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sushisauce
Seeker
USA
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 Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 03:21:29
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What other books/series have you trvelers red that you have enjoyed
I have read The Wheel of Time Series and the Dragonlace Saga
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Edited by - Alaundo on 13 Nov 2002 09:57:20
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 09:58:11
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| Tolkien's Hobbit and Lord of the Rings of course, and George R Martin's Song of Fire and Ice series. Especially the latter is very well written, blurring the lines between who is good and who is bad. In other words painting a very realistic set of characters. |
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Kitira Gildragon
Learned Scribe
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 12:49:48
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Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series is wonderful, and I think that her work on The Petaybee Trilogy(With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) is pretty good as well.
I've just got done reading a series by Barbara Hambly (The Time of the Dark,The Walls of Air, and The Armies of Daylight) They were great and it seems that she has written more in the series, now that I look.  And I missed them? Uh-oh!  Must get more.... Laterz! |
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Drummer Boy
Senior Scribe
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 14:45:04
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Some of my favorite books and series were the Redwall Series, The Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings.  |
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ArcticKnight
Learned Scribe
USA
169 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 15:17:24
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| i cant believe no-one has mentioned Terry Brooks' Shannara series. very good series. ive read all the old TSR DarkSun and Ravenloft books. i am about to start RA Salvatores DemonWars Saga. |
"The man who does not read has little advantage over the man who cannot read."
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lowtech
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 19:01:37
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Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.
Any book by David Eddings (check out the Temptation of Athulas to see if you like his stuff, his other novels are in series format.
The Xanth series by Piers Anthony.
There are several others, I might list more of them later. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2002 : 19:47:00
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| Well theres no way id have time for anything other than FR novels, im far too behind with reading every novel! Other than FR, I have read some Ravenloft novels which have been excellent! |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2002 : 01:13:26
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I've seen all mine listed here!
Shanarra series is what really started it for me. Read the Rings Trilogy, of course. Wheeel of Time series is the coolest! How many more years before the next book, anyway?? Piers Anthony's Xanth series is great, have to read those as they come out also. Cameron and Raistlin are also two characters I'm glad I got to know. |
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Ghost
Acolyte
Netherlands
38 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2002 : 20:10:22
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In addition to the obvious ones mentioned above:
Roger Zelazny's Amber series
Raymond Feist's Midkemia series
Frank Herbert's Dune series
Robert Howard's Conan series
Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy
David Gemmell's Drenai Chronicles |
The way of a superior man are three-fold;
virtuous, he is free from anxieties;
wise, he is free from perplexities;
bold, he is free from fear. ~ Confucius
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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
422 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2002 : 09:01:52
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Tolkien - Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings
Everything Dragonlance.
Brian W. Aldiss - Helliconia I - VIII (part of the Mizar series)
Several books by Wolfgang Hohlbein but I don't know their English titles. One of them probably translates to Midgard. The original title of one of the others is Märchenmond which, in a blunt translation, becomes The Adventure Moon or some like that.
Now I a currently reading Terry Pratchett - Mort which is very entertaining and well written. |
"If others had not been foolish, we should be so."
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lowtech
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 19:25:40
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Originally posted by lowtech
Any book by David Eddings (check out the Temptation of Athulas to see if you like his stuff, his other novels are in series format.
Oops, make that "the Redemption of Althalus". |
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lowtech
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2002 : 19:30:32
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quote:
Originally posted by Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Wheeel of Time series is the coolest! How many more years before the next book, anyway??
I think the next book is due early next year. My biggest worry is that the author will die before he finishes the series, I hear he has cancer. |
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Frey
Learned Scribe
130 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2002 : 20:26:13
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Of course I've read Lord of the Rings(including the Hobbit every time).
But to be honest, I'm more of a Science Fiction-reader myself, with Larry Niven on top. He's done some things in fantasy as well, though (more lately), (isn't he the one who 'invented' 'mana' as source for magic? I think he is).
Apart from him there's Asimov and A.E. van Vogt, Blish, Brunner, the whole lot, with of course Ursula le Guin rated very high .... (there's something about books from female authors...) and returning back to the subject... her trilogy EarthSea is second best fantasy (after LotR). I do enjoy Peter Shaap and Wim Gijsen (dutch fantasy) as well as the well explored ringworld of Terry Pratchett he's really nice!
Hmm... it's an answer to your question |
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Frey
Learned Scribe
130 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2002 : 20:34:16
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Originally posted by Frey
... ringworld of Terry Pratchett ...
Sorry, should have read diskworld of course, ...
Did I mention the ringworld as an invention of Larry Niven yet? |
- Imagine ... there's no imagination. -
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Captain Louis
Acolyte
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - 01 Dec 2002 : 02:05:54
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| While I usually don't read DnD novels, I have played a few times in the Planescape setting (and enjoy it, too). Also, I have played in homebrew settings, but I find that most homebrews are ill-concived and executed. |
Ow, I cut my lip!
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briar37
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 02 Dec 2002 : 01:25:58
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| Other than Dragonlance and FR i never have read much Fantasy. I was more of a crime and mystery man myself. I recently though went out and purchased the 1st Song of fire and ice book because of all the praise here on the forum. |
Currently Reading:
"Sojourn" by R.A Salvatore
Next Book:
Don't Know yet |
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Artalis
Senior Scribe
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - 23 Dec 2002 : 20:42:39
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The Lord of the Rings+ The Silmarillion+ The Books of Lost Tales (well most of them anyway)+ Most of Iron Crown's Middle Earth Suppliments
The original Dragonlance Saga
Edgar Rice Burroughs Martian Chronicles (John Carter is kind of a partial inspiration for Nighteyes)
One or 2 of the Dragonriders of Pern books
Tons of Piers Anthony's books when I was younger
CS Lewis The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (I don't remember what the series was called but I read them all)
Lots of Isaac Asimov's books
probably more than that but that's all I can remember now.
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Feanor_Karnil
Learned Scribe
USA
132 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2002 : 00:30:19
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| I have read the Shannara series they are truly amazing and I highly recommend them to anyone interested in good books. |
We live in a bleak world my friend, where heroes are few and shadows stalk us around every corner.
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Salius Kai
Learned Scribe
USA
217 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2002 : 17:12:30
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| Mwa HA HA. A chance to mention Terry Brooks in Candle Keep. The Shannara series has to be one of (if not "THE") Best book series out there. Its about a family whos different generations become manipulated by the Druids (About like Elminster or Gandalf) and are constantly saving the world. Feanor recomended them to you all and I can't stress enough how awsome they are. |
"Welcome to these walls of infinite knowledge."
Salius Kai |
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