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I've actually sampled most of the authors you mentioned, at one time or other, but I've not read them extensively. I wasn't too impressed with "The Sword of Shannara", but I'll try "The Elfstones", since you say it's much better.
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Yes, it's still obviously a Shannara book, but it doesn't try to be "Tolkienesque" anymore, like "Sword."
(A grumpy magic user, a tracker/ranger-like person who gets split off of the party, a talisman that has to be carried to the East... eh... North, mosters scattered throughout the world, flying henchmen, a crazy once-halfling... eh... gnome who is after said talisman, and a bad guy in a big, impenetrable fortress. It feels I've seen that before
OK, good story, but still somewhat similar
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"Elfstones" has its own, unique story. It's a bit of a pity that there are two very annoying (to me) characters in the book.
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Salvatore, unfortunately, wasn't quite my cup of tea either (I read the Homeland trilogy, but was not interested enough to try more books from him).
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He mainly writes in the (A)D&D / Forgotten Realms universe, so his stories read like role playing games with long action scenes, described in detail. You have to like that, of course
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And I couldn't finish "Lord Foul's Bane", because of the unpleasant protagonist. I know, of course, that he's depicted that way intentionally and I plan to return to the books one day.
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Really? It's not a goody-two-shoes-he's-the-perfect-guy protagonist? Might he actually be somewhat evil or something? I must read it