Introduce Yourself! (Archived)

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Hi Ray,welcome to the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

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Danielle wrote: "Hey Everyone! My name is Danielle Romero, I'm super excited to join the group and see what everyone's current sci-fi favs are. I'm the associate editor for The Zharmae Publishing Press, I personall..."

Hi, Danielle. Welcome to the group.

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Hi Danielle,welcome to the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

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Hello, and welcome to all our new members!! Pull up a chair, Jarvis, our robot butler will be along shortly with sweet tea...

[Carly]

Hi, I'm Carly and I love sci-fi! I'm a huge nerd or geek or whatever you want to call it. I love Narnia and Lord of the Rings and Star Trek and Doctor Who. And Marvel Comics and just about everything else. Basically, if it's sci-fi, I'll read it.

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Carly wrote: "Hi, I'm Carly and I love sci-fi! I'm a huge nerd or geek or whatever you want to call it. I love Narnia and Lord of the Rings and Star Trek and Doctor Who. And Marvel Comics and just about everything..."

Hi, Carly. Welcome to both Goodreads and the group! I hope you'll join us for some interesting discussions. Make yourself at home and jump into any discussions that catch your eye. If you don't find one you like, feel free to start one you do! Sometimes we talk about specific books (a couple each month), and sometimes we just talk.

[Christen]

Hello! Christen here and I am an avid reader! I read anything as long as it doesn't bore from the start. I love reading because it transports you to a different place and let's you meet different people too. :D

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Christen wrote: "Hello! Christen here and I am an avid reader! I read anything as long as it doesn't bore from the start. I love reading because it transports you to a different place and let's you meet different people too."

Hello, Christen, and welcome to the group! I hope you'll join us for some interesting discussions.

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Hi Carly and Christen,welcome to the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

[Andreas]

I've been in this group since end of May but didn't introduce myself, sorry about that.
I'm Andreas from Germany, 43 years old and software architect.
I've been reading and reviewing very much in the 80s when I was (hyper-)active in the local fandom. Then came 20 years with reading only during holidays - the last years I played intensely MMOs and didn't take my time for reading.
Now I'm back, having canceled every computer game and switched completely over to books. Well, I'm raiding books, sort of.

Usually, I'm reading on my kindle paperwhite. But I love seeing books, so I buy them additionally. I fear that in 10-20 years, nobody can read those digital books anymore and having a physical backup is always a good thing.

Looking forward to book discussions with you!

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Andreas wrote: "I've been in this group since end of May but didn't introduce myself, sorry about that...."

Let me extend a belated old guy welcome, Andreas.

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Hi Andreas,a belated welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

[Tara]

Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, Belgariad Series, books by Gail Carson Levene, Catherine Murdock, Julie Kagawa, Michelle Harrison, Marissa Meyer, Jessica Day George, Patricia Wrede, Patricia McKillip, Julie Berry and more than 300 other books. But the mentioned books and authors are some of my favorites. I need fantasy books that are CLEAN with strong heroines. I do not mind romance but it shouldn't be soppy. I do not like books where the heroines were raped and broken. I know that I am asking for a lot but if anyone can direct me to any such book, I will be really grateful.

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Tara wrote: "Hi everyone. I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage,..."

Hi, Tara, welcome to the group.

I'm afraid that other than LotR & HP I haven't personally read any of the authors you enjoy, so I'm going to hope others here can make a few suggestions.

[Andreas]

Welcome Tara!
G33z3r wrote: "other than LotR & HP I haven't personally read any of the authors you enjoy"
I don't believe you :) You surely have read something from McKillip, right?

The others sound like YA authors, right?

[Chris]

Hello, Names Chris. Been lurking for the last 2 weeks thought I would properly introduce myself. My current favorite books are Ready Player One, as well as Enders Game. Primarily joined the group to find something to read since the recommendations on Goodreads typically dont appeal to me :/

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Chris wrote: "Hello, Names Chris. Been lurking for the last 2 weeks thought I would properly introduce myself. My current favorite books are Ready Player One, as well as Enders Game."

Hi, Chris, welcome to both Goodreads and the group. I'm glad you decided to decloak.

If you've been reading, you may already be aware we have a very recent Ready Player One discussion and a discussion Ender's Game that began last March. Please feel free to add thoughts to either topic if you'd like to extend the conversation.

We also have some member recommendations by various categories down in the imaginatively-named Recommendations Folder. Feel free to add your own thoughts, or start a new topic on a different sub-genre that's more to your taste.

