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Originally Posted by wayspooled
Well, I am just so embarrassed to admit... that I have read everything on that list, some of it 2 or 3 times... except the Christopher Paolini, which I shouldn't have added just because a friend liked it and told me what it was about.  |
LOL your secret is out...
I managed about 20 pages of Eragon (also on the recommendation of a friend who has been severely chastised!) before I had to stop as I was feeling ill, it managed pretty much every fantasy cliche on the book and appeared to be written by a five year old.
I have to admit I watched the film under protest (ex GF wanted to see it) and after sitting through it I'm now extremely glad i didn't read the books...
I've just re-read your list and just noticed your comment at the bottom (don't know how i missed it before!) I totally agree with you about Anne McCaffrey I became hooked on her writing after reading Dragondrums when I was about 11 years old and have now owned every single one of her books at least twice (sold the first lot when I moved to New Zealand and then bought them all again when I moved back). Can't say I agree with you about Terry Pratchett though I just can't seem to get into his books at all, my Stepfather reads almost exactly the same stuff as I do and he loves them whereas I just find them painful
I'd have to throw Piers Anthony into the mix as well, while not all his books are worth reading he's done some fantastic series, I can definitely recommend:
Xanth:
Any of them though they do tend to get a bit monotonous after a while I believe there's around thirty books in the series now (I lost count a long while ago)
Adept Series:
Some of his best work in my opinion:
1. Split Infinity
2. Blue Adept
3. Juxtaposition
4. Out of Phaze
5. Robot Adept
6. Unicorn Point
7. Phaze Doubt
Dragon's Gold Series:
Written with Robert E. Margroff and also highly recommended.
1. Dragon's Gold
2. Serpent's Silver
3. Chimaera's Copper
4. Orc's Opal
5. Mouvar's Magic
And many more...