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message 901: by Shel (new)

Shel (shel99) Hi Janny - I'm the same poster who mentioned Dunnett the other day in the Beyond Reality group :) I've got just a few chapters of
The Unicorn Hunt left and I'm counting down the minutes until I can sit down tonight and finish it! I will definitely check Ellen Kushner out, I have not read her books. I also have not read YOURS and fully intend on including you in my next purchase! :)


message 902: by Janny (new)

Janny (jannywurts) | 807 comments Shel wrote: "Hi Janny - I'm the same poster who mentioned Dunnett the other day in the Beyond Reality group :) I've got just a few chapters of
The Unicorn Hunt left and I'm counting down the min..."


Shel - is this your first run through the Niccolo series? What Dunnett reveals in the last few pages will make you nuts - you'll HAVE to re-read - grin. She's a master at flipping perspectives.

And thanks ;). Chances are, we share an admiration of similar things.


message 903: by Shel (new)

Shel (shel99) It is my first time through, yes :) I'm taking a break before continuing the series, though. I generally need a little time off to digest between books and to read something a little less intense. I did read straight through on this one, though, because the ending of Scales of Gold totally blew my mind and I HAD to go on!

I read the Lymond series a few years ago. At first when I started the Niccolo books I really missed Francis Crawford, but Nicholas has grown on me :)


message 904: by David (new)

David Fortier (davidjfortier) Barbm1020 wrote: "Hi Brian and Filip, glad you found this group. Dave, I just noticed you listed Robert Asprin's Thieves' World. I read some of these books years ago when they were being written by various authors..."

Thieves World did get a little graphic and I think part of that was a result of the way the authors could write about each others characters. It's my understanding that the author's only restriction was they couldn't kill off other author's characters. George RR Martin and Melinda Snodgrass have apparently avoided that kind of vehement maliciousness in the Wild Cards series by having a more structured approach to writers using other author's characters.


message 905: by David (new)

David Fortier (davidjfortier) Nel wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm from Calgary, AB in Canada. I read lots of other genres, but I always come back to fantasy which I've been reading for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I started out with the C..."

Nel, nice reading list. When you get some words written and want to work on your craft try critters.org or http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com/ both are great for new writers. Cheers,


message 906: by James (last edited Mar 09, 2010 09:58PM) (new)

James (morewordsfaster) | 23 comments I'm James, I'm in San Antonio, TX (by way of Houston, TX, by way of Cleveland, OH). I am a technical support supervisor at a call center and an all-around super geek. :]

Been a complete bookworm since I first read Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising cycle in 3rd grade, along with the Hobbit. Since then, I've grown to love fantasy and sci-fi along with a dash of detective fiction and some classics and pretty much always have a book close at hand.

Favorite authors:
Robin Hobb
Tad Williams
Rex Stout
John Bellairs
Roald Dahl
Agatha Christie
J.V. Jones
Scott Lynch
Joe Abercrombie
Dan Simmons (esp. Ilium and Olympos!!!)

BTW saw a mention of Patricia Wrede -- LOVED those books when I was younger, along with Laurence Yep's books about Shimmer.

Also, I'm thinking about trying The Crown Conspiracy at some point... just haven't gotten around to it :)

Okay I should stop editing this post, but I just realized I left out Dave Duncan. A Man of His Word and A Handful of Men are two of my all time favorite series.


message 907: by Marc (new)

Marc (authorguy) | 393 comments James wrote: "Okay I should stop editing this post, but I just realized I left out Dave Duncan. A Man of His Word and A Handful of Men are two of my all time favorite series."

Have you read the Seventh Sword trilogy by Duncan? His best work IMO.


SPOILERS AHEAD.

