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Rora's comments from the Fantasy Book Club group.
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Thanks JJ, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas also. : )
Here's my nominations. I haven't read any of them, but they look interesting.
Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green
The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton
The Hound and the Falcon by Judith Tarr
I would say it's supernatural since it involves creatures such as vampires and werewolves.
If anyone wants to add me they can. It would be nice to have more friends who also enjoy reading fantasy books.
Here's a few stand-alones that I enjoyed reading...
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
Little, Big by John Crowley
The Mask of the Sorcerer by Darrell Schweitzer
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
The Stolen Child: A Novel by Keith Donohue
Tigana: 10th Anniversary Editionby Guy Gavriel Kay
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
The Book of Flying by Keith Miller
I also liked Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, hope you enjoy it too Becky. :)
That's good news. They've been talking about it for a couple of years now, I'm glad they finally decided to do it. I think HBO does a good job with their serial shows. I enjoyed their adaptation of the Sookie Stackhouse books (True Blood).
I agree. I enjoyed the books from Phedre's point of view much more.
I liked the first four books in the series, but then the quality of writing seemed to go downhill for me. I think I quit reading around book six or seven.
I have to agree about the women characters. They seemed ok at first, but then became really annoying as the story went on.
I have to admit I am swayed by the cover art. I don't care for cheesy fantasy art, so sometimes won't buy a book becasue of it.
My favorites by Neil Gaiman are Stardust and Neverwhere. I also recently read The Graveyard Book which was good too.
I would classify it as historical fiction or supernatural. I think if you like history and the story of Dracula you might want to keep reading. Otherwise, maybe it's just not your type of book.
Has anyone here read The Children of Hurin? I have it on my to be read pile, but haven't gotten to it yet.
I like Patricia McKillip's book covers. The artist Kinuko Y. Craft usually does them, and the artwork is stunning.
