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[Rattleface]

Well, so far I'm going to pick up [per recommendation]:

-The Blade Itself

-Art of Death

-Cordelia's Honor

-The Gormenghast Trilogy... actually, just the first two. I don't trust books of the same series when they're made by someone that's not the author, even if they did die.



Hope I have enough money lols

[nisallik]

Well, if you enjoyed DA:O... you could always read the prequel books "The Stolen Throne" and "The Calling." ;p

[Rattleface]

Already did lols.



You know, I was pretty pleasantly surprised at how good they were.

[TheWabbit]

Sword of Truth series (its a lot darker and better than Legend of the Seeker show)

Wayfarer Redemption series

The Hidden Mage

Snow Crash

Anything Robin Hobb is good.

Wheel of time (until book 7 is good - goes off on weird tangents then)

[Rattleface]

Agreed with Robin Hobb. I've never read anything under her alias [which she changed], only the Farseer trilogy and the Liveship Traders... Liveship Traders was seriously an amazing read.



What's good about the Sword of Truth books? What's so dark about them? I really like "dark" if it's done the right way.

[MrGOH]

I also suggest China Mieville's Perdido Street Station, which is definitely weird fantasy, but relatable. Imagine the most insane DnD campaign world ever but written brilliantly.



I also liked the Light Ages by Ian R. Macleod, which takes place in a strange alternate historical industrial era England with magic. It could have been steampunk, but it most definitely is not. I think some of the inspiration for lyrium and the way DA:O mages tread the line between power and corruption came from this novel. Or at least it very well could have.

[Rattleface]

The first book I'm going to read for sure. Added to my birthday list lols. Figured it'd be cheaper than buying all of these. When I total all these books I want up [I want to be stocked for the year], it'll prolly be more than my budget can afford.



Second one:

and I quote "Robert Borrows, who rises from near-poverty as the son of a humble guildsman, falls in love with a changeling"

IS THIS TRUE?!

So long as the concept isn't cheesy like... damn, can't think of an example. But I think I'd like this. If just for this snippet alone, if it's done nicely. Actually, not nicely.

I'll be blunt.

Is there a kinky sex between him and the changeling?



As for the lyrium comparison... I'm betting, yeah. There's soo many comparisons between DA and other titles it's not even funny lols. Not saying they're original or even borrowed the ideas, just some are very.. idk, reminiscent.

[MrGOH]

Changelings are like abominations in DA:O. It sounds cheesier than it is, believe me. Kinky sex? I don't remember. There is sex, though.

And if you can't afford to buy, there are always libraries. .

Edit: Out of all my suggestions, I only own the Light Ages and Prince of Nothing trilogy. The rest came from local libraries. I live in a large city, though, but most libraries will get you stuff through interlibrary loan. My suggestions at least are, well, good sci-fi fantasy novels, so it's not like you're requesting yet another Forgotten realms book.

Modifié par MrGOH, 18 novembre 2009 - 03:06 .

[Rattleface]

MrGOH wrote...

Changelings are like abominations in DA:O. It sounds cheesier than it is, believe me. Kinky sex? I don't remember. There is sex, though.

And if you can't afford to buy, there are always libraries. .

Even better.
But hell, I don't get books just for the sex.  But changeling on human is sort of interesting.

And screw libraries.  Especially mine.

[MrGOH]

Rattleface wrote...

MrGOH wrote...

Changelings are like abominations in DA:O. It sounds cheesier than it is, believe me. Kinky sex? I don't remember. There is sex, though.

And if you can't afford to buy, there are always libraries. .

Even better.
But hell, I don't get books just for the sex.  But changeling on human is sort of interesting.

And screw libraries.  Especially mine.

That's too bad about the library.

Believe me, changeling means something very specific in the Light Ages and it has very little to do with shapshifting.

[Rattleface]

MrGOH wrote...

Rattleface wrote...

MrGOH wrote...

Changelings are like abominations in DA:O. It sounds cheesier than it is, believe me. Kinky sex? I don't remember. There is sex, though.

And if you can't afford to buy, there are always libraries. .

Even better.
But hell, I don't get books just for the sex.  But changeling on human is sort of interesting.

And screw libraries.  Especially mine.

That's too bad about the library.

Believe me, changeling means something very specific in the Light Ages and it has very little to do with shapshifting.

I thought as much.  Care to elaborate, though?  I assumed they were like mutants.  And since the resource that changed them is aether, I was guessing they were uh, magical mutants.
But still mutants.
Right?
idk!
I'm going on the summary here.