The problem I had with the eight books you mention, good as they are, is that ultimately the story depends on the gods coming down and fixing things. The only thing that makes it work is which god and why.


message 908: by Killiantide (last edited Mar 11, 2010 11:22AM) (new)

Killiantide Im Sam, im a college student from Mexico city. I love fanatasy books i find myself gravitating towards them all the time. I mean i read so much about politics and real life that its the best feeling to be able to get away. Since its kinda hard to find english fantasy books here in Mexico my progress is slow, but these are some of the books i've read in the last months:

The Name of the Wind
Neverwhere
American Gods
Percy Jackson series
Harry Potter (never read it till like 3 months ago)
and R A Slavatores first 6 Drizzt books
oh and The Dark Tower series (i loved it)

Im looking for suggestions since im sort of a noob at this, im a really fast reader whenever i have the time, i read The name of the wind in 5 days. Also, i love trilogies or series. So there you go. Nice to meet you all.


message 909: by Hollie (new)

Hollie I'm not very social usually, online or offline, but boy it's really nice to see so many people coming together and sharing a common love in a positive way. I usually stay away from book discussions in large part because of the book bashing that takes place, masquerading as intelligent conversation . Even if I didn't like a book, I don't believe it's my place to treat it or the people that did enjoy it with disrespect.

Anyway, I'm Hollie, 28, born and raised in Hawaii. I lived in Colorado for five years for college, but somehow found myself back on the islands again. I read almost exclusively fantasy, therefore this is the only group I've joined. I do, however, enjoy fantasy of widely varying types. From YA to epic, vampires to wizards, romantic to dark and gritty; I love them all, and most of what I read gets passed to my brother, and we engage in lengthy and enjoyable discourse. I'm fairly easy to please, so my list of favorite authors/books would be far too long for a simple post, but I've really been enjoying discovering a lot of the newer fantasy authors lately (Rothfuss, Sanderson, Abercrombie, Cashore, Weeks), as well as many that are new to me (Gaiman, Keyes). I'm also of course a big fan of many big names and veterans (Jordan, Hayden, Bishop, Salvatore, Rowlings), just to name a very few that come to mind.

Because of this, and my near constant trolling of authors blogs and suggestions, I have a "to read" list about a mile long, and while I devour books fairly quickly, depending on how much reading time I can squeak into the nooks and crannies of my day, what I have will still keep me occupied for many months. As I do almost all my reading via Kindle now days, and my husband cannot complain about books stacking up in every corner anymore, I accumulate more material than ever. I think I may jump in and read American Gods this month though.

I also use far too many commas, and am very a long winded writer, despite my sometimes desperate attempts at brevity. So with that, I will stop. It's nice to meet everyone :)


message 910: by Janny (new)

Janny (jannywurts) | 807 comments Welcome to Killiantide and Hollie - you will find lots to read and discuss here, no question.


message 911: by James (new)

James (morewordsfaster) | 23 comments Marc wrote: "The problem I had with the eight books you mention, good as they are, is that ultimately the story depends on the gods coming down and fixing things. The only thing that makes it work is which god and why. "

That's a big part of why I like them -- I love how complete of an ending it is. Plus I just love the world of Midkemia; the magic system was really cool and I loved how Duncan created the races and played upon the stereotypes of these mythical creatures to create a social commentary. I love the swashbucklingness of the action and the wistfulness of the romance.

And yeah, I've read the first two of the Seventh Sword series--have the third, just haven't gotten around to it. Great fun -- I enjoyed Duncan's earlier work more than his whole foray into the King's Blades world. The Great Game is an excellent series as well, but hard to find. I think that Duncan has them available on his website for publish-by-request.


message 912: by [deleted user] (last edited Mar 12, 2010 04:24PM) (new)

Well said Hollie and welcome to the group. I dont think you use too many comma's as that is the way they really should be used, but many people just don't bother. Check out the discussions, I dont usually see any book bashing, as most of the discussions are for better understanding of the novel. Next month we discuss American Gods, so hope you do attend that.

