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I liked Wizard's First Rule and the subsequent 1 or 2 books, but after a while it just feels like Goodkind has some issues with women and I stopped.
Been reading some some older scifi like Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination which is really good and tight writing, Clarke's Childhood's End which still manages to invoke feelings of awe and grandiosity with space and the infinite (something a lot of current scifi is lacking); finished Abercrombie's The Blade Itself and I'm on to the second book Before They Are Hanged.
Went on a mini book haul at Borders last night, picked up Borges: Collected Fictions (I've read various collections but they're all finally collected in one volume) and Alain De Botton's The Architecture of Happiness.
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Originally posted by Hoff
a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
Originally posted by m1sT3rL
Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.
I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.
The Jesuit and the Skull by Amir D. Aczel on the life of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, great great book on one of the unsung visionaries of our times, think "Noosphere"
I liked Wizard's First Rule and the subsequent 1 or 2 books, but after a while it just feels like Goodkind has some issues with women and I stopped.
Been reading some some older scifi like Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination which is really good and tight writing, Clarke's Childhood's End which still manages to invoke feelings of awe and grandiosity with space and the infinite (something a lot of current scifi is lacking); finished Abercrombie's The Blade Itself and I'm on to the second book Before They Are Hanged.
Went on a mini book haul at Borders last night, picked up Borges: Collected Fictions (I've read various collections but they're all finally collected in one volume) and Alain De Botton's The Architecture of Happiness.
Good to know about goodchild - funnily enough my friend said that he lost the plot after the 3rd book as well - May just bin him if I get that sense as well.
All through his writing I keep comparing him to The Thomas Covenant Series by Stephen Donaldson and Donaldson wins hands down. Goodchild just doesn't quite get there.
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Nah there's nothing that is like Thomas Covenent, I honestly can't think of a comparison and I've been reading this stuff for 19 years
Terry Brooks' Shanara novels might be a better alternative to Goodkind, also Tad William's Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Cherryh's Fortress series is also good.
Abercrombie's The Blade Itself or Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora if you want the rollicking adventure kinda story.
If you're after something grim, there's Erikson's Malazan series, Bakker's Prince of Nothing series, and Mieville's Perdido Street Station but that's more steampunk.
I did read Patrick Rothfuss's Name of the Wind and I recommend it, fine writing for a debut author.
i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music
Originally posted by Hoff
a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
Originally posted by m1sT3rL
Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.
I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.
Nah there's nothing that is like Thomas Covenent, I honestly can't think of a comparison and I've been reading this stuff for 19 years
Terry Brooks' Shanara novels might be a better alternative to Goodkind, also Tad William's Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Cherryh's Fortress series is also good.
Abercrombie's The Blade Itself or Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora if you want the rollicking adventure kinda story.
If you're after something grim, there's Erikson's Malazan series, Bakker's Prince of Nothing series, and Mieville's Perdido Street Station but that's more steampunk.
I did read Patrick Rothfuss's Name of the Wind and I recommend it, fine writing for a debut author.
Thanks for the advice: Love reading don't do fantasy that often just found my latest crime suspense writers havn't cut it lately and needed a change - will look up some of your suggestions!
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Still reading Abercrombie's Before they wre hanged. Taking me forever.
i_want_to_have_sex_with_electronic_music
Originally posted by Hoff
a powerful and insane mothership that occasionally comes commanded by the real ones .. then suck us and makes us appear in the most magical of all lands
Originally posted by m1sT3rL
Oh. My. God. James absolutely obliterated the island tonight. The last time there was so much destruction, Obi Wan Kenobi had to take a seat on the Falcon after the Death Star said "hi and bye" to Leia's homeworld.
I got pics and video. But I will upload them in the morning. I need to smoke this nice phat joint and just close my eyes and replay the amazingness in my head.
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