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[Adria Teksuni]

Oh, am I A hippy