? Is King Kelson's Bride the watershed event people are making it out to be?...
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Highlander_2112
Jun 20, 2000 2:54 am
I've read several of the Deryni books, and enjoyed them. I haven't read Kelson's Bride, or the Camber series, but I've read most of the Kelson books. <br><br>I...
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charles_c_copenhaver
charles_c_co...
Jun 20, 2000 8:56 pm
I read the series way back in high school and loved them. The magic was very well done. After a while her characters become predictably compassionate or ...
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Jennaboo70
Jun 21, 2000 4:01 am
Well, if you like epic fantasy, I'd suggest Raymond Feist, Mercedes Lackey, Stephen R. Donaldson or Guy Gavriel Kay. You already mentioned my other faves. But...
2579
bob_the_telepathic_fish
bob_the_tele...
Jun 21, 2000 8:47 am
I read his Snow Crash this year and really enjoyed it. I was wondering if anyone had read Diamond Age or the new Cryptonicom book. It's gotten a lot f hype and...
