Introduce Yourself! (Archived)

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Arunabh wrote: "Everyone , this is Arunabh. a huge fan of sci-fi and fictional worlds. Love everything from future survival, time travel to classic alien invasions...."

Hello, Arunabh, and welcome to the group. We have members of all different reading rates. (Being retired, I have an excuse for doing too much SF/F reading. :) I look forward to reading your thoughts and some of our topics.

[Valerie]

hello, I'm Valerie and I'm from Texas. I enjoy reading, writing. The books I read range from YA fiction to how to's. I read just about anything. thanks for letting me join! ☺

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Valerie wrote: "hello, I'm Valerie and I'm from Texas. I enjoy reading, writing. The books I read range from YA fiction to how to's. I read just about anything. thanks for letting me join!"

Hi, Valerie. Welcome to the group. We read both kinds of books here, Fantasy and Science Fiction :) So pull up a keyboard and join in any conversations that strike your fancy! I expect many of the regulars will begin filtering back from the extended holiday vacation in a few days, and we'll talk about just about anything.

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

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

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Hi Valerie,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.Nice to meet a fellow Texan.

[Henry]

Hello!
We are Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky, the professional SF & Fantasy writers from Ukraine writing under the joint penname HENRY LION OLDIE.

(Prevention: English is not our native language. On the whole we write and speak in Russian. Our English is not perfect enough, so, please, excuse us for some possible mistakes.)

We’d like to introduce ourselves to this community.
We’re the professional writers since 1996. From 1991 to December 2013 we had published more than 220 hard cover books, including reprints and translations from Russian to French, Polish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian, or more than 50 original books (first prints); and some anthologies. More than 30 novels, 14 novelettes and more than 70 short stories were published up until now. At “EuroCon-2006” International European SF & Fantasy Convention H. L. Oldie got a title of The Best European SF & Fantasy Writer of 2006…
But our books never before had been published in the English-speaking world. So, in this huge literary world we’re only beginners, as many others.
We hope to publish our first fantasy book in English in January 2014 at Amazon and Smashwords in eBook format. The book was translated from Russian to English by our Canadian friends and professionally edited by philologists from DePaul University, Chicago, US.
Our official English WEB-site: http://oldie-worlds.com/news.html
We hope, nobody here will have any objections if we’ll put more detailed information about our book in this community when the book will appear at Amazon and Smashwords?

Happy New Year to all of you!

Sincerely yours,
Henry Lion Oldie.

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H.L. wrote: "We are Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky, the professional SF & Fantasy writers from Ukraine writing under the joint penname HENRY LION OLDIE...."

Hi, Dmitry & Oleg, and welcome to the group.

I don't know if we have many members who read and speak Russian, but you are very welcome to tell us more about your books in our Promotions Folder.

And Happy New Year!

[David]

Hello Kelly and welcome.

[Henry]

Hi, G33z3r!
Thank you, we'll tell some more about us and about our books in Promotions Folder when our first full-length fantasy novel translated to English will be publised at Amazon and Smashwords. We hope, it will be soon, in January, 2014.

[Cameron]

Hello everyone! I'm Cameron! I've always been a huge sci-fi/fantasy fan. I'm a light reader (I want to change that). I'm open to any recommendations that you think are good! The sword of truth series really got me back into reading a few years ago and that really awakened my love for fantasy.

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Hi H.L.Oldie,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group. And good luck on the translation.

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

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Hi, Cameron. Welcome to the group. I hope you'll join us for some interesting conversations about fantasy and science fiction.

For some ideas on other books to read, you might want to browse our Recommendations Folder.

I've only read the first two of the Sword of Truth series, but based on what I know of that sword and sorcery story, you might enjoy stories such as Sanderson's Mistborn, Sulivan's Theft of Swords, Douglas's The Wayfarer Redemption, or Brooks' Shannara (I assume you already read The Lord of the Ring ?)

[Henry]

Hi, Charlton!
Thanks. Some translations of our books from Russian to English are already done. We hope, the quality of translations is good. You'll can to see it soon.

[Jill]

Hello! My name is Jill. I love to read, so I would often rather sit down with a good book than watch whatever tv show is currently on. :) I read many different genres: romance, paranormal romance, fantasy, popular fiction, and sci-fi and being the most frequently read. I find I don't like anything that reads like a text book :) I really enjoy reading well written fiction. Some of my favorite series are: The Sword of Truth, The Legend of Drizzt, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings (All read multiple times) I am participating in an in-person sci-fi/fantasy book club that has me branching out into more sci-fi books, which I find I enjoy. Not too surprising since I am one of those all around sci-fi nerds when it comes to movies/tv. Looking at the bookshelf for this group, I can see a bunch of books that I have already read and enjoyed, so that makes me think there will be others in the list I will enjoy as well. Looking forward to finding some more favorites!

