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Fantasy / Sci-fi |
sinnery
Date:
2007-03-26
Time: 13:34:26
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Hi Guys,
Can anyone recommend any good fantasty /
Sci-fi books. I currently read
horror/thriller (King, Koontz, Herbert,
etc).
I've also just finished Lord of the rings,
and fancy something similar. Even if anyone
can recommend and good sci-fi.
I was looking round WHSmith and a couple of
names popped up - David Gemmell , Terry
Pratchet.
Any recomendations?
Thanks
Sinnery |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
nickesaurus_rex
Date:
2007-03-26
Time: 17:47:40
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ooooooh i love fantasy books!
first off try your library or second hand
shops, both cheaper options
some good authors you might want to try are
Terry Brooks (shannara/magic kingdom)
Terry Pratchett (discworld)
Raymond E Fiest (riftwar/serpentwar)
Maggie Furey (aurian)
Robert Jordan (book of time series)
Robin Hobb(farseer/liveship/tawny man)
James Barclay (raven)
Julia Gray (guardian cycle)
hope these help, some really good series
there, enjoy!
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
clauntis
Date:
2007-04-06
Time: 00:06:10
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have you read the Hobbit by Tolkein or Other
tales by him as you know he is the author of
THe Lord of The Rings. Also try the Witch
world series by Andre Norton She is good (she
created Beastmaster, Elvenblood, and several
others.) she is a great read. |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
301stillhere
Date:
2007-04-06
Time: 00:14:05
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the wind on fire trilogy by william nicholson
the old kingdom trilogy by garth nix and the
saga of darren shan by darren shan if u liked
lord of the rings you're love these three |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
medium_dave
Date:
2007-04-29
Time: 16:38:02
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As Terry Pratchett's already been mentioned,
I'll mention my other favourite author;
Jane Lindskold, with her Firekeeper series.
A series of books about a young girl being
raised by intelligent wolves, and her
reintegration back into human society - she's
the supposed lost heir to a dying monarchy,
and the books not only revolve around her
experiences becoming 'human' again, but
there's a massive amount of conspiracy,
plotting, and politics. |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
lakemirror
Date:
2007-04-30
Time: 02:01:21
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I've just finished a fantasy novel called
Swordbird. It's a wonderful read! I loved
it!!
The author is only 13 years old.
Her website:
[censored]swordbird.googlepages[censored]/ind
ex.htm
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
dannyo
Date:
2007-05-20
Time: 15:20:29
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If you liked The Lord of the Rings perhaps
you could try his other works:
The Hobbit
The Silmarillion
Adventures of Tom Bombadil
The Children of Hurin
Other than Tolkien I'd probably recommend
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Earthsea Cycle
Watership Down
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
silvacat
Date:
2007-05-21
Time: 15:58:46
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some great authors IMHO are
Katharine Kerr
Robin Hobb
Raymond E Feist
David Eddings (especially the earlier stuff)
Tad Williams
Also if you want a short story to read check
out my story The Dreamers
on[censored]nextgenbooks[censored] -
available for free download! Not in the
league of the guys above but free and we all
have to start somewhere! LOL!  |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
jodo
Date:
2007-06-04
Time: 13:40:50
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have you tried S king darktower series. No
his normal horror but don't be put of by the
first one it does get a lot better. |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
asekha
Date:
2007-10-23
Time: 20:03:49
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Just wanted to add this one!
The Death Wizard Chronicles
by Jim Melvin
It is a six book series to be released one
book each month. The first book was out in
Sept and the next at the end of Oct. You can
get an extended preview of Book One at this
link:[censored]dwchroniclesextendedexcerpt.bl
ogspot[censored]
There is also a link to Jim Melvins blog on
that page. I was impressed with the detail
and depth of his characters and could not put
book one down. Can't wait to get the next
one!!! |
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Re: Fantasy / Sci-fi |
kwalhanos
Date:
2008-06-26
Time: 04:00:28
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There is a pretty good sci fi tale,called
Jack Logan and the Doomsday Orbs, on a site
called Storymania[censored]. Jack
Logan,Kyra,and
Prof.Tellerex,of the Interplanetary
Archaeological Research Corporation,are
forced by a weapons manufacturer, to hunt
down deadly weapons,left behind by advanced,
ancient Aliens. |
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