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[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome Preston, Ink.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hi, Ink.....welcome.
:)

[Amanda]

Hello =)

My name is Amanda and I'm a reader (and writer, though as of yet unpublished) from Sweden. I have always loved fantasy and fantastical stories.

Some of my favourite writers are Robin Hobb, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson and Terry Pratchett. Just to mention a few, there really are so many bloody good books out there.

I became a member on Goodreads just a few days ago and I'm quite excited!

Amanda

[DavidO]

Welcome Ink and Amanda

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hi, Amanda.
:)

Those are some of my favorites, also. Welcome to the group!

[Sebastian]

Hi, I am Sebastian and I live in Tampa, FL. I love fantasy novels, especially epic fantasy. Some of my favorite authors are George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb and Jennifer Fallon. I am looking forward to reading the books selected by the club and sharing in the experience.

[~ Celeste ~]

Hello!! My name is Celeste ~ I'm married and have two daughters. I live in Texas (USA).

I love to read ~ Fiction is pretty much all I read, unless you count cookbooks and gardening type books.

I LOVE fantasy ~ I'm mostly into witches and the like, but I'll take a good fantasy any day of the week. I'm currently engrossed in Game of Thrones and pretty much shift from hating George R. R. Martin (for taking SOOOO long between books) and loving him. So, if you have any ideas of what I can read while I wait for him, I'd be grateful!!! ;-D ~ I look forward to meeting everybody!!!

[Tristan]

Right! My name is Tristan, I'm a true fantasy geek. I love going into another world than our own for a little while.
I haven't really read that much yet but it's only been since last year that I found the headspace to get around reading more than just before bedtime!
well... that oughta be all! hope to learn a few new books that I can enjoy! :)

[David]

Welcome Sebastian, Celeste, and Tristan!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi all, welcome.

[Chris ( librocubicularist )]

Hi newbie here ... Chris from hamilton in Scotland.
Feist
Eddings
Sanderson
Jordan


The Dark Tower .


......Harry Potter & Lord of The Rings have eluded me so far

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Don't despair, they can be apprehended!

[Paul]

A wizard seek spell ought to do it!

[Chris ( librocubicularist )]

Ok ok i'll stick them on the "to read" shelf.

[Chuck]

Hi everyone! I'm Chuck, and I've been a fantasy and D&D geek since I was a kid. For about ten years I strayed from the fantasy genre due to personal reasons -- but in the last few years have rediscovered my love for fantasy and am busy reading, reading, reading.

My favorite Fantasy author is, of course, Tolkien! And as much as I LOVE The Hobbit and LOTR, I think The Silmarillion is my favorite.

My favorite living author is Brandon Sanderson, and The Mistborn Trilogy is my favorite contemporary book/series. But I love a lot of authors and books, including Urban Fantasy and some YA.

I have a love/hate relationship with Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Series. Some of his books I LOVE and others -- well, not so much. ;) But he was the first "adult" fantasy I ever read and still think that when he is on his game, his stories -- and especially characters -- captivate me.

I also like George R.R. Martin, but A Song of Ice and Fire, as great as it is, is too depressing for me to take in large doses.

Anyway, there is so much out there I like that it's too much to mention. But generally, I prefer more "traditional" fantasy (Terry Brooks) as opposed to the the so called "grittier" stuff, but then I like Sword of Truth. So I read everything.

One quirk -- I used to read EVERY book I began, but now days don't have the patience to continue a book if I'm not enjoying it.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

A lot of us have given up the "trudging through books we don't like" thing. You mentioned "some" Urban Fantasy. Have you found Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden books? And for more traditional fantasy Butcher has also written the Codex Alera series...

Anyway, welcome. :)

[Alyssa]

Hi guys,

My name's Josh, I'm from Tropical North Queensland in Australia. My favourite authors are Tolkien, David Eddings, C.J. Cherryh, Feist, Pratchett, Frank Herbert, Lian Hearn, Douglas Adams and Stephen R Donaldson. I've read all the Harry Potter books but I'm not really a big fan of it.