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Andreas wrote: "
G33z3r wrote: "other than LotR & HP I haven't personally read any of the authors you enjoy"
I don't believe you :) You surely have read something from McKillip, right?..."

Hmmmm... no. I suppose this is another reading assignment? :)

But since you have read McKillip, maybe you can suggest something similar for Tara?

[Andreas]

McKillip? Sure, the Riddle-Master trilogy (starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed) is quite well-known. It won the Locus back in 1980 - that's around the time I read McKillip last time :)

And welcome Chris!

[Alan]

Hello to everyone in the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group. This is my first posting in a group on Goodreads.
I am an author of Sci-fi and thrillers. However, the main reason for joining the group is reading. Since starting to read (Thomas the tank Engine), I have progressed through adventures and seafaring books to those great classics by Isaac Asimov, Ben Bova, Jules Verne, John Wyndham, and etc. These writers helped to set the stage along with all those writers of short stories for Amazing Stories. Nobody could beat The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for fantasy, but many great books are around. I look forward to becoming part of this community and hearing of new discoveries.
Alan (originally from London, but now living just outside Great Yarmouth).

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Alan wrote: "Hello to everyone in the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group. This is my first posting in a group on Goodreads.
I am an author of Sci-fi and thrillers. However, the main reason for joining the group is reading."

Hi, Alan. Welcome to GRoupdom in general and our humble SF&HF group in particular. Please feel free to join in any of the ongoing discussions that interest you. We organize discussions of specific books each month, and fill the time between with general SF&F chit-chat. Or you can start a new topic if none of them catch your fancy. And if you like, you might talk about your own writing in our Promotions folder, too.

[Andreas]

Nice mustache, Alan :)
We read a classic every month - this and the next two months we dive into Heinleins works.

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Tara wrote: "Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage,..."

Hi Tara,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.
You might try R.A.Salvatore he's got some strong-willed heroines.

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Chris wrote: "Hello, Names Chris. Been lurking for the last 2 weeks thought I would properly introduce myself. My current favorite books are Ready Player One, as well as Enders Game. Primarily joined the group t..."

Hi Chris,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.And to GoodReads.

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Alan wrote: "Hello to everyone in the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group. This is my first posting in a group on Goodreads.
I am an author of Sci-fi and thrillers. However, the main reason for joining the group is..."

Hi Alan,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

[Tara]

Andreas wrote: "Welcome Tara!
G33z3r wrote: "other than LotR & HP I haven't personally read any of the authors you enjoy"
I don't believe you :) You surely have read something from McKillip, right?

The others so..."

Hey Andreas, eventhough I like YA, I really want to read fantasy books. And I am open to clean YA books suggestion too...Well any books that have magic in it with a clean plot will do. Any suggestion? YA books have good beginnings but I just can't stand the love triangles..

[Tara]

Charlton wrote: "Tara wrote: "Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series b..."

Hi Charlton, Thank you for the suggestion. I will try Salvatore. Is it clean?

[Alyssa]

Hi! My name is Alyssa and I am an avid reader. I read almost anything so I am always open to suggestions. :D

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Alyssa wrote: "Hi! My name is Alyssa and I am an avid reader. I read almost anything so I am always open to suggestions. :D"

Hi, Alyssa, and welcome to the group. Please join our conversations, and I'm sure you'll get more suggestions then you'll have time to read. (I know I do. So many books, so little time. :)

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Tara wrote: "eventhough I like YA, I really want to read fantasy books...Well any books that have magic in it with a clean plot will do. ..."

You might check out some of the books mentioned in our Stand-Alone Fantasy and Quest Fantasy discussion topics.

E.g., Earthsea, Dragonflight, Stardust, Elantris, Paksenarion trilogy, A Necklace of Souls

[Alan]

Thanks for the welcome messages and pointers. I look forward to the discussions on Heinlein. Must check my kindle to see whether I have any short stories, although I read his novels too many moons ago.

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I can't remember a sexual scene so I think you'd be safe.

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Hi Alyssa,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

[Kirk]

Tara wrote: "Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage,..."

Try Robin McKinley Damar #1, 2. Clean and a very good series

[Kirk]

Just saying hello all. Been on site awhile now but just been browsing :)

Been reading since I learned to read. Better than TV.

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Kirk wrote: "Just saying hello all. Been on site awhile now but just been browsing :) Been reading since I learned to read. Better than TV."

Hi, Kirk. Welcome to the group. Now that you de-cloaked, I hope you'll join us in some other discussions as well!