[kevin1gamer]

StarCraft: Ghost: Nova (Keith R.A. DeCandido)
The Terrible Hours (Peter Maas)
Atlantis (Greg Donegan)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warped (I forgot the author's name)

Modifié par kevin1gamer, 18 novembre 2009 - 03:21 .

[Rheannan]

Rattleface wrote...

The first one on the list looks good, I'll have to look more into that one.

Karen Miller is one of my favourite authors. Kingmaker, Kingbreaker was her first series. I skipped her second series because it was set in a very dark world. Rogue Agent is her third series, it's a new setting, and it's totally fabulous. She published that one under the name KE Mills. There's just something about this writer, because Rogue Agent is another favourite series of mine.

The main character in Kingmaker, Kingbreaker is wonderful. He doesn't take crap from anyone and is a rather blunt individual. The main character in Rogue Agent is pretty good too, he tends to wonder how he managed to get himself into whatever situation he's currently in.

Modifié par Rheannan, 20 novembre 2009 - 08:12 .

[Ravenshrike]

Anything found at http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com

Except the Paladin of Shadows series. That's an acquired taste, although if you start reading it you'll have to finish it.

The above site is a collection of all the freeware CDs that Baen puts out with their various books/promo materials. There is also www.baen.com/library for additional material not on their CDs.

Modifié par Ravenshrike, 21 novembre 2009 - 09:27 .

[muniekk85]

Very nice trillogy writen by Tom Lloyd:

The Stormcaller
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The Twilight Herald
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The Grave Thief
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p.s.
I have just ordered "Ranger's Apprentice" saga. I cant tell you if its good or not obvously but i can tell you that it was highly rated by many people.

Modifié par muniekk85, 21 novembre 2009 - 10:37 .

[Wintermist]

You should definately read Katharine Kerr's The Westlands Cycle, so much reminded me of the society of Dragon Age from there.

[Never]

Everything good has been suggested!

I really enjoyed The Name of the Wind, but it did start off kinda slow.

Sword of Truth series is amazing, and yes, far, far better than the show.

The Night Angel Trilogy is one I just finished reading. It was very entertaining, but I've always had a kind of soft spot for assassins ^.^

[Evindale]

ive been enjoying the books from the Witcher universe. The last wish is good. OR anything by Ian Irvine is pretty decent.



Before I forget, sister alice was a good book too, pity I never finished it due to puppy related incidents.

[Pertan]

I can't believe noone has mentioned The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (R.I.P), it's the most epic books i know and i recommend them to everyone.

[Never]

They were mentioned near the top of this page ^.^

[Xiphias]

I'd second Lois McMaster Bujold and China Mieville's Perdido Street Station and The Scar (I preferred the latter). The City and The City is also supposed to be excellent, although I haven't yet read it myself.



Science fiction wise have you read Dan Simmon's Two Hyperion Books and Peter F. Hamilton

's Three Night's Dawn books. Both are a novel split up into several books and both are very good.

[addiction21]

Friend recomended the Night Angel triloby by brent weeks. I liked em

Haven't read a lot else recently.

[Rattleface]

Thanks to all the people who helped me find some books to buy, lols. [yeah, I don't use libraries, so I'm sort finicky in my decisions in terms of books to get]

All the ones I ordered were ones suggested, so kudos lols.

Right now I'm reading The Gardens of the Moon [book one of the Malazan thing]. So far it's a lot like if George R.R. Martin and Black Company had a baby.

Exactly like that. There's no other anology to describe it.

[Rattleface]

Xiphias wrote...

Science fiction wise have you read Dan Simmon's Two Hyperion Books

No, but I think I'm going to lols.

[TalsiStael_2]

Terry Pratchett - Diskworld series.

I never, ever read fantasy, before a friend more or less forced me to try it out, and I loved it! I love how you grow on to the characters, and how the characters grow in depth, evolve. Plus it is such a wickedly funny, satisfying social satire, well written, rich in imagination. Shall try to convert one of my good friends, myself, with a little Christmas present!

Neil Gaiman - Sandman series. OK, this be comics, but a wonderfully spun story, with a number of plots going their own way before being spun together into a moving end. Best enjoyed with some insight into mythology, history and divinity.

Hal Duncan - The Book of all Hours. This is "high literature" so to speak, but so well written and almost leaves you out of breath with the toggle between interwoven stories that are built on rich variety of myths, lore, beliefs and legends, and also on the way world works or fails to work these days.

Modifié par TalsiStael_2, 21 novembre 2009 - 11:09 .