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Originally Posted by rhadin
I'm with you. I have purchased more than 100 books so far this year as well (although most are nonfiction and in hardcover; every so often I list my book purchases at my An American Editor blog under the title On Today's Bookshelf) but I find it difficult to find good, new fantasy authors. I like certain styles of writing (David Weber, Terry Brooks, Robin Hobb, LE Modesitt, Jr come immediately to mind) and it is difficult to know whether a new author will rise to my expectations. I have found a couple, however, including Brad Beaulieu and Sabaa Tahir. I also discovered about a year ago Django Wexler and wondered how I missed him.
My biggest disappointment has been Patrick Rothfuss. Not disappointment with his writing but with his productivity. I'm still waiting for the next book in the Wise Man Series. |
Yea, I have to wonder what's up with Rothfuss. He has an awful lot of territory to cover in that last book. There was a rumor that it was suppose to have been done last year, but right now there is no indication that I've seen that it's been finished, much less that it's coming out in the near future.
Hum, hadn't tried Beaulieu or Tahir. Thanks for the pointer. Went ahead and grabbed the first of their two series.