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GingerTez · 10-23-2008, 08:17 AM

I recommend Stephen Donaldson (http://stephendonaldson.com):

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

Lord Foul's Bane
The Illearth War
The Power That Preserves

The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

The Wounded Land
The One Tree
White Gold Wielder

These are very much fantasy (other world with magic) based but I love the fact that his central character (from our world) isn't really a nice guy and continually denies the existence of "The Land" in which he ends up (hence why he's the Unbeliever).

He's also done a futuristic sci-fi series called The Gap Sequence which I loved - once again the main characters have many flaws but the story threads are woven into a magnificent tapestry of cause and effect that makes you think, after you've finished, that you should have been able to see it all coming and made me go back and read it again.

The Gap Sequence books are

The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story
The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge
The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises
The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order
The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die

There is more in a similar vein but I don't want to sound like a Stephen Donaldson evangelist. I will, however, second Peter F Hamilton as a recommendation from someone earlier in this thread - his Night's Dawn Trilogy is marvellous sci-fi as are all the other books of his that I've read (see http://peterfhamilton.co.uk).

I own all these books in paperback or hardback and haven't looked at eBook availability yet....
Cheers,
Terry.

10-23-2008, 08:17 AM	#29
GingerTez Stroppy Ginger Scotsman Posts: 62 Karma: 284 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Altrincham, UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Stephen Donaldson and Peter Hamilton I recommend Stephen Donaldson (http://stephendonaldson.com): The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Lord Foul's Bane The Illearth War The Power That Preserves The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever The Wounded Land The One Tree White Gold Wielder These are very much fantasy (other world with magic) based but I love the fact that his central character (from our world) isn't really a nice guy and continually denies the existence of "The Land" in which he ends up (hence why he's the Unbeliever). He's also done a futuristic sci-fi series called The Gap Sequence which I loved - once again the main characters have many flaws but the story threads are woven into a magnificent tapestry of cause and effect that makes you think, after you've finished, that you should have been able to see it all coming and made me go back and read it again. *The Gap Sequence books are* The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge The Gap into Power: A Dark and Hungry God Arises The Gap into Madness: Chaos and Order The Gap into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die There is more in a similar vein but I don't want to sound like a Stephen Donaldson evangelist. I will, however, second Peter F Hamilton as a recommendation from someone earlier in this thread - his Night's Dawn Trilogy is marvellous sci-fi as are all the other books of his that I've read (see http://peterfhamilton.co.uk). I own all these books in paperback or hardback and haven't looked at eBook availability yet.... Cheers, Terry.