Stern Kestrelmann Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I picked up Forsaken House by Richard Baker this week. Excellent so far. If you like Forgotten Realms setting and wood, sun, and moon elves, this is a great read... SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CripDyke Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Phew!..Was beginning to think I was the only Callahan's type weirdo in here. naaaww. me? I'm as weird as they come! Just ask the folx from reapercon 2004...or the folks at the take-back-the-night punk rock rally at UCLA. Believe it or not, I flew to the latter, from the latter to the former, then home, all in the same weekend. they really don't get much weirder than me! --)-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan6 Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Phew!..Was beginning to think I was the only Callahan's type weirdo in here. naaaww. me? I'm as weird as they come! Just ask the folx from reapercon 2004...or the folks at the take-back-the-night punk rock rally at UCLA. Believe it or not, I flew to the latter, from the latter to the former, then home, all in the same weekend. they really don't get much weirder than me! --)-> Well then come on in, drinks are all a buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdymon Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Another good series is by Robin Hobbs I think... The Assasin series..I enjoyed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Angel Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 Hollow Chocolate Bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyIzmit Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 All the Pretty Horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saranthose Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 The War of the Spider Queen series is very interesting, and I think is worth a try. Especially if you like Dark Elves. Yeah, what happened to these books. I thourly enjoyed the first three, consumed them, and set out to do the same on the fourth but by page 100 and some got a belly ache. Where in the nine hells was Ryld's amulate that turned his skin to metal in the first three books? And what's all the business about the ice crystals being perfect hexagones so as to trap the summoned demon (jaggerd's father) most effectivly! That was too technical, and seemed to be a tade constrived for me. Then there was Ryld and that female cleric getting overpowered by a band of trolls. Dragon magazine had his states, and the clerics in it (unsure of what month) but they were high enouph to make those trolls no more than practice fodder. That book I could never get through, and the shame of it is I have all four in hardback (incomplete!) WOTC novels are near imposable to get in hardback once they reach soft back so it makes it a pain if I ever wanted to pick the series back up in the future with a matched up collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saranthose Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 King Rat, Perdido Street Station, The Scar by China Mieville are phenomenal. Good Omens, Neverwhere, American Gods by Neil Gaiman Those are a few of my favorite things. (I am not singing this like Julie Andrews did in Sound of Music though, so don't ask!) Oh wow! I love Neverwhere, and the scar. But I was highly disapointed in American Gods! That was fine because in my eyes Neil redeemed himself by writting Coraline. King rat is also good, but I don''t think it stands up to Neverwhere, even though some people state that it's it's revile. I used to be a Urban fantasy junky. The book I was writting was the ulimate Urban Fantasy. Got to pg. 244 and D&D returned to me like a ton of bricks. Since that point I have read nothing but Vanilla fantasy. If you have'nt read the fallowing books check them out. The Land of Laughs The war for the oaks (inspired white wolfs changeling) Tamsin The Thief of Always (unusual for Clive Barker) And my personal favorite book of all times : Zod Wallop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavaar Posted August 14, 2004 Share Posted August 14, 2004 I really like David Gemmel's books. I've only read... uh, the Rigante one with the big battle... yah, Legend of the Deathwalker, Hero in the Shadows, another onf, some thing like Sentinel or guardian or... about a guy with guns, flintlocks, sort of fantasy/wild west. Gavaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourningcloud Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 hehe saranthose you said zod whallop. i hope you have also read the required w b spencer books-resume with monsters and irrationalk fears . zod whallop was really good, but kind of a downer (although the end was a redeeming-both for the characters and the tone of the story, which was really sad) -now that i have a son of my own i dont think i could read it again. oh yeah, dont forget his last book (that i can find at least by him-did this guy disappear off the face of the earth, or what?) -the return of count electric (a short stroy compilation. really funny stuff. and mentioning good books-i forgot to mention elaine cunningham-anything by her in the forgotten realms is well worth the read-i think her writing is better than salvatores. and one more honorable mention-nancy collins. the sonya blue series is everything the anita blake series tries to be. what she created ALL of the white wolf games tried to capture in terms of content and tone. all borrowed heavily, obviously, and thanklessly from nancy collins, yet she remains virtually unknown. (think of reading stephen king, ramsey campbell, clive barker, and robert bloch [wrote the original psycho] without ever having heard of hp lovecraft, and thinking wow these guys are really good, and so original ya like vampires, yya NEED to read nancy collins. pushes anne rices vampire chronicles off the slide and drags it around the playground by its vampire-trendy pony tail. leaves mrs hamilton's anita blake series whimpering in the corner. i kid you not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTLS Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I also loved Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy. Let me second this recommendation! I warn you though, the first book, for the first 90 pages or so is difficult reading. It's ALL setup and it's amazing at how well it is all used throughout the entire trilogy (four paperbacks though). If you can make it through that first 90 pages, you'll be hooked as it takes off very fast. Another great trilogy (IMO) is the Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman. The books are, iirc, "When True Night Falls", "Black Sun Rising" and "Crown of Shadows". AN awesome, awesome series. (One of my all-time favorites if you can't tell). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Another great trilogy (IMO) is the Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman. The books are, iirc, "When True Night Falls", "Black Sun Rising" and "Crown of Shadows". AN awesome, awesome series. (One of my all-time favorites if you can't tell). Cool. Yeah I read this series too. Nice to know someone else has read it as well... Damon, although it wasn't my favorite series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entrigan Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I also have to admit that I have shed a tear or two during a Feist Book. H emakes characters that are not cliche and you feel like you actually know him. As for the Dragonlance there was very little outside of Chronicles and Twins that I thought was very worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital M@ Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Crying? Never ADMIT that you cry! Almost all of Fiests books are excellent, they are actually quite diverse as some of the series cover things from what were once opposing cultures. He wrote one book after a video game and it was complete crap on a stick. I can't remember the name of it. Fiest also wrote a book called Faeiry Tale. I have bought this book for everyone I know, it is a must read. It is more of a horror/suspense book, but wow was it good. Almost anything from Zelazny. Lord of Light & Chronicles of Amber are excellent quick reads, Lord Demon was quite cool, as was Bring me the Head of Prince Charming and Madwand. I am ordering a used copy of A Night in Lonesome Oct as I type. I have only heard great thing about this one and look forward to reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsino Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Oh wow! I love Neverwhere.... An excellent book. Very inspiring, too. The BBC series was disappointing in its execution, though it looked about perfect. Gaiman's book was a big improvement on the teleplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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