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CurlyKitGirl · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: Books

So, we have one for video games. Why don't we try books?

I like Terry Pratchett. His newest Discworld is out in October.
I also love reading horror and fantasy as well as some non - fiction books about supernatural stuff and fiction.

I hate Harry Potter and Stephen King.

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Castaras · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

You had to make me see this thread before I disappeared, didn't you? Rolling Eyes

Terry Pratchett, David Eddings, Tamora Pearce, a few other authors who's names don't come to me at the moment...

Meh. I'll probably think of more authors and books tomorrow.
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Vampiric · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

I agree with David Eddings and Terry Pratchett. Also Ian Irvine, Terry Goodkind, Philip K. Dick and Eric Nylund.
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Magtok · n00b Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

Korith · Beware of EXPLOSIVE RUNES Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

I recently finished reading Zelazny's Amber series...all of it.

It was a good trip.

Castaras · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:38 am Post subject:

Nine princes in Amber? That little series?

I've got one Amber story at least...the first one, I think...
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Korith · Beware of EXPLOSIVE RUNES Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

10 books, starting with Nine Princes in Amber.

-Nine Princes in Amber
-The Guns of Avalon
-Sign of the Unicorn
-The Hand of Oberon
-The Courts of Chaos

-Trumps of Doom
-Blood of Amber
-Sign of Chaos
-Knight of Shadows
-Prince of Chaos

I think The Hand of Oberon and Knight of Shadows were my favorite, but there was lots of good stuff in there.

CurlyKitGirl · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:53 am Post subject:

Yeah, Eddings and Goodkind are good. What cheesed me off with Eddings is that his latest Elder Gods series is absolute rehashed poorly-plotted tripe. Evil or Very Mad

With him I favour The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium, Tamuli and The Redemption Of Althalus.

Gooskind writes a fantastic series but with 10 books now, or is it 11 it's a bit much. ESPECIALLY as Pillars Of Creation was superflous to the plot. A whole book where the main character is only in it for 3 chapters max and about a character who disappears a book or two later. And Faith Of The Fallen was great but it seemed overly political. It's still a great series because his last two books really showed the brilliance he displayed with the first six.

Now the mamoth Wheel Of Time series: 10 sucked. If he didn't have about 20 (quite literally) main/important characters it'd go very well. Or ven if he managed to lose some of the filler in each book. Luckily, there's only one book left. 11 out of 12 done. One to go.

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Exachix · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:

I like:
Pratchett

I liked:
Colfer before 'fowl stopped.
Eddings.

I still like Eddings. But the chance of new books coming out is nil for two reasons.
1) Leigh Eddings (David's Wife) died a few years ago. She helped him do alot of the books.
2) Someone complained all his books were 'samey' and he burnt all his manuscripts.
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Vampiric · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: