Moderator Froggy the Great Posted August 30, 2004 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2004 The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia McKillip would be my vote. The cover art alone is worth the purchase price, and the book itself is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Thanks Cade for saying what I was saying.. but you said it more politely. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neyuttad Posted August 31, 2004 Author Share Posted August 31, 2004 Ok cool, LadyStorm(thanks!) suggested that I compile a list of books then we'll have a poll to see which one will be used. So PM the title of a book you would like to read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laralu510 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I've read something (forget what) by patricia mcKllip which was quite good...not that novel though, so i'll second Frosh's suggestion in addition to sending Neyuttad more book suggestions than he can count. I love sci-fi and fantasy and would love to participate in this!! Count me in. -I also second the oppinions of the individuals who suggested books more sofisticated than dragonlance. Two of my best friends love that serees, so if you haven't read it give it a try...by all means...you can never tell what you will like untill you try...however, I agree that it is a bit simplistic (ok maybe more than a bit)...however that isn't my most important beef with those books...I personally just cant stand the writing..I think it lacks sofistication and is just plain not good writting! -(this is going to be a discussion forum so i feelt that it was necessary to throw my two sence in...sorry to all of the dragonlance lovers out there ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laralu510 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 oh also..what about just reading the first book of a seriese...nd then independently reading the others....or reeding more than one book at a time...there are so many good serees (damn i cant spell for anything!!!) out there that i would hate to miss. Also remember...much fantasy comes in the classic trilogy format!!!! I think there are probably way more series books out there than individual books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laralu510 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Also Neuttyad. Perhaps you should just pick a few (10?) and post a description or possibly a reviw or two of the book - you can ge this from amazon.com. If you don't want to do this I can. Or we can just leave it up to each individual to check out each book before they vote on it. Another place to look for suggestions on books to read would be a list of the top most influential sci-fi/fantasy books of the twentieth century... ok..i'll stop now and go paint a mini or something like that^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Porsenna Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 have to agree about the DL series. I tried re-reading the 1st book sometime last year, and I could tell why I loved the series @1985 when I was 9, and why I can't get into them now. I decided NOT to reread it so as not to spoil my nostalgia for the books... Besides, IMHO the best way to do this is to pick ONE book that's not part of a trilogy, series, etc. and read that. If we extend this to sf I nominate Brightness Reef by David Brin. Lots of space opera (with genengineered intelligent dolphins...) but also depth so that it can be explained beyond "boy wasn't that cooool!?!" Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyPuncher Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 One sci-fi book that would be good for this is Gordon R.Dickson's "Final Encyclopedia", while it is part of a cycle, it is fine as a stand alone. And it is a classic by any measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyrus Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I'd like to get in on this too. Most of Charles de Lint's books are stand alones. Robin McKinley's are too. Patricia McKillip wrote the Riddle Master of Hed books if I remember right. They were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laralu510 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 thats it..the Riddle Master...they were good!..one of the first fantasy books I read was Robin Mckinley's Hero and the Crown (hope i'm getting that right). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyrus Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Yep, it's called The Hero and the Crown. There's a sequel to it called the Blue Sword. I love McKinley's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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