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Originally Posted by BlackVoid
I would not recommend these, because they are dull and are going nowhere very slow: Robin Hobb, Connie Willis, China Mieville, Dan Simmons. These also have characters if they died on page 100, I could not care less. Mieville is original yes, and the world he build is fascinating, but it lacks both the characters and the story.
Iain M Banks is the equivalent of a B-movie action flick from Hollywood. At least it is entertaining. And sorry, Gavriel Kay is way too sentimental and contrived.
Awards do not mean a thing, there are plenty of awards for very bad books. Awards frequently go to books that are a challenge to read, they are so dull.
On the other hand, quite excellent books go totally under the radar.
Of course, different people = different tastes... I like books that are realistic (not in the world building but the story and acts of the characters), logical (not contrived, no silly plot elements to have the desired outcome for the author) and consistent (no silly inconsistencies all over the place).
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It's fantastic that people have such varied tastes. You've mentioned quite a few authors that I love. I think Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks may even fall into the B grade movie category you've set for the author which I don't think is necessarily an insult. I found the book immensely entertaining. Although I think Player of Games is much more sophisticated than a B grade movie. It reminded me a little of a re-imagined Enders Game.
Some of the authors you mentioned have interested me before and I'll have to give them a go if I get the chance. I did steer away from Brent Weeks previously because I thought his books looked like jumping on the Assassin's Creed bandwagon. Assassin-like novels are cropping up a bit lately, although not quite as much as teeny vampire/werewolf romances.
Regards
Caleb