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Originally Posted by Shadowplay
UPDATE
So I just this morning finished the Fionavar Tapestry series. I got sidetracked with work and some non-reading endeavors so it took me a while to finish it off. It was very enjoyable and certainly emotional in places, particularly the last 30 pages or so. That said, it wasn't quite... I dunno, it just wasn't "it", whatever that means *grin*. I can recommend it as interesting fantasy fiction at least. The whole bit with the "Warrior" and the saddest story ever told, blah, blah, blah... I'm sorry but that seemed really over the top for me. I just couldn't buy into it, but oh well. 
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Fionavar was over the top. A little too much repetition, a little too much pounding things home. Tigana is better. I like A Song for Arbonne better still, though by that point you definitely see the similarities between his stories. He uses very lyrical prose, does emotional scenes well and it's always fun to watch for his forshadowings.
I like John Crowley as somewhere between Kay and Cherryh - not as intensely emotional as Kay but not as depressing as Cherryh. No idea if his stuff is available in ebook form, though.