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Originally Posted by dracodoc
@wayspooled
I like Memory, Sorrow & Thorn very much, although it is a little slow in pace. I didn't finish Shadowmarch... American Gods actually is not my style, but the plot is great. wayspooled, can you recommend some book similar to MS&T? I assume your taste is not far from mine 
I must explain why I stopped reading on so many classics. You may already find out, English is not my native language, so it's not easy to continue if I don't like some book after 20 pages. And because most of them came from library, I have no pressure to stop reading. We have a saying in Chinese "book can only be read if borrowed", or should we say bought? |
I understand. I try to get to 50 pages before bailing if it's just slow. So many authors write books with slow beginnings purposely I think. heh, It took me 2 starts and then I had to read 1 1/2 books of Stephen Donaldson's 5 books sci/fi series The Gap before I started enjoying it - he kind of tries to shock you at the beginning of his books, and the series turned out to be at the end, one of the best sci/fi epics I'd ever read. People changed, things were not as they'd appeared. I never recommend it because I know most people wouldn't do that and frankly the first book is pretty offensive at first.
Anyway - Happy reading
I wish I'd never read all of these so that I'd have the pleasure of reading them for the first time again. And I'm sorry, I don't know which of these are in ebook form. I have them all in ebook myself but it's because they're classics and I scanned them all long ago myself.
The Riftwar Saga series by Raymond E. Feist` which begins with "Magician" (published in 2 pts in US as Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Sorcerer) as someone also just recommended. 3 (or 4) books
The Belgariad by David Eddings which begins with "Pawn of Prophecy" 5 books.
The Dragonlance Chronicles by Weis & Hickman which begins with "Dragons of Autumn Twilight" 3 books.
The Godwars trilogy by Angus Wells beginning with "Forbidden Magic". 3 books.
A Man Of His Word series by Dave Duncan beginning with "Magic Casement" 4 books.
The Seventh Sword trilogy by Dave Duncan beginning with "The Reluctant Swordsman" 3 books.
Wizardry series by Diane Duane beginning with "So You Want To Be A Wizard" 5-6 books, I forget
Sword Dancer series by Jennifer Roberson beginning with "Sword Dancer" 6 books.
Ethshar Chronicles by Lawrence Watt-Evans beginning with "The Misenchanted Sword" 9? books.
The Iron Tower trilogy by Dennis L. McKiernan beginning with "The Dark Tide" 3 books.
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