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[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Toni]

Hi Alex, hi Fay, hope you enjoy the group.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Fay,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hi....welcome to all the new members.
:)

[Angela]

Hi. I love to talk about fantasy books and this place sounded like it would be fun, plus one of my favourite Authors Brent Weeks is the Book of the Month. I started reading fantasy, I guess like many with The Hobbit and then moved onto David Eddings. These days my favourite fantasy authors are George R.R. Martin, Brent Weeks, Robin Hobb and Sara Douglass.

[Chris]

Hi all, I'm Chris and fantasy is by far my favorite types of books to read!

I know some people can't stand having to "think" or really buckle down and almost "study" when reading, but I find it fascinating. For this reason, A Song of Ice and Fire and the Malazan series are absolutely fascinating to me. The sheer amount of characters, story lines, history, etc. of the worlds is truly amazing.

If anyone has any recommendations for more series similar to these that I haven't heard of or didn't think to read, please enlighten me!

Look forward to browsing this group some more.

[Toni]

Welcome Angela, nice that you are with us, I hope you will have fun here!
Welcome Chris, Maybe you might want to try Tad Williams's series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. He has tons of characters and multiple storylines, but with less bad twists than GRRMartin. I discovered him with his fantastic "Otherland" series, which strictly speaking might be Sci-Fi, but with so much fantasy involved that it can be considered a mixture of both. THAT one is incredible, with lots of characters, a wonderfully twisted plot which is real and virtual at the same time, a great imaginative work which I enjoyed reading very much.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Angela, Chris and Gwen (and anyone I missed, LOL). Welcome think you'll like the group.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Angela,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Chris,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Gwen,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[Chris]

Toni wrote: "Welcome Angela, nice that you are with us, I hope you will have fun here!
Welcome Chris, Maybe you might want to try Tad Williams's series Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. He has tons of characters and mu..."

Thanks, I will take a look at these!

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hi.....welcome!

[Paul]

Hello all, I'm Paul and I work at a software company in the Madison, WI area.

I've always been a prolific reader of many genres, but the fantasy genre is my favorite. I grew up reading the works of Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, and J. R. R. Tolkien, and many others. During my teenage years, David Eddings, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman were probably my favorites - particularly the Deathgate Cycle and the Rose of the Prophet series by W&H.

More recently, I've finished up the Malazan Book of the Fallen, the Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, and (what's out of) The Kingkiller Chronicles.

I'm excited to join this group and get to know what all of you are reading!

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Hi Paul and Gwen.
Welcome!
:)


I'm now re-reading Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising Sequence.

[Angela]

Thank you for the warm welcome. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi Paul,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Marie,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[Scott]

Hi I'm Scott...I have read some of nearly everything..Some of my favorites are GRRM, Glen Cook, Steve Erikson, Robin Hobb, Jim Butcher, and lately Brent Weeks, Scott Lynch, and Michael J. Sullivan. (Theft of Swords)

As I have gotten older, I tend to like more of the grittier and darker, more adult fantasies than the LOTR style epic fantasies

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Scott,welcome to the Fantasy Book Club.

[Robert]

Hey everybody, long time no see. Well the book is finally a movie, The Ark Of The Witch , can't wait to get back into the swing of things and finish a couple re-writes to two other novels and screenplays I'm working on.

check out the trailer when you have a chance:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thearkofth...

[Toni]

Hi to all the new ones, nice to have you in the group. Robert, maybe you have not realized but this group is for readers of fantasy, not for writers. If you want to promote your work, maybe other groups would be better suited for you. If you are here to talk about your reading experiences, welcome and have fun in this great group.

[D.S.]

Hello everyone, nice to see new faces, err profiles... Sorry couldn't interact that much here, but I will eventually, as soon as I find out where my hours always go. Happy Holidays and cheers to a brand new year ahead! :D

[Mike (the Paladin)]

You never find out where they go.... I've been looking a long time and now I'm wondering where the years go.

Welcome.