At the moment I'm reading the Wheel of Time series, in the future I'd like to read the Earthsea novels by Ursula K Le Guin, the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony, The Dwarves series by Markus Heitz, The Darktower and The Children of Hurin.

I also read A Shadow In Summer by Daniel Abraham and I'd love to read the rest of the Long Price Quartet. I also considered reading George R R Martin but I watched the series and it just seems like one of those book series that you keep reading because you're pissed off with the outcome and want it to change lol, so I'm a bit nervous about reading it.

[Chuck]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: You mentioned "some" Urban Fantasy. Have you found Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden books?"

Yup! I love Harry Dresden. I'm currently going through that series now (finished book 4, which I thought was a little weak, but will definitely be going for book 5. I also like The Hollows series (by Kim Harrison) and the Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughn. That's pretty much the extent of my Urban Fantasy reading, though a few others look worthy of checking out.

[Chuck]

Josh --

LOL about the Game of Thrones comment. Yeah, even loyal fans are pretty ticked off. Martin is an amazing writer, I mean just amazing. BUT the books are incredibly frustrating, though strangely compelling. :)

[Alyssa]

Charles:

Yeah I'm an escapist reader hahaha, life is frustrating enough without my books being frustrating too ;)

[Mark]

Hi I am mark have been reading fantasy since I was 10.

Started with the hobbit and lotr like a lot of members on here. Than it was endings and brooks then feist.

Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on books and hearing what others say.

Mark.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Elizabeth]

My name is Elizabeth and I'm 24 years old. I live in Kentucky (Louisville, to be precise). I have a BA in psychology and did two minors in English with a concentration in literature and Medieval Studies. I studied French for 5 years and have experience with Japanese, German, and Latin. One of my dreams is to translate Medieval Latin and French manuscripts. The other is to eventually become an archaeologist.

Currently, I work with toddlers as a teacher in a daycare. It's not exactly my dream job, or the best use of my degree, but it works for now. I am going back to school in August to work towards a degree in education so that I can become a third grade teacher. I also plan on doing another major in either microbiology or anthropology. I do enjoy some aspects of my job such as being able to teach my children and the joy that I receive when they finally catch on to what I've taught them. I also enjoy the smiles, hugs, and kisses that I get from my kids when I come to work in the mornings.

I am an avid reader and have been since I was a child. I generally read anything except westerns, romance, and inspirational/Christian books. I quite enjoy horror, fantasy, historical fiction, and mysteries. I have also gotten into the Quirk classics recently. Right now, I am reading Android Karenina. Classic literature is another favorite of mine with Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, HP Lovecraft, Victor Hugo, and Gaston LeRoux being among my favorites.

I look forward to making new friends and taking part in book discussions.

-Elizabeth

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome to the group.....
:D

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Clinton]

Hello my name is Clinton, and I live in Cincinnati OH. I attend UC and near the end of summer break last year i just rediscovered my love of reading! Some of my favorite genres are Fantasy, Ya, Sifi.

My favorite books series so far has to be either Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta or The Queens Thief series. I cant wait to make new friends on here and look forward to having some fun in this group.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi. Welcome.

[Chris]

Cheers, Chris here. This is a new thing (forum/group) for me, but I enjoy sci-fi/fantasy writing. Current favorites are the Wheel of Time and Sword of Truth series. I look forward to meeting you all and of course delving into some new fresh other world which awaits me.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Chris, welcome.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome, Chris. I like reading in many different genres. I am currently reading two urban fantasy novels By A Thread by Jennifer Estep, To Walk the Night by E.S. Moore, a super hero novel, Breakout by Alisa Kwitney and a mainstream novel, The Ingredients of Love, by Nicolas Barreau.

[Shannon]

Hi I'm Shannon, living in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

My favorite series so far are:
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. LeGuin),
Discworld (Terry Pratchett),
Hobbit & Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien),
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams),
Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan),
Thursday Next (Jasper Fforde),
The Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper),
His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman) and
graphic novel The Sandman (Neil Gaiman).

