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Legolas · 01-17-2002, 01:49 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by J'aran:
As Morgeruat said, but I'll give my answer anyway.

I don't know about the BG books, but they're not so great anyhow.

As for other fantasy: I can't stress it enough, Terry Pratchett's Discworld-series comes highly recommended. Not very epic or heart-warming maybe, but you'll never be the same again after one of these. If you haven't read any of 'em, do so IMMEDIATELY!

Furthermore, I can recommend pretty much everything by Raymond E. Feist and Terry Goodkind, the Deathgate Cycle by Weis & Hickman and the Books of Memory, Sorrow and the something-or-other Sword (sorry, but my memory desparately needs fine-tuning) by Tad Williams.

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: J'aran ]<hr></blockquote>

I agree completely [img]smile.gif[/img]
Read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (first book is called 'Wizard's first rule') first, then Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga (Starting with 'Magician') folowed by Tad Williams' series called 'Memory, Sorrow and Thorn' (first book: The dragonbone chair (I think that was the title anyway))
And Terry Pratchett's Discworld books are a lot of fun to read, great humour. But those aren't very BG-like.

As to where you can get THOSE books, maybe Waterstones?

And, indeed, Roger Zelasny's Amber's are good as well (Get 'The Great Book of Amber if you want 'em all at once). And then there's Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, starting out with 'The eye of the world'.

And, finally, before I force myself to stop, if you haven't read the Lord of the Rings yet, do so NOW!

01-17-2002, 01:49 PM	#6
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 41 Posts: 5,459	<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by J'aran: As Morgeruat said, but I'll give my answer anyway. I don't know about the BG books, but they're not so great anyhow. As for other fantasy: I can't stress it enough, Terry Pratchett's Discworld-series comes highly recommended. Not very epic or heart-warming maybe, but you'll never be the same again after one of these. If you haven't read any of 'em, do so IMMEDIATELY! Furthermore, I can recommend pretty much everything by Raymond E. Feist and Terry Goodkind, the Deathgate Cycle by Weis & Hickman and the Books of Memory, Sorrow and the something-or-other Sword (sorry, but my memory desparately needs fine-tuning) by Tad Williams. [ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: J'aran ]<hr></blockquote> I agree completely [img]smile.gif[/img] Read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (first book is called 'Wizard's first rule') first, then Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga (Starting with 'Magician') folowed by Tad Williams' series called 'Memory, Sorrow and Thorn' (first book: The dragonbone chair (I think that was the title anyway)) And Terry Pratchett's Discworld books are a lot of fun to read, great humour. But those aren't very BG-like. As to where you can get THOSE books, maybe Waterstones? And, indeed, Roger Zelasny's Amber's are good as well (Get 'The Great Book of Amber if you want 'em all at once). And then there's Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, starting out with 'The eye of the world'. And, finally, before I force myself to stop, if you haven't read the Lord of the Rings yet, do so NOW! __________________ Say NO to the Trouser Tyranny!