[Sara]

Hi there Lady's, I am a mother to one, part time cook and a slave to books :P. I wish there was more time in the day so i can read more. in love books from Fantasy to dark adult Fantasy. there are so many Authors that i love from Rachal Caine,Scott Speer, J R Ward, Sylvia Day the list can go on lol this is my first reading GROUP so i am looking forward to talking to you all.

Sara Reece

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Sara.....I'm not a lady, but welcome. :)

[David]

Hello:
I’m happy to join groups such as this where the members seem to love fantasy as much as I do. I’ve been reading sci-fi and fantasy for decades now, and I often say that I could qualify as a “hoarder” with the collection of all the hard copies of fantasy novels I have in boxes and on shelves. I’m pretty sure I could be retired and rich(er) with all the money I’ve invested in the books.

I do enjoy other genres—mystery, adventure, psychological thrillers and historical fiction; and I’m a sucker for a good romance. But my first and most enduring love has always been sci-fi and fantasy. I started out with writers like Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Aldous Huxley, Poul Anderson and Ursula Le Guin. I later moved over to fantasy, beginning with Tolkien and Norton, then going on to people like Frank Herbert, Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Raymond Feist, Robert Jordan, George Martin, Mercedes Lackey, and many books in the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms series.

R.A. Salvatore was a favorite author for a time, and Drizzt is possibly my favorite character in the genre, particularly as he appeared in the Icewind Dale and Dark Elf trilogies. The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay and the IceWind Dale Trilogy are two of my most favorite series. Other recent interests have included Patrick Rothfus, Gail Z. Martin, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, GJ Kelly, MR Mathias, Diana Gabaldon, David Wells, Juliet Marillier, and Daniel Arenson.

I’m currently reading Ice Forged by Gail Z. Martin. Recently finished books include Honor Bound and Honor Found by Michael Southwick, and Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier. And now that I have Jordan’s A Memory of Light on my kindle, I may just finish the series. I look forward to sharing in the discussions here. Please feel free to say hello and to make a friend request.

[Sara]

Hi Mike and any men here too.. i do apologize :)Thxs for the warm welcome

[Mike (the Paladin)]

LOL, no biggie.

Hi David, welcome.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome Sara and David.
:)

[Sara]

thxs brenda

[David]

Hey, Mike: Nice to see you again.

Hello, Sara and Brenda. Thanks for the welcome.

[Sara]

Hi David :)

[Maggie]

Hello everyone!

[Scott]

Hi David Sara Maggie and any other new folks I missed

[Sara]

Hi and thxs Maggie, Scott :)

[Bev]

Hi all and welcome. :)

[Toni]

Hello to all newcomers from me as well!

[Mica]

Hi, I'm Mica and I like to read fantasy. To be honest I havent read much lately but I'm looking foward to getting back into the swing of things. So, erm, hi there again.

[Paul]

Hello. Love Fantasy and very happy to be part if this group. Looking forward to discussing. Pleased to be here. Thank you for having me . Paul

[David]

Hi I'm David. I read all genre's but fantasy certainly stands out as a favourite. This looks an interesting group, and I look forward to getting involved with discussions, as well as discovering something new and great.

Cheers :o)

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Welcome; Mica, Paul and David!
:)

[David]

Thanks Brenda. :~)

[Paul]

Thank you.

[Samuel]

Hi guys,I'm Gish. I started reading fantasy a few years back and became hooked. My favorite authors are Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Steven Erikson, Robin Hobb and Peter V. Brett.

Looking forward to participating in the discussions.Cheers!

[Deleva]

Hi everyone!

I've been a long time reader and writer of fantasy and science fiction and I'm really stoked to find a friendly group! My favorite authors are Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, and Jim Butcher.

Happy reading everyone, and looking forward to some awesome discussions!

[[deleted user]]

Deleva wrote: "Hi everyone!

I've been a long time reader and writer of fantasy and science fiction and I'm really stoked to find a friendly group! My favorite authors are Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, and Jim Butche..."

Welcome, Deleva. I am reading Cold Days by Jim Butcher. Have you tried that one?

[Deleva]

Hi Maurice!

Yes I DEVOURED that book right after it came out. The Dresden Files is one of my favorite book series. Big stuff happening for Harry, huh? :) Very much looking forward to the next... this summer I think.