~*Tamaiti a te rangi*~
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(8/28/03 10:58 pm) Reply
Author Alert!!
If anyone knows a good author, please do put his/her name here and the book that you liked, so others can try them as well.
Readers are welcome to review the book as well here and those sounding the alert can give some information on the author too, if they wish to.
baseloaf As Sexy As Viggo
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(8/28/03 5:18 pm) Reply
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any specific genre or jsut any kind of book? And for the love of God, don´t let Beren in here!
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"the king must die" and "the bull from the sea", both by Mary Renault. Wonderful take on the myths surrounding King Theseus. I haven't actually read them recently enough to give a proper review but I loved them
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Sorceress of the East
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(9/1/03 6:21 pm) Reply
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Any DragonLance books by Weis & Hickman!
baseloaf As Sexy As Viggo
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(9/1/03 8:26 pm) Reply
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Some favorites:
Classics:
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller don´t know if I´ve ever laughed so much.
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo Simply wonderful
Fantasy:
A song of ice and fire - George R R Martin Big, epic and powerful. Not for sensitive people though.
Malazan book of the fallen - Steven ERikson Huge, action-packed. A must read.
The high house - James Stoddard Wonderful, feels both familiar and different. Pretty unknown book.
Other stuff
Dragon skies series - James Donaldson Historical fiction set in 6th century celtic britain. lots of romance, fighting and singing & drinking in taverns. Great stuff.
Death on the nile - Agatha Christie the ultimate crime novel.
Lord of Isengard
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(9/2/03 7:29 am) Reply
Re: Author Alert!!Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee(kinda sad) - Dee Alexander Brown The Green Mile - Stephen King Icebound - Dean Koontz
Fantasy: Merlin's Ring - H. Warner Munn The Dark Tower - Stephen King Tailchaser's Song - Tad Williams The Talisman - Peter Straub
Sci-fi: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(hilarious!) - Douglas Adams The Time Machine - H.G. Welles
All the Star Wars written by Timothy Zahn Jurassic Park - Micheal Crichton Timeline - Micheal Crichton
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baseloaf As Sexy As Viggo
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(9/2/03 9:23 am) Reply
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Sorry, forgot one favorite
Fevre Dream - George R R Martin Wonderful vampire novel
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The Elvenbane - Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey (medieval fantasy)
Other than that, just keep reading Tolkien's books over and over and over and over and...
"...when I wake up alone, with the shadows as my only company."
~I'm reading George R R Martin now, too, ("A Game of Thrones") and he's GREAT! (And he just drops mountains on his poor characters! *sniffsniff*)
~ANYTHING by Mercedes Lackey (she is the BEST author other than Tolkien!) but especially her "Heralds of Valdemar" series.
~Anne Rice (need I say more?)
~"The dark elf trilogy" by R A Salvatore (It doesn't get much better than drow!)
~Tamora Pierce's "Tortall" series (it may not be as in depth as more "adult" fantasy, but it is a wonderful read!)
~Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series (think "Hitchhikers" only as fantasy. The books are so funny! And he's writen about 20 of them, which is great!)
~Anne Bishop's "Dark Jewels Trilogy" (it's sort of dark fantasy- for example- she writes about the high lord of hell, but in that world, he's the good guy, since hell isn't ... well really hell in that series lol. It's a bit morbid, but WONDERFUL!)
~Of course, Douglas Adams and his "Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" 'trilogy'. (I wouldn't be much of a parody writer if I didn't like him! )
Thain of the Shire
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(10/28/03 8:34 pm) Reply
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That's what my boyfriend said! (he just finished the second book) I want to read the next one, but he keeps forgetting to lend it to me!
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Am off to Fangorn with young hobbits. Leaving Daisy to deal with Legolas. Love brother dearly but after five and a half centuries of listinging to talk about hair care and clothing, cannot take anymore. Got all shirty when I accused of gaining weight. Said *I* left *my* clothes in his bag. Did not mention that he always steals my tunics in name of "fashion" since begining to think he is pregnant.
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"Hell hath no fury like an enraged Ent. Except perhaps a pregnant Legolas."
~Me, after Daisy made a comment on how Leggy looked, well, pudgy.
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The Lion of Ireland & Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish - Morgan Llewelyn; for those of Celtic heritage
Dune - Frank Herbert; a classic sci-fi epic
The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara - the story of the battle of Gettysburg told from the point-of-view of the Generals present there.
Those are just a few, I've got plenty more.
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baseloaf As Sexy As Viggo
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(4/2/04 7:08 pm) Reply
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Ahoi! Reading Mary Stewart´s Merlin trilogy right now. Great stuff so far. Not much fighting and such, but beautifu ldescriptions and good characters. Simply brilliant writing.
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Joseph Heller - Catch 22. Great story.
Joseph Heller - Closing Time. The sequel to Catch 22 is almost as good as the original.
James Clavell - Shogun. What an epic. It nearly surpasses Catch 22 as my favorite book.
And we can't forget Tolkien.
~*Tamaiti a te rangi*~
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(4/7/04 5:08 pm) Reply
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I've nothing to do!! Plus I rather liked it.
Another good read, though a bit sad, is First they killed my father by Loung Ung. Its when the Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia and the hardships that a middle class family has to go through, told through the eyes of a 5 year old girl. Its not a very pleasant read but its good.
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baseloaf As Sexy As Viggo
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(4/10/04 3:15 pm) Reply
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Are you going to read all the huge fantasy series now that you ahve so much time?
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ithout you, the night still falls
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