Sam the best recommendations are the books the group have already discussed. as they have been popular enough to win the votes.


message 913: by Marc (last edited Mar 12, 2010 03:14AM) (new)

Marc (authorguy) | 393 comments James wrote: And yeah, I've read the first two of the Seventh Sword series--have the third, just haven't gotten around to it. Great fun -- I enjoyed Duncan's earlier work more than his whole foray into the King's Blades world. The Great Game is an excellent series as well, but hard to find. I think that Duncan has them available on his website for publish-by-request..."

The Great Game is an excellent series, the Bible in the form of a fantasy novel (sort of). I have all three books. It was the last Duncan I bought or read. I just never felt motivated by the King's Blades or Daggers or whatever.


message 914: by David (new)

David (bodam) Hello everyone....My name is David from Southern California. I just recently discovered goodreads from interactions on facebook. My passion for reading has had to take a backseat to life's adventures for the past 10-15 years. My wife buying me a Kindle for Christmas has reawakened my passion for reading. I've read more books since November (hey it was an early present!) than in the last 10 years! I now have a "to read" list a mile long!

Anyways, I have always been a big fan of fantasy and I have read many of the "big, epic" stores: LOTR, Hobbit, the Shannara books, the Thomas Covenant series (both of them), The Eternal Champion in is many incarnations, the Amber series, etc. but because of my hiatus from reading, I don't know many of the new talent out there so a club like this is great! I'm looking forward to participating in the discussions. My only promise to my wife is that I stick to Kindle editions whenever possible.


message 915: by Hannah (new)

Hannah Well, Hullo. I'm Hannah and I live in London where I happily indulge in content loneliness, books, movies, and writing. My favorite books are: The Song of the Lioness Quartet, The Demon King, J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set, Graceling, Fire, Little Women, Chocolat, A Long Fatal Love Chase, Wuthering Heights, and all of the Fruits Basket manga. My favorite genre's are Horror, Gothic Romance, and especially Fantasy. I am a worshiper of Doctor Who (british, sci-fi telly show) and of epic movies and Hitchcocks thrillers. Anime is pretty awesome too. I hope that one day I may be a wonderful fantasy author so that I'll be able to afford all the many books I wish to buy. Indian food and Red Velvet Cake, peppermints, and Barnes and Nobles make me so happy I want to cry, and David Tennant is my hero. Tamora Pierce is a fantasy genius and Wuthering Heights makes me sob buckets. Hmm, I hate Twilight, Texas, Sports, Country Music, the new teen vampire crave, and the fact that no matter how hard I try, I will never be able to sew properly. I enjoy playing piano and wearing dresses and drinking tea (all pretty, proper things) and I admire people with Irish accents. (Sorry for all these random facts in case anyone is still reading this) I don't read books, I hungrily eat them and then go wild for hours while at the bookstore, eager for more to eat. Reading is an obbsession of mine: an obbsession that I fully am happy to have and never want to leave me. The end.


message 916: by Petra (new)

Petra Eriksson Hi! My namne is Petra and I'm twentytwo and from Sweden. Been a member for a while but have posted anything until now! Sorry about that. Anyway, my favorite authors are Carol Berg and Robin Hobb I think, Carol at least. And Jim Butcher and possible KJ Parker. I like to write fantasy and I have a lot of ideas but I can never be satisfied so I write the same thing 300 times over... but I still like my ideas haha. Anyway, pleased to met ya.^-^


message 917: by Brian (new)

Brian Hi Hanna and Petra, I have been a member of the fantasy club for awhile and yet had little to share. The reason being I read a fantasy book about twenty years ago. I can not remember the book except it was horrible. Fantasy is a genre that I did not explore. A fellow goodreads author strongly recommended George R.R.Martin's "A Game of Thrones". Upon completing the novel, fantasy became my genre of choice. It is a rather huge coincidence that I am half way through Steve Erickson's "Gardens Of The Moon", one of the books to read for April. I am in awe of how great the book is. Hanna, it is fascinating you live in London. My grandmother and mother both were born very close by in Berkshire County. So many beautiful places to visit in England.


message 918: by Mike (new)

Mike (mikefriedman) Hi folks, I'm Mike from Arizona. I've been reading Fantasy for about 30 years now. Since I can now download books to my Ipod, I find myself reading (or listening) to 2 or 3 books at a time. I'm always looking for new authors.

