Michael-TLH Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Gah! Someone's mentioning of Tad Williams reminded me of his completely rocking, not to be missed "Otherland" series... it's set inside a "virtual reality" and is REALLLLLLLLLY good. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Page Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I just finished two short novels written by Lord Dunsany AKA Edward Plunkett: "The King of Elfland's Daughter" and "The Charwoman's Shadow". Both were written in the 1920's. The writing is sheer poetry and the subject matter is the stuff we dream. If only we could write it down so fluently. I found thes at a bargain book store for $4.00 each. Steal of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Tam Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I can't beleive no one has mention Micheal Morcock's Elric series. Now there is a "tragic" hero. Lady Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 For humor: anything by Terry Pratchett. gets you ROTFL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Page Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Lady Tam, Good point on Elric! Anoyher source for tragic hero/hero-villian is the Finnish "Kalevala", an epic poem that was quite an inspiration for Tolkein among others. Its available in English, in paperback.I picked up my copy at Border's. I think you will find Kullervo one of the most ill-fated characters in literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalyn Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 It's not quite in the same vein as the other stuff mentioned, but does anyone read "Knights of the Dinner Table"? It's a comic about a gaming group and it's absolutely hilarious. And going back to more traditional fantasy, I'm seconding (or thirding or whatever) Jennifer Roberson's "Sword" books and the "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" trilogy by Tad Williams. And I'd like to add "A Song of Fire and Ice" by George R. R. Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstormhammer Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Dalyn: check out www.hoodyhoo.com Some guy's taken a few of the KoDT strips and turned them into Flash Animation. Funny-funny. --lstormhammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaven-guy Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 The Riftwar/Daughter of Empire series by Raymond Feist i second his opinion, another sieres by fiest is The Serpent War Saga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalyn Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I've seen them, O Uber-Mensch. :D I especially enjoyed BA's home-grown critical hits table. But thanks for pointing them out to me. I'd almost forgotten about them. Gotta go watch them again sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Man Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Let's not forget Michael Moorcock and the various Eternal Champions with the most famous being Elric the Albino Melnibonean and his sword, Stormbringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I honestly forgot about the Elric series. That series is hidden by the rest of my books on the shelf :laugh: I also forgot P C Hodgell's series Jame of the Kencyrath which includes God Stalk, Dark of the Moon, and Seeker's Mask. And I think one series that needs to be mentioned that no one has yet... The Pern series by Anne McCaffrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrudd Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 Rosenberg. Guardians of the Flame series. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Man Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 Another series is the early Shannara series, (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara, & The Wishsong of Shannara) by Terry Brooks. These have roleplaying written all over them. Finally Let us not forget Roger Zelazny's Amber series and Glen Cook's The Black Company series. I also apologize if I repeated any series previously mentioned. rm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystorm Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 I have read and forgotten more than I can remember. Some of my prefered fantasy fiction: the Redwall series, by Brian Jacques the Harry Potter books, by JK Rowlings the Dinotopia series, by James Gurney (even the childrens series by various authors) the Hitchhikers Guide Books, Douglas Adams (each of those are okay for the younger audiences) Pern books by McCaffrey, Lackey's Valdemar books, a vampire hunter series by Laurel Hamilton. † I am very fond of mythology and fairy tales, I have many varieties of those on the shelf, as well as collections of short stories, Unicorns, is the first I bought. † Princess Bride, Arabian nights, Alice in Wonderland, Chronicles of Narnia, Tolkien, and Beowulf, are tenured titles. I have a favorite authors for some non-fantasy books, like Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwall, Robert Ludlum, and Dean Koontz. † cbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted August 31, 2002 Share Posted August 31, 2002 I have a favorite authors for some non-fantasy books, like Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwall, Robert Ludlum, and Dean Koontz. † cbs Mmmm.. Clive Cussler. There are very few of his books I don't own, and that's only because I haven't found them yet. For those who aren't familiar with him, he wrote Raise the Titanic and years before the Titanic was found, he had nearly pinpointed where it would be found :O I highly recommend his book Atlantis Found to all people who like fantasy. While it's a modern day setting, there is so much in that book that can be used to make a great adventure it's not even funny. Yet one more series. Wilbur Smiths Warlock series : The Seventh Scroll, River God, and Warlock. It accounts the movements of an Egyptian (go fig with me, huh?) sorceror and his beloved princess and the love of her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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