I haven't read the Erikson. I'd do Jordan first. He's the best world painter, the least dreary, to me the most literate. Goodkind is a bit pervy with all the torture and it gets progressively worse until I finally gave up, wondering how bad he was gonna get with it. Martin, well he's a good world builder too but 2nd to Jordan and I get tired of EVERYBODY dying (or so it seems for a long time). And who knows how many years for the next book. He "ain't hasty".
These aren't tomes.
Elizabeth Moon's - The Deed of Paksenarrion
Lawrence Watt-Evans - The Misenchanted Sword
Raymond Feist's - The Riftwar Saga
CJ Cherryh's - The Paladin
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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
Which one of these four series should I start first? Why?
Which one is the most flawed? Why?
Which one is the most literate? Why?
Which one is the most successful? Why?
And finally:
If I wanted to read some Lin Carter-styled fantasies - when books were not tomes and one didn't die of old age waiting for the next volume to come out - what would you suggest I read other than Howard, Moorcock, L. Sprague de Camp, et al.? (Because I've already read them.)
Thanks.
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