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I though the first one was quite poor, myself.
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Actually, I read the Gor novels long ago when I was young. At the time I thought he wrote a lot like Edgar Rice Burroughs and I enjoyed the first couple of books, until the tone of the books took a hard misogynist turn. Even as a teenage boy in the 60's I was repelled. Goodkind isn't as overt as Norman, but the women still are treated very badly in his series. Sorry I was unclear in my original post. |
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I should have added in my last post that I was trying (unsuccessfully, I guess) to be a little sarcastic in my initial post, as I find Ayn Rand's philosophy to be equally as abhorrent as Norman's misogyny. However, I think if someone is comfortable with both writers, they just might like Goodkind.
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I thought you were pretty clear.
I'm something of a Goodkind exile --- I liked him in my late teens-early 20s, but developed a huge distaste for him in my mid-20s. I'm not even sure what happened, I just stopped being able to stomach him at some point. -------- On topic: I'll second The Wheel of Time for a suggestion. The beginning of SoT is rather ... inspired by the beginning of WoT. They go in different directions though. Someone mentioned Jim Butcher being on the Literature Map. I haven't read the Codex Alera series, but I do enjoy The Dresden Files (though they are not high/traditional fantasy, they are fun). |
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What drew me to both Dresden Files and The Sword of Truth were their TV incarnations. I liked the Dresden Files and Legend of the Seeker, but I loved Butchers books even more than the series, though it is a little tough watching Arrow now whenever "Dresden" appears. |
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