Hi all & thanks for reading :)
It was a sunny day yesterday when I walked out of a book store scratching my head; it was the first time leaving a store without a book in my hand when I have nothing else/new to read. (I like reading a book while looking for party or waiting for events to start)
I have read quiet allot of books in my time, but lately I have been reading fantasies. I have just finished The Yelena Zaltana Trilogy by Maria V. Snyder an excellent read. I haven’t read too many fantasies books so it would be easier just to list the Books I have to let you know what kind of books I like/have.
Age of the Five & The Black Magician trilogies, The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan.
The Godspeaker trilogy & duo logy Kingmaker, Kingbreaker by Karen Miller
The Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders Trilogy, The Tawny Man Trilogy & Soldier Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb.
Here is a few more like Lord of the Rings & Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr by Christopher Paolini and All the Harry Potter Books (yes I know sad).
I was going to read The Godspeaker trilogy again but I am hoping you guys can point me in the right direction.
I am just looking The Next Good Read, Feel free to leave any comments, books or writers you think would be to my liking or even your top five favorite Book.
Mine are
1. Last of the Wild by Trudi Canavan
2. Prey by Michael Crichton
3. The Riven Kingdom by Karen Miller
4. The Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth
5. Darwin's Children by Greg Bear
Sorry for the long post
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O yes why are most of the good fantasy writers woman Smiley: confused??
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Try out the "Lyonesse" trilogy by Jack Vance. A very fun fantasy read, very Vancesque in characters, ideas and events. It starts out fairly slow though, but there's a bit of everything in it. Magic, intrigue, plenty of action, love, hate,...
I don't really have a top five myself, the books I favor change constantly, depending on mood mostly, although a couple are always a favourite. Five I really enjoy are:
The Shining by Stephen King
Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny
Maze of Death by Philip K. ****
Sovereign Stone by Weis&Hickman (part one mostly though, parts two and three weren't bad but completely different set of characters and setting, very poor ending too imo, but then I dislike most of their endings)
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
But again, if I were to think about it tomorrow, I'ld put others in it. (although the first three tend to stick around in most of my lists)
I don't really have a top five myself, the books I favor change constantly, depending on mood mostly, although a couple are always a favourite. Five I really enjoy are:
The Shining by Stephen King
Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny
Maze of Death by Philip K. ****
Sovereign Stone by Weis&Hickman (part one mostly though, parts two and three weren't bad but completely different set of characters and setting, very poor ending too imo, but then I dislike most of their endings)
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
But again, if I were to think about it tomorrow, I'ld put others in it. (although the first three tend to stick around in most of my lists)
Start on the BattleTech series of books and work your way up into the Dark Age.
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Zieveraar wrote:
Try out the "Lyonesse" trilogy by Jack Vance. A very fun fantasy read, very Vancesque in characters, ideas and events. It starts out fairly slow though, but there's a bit of everything in it. Magic, intrigue, plenty of action, love, hate,...
O & Stephen King Rules.
Shaowstrike wrote:
Start on the BattleTech series of books and work your way up into the Dark Age.
Thank you for your replies
Warlord clyment wrote:
Zieveraar wrote:
Try out the "Lyonesse" trilogy by Jack Vance. A very fun fantasy read, very Vancesque in characters, ideas and events. It starts out fairly slow though, but there's a bit of everything in it. Magic, intrigue, plenty of action, love, hate,...
O & Stephen King Rules.
Shaowstrike wrote:
Start on the BattleTech series of books and work your way up into the Dark Age.
Thank you for your replies
I've never been a big fan of Vance's "Dying Earth tales", they're all bundled in one fantasy masterpiece edition, but I definitely prefer his work after that. He's written a whole bunch of good science fiction books too, but you're not looking for that. Although his Tschai series are a bit of a mix really, an astronaut gets stranded on an alien planet after the spaceship he's on gets shot down and he travels the world trying to find a way back. There were four books originally I believe, but they're bundled now too.
Try:
The Malazan books by Steve Erickson, Anything by Raymond E Feist, Talion: Revenant by michael Stackpoole 9stand alone book, but good!), George R.R. martin if you haven't already read his, The first 3 Robert jordan books (trust me on this, you cna probably skip the rest). You might like terry Goodkind.
Mercedes Lacky has a series that has similarities to Trudy Canavan's stuff. Also, the Order wars series by L.E. Modesst would also be most likely to your likeing based on the ones you listed.
If you want more than that, let me know. plenty mroe where that came from.
The Malazan books by Steve Erickson, Anything by Raymond E Feist, Talion: Revenant by michael Stackpoole 9stand alone book, but good!), George R.R. martin if you haven't already read his, The first 3 Robert jordan books (trust me on this, you cna probably skip the rest). You might like terry Goodkind.
Mercedes Lacky has a series that has similarities to Trudy Canavan's stuff. Also, the Order wars series by L.E. Modesst would also be most likely to your likeing based on the ones you listed.
If you want more than that, let me know. plenty mroe where that came from.
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
Try:
The Malazan books by Steve Erickson, Anything by Raymond E Feist, Talion: Revenant by michael Stackpoole 9stand alone book, but good!), George R.R. martin if you haven't already read his, The first 3 Robert jordan books (trust me on this, you cna probably skip the rest). You might like terry Goodkind.
Mercedes Lacky has a series that has similarities to Trudy Canavan's stuff. Also, the Order wars series by L.E. Modesst would also be most likely to your likeing based on the ones you listed.
If you want more than that, let me know. plenty more where that came from.
The Malazan books by Steve Erickson, Anything by Raymond E Feist, Talion: Revenant by michael Stackpoole 9stand alone book, but good!), George R.R. martin if you haven't already read his, The first 3 Robert jordan books (trust me on this, you cna probably skip the rest). You might like terry Goodkind.
Mercedes Lacky has a series that has similarities to Trudy Canavan's stuff. Also, the Order wars series by L.E. Modesst would also be most likely to your likeing based on the ones you listed.
If you want more than that, let me know. plenty more where that came from.
I did read Magician by Raymond E Feist a long time ago, but there was a lack of availability of the second one The Silverthorn at the time and then I just forgot about it.
The rest I haven't read, which is nice. I went from scratching my head to headache.
J/k Thank you very much for the help guys. I will be skipping off to the store today after work with a list of recommended writers and books. I might look for Mercedes Lackey books first the story did catch my eye.
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