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Jill wrote: "Hello! My name is Jill. I love to read, so I would often rather sit down with a good book than watch whatever tv show is currently on. :) I read many different genres: romance, paranormal..."

Hi, Jill, and welcome to the group! Glad to have you join us for the new year. I hope you'll find a number of topics we discussed of interest, and it shall join in the conversation! (And for some of those books on the bookshelf you've already enjoyed, you might check our Book Discussions folder to see what members said about them in the past. We don't close those topics down, so new thoughts are always welcome if you'd like to add a comment!)

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

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Welcome to our new members!! Drag up a chair, Jarvis (our robot butler) will be along shortly with drinks (name it, Jarvis can make it, including sweet tea). Feel free to jump into any discussion that strikes your fancy, or start your own. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em

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I missed Jarvis.:)Sweet tea please!

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:)

[Roy]

Hello, I am Roy
I like both Sci-Fi & Fantasy but have been amiss in reading for many years.

I am now trying to catch up... in the autumn years of my life. :D

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Roy wrote: "Hello, I am Roy. I like both Sci-Fi & Fantasy but have been amiss in reading for many years. I am now trying to catch up... in the autumn years of my life."

Hi, Roy. Welcome to the group. I hope will be hearing from you in the coming year. I found when I retired it was a lot easier to catch up on all that sci-fi and fantasy I've been meaning to read back when something called a job kept getting in the way.

[Fard]

Hi. I'm Fard. I love both sci fi and fantasy and while I don't have time to read for fun as much as I'd like, I'm always interested in learning about new authors and books. My wife is also into these genres so I'll be on the look-out for books I can recommend to her as well.

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Fard wrote: "Hi. I'm Fard. I love both sci if and fantasy and while I don't have time to read for fun as much as I'd like, I'm always interested in learning about new authors and books...."

Hello, Fard, and welcome to both Goodreads and this sci-fi/fantasy group. I hope you get the chance you'll find some authors you'll enjoy. (Your profile says you're a medical futurist; have you read any of Nancy Kress's sci-fi? So when you read do you like to get as far away from businesses as possible?)

[Jonathan , Reader of the fantastic]

Hey there Fard, hope you can enjoy the fun of being a part of this group!

[Fard]

Thanks for the warm welcome! Thanks to you I just discovered Nancy Kress! The work of Dan Simmons has always interested me due to its post-human elements. Overall I'm interested in any/all books, even if they are close to my business life.

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

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

[W.D.]

I'm W. D. County - Dave to my friends. I've been an avid reader of sicience fiction, fantasy, and horror for over 50 years, starting as a preteen with Asimov's Foundation trilogy. In the last few years I've discovered a passion and a talent for writing. This year has been especially rewarding, with my horror short story (Plastic Soldiers) appearing in the Aesthetica magazine's Creative Writing Annual 2014, and my novel (Sammi) recieving an honorable mention at the London Book Festival. Odd that the awards have come from Great Britain, but I live near Kansas City, Missouri.

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

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

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Tiana wrote: "I'm Tiana. I've haven't read much fantasy or sci-fi, but I'd like to explore these two genres more. I did enjoy Foundation by Asimov. I loved Contact by Sagan. I also enjoyed the Hobbit by Tolkien..."

Hi, Tiana. Welcome to the group. I hope you'll find a couple of our upcoming group selections for discussion interesting. I see you're reading both The Golem and the Jinni and The Eye of the World. I think those are both pretty good books of quite different styles of fantasy. Let us know what you think of them.

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W.D. wrote: "I'm W. D. County - Dave to my friends. I've been an avid reader of science fiction, fantasy, and horror for over 50 years, starting as a preteen with Asimov's Foundation trilogy. In the last few y..."

Hi, W.D., and welcome to the group. I hope you'll be able to join us for some discussions of sci-fi and fantasy. (I'm not, personally, much of a fan of horror for some odd reason.)

And congratulations on your recent writing awards. Feel free to tell us more about your books in our Promotions folder if you like.

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

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Corey wrote: "Hi all. I've been on goodreads since last summer and I am finally getting around to joining a few groups. I primarily read 20th century literary fiction (post-modern classics particularly, but I don't discriminate), classic sci-fi such as Asimov, Clarke, and the mind warping sci-fi of Philip K. Dick...."

