Books - What Are You Reading / What Do You Recommend?

[buffalobo]

Well you'resupposed to start with the first one right? I started with Lord Foul's Bane. Is that the first one?

Yeah that is the first one.

I always seem to find new series when browsing and end up finding book 2 of X as intro to series.

[wctriumph]

Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.

I have read most of Donaldson's stuff starting back in the 1980's with Lord Foul's Bane. He writes pretty well with good plot and great character development. The main characters have major mental issues. He also wrote a space sci-fi series that starts with "The Real Story" and then goes into another trilogy.

The first Chronicles trilogy is the best of the series.

[RMAC757]

Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.

What genre are these?

[RMAC757]

All look interesting. Got some Amazon credits, think I know how to spend now. Need a break from the steady stream of post apocalypse survival series I've been hung up on lately.

The about aSepp is a great read on the eastern fron. The best book I've ever read on this are was, fantastic read. The Forgotten Soldier

Guy Sajer

[buffalobo]

What genre are these?

Referred to as High Fantasy.

[RMAC757]

Referred to as High Fantasy.

Like Songs of Fire and Ice?

[Irving]

Like Songs of Fire and Ice?

I'm not into it far enough yet, so I can't answer. It starts in our modern world though, and then the main character is transported or something to some other world. I guess that's where the Unbeliever part comes in. I try not to look stuff up before I read it, so I can't tell you yet.

Buffalobo, do you consider High Fantasy and Epic Fantasy to be the same thing?

[buffalobo]

Like Songs of Fire and Ice?

A little. Try out the first one.

[SamuraiCO]

More along the lines of Hobbit, Lord of Rings, etc. He is an anti-hero, not wanting the role but takes it non the less. They were very good reads.

I have an audio book app and last listened to "As You Wish" written by Cary Elwes (Wesley in the story). He put down a lot of back stories in the making of The Princess Bride. Was very humorous and quotes from other actors were in their own voices. The stories about Andre the Giant were epic. Just something light to break up all the seriousness of the times we live in. Got to laugh once in a while.

[buffalobo]

I'm not into it far enough yet, so I can't answer. It starts in our modern world though, and then the main character is transported or something to some other world. I guess that's where the Unbeliever part comes in. I try not to look stuff up before I read it, so I can't tell you yet.

Buffalobo, do you consider High Fantasy and Epic Fantasy to be the same thing?

Pretty much.