[Jackson]

Hi. My name is Jackson and I really like Harry Potter, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and, Star Wars.

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Jackson wrote: "Hi. My name is Jackson and I really like Harry Potter, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and, Star Wars."

Hi, Jackson, welcome to both Goodreads and the group. I hope you find both entertaining and enlightening. Are pretty sure you'll find you so all those fantasy and sci-fi mainstays here.

[Andreas]

G33z3r wrote: "Hi, Kirk. Welcome to the group. Now that you de-cloaked..."
No, he isn't fully de-cloaked - I can't stalk his profile ;)
Welcome, Kirk and Jackson!

[Tara]

Kirk wrote: "Tara wrote: "Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series b..."

Hey Kirk, Thanks for suggesting. I will definitely try them.

[Tara]

G33z3r wrote: "Tara wrote: "eventhough I like YA, I really want to read fantasy books...Well any books that have magic in it with a clean plot will do. ..."

You might check out some of the books mentioned in ou..."

Thank you so much old guy..I will surely check them out.

[Joe]

Hi, my name is Joe. I'm a wannabe writer and a small brewery owner. I joined Goodreads because I have a novel I'm about to self publish and trying to find ways to market it, but I also enjoy getting involved in online communities like this. Don't worry, I'm not going to be one of those authors that just constantly spam their book and push it down your throat. I really went to get involved and immersed in your group. I look forward to getting to know as many of you as I can.

[Beth]

name's Beth
been here for about a month, joined the group to get some sifi book recommendations.
so HI everybody!!

just like to give a shout out to Tara, LOVE your taste in books girl!
Tara wrote: "Hi everyone.
I am looking for new books to read. so far I have read Artemis Fowl series, LOTR, HP, Diana Wynne Jones books, Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland, Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage,..."

just going throw a few names of books out you might want to try.
The Hollow Kingdom trilogy by Clare B. Dunkle,
Wind on Fire Trilogy by William Nicholson he also did another trilogy called the Noble Warriors,
Of Two Minds by Carol Matas,
Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins she did the Hunger Games too, The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley,
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle,
Once Upon A Time series is good, its done by a bunch of different women.

Karen Cushman, Robin McKinley, Tanith Lee, Shannon Hale, Kate Constable, Hilari Bell, E.D. Baker.

I hope that's not like to much information, and your screaming "Overload!"

tell me if you end up reading any of them hope I've been helpful :D

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Joe wrote: "Hi, my name is Joe. I'm a wannabe writer and a small brewery owner. I joined Goodreads because I have a novel I'm about to self publish and trying to find ways to market it, but I also enjoy getting involved in online communities like this."

Hi, Joe, and welcome to Goodreads and the group. It's great to have you aboard, because now we know who can bring the beer the next group picnic :) Please make yourself at home and join in any conversations that strike your fancy, or strike up a new conversation. By the way, we do have Promotions folder for authors to tell us about their work.

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Beth wrote: "name's Beth.... been here for about a month, joined the group to get some sifi book recommendations. so HI everybody!!
just like to give a shout out to Tara,..."

Hi, Beth. Welcome to the group! Thanks for jumping right in and giving some great recommendations to Tara. I hope we'll be hearing from you often!

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Hi Kirk,Jackson,Joe and Beth welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

[Joe]

I think I can handle bringing beer to the next group picnic. *coughcoughifyouallbuyacopyofmynovelwhenIpublishitcoughcough*

Sorry, I've got a nasty cough that I've been trying to get rid of. ;)

[Tara]

Beth wrote: "name's Beth
been here for about a month, joined the group to get some sifi book recommendations.
so HI everybody!!

just like to give a shout out to Tara, LOVE your taste in books girl!
Tara wro..."

Hey Beth
Nice to meet you. Guess we have the same taste in books then. Thanks a lot for your suggestions..they are always welcome..(can never be too much)
I have books by Robin McKinley and E.D. Baker. I also have The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle and Once Upon A Time series. Some books I haven't read yet..Currently reading Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins and I can't wait to try the other books that you have kindly suggested..Thank you again

[Chris]

Hi everyone!This is the first group that I have joined in GR. An avid fantasy and sci-fi reader since forever, this just seemed like the group for me. I look forward to participating in the discussions and giving and receiving recommendations :)

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Chris wrote: "Hi everyone!This is the first group that I have joined in GR. An avid fantasy and sci-fi reader since forever, this just seemed like the group for me. I look forward to participating in the discus..."

Howdy-hi, Spidy!