Hi, Corey. Welcome to the group. I'm not surprised you're a fan of Isaac Asimov, you just like him! Do people at parties ask you what you really thought of the movie adaptation of "Nightfall"?

[Darren]

Hi All
Friend recommended this site and it looks great. I've been reading fantasy for probably 30 years too many authors to mention but always loved Gemmell. Feist,Donaldson and of course Tolkien. Haven't read as much sci fi but enjoyed Banks and Simmons. Looking forward to joining discussions and getting some inspiration from other members about good books to read

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

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Darren wrote: "Hi All. Friend recommended this site and it looks great. I've been reading fantasy for probably 30 years too many authors to mention but always loved Gemmell. Feist,Donaldson and of course Tolkien...."

Hi, Darren. Welcome to both Goodreads in general and this group in particular. I hope you'll join us for some interesting discussions. Please jump right into any conversations that strikes your fancy. We enjoyed talking all things fantasy or science fiction (and even a few things that aren't.)

[Darren]

Thanks for the welcome. I will have a look at the current conversations and hopefully he able to contribute

[Dave]

Hi, I'm Dave and I've been a big fan of Heroic Fantasy for as long as I can remember. I even did a paper on Conan the Barbarian back in high school.

I both read it and write it, so I'll be toddling off to the promotions folder after I take a look at some of the discussions.

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Dave wrote: "Hi, I'm Dave and I've been a big fan of Heroic Fantasy for as long as I can remember. I even did a paper on Conan the Barbarian back in high school...."


Well met, Dave, and welcome to the group, by Crom. I'm glad you've already found a couple of conversations to jump into, and I look forward to chatting with you in the coming year.

[Dave]

G33z3r wrote: "Dave wrote: "Hi, I'm Dave and I've been a big fan of Heroic Fantasy for as long as I can remember. I even did a paper on Conan the Barbarian back in high school...."


Well met, Dave, and welcome t..."

Thanks - I don't see the point of joining groups and not contributing. :)

[Mark]

Hello! Glad to be a part of this group and look forward to learning more about the world of wonderful fiction. My debut Fantasy Novel is now available.

[Keri]

Hello everyone! My name is Keri and I am very excited about being part of this group! I am a huge Sci-Fi and Fantasy book lover and I can't wait to discover new realms, universes and species of living creatures! I love everything from Harry Potter to RPG novelizations such as the Mass Effect video game series. I am hoping to learn about new authors, discuss books I already love, and hopefully gain a new series of characters to discover!

[Dave]

Hi Mark and Keri.

:)

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Keri wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Keri and I am very excited about being part of this group! I am a huge Sci-Fi and Fantasy book lover..."

Hi, Keri, and welcome to the group. I think we can find a few people here interested in most of those topics, and we look forward to learning about authors you love, too. Please jump right into any conversation you like and share your thoughts!

[Miles]

Evening (or Morning or afternoon whenever you guys read this), my name is Miles and I've always been an avid Sci-fi Fantasy fan, in fact it probably encompasses 95% of the books I have and will read. I usually only read a select few authors those mainly being ERB and REH, I however have not been in the loop for many good books coming out recently as I usually read older books and was wondering what would be some good series to jump into? I've been seriously thinking about picking up Markus Heitz Dwarf trilogy anyone familiar with the at all?

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Miles wrote: "Evening (or Morning or afternoon whenever you guys read this), my name is Miles and I've always been an avid Sci-fi Fantasy fan, in fact it probably encompasses 95% of the books I have and will read..."

Hi, Miles. Welcome to the group. We certainly have a number of Burroughs & Howard fans here. Myself, I've tended to stick with a bunch of favorite authors, but now that I have more reading time in my retirement, I'm trying to expand that list, so to speak. Unfortunately, I haven't read any Markus Heitz, so I can't offer any advice on that, sorry. (It doesn't look like we have any active group members who've read The Dwarves, either.)

At any rate, I hope you'll browse around the active topics and jump into any conversation you might find interesting.

[V.W.]

Hello everyone. I'm a life long SF/Heroic Fantasy fan. Started off with EE Doc Smith, ERB, Howard, Andre Norton, and went on from there. Love Stasheff, David Drake and David Weber (More Dahak, Furies, and Safehold than Honor). John Ringo and Warhammer 40K too. As you might have guessed, I like military SF. But I love Edmond Cooper and James White (Sector General) too.

I'm also an author of hard core S&M Erotica.