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GreenMonkey · 06-29-2011, 12:56 AM

Sword of Shanarra is decent - definitely a bit too LOTRish, but that's almost to be expected for the 70s.

Elfstones and Wishsong are both great.

I really enjoy the Heritage of Shanarra series also, I think it's solid and worthwhile.

I like the Word and Void series a lot too.

However, I wasn't impressed with the Jerle Shanarra / High Druid series at all. Not that great IMO. Derivative and they just felt...uninspired. Some of the plotting (particularly a copout at the end of High Druid) really had issues with both an inability to commit to bad things happening, and plotholes of a sort. I re-read the series again a while ago and concluded that I wasn't going to revisit them again - I'll probably stop at Heritage.

The Genesis of Shanarra books started out very good but started feeling tired toward the end. Still better than Jerle/High Druid.

There's a side-talk about Feist going that is a bit offtopic (someone start a Feist thread!). I think Feist has kept the quality up a lot better. My least favorite was either the Riftwar Legacy books (I never did get past book 1 somehow) or the Conclave of Shadows books - but even Conclave was decent - and I REALLY like the Serpentwar Saga.

06-29-2011, 12:56 AM	#38
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	Sword of Shanarra is decent - definitely a bit too LOTRish, but that's almost to be expected for the 70s. Elfstones and Wishsong are both great. I really enjoy the Heritage of Shanarra series also, I think it's solid and worthwhile. I like the Word and Void series a lot too. However, I wasn't impressed with the Jerle Shanarra / High Druid series at all. Not that great IMO. Derivative and they just felt...uninspired. Some of the plotting (particularly a copout at the end of High Druid) really had issues with both an inability to commit to bad things happening, and plotholes of a sort. I re-read the series again a while ago and concluded that I wasn't going to revisit them again - I'll probably stop at Heritage. The Genesis of Shanarra books started out very good but started feeling tired toward the end. Still better than Jerle/High Druid. There's a side-talk about Feist going that is a bit offtopic (someone start a Feist thread!). I think Feist has kept the quality up a lot better. My least favorite was either the Riftwar Legacy books (I never did get past book 1 somehow) or the Conclave of Shadows books - but even Conclave was decent - and I REALLY like the Serpentwar Saga. Last edited by GreenMonkey; 06-29-2011 at 12:59 AM.