Some of my older favorites are:
Raymond Feist (Magician Series)
Robin Hobb (Farseer)
Zelazny (Chronicles of Amber)
George R.R Martin (A Game of Thrones)

Some of my newer favorites are:
Anything by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files and Codex of Alera)
Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn)
Joe Abercrombie (First Law Series)
Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind)

I could go on for a while so I'll finish with what I'm reading now which is Guy Kay Gavriel's Tigana, Robert Heilein's Stranger in a Strange Land and Outliers (non-fiction but excellent).


message 919: by David (new)

David Burton (davidhburton) I'm relatively new here. I'm from the Toronto area in Canada. I've been a fantasy reader since I first picked up Aesop's Fables as a kid. That led to the Narnia series, LOTR, Shannara, Wheel of Time, Deathgate Cycle, Song of Ice and Fire, etc. It's the predominant category that I read. I'm also a GR author (naturally, it's fantasy).


message 920: by Knight0046 (new)

Knight0046 I'm very new, wishing I had found this place much sooner. I'm from Tennessee, just outside Nashville and I love books. I have ever since I learned to read. I find Orson Scott Card a constant source of good books, along with Ted Dekker and C.S. Lewis. I swear, I could read a C.S. Lewis novel three times in one day and never read exactly the same story. Anyway, I find action stories most appealing, and I have just enough interest in political games to keep my mind open. I prefer a longer story. I also aspire to write a book of my own someday, so I happily accept (gentle) critique on my writing. I also would love book recommendations. I just finished "The Book of Merlyn" by T.H. White, so anybody have any thoughts?


message 921: by Andrez (new)

Andrez (andrez-ssi) hi Im Leonor Im from Portugal and I love fantasy books.I have no favorites but I really liked The Mortal Instruments series


message 922: by C.J. (new)

C.J. Cherryh (cjcherryh) I'm CJ Cherryh. I write. I run a website at http://www.cherryh.com, and the splash page there has a link to my pretty active blog. I'm 1/3 of http://www.closed-circle.net, which is me, Jane Fancher, and Lynn Abbey selling o/p backlist as e-books. We try to crosslink to other authors selling backlist. We're also experimenting with some new writing specifically for e-publication. The situation in NYC, where publishing houses are scrambling so hard to stay afloat and maintain shelf space that they really can't publish their backlist, has driven a lot of writers to the measures we're taking---and it is the answer to why a lot of series go dormant: the publisher gets bought, changes editors, etc.


message 923: by Jon (new)

Jon (jonmoss) | 529 comments Welcome, C.J. And thanks for sharing the information and the links. I will definitely investigate them.

It's wonderful to have you among us.


message 924: by Janny (new)

Janny (jannywurts) | 807 comments Hi Carolyn!!!!


message 925: by Dorsi (new)

Dorsi (kismet1228) Okay, I am new to this club/group & somewhat this genre. I was reading a lot of paranormal books, some of which were pretty good. The more I read, the more I realize I am not a paranormal romance girl. Don't get me wrong, I like some romance thrown in the plot but I don't want it to be the plot. Does that make sense? After reading some of them I thought I might vomit. Not only that, but I felt as if a lot of the stories were the same old nauseating plot, just with different characters. As I get more into this genre, I think I am more an urban fantasy girl. I recently finished The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss & I am in total complete love! So, by reading other reviews of said book & other recommendations, I starting exploring & am now reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. I am about 3/4 of the way through & guess what!?! I am again in love. These are the kind of books for me. So, I just bought Before They Are Hanged, The Last Argument of Kings, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, & A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin. I have read & really enjoyed books 1, 2, & 3 of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. I loved the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning but tried to read her Highlander series & only made it through book one. It was like jumping out of the fire into a cloud of marshamallow fluff, blah! Way too mushy for me. I also enjoyed a few YA fantasy books such as The Hunger Games & Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins & The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I also liked Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Okay, after that long winded introduction, does anyone have any recommendations for me? The more similiar to Patrick Rothfuss's style, the better.


message 926: by Alan (new)

Alan (coachmt) Welcome Dorsi, that's a great list you have there!

