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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:29 AM Original message |
Bleh....first time I ever tossed a fantasy book in the trash. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's old, but the Belgeriad and Mallorean by David Eddings |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Been there....done that. Thanks though... |
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purji (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. I like Eddings too |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. I love most of Eddings book. |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. Are you familiar with "Game of Thrones" etc by George RR Marting? ng |
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Ruffhowse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Try George R. R. Martin's Fire and Ice series. |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 09:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Great series...I can't wait for the next book |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
6. i love that series |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. And for some of the most intelligent, and relevant, fantasy |
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ZenLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. Terry Goodkind sucks dead goats nether regions. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. IMO, that's complimentary to Terry Goodkind |
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ZenLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I tried to read 'Wizard's First Rule' |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. What's the modifier to initiative for a short sword again? |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:11 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. liberal_veteran casts Cone of Silence on Terry Goodkind. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Don't you know people are trying to DRINK around here? |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. LOL...sorry. TG just managed to piss me off. There is nothing I hate more |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Wizard's First Rule wasn't THAT bad |
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CrownPrinceBandar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. I'm reading "WFR" right now and I love it!!........................... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 11:31 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. That's exactly it! |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. I was okay until books 5 and 6.....total crapola |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
9. Pratchett! Pratchett! PRATCHETT! |
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Carson (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Ah, Discworld. Pratchett never fails to make me laugh out loud. n/t |
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purji (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 09:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. I just finished Going postal |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. Man, that one gets even worse after Faith |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Yeah....I actually enjoyed the first couple of books even though.. |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I just started a re-read of Torturer this week. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 11:24 AM Response to Reply #22 |
35. I read them all start to finish |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 12:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. I had to actually put down "Naked Empire" when I got to that part. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 12:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I think ole Terry |
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Hong Kong Cavalier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Indeed. |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. Steven Brust's Dragaera series |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. And I always have to back up Laz's Brust posts |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 07:19 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Seconded |
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cavanaghjam (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. I don't know what the series is called |
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StrongbadTehAwesome (623 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
14. oh, you think "faith of the fallen" was bad? try "naked empire" |
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Khephra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'll cast another vote for the great |
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LiberteToujours (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is going down the drain too |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:10 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yeah, the only reason I keep reading it... |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 09:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Yeah Crossroads of Twilight really pissed me off |
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LiberteToujours (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. I know! |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
28. Steven Erikson's "Malazan Book of the Fallen" |
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MidwestMomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
37. Have you read The Barbed Coil by JV Jones? |
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ralps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. Right now my 2 favorite authors are Piers Anthony and |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I love the Xanth books! |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. So do I n/t |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Just read "The Summer Country" by James A. Hetley |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
39. Besides for George RR Martin, try R.A. Salvatore |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. Try "Otherland" by Tad Williams |
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Kellanved (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
48. FWIW: I threw a scifi book in the trash recently |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
51. I hated that book, for precisely that reason... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-07-04 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
52. I may have something you might like listed |
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