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Nigel]

Hi,

Nigel here. Brit born, but living in Arizona now. Love Pratchett beyond words. I snort way too much when I'm reading him. used to read LOTR every 5 years, but it's been 10 since the last one. I love McCaffrey's Pern novels and am currently trying to finish my first novel which sort of tips a hat towards her.
Currently reading the Imager by Modessit Jr. As always the detail in there is what gets me. I don't read near as much fiction as I used to, but then, I'm busier than I was.
OOps, forgot to give Elizabeth Moon a nod!

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Well we can agree on a few things Nigel. I recommend The Deed of Paksenarrion to everyone and I also like the Imager books by Modessit.

Anyway hi and welcome.

[Bryan]

Hello everyone, my name is Bryan, and I'm new to Goodreads(just signed up this month). I thought it would be cool to join a few fantasy groups to broaden my reading a little bit, as I'm always looking for a good SFF novel to get into.

I'm a carpenter from B.C., in Canada. I'm a D&D nut; I've been playing since the '90s, and I've been running my own campaign for the past 6 years. I have a wonderful wife(who is also a big reader; I'm trying to get her to sign up with Goodreads!) and an equally wonderful five-month old baby girl named Arya. I'm also a major metalhead, and I've been singing in a heavy metal band called Tribune for the past 8 years, with whom I've toured Canada and the U.S.

As for books, I read pretty much exclusively fiction, these days. My favorite genre is Fantasy, but I also love reading classics of any genre(I've found that most classics are classics for a reason). Some of my favorite Fantasy books/series are A Song Of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin, anything by Robin Hobb, the Bas-Lag books by China Mieville, The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss, the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser stuff by Fritz Leiber, and the Dying Earth series by Jack Vance. Oh, and this guy named Tolkien.

I look forward to talking books with everyone here!

[Clinton]

Aw dude I love the king killer chronicles, you should read Black Prism by Brent Weeks or Thief of swords by Micheal S. you might just love em and welcome.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi welcome.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome to the group Bryan!

[Clinton]

Haha im on the ebook train as well. I read all of my books on my iPad

[Alyssa]

Yeah me too, I thought about getting a kindle but I don't really see the point

And welcome :D

[Vanessa]

Greetings everyone. Fantasy is my main genre. Then to some extent science fiction. In the past my own writing has been mostly poetry, but now I'm getting into writing what I care most about.

I grew up on Tolkien and Lewis, so they will always be my favorites.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[David]

Hello my name is David and I'm an addict. My addiction is reading and there is just nothing I enjoy more than getting sucked into a great book. I've tried many times to quit the habit and substitute it with something like playing computer games or watching movies but nothing compares to reading. Like many of the other posters I've read here fantasy is my primary drug of choice for escapism. Scifi comes in as a very close second.

In real life I'm a technician in the pacific northwest. Prior to my work here in Oregon I was in the navy for many years. The service is where a lot of my reading took place in particular during some of the long deployments.

The books that really grab me are the character driven books. The protagonist for me has to be a character that I can respect and admire. I know a lot of the younger readers think that the white knight is unattainable but he's the guy I would like to be or at least like to know.

My favorite reads have been The Magicians Apprentice, the farseer novels by Robin Hobbs, almost anything from Brandon Sanderson and the Malazan books by Erickson to name a few.

Thats a little bit about myself and I'm looking forward to the discussions. :-)

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome David.
From one addict to another.
;)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

group speaks Hello David...

Welcome.

I agree about the type of protagonist David (and before everyone here warns you what I'll recommend,LOL) Have you read The Deed of Paksenarrion?

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

LOL Mike.
I'm going to have to read that, one day. I need a good time slot for it.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Same problem we all have. The old cliche "so many books so little time" is true. I generally make time for the Paksenarrion trilogy once a year, one of my favorites, I have it in print and audio so I can listen to it when I'm doing other things.... Come to think of it, I "audio" a lot of books so I can read as I do other things. Sign of an addict I guess.