And CJ, I'm glad we'll be seeing some of your backlist in circulation again soon!


message 927: by Jay (new)

Jay Bell (jaybell) Hi, I'm Jay, and I'm a fantasy reader and writer. It all started for me when I was eight-years-old and my sister brought home The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. She was supposed to read it for school, and I don't think she ever did, but I tore through it and the rest of the series in no time. I've been hooked on fantasy ever since.

These days I am writing my own. My first book The Cat in the Cradle is a Young Adult fantasy novel, meaning that adults will probably enjoy it even more than kids. :) The main character in my book is gay, which may reduce conservative people to bitter tears, but I have a feeling most of us here are too intelligent for such antics.

I'm looking forward to finding book recommendations for author and novels as yet undiscovered by me. Oh, and I could use some friends on here too if anyone wants to add me! :)


message 928: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments C.J. wrote: "I'm CJ Cherryh. I write. I run a website at http://www.cherryh.com, and the splash page there has a link to my pretty active blog. I'm 1/3 of http://www.closed-circle.net, which is me, Jane Fancher..."

Dear CJ
Awesome. I am so glad to hear from you. One of my earlier "This stuff is KILLER" fantasy reading experiences was reading about Morgana (SP?) and her pageboy galloping through stargates (did they steal that idea from you?) and closing them off to various invading hordes and horrors with the ultimate Magic Sword. (That was yours, right?) I have loved your writing ever since, and read more mature works of yours with huge enjoyment, but that got me started, for sure.


message 929: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Frost (michellefrost) Jeanne wrote: "Welcome to the Fantasy Book Club! Introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself. Where do you hail from? Who are your favorite Fantasy writers? Favorite Series?"

Hi

I found you browsing books and profiles and... somehow I got here!

My name's Michelle. I hail from Zimbabwe and lived most of my life in Southern africa... until I decided to marry a highlander. Now I live in Northern Scotland. :-)

Favourite Fantasy Writers: Tolkein, Dianna Wynn Jones, Tanith Lee, Anne McCaffrey, C.J. Cherryh, Andre Norton, Weaveworld by Clive Barker, C S Lewis, Richard Bach... and I'm sure there are others I can't remember now.

Favourite series: The Chanur books by C J Cherryh and Lord of the Rings


message 930: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments Hi, Michelle From the Highlands,
I couldn't help but notice that...I've actually read everything on your list except Dianna Wynn Jones. All the others are among my favorites. If you add Janny Wurts (Wars of Light and Shadow), Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, and Stephen Donaldson (Thomas Covenant Chronicles) that's pretty much my list, too. Good stuff, yes?


message 931: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Frost (michellefrost) Hi Charles

Oh I forgot Gaiman and Stephen Donaldson! Now the other two I don't recognise, which is nice. Gives me new authors to look up.

Diana Wynn Jones I read as a teen and her books were a bit like Andre Norton - books meant for young adults. Which reminded me of another author I'd long forgotten and adored when I was little... Alan Garner.

This is fun. :-)


message 932: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments Michelle wrote: "Hi Charles

Oh I forgot Gaiman and Stephen Donaldson! Now the other two I don't recognise, which is nice. Gives me new authors to look up.

Diana Wynn Jones I read as a teen and her books were a b..."


Hi, Michelle
Janny Wurts is one of our Goodreads Fantasy Club author/members. She is quite well read and an exceptional storyteller. Try her newest stand-alone first, To Ride Hell's Chasm.

