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I'm looking for something modern to read in the Fantasy Genre. Any ideas as to what should be my first and why?
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Hi Ronn_BMan [img]smile.gif[/img]
hmmm...well i havent read this dude...but quite a few peeps on this board whose opinion on books i admire have been talkin about this guy called Robin Hobbs. My plate has been too full to check it out yet...but i know that the LoA and Jabidas both like there Hobbs...and im pretty sure that there not the only ones...! I dont know how the series works, about a character called FitzChivalry ? i think...dont know which book is first etc. But hopefully those two or someone can tell you more... Now some good sci fi you ask? ...hehehe! :D |
<H3><font color=silver>doesnt anyone have any ideas for Ronn_BMann</font></h3>
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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Djinn Raffo:
<H3><font color=silver>doesnt anyone have any ideas for Ronn_BMann</font></h3><hr></blockquote> I hear and obey, oh master [img]smile.gif[/img] If you like humor with your fantasy, try Piers Anthony's 'Xanth" series or Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' series. Some here might recommend Glen Cook's 'Black Company' series, and, while I enjoyed it, I prefer his 'Garret, P.I.' stories instead. Try Stephen Brust's 'Vlad Taltos' stories, or his 'Phoenix Guard' tales for something that's a little more swashbuckling in nature. One of my personal favorites is Roger Zelazny's 'Amber' chronicles - although he's been dead for around 5 years I hope he's modern enough for you. |
Thomas Covenant (The chronicles of) by Stephen Donaldson.
Riftwar Saga by Feist Belgariad series by D. Eddings all good but Donaldson is superb. |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Desuma Malevois:
If you like humor with your fantasy, try Piers Anthony's 'Xanth" series or Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' series. Some here might recommend Glen Cook's 'Black Company' series, and, while I enjoyed it, I prefer his 'Garret, P.I.' stories instead. Try Stephen Brust's 'Vlad Taltos' stories, or his 'Phoenix Guard' tales for something that's a little more swashbuckling in nature. One of my personal favorites is Roger Zelazny's 'Amber' chronicles - although he's been dead for around 5 years I hope he's modern enough for you.<hr></blockquote> I HAVE TO SAY - YES!!! Zelazny and Amber, yes!! Glen Cook - serie about Garret - this is almost Chandler. Dark Company if you wish to know dark side of human nature. Pratchett - more than fun, everyone should try :D :D :D Eddings - Belgariad serie is good, next series are worse. (OK, there are about 70 books above in these series :D :D ) |
My stock answer is to borrow a couple of compilations of short stories by modern fantasy writers, get to know the styles and subjects they cover, then go for some of the full length novels.
Oh, and for my recommendation. Try Simon R Green especially the "Hawk & Slayer" series or a book called "Shadows Fall" Happy hunting [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img] |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by BALROGBANE:
Thomas Covenant (The chronicles of) by Stephen Donaldson. Riftwar Saga by Feist Belgariad series by D. Eddings all good but Donaldson is superb.<hr></blockquote> I agree with the Donaldson, but you might find it slow going through the first book and a half. After that it really picks up. |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Zbyszek:
I HAVE TO SAY - YES!!! Zelazny and Amber, yes!! Glen Cook - serie about Garret - this is almost Chandler. Dark Company if you wish to know dark side of human nature. Pratchett - more than fun, everyone should try :D :D :D Eddings - Belgariad serie is good, next series are worse. (OK, there are about 70 books above in these series :D :D )<hr></blockquote> Y'know, Zbyszek, I've noticed in your posts that you and I have a lot of the same tastes in reading materials. I congratulate you on your good taste [img]smile.gif[/img] |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Mouse:
...Oh, and for my recommendation. Try Simon R Green especially the "Hawk & Slayer" series or a book called "Shadows Fall" Happy hunting [img]graemlins/wavey.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote> Actually, it's Hawk and FISHER, although, with those two, you could also say 'Slayer & Slayer' [img]smile.gif[/img] This is also an excellent choice - the H&F novels that Green wrote around ten years ago were recently collected into two paperback omnibuses. If you get them, make sure you also pick up his two 'Blue Moon' novels (you'll find out why! ;) ) |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Desuma Malevois:
Actually, it's Hawk and FISHER, although, with those two, you could also say 'Slayer & Slayer' [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote> Guess that will teach me to rely on my increasingly unstable old memory....errrr - where am I? whose house is this?? what is this strange TV thing with a keyboard in front of me??? HELP!!! [img]graemlins/1drool.gif[/img] |
Roger Zelazny's "Chronicles of Amber" is a definate must read.
Dean Koontz "Fear Nothing" and then "Sieze the Night" not Fantasy but very good stuff. Morgan Llywelyn is also very good. "Red Branch" and Finn Mac Cool" I read Finn Mac Cool in one night. I could not put it down literally. Karl Edward Wagners Kane books...if you can find them. "Night Winds", "Dark Crusade", "Darkness Weaves" and "Bloodstone". |
IMHO Cook is the best, Eddings and Pratchett, too. Zelazny - classic. But You also should try John Morressy ['Kedrigern serie'] and Terry Goodkind.
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There is another thread on this somewhere that I started but I don't think you can go far wrong with Robert Rankin. He is more Sci-fi than fantasy but check out the website I posted a link to. See what you think.
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Donaldsons series is epic, and very thought provoking.
As for 'modern', try David Gemmel. His Waylander series is out of this world. Druss the Legend is incredible... Tad Williams is also another 'new' writer that has created a fine fantasy series. Chronicles of Amber was absolutely riveting and worth several reading to catch everything Zelany wrote.. There are so many good authors and books out there, I just go to the book store and wander thru the isles until something new catches my eye. That is the best way to discover new books and series to read |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Wulfere:
...Karl Edward Wagners Kane books...if you can find them. "Night Winds", "Dark Crusade", "Darkness Weaves" and "Bloodstone".<hr></blockquote> All right!!! Somebody else likes/knows about Kane! These are definitely worth finding, especially if you like Conan/Elric style swords & sorcery. In fact, IIRC, the last Kane story ever written appeared in an Elric anthology published by White Wolf - it was a crossover between the two characters. |
No one has mentioned Charles DeLint! I think he's the best modern fantasist around, by a pretty big margin. Try "Yarrow", "Moonheart" or "Dreams Underfoot" Dreams Underfoot is my personal favorite, a collection of interwoven short stories set in a modern fictional city called Newford. He has an amazing talent for getting the reader to believe that magic exists, and that you just might see an elf ducking down an alley in your town. His prose is fluid, his characters believable, his stories are warm and full of heart, and his books are just plain fun!
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Well, I haven't read a lot of fantasy yet but Robert Asprin's books are HILARIOUS and I've really enjoyed Piers Anthony and Joel Rosenberg. I've also heard Anne McCaffrey is good (at least, she's very popular!).
My preference is not too heavy stuff in fantasy (yet) and I'm always looking for new authors to try too |
Stephen R Donaldson.The chronicles of thomas covenant, a 6 book series
is alot of reading but is one of my personal favorites.Someone else mentioned Terry Goodkind.His The Sword Of Truth series is truly an epic fantasy series and was a bestseller. |
I'd suggest Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Its really good, believable(so far as fantasy can go) stuff. Pretty much one of the books I've been most hooked on to reading.
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Yes, take Wheel of Time, it's just GREAT. I can also recommend David Gemmel and Terry Pratchet...
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Id recommend something but it seems that all my ideas were posten many, many , many times already [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Not even one single mention of R.A. Salvatore??? You've got to be kidding me.
Maybe he isn't considered "current" but he is my far and away my favorite author. His Icewind Dale Trilogy and Dark Elf Series are both in "compilation hardback" form (my term, means that all three books are published together). While these are his most famous works, he has written MANY other series outside of the Forgotten Realms. I've read the Crimson Shadow series. It was excellent. One of the main characters was a halfling duelist that was extremely entertaining. Once again, Salvatore establishes an unorthodox race/class mixture and makes it believable. There is also the Demon War Saga. I have all three books, but have not started reading any of them yet. But, in an interview on his home website, R.A. Salvatore said that he felt the main character in that series was "the most real character he had ever created". So - in case you haven't guessed - R.A. Salvatore gets my vote for a new author to explore. All of his books are well written and read very quickly. |
I tried to read "Spine of the World" and put it down in disgust.
I just did not like it at all. |
I think that Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is a very nice book to read, short and interesting. It takes place in modern London too.
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George R. Martin's Sword of Fire and Ice series (I believe thats the name of the series). They are big and hefty but you'll love every page of them.
Just my 2. |
a big second to George R Martin. I'm chomping at the bit for the next book.
Jordan - absolutely will keep you reading... and reading..... and reading (7000 pages or so now) |
Well as Djinn Rafao said I thoroughly recomend Robin Hobb, starting with the Farseer trilogy. First book is Assassins Apprentice, absolutely a great series!
Game of Thrones-George R.R. Martin- Starts the series, and its utterly riveting, awesome books Piers Anthonys Battle Circle is good, although its more a futuristic feudal system Michael Moorcocks Elric series are very good! Also his Chronicles of Corum! Old D&D players would recognise a few things taken from the books and put in the game. Ok, a LOT of stuff. [ 01-19-2002: Message edited by: Lord of Alcohol ]</p> |
<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Sneeki Two:
George R. Martin's Sword of Fire and Ice series (I believe thats the name of the series). They are big and hefty but you'll love every page of them. <hr></blockquote> My vote goes to George R. R. Martin too. A Song of Ice And Fire. |
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