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Originally Posted by Mnementh
LOL your secret is out...
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... |
McCaffrey, yeah I think I read Dragonflight first and then I had to read everything I could find that she'd written.
Terry Pratchett, oh I just think 7 or 8 of his books are just the funniest things. Death of Rats? And the dog that talks and says "woof!" instead of barking and then stares at them challenging them to believe what their ears heard? It makes me smile to think of it hehe...
Yes, I also love Piers Anthony. The first of his books I read were the first 3 of the Adepts, which I thought was a trilogy for years. I almost put those on the list except I haven't read them in a long time and I do remember he went back and forth between worlds more than - just appearing once so it seemed more Amber'ish in my mind than Belgariad'ish. And the Pale Rider series and many of the Xanth, A Spell for Chameleon is classic, also excellent.
And the Robert Margroff books, sonofa.. You won't believe I sat here trying to remember the name of that series or the author's name. That was the last series I had in mind to add except I couldn't remember anything but the story. That is really amazing that we read all the same stuff, lol.. very funny..
heh, unfortunately, Ima 50 year old, fat, balding, hetero guy so, no luck hehehehhehe... Nice to meet someone with so similar taste though.