Neal Stephenson is a phenomenon, indeed. Writes everything from S/F - fantasy to Baroque period historical novels. Try Cryptonomicon.


message 933: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Frost (michellefrost) Thanks Charles

I've saved the names and details onto my computer so that I have them to remind myself next time I go book hunting.


message 934: by Jody (new)

Jody (j-runk) I am Jody,
I live in TN. I love Fantasy books. I also love to know everything i can about astronomy and cosmology. I have a bunch of books i want to read. If you know of one that i don't have on mybooks that is really good then please let me know so i can check it out.
thank you


message 935: by Sam (last edited Apr 14, 2010 08:49PM) (new)

Sam | 5 comments So I've had this Goodreads thing for a couple months but I'm just starting to get into it. I'm Samantha (Sam) by the way. =)

I've read fantasy since I could read pretty much. The perks of an older brother who is an avid fantasy reader and a mom who tried her hardest to keep me supplied with books! Now I have this crazy book addiction for which I blame them both. =) Some of the first fantasy books I remember loving are Brian Jacques' Redwall series. I still always pick up the new book for nostalgia sake even though it doesn't take me long to read through them. =)

My favorite authors (and I'll probably forget someone) are : GRRM, Katherine Kerr, Joe Abercrombie, Kate Elliott, Jennifer Fallon, Neil Gaiman, Robin Hobb, Guy Gavriel Kay, Terry Pratchett, and Anne McCaffrey. I've just recently read Peter V. Brett, Patrick Rothfuss, and Brent Weeks' works and I loved them. Oh and of course Tolkien!

I look forward to meeting you all, discussing great books, and getting awesome new recommendations. My to-read shelf seems to grow faster than I can keep up with, but I love it that way.


message 936: by Pernille (new)

Pernille (pbjessen) Hi, my name is Pernille and I'm from Denmark. Ever since my childhood my mother has read fairy tales and fantasy to me - basically it has pretty much been a part of my upbringing - so the addiction is not my fault :) And when I started reading myself I just continued where she left off.

My favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, Guy Gavriel, J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, R.A. Salvatore, Josefine Ottesen, Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis, etc.

I'm looking forward to discus some great fantasy books with nerds like me :)


message 937: by Jay (new)

Jay Bell (jaybell) A big warm welcome to Jody, Sam, and Pernille! :)


message 938: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments To Michelle, Jodi, Samantha, Pernille, and any I missed:

Welcome to the Fantasy Book Club! I think you'll find a very nice variety of discussion threads. We also have famous authors who contribute their knowledge and impressions. And beginning or not-quite-discovered authors as well. And a couple who are just being discovered. It's exciting. A great forum for fantasy book lovers.


message 939: by Gwynnie (new)

Gwynnie Hi, I'm Gwyn. I think it was David Eddings that got me started. His characters were just so delightful. Anyway, I'm interested in fairy tale retellings at the moment. Any suggestions? I'm excited to have joined the group.


message 940: by Sam (new)

Sam | 5 comments Thanks for the welcome. =)

For fairy tale retellings, I've always enjoyed Juliet Marillier, Robin McKinley, and Jane Yolen.


message 941: by Christine (new)

Christine Chapman (thechristieanne) My name is Christie and I owe my love of fantasy to my mother. She read Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy while pregnant with me and it has been my favorite genre ever since. As a child, I read the Alice in Wonderland series, Wizard of Oz books, Chronicles of Narnia, Madeleine L’engle books, and many more. When I was a teenager my mom gave me her 1978 edition of the Lord of the Rings to read and to this day it remains my favorite physical set of books to read in the world (even after the Two Towers book’s binding came apart when I was 23 and I wrapped it in ribbon to keep it together). As an adult (whatever that means), I have moved on to read Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and Neil Gaiman only to discover that good fantasy is hard to find on your own and even harder to find good recommendations. I have scoured book groups and the internet for suggestions but this good reads group is the first one that has been up to my standards. I can’t wait for the next good reads reading poll . . .


message 942: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendyone) | 18 comments Hi Everyone! It's fun to hear everyone's stories.
I was never a reader but after I finished the Harry Potter books, I decided that there MUST be other books out there that I could enjoy. At that time, I stayed in YA and kept reading similar finds.
Out of that, I LOVED the Monster Blood Tattoo series and the Bartimaeus Series.
After a few years of YA, I decided to venture into adult reading - I AM 38 years old after all - I have only completed one Adult Fantasy series, Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (and Tawny Man after that). I loved both of those.
I have been crawling goodreads and some amazon forums to figure out what to read next. Right now, I feel kind of overwhelmed. Generally, I like to keep reading pretty easy because I use it for entertainment.
I am so relieved that I found fantasy because without it, I hate reading!


message 943: by Julie (new)

Julie Hi Wendy, I enjoyed Robin Hobb's series quite a bit. Have you read the Liveship's series yet?


message 944: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendyone) | 18 comments Julie wrote: "Hi Wendy, I enjoyed Robin Hobb's series quite a bit. Have you read the Liveship's series yet?"

I got pretty far into Ship of Magic but for some reason, just didn't care for it.
Right now I am trying to read Mists Of Avalon (someone lent it to me) but the writing is very formal and I can't seem to get interested in it. And there doesn't seem to be any magic... boring! :-)


message 945: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments Hi, Wendy and Welcome! I'll say this...you surely do know what you like and don't like. Good place to go from.


message 946: by Julie (new)

Julie Right now I am trying to read Mists Of Avalon"

Wendy, I understand about the Mists of Avalon the first time through it took me about 100 pages to really get into it and then I did and I really enjoyed it. Since then I've read it multiple times and it gets better every time. Don't know if it will be that way for you but I thought my experience may help you get through the first part of it, into the "good" parts. But you are right the magic is subtle. David Eddings might be another author to check out....magic right off the bat!


message 947: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendyone) | 18 comments
Wendy, I understand about the Mists of Avalon the first time through it took me about 100 pages to really get into it and then I did and I really enj..."


Well, fate has stepped in! I made an unplanned trip to the bookstore (don't normally buy new books...) and asked the local guy for a rec, and he pointed me to David Eddings (3 in 1 volume), Name of the Wind or The Deed of Paksenarrion. I guess I choose Eddings (Belgariad) as much because you mentioned it today as any reason! I'm excited!


message 948: by Daniela (new)

Daniela Hi everyone, my name is Daniela. I'm German, mid-thirties, a professional translator (English<->German) and an aspiring writer.

I've always loved books and reading, even before I learned how to read I begged people to read to me. My grandmother was my favourite reader. Since we moved sevela times while I was a child books were my best friends, since I could take them with me. I love being surrounded by books.
For a while I was very interested in mythology, including King Arthur and his Knights. Then one day my mom gave me Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon and the rest as they say is history. For a while I was very active with the local Darkover-chapter and some Darkover-stories for the local fan-zines were my first 'finsihed' stories.

Some writers:
Charles de Lint
Storm Constantine
Tanya Huff
Barbara Hambly
Lynn Flewelling
Lois McMaster-Bujold
Patricia Briggs

Book-related anecdotes: friends had to forcefully drag me out of bookstores because I was so caught up in browsing. I also had the habbit to read while walking to the bus-stop and such, and once in a while walked against a lampost.


message 949: by Charles (new)

Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments Wendy wrote: "
Wendy, I understand about the Mists of Avalon the first time through it took me about 100 pages to really get into it and then I did and I really enj..."

Well, fate has stepped in! I made an unpl..."


Wise choice, Wendy. Eddings' Belgariad series is actually kind of unique. A pretty simple story, but with a really mythic tone. Big themes. And lots of magic. Lovable characters, too.


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Charles (charliewhip) | 223 comments Daniela wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is Daniela. I'm German, mid-thirties, a professional translator (EnglishGerman) and an aspiring writer.

I've always loved books and reading, even before I learned how to read..."


Guten morgen, Daniela und wilkommen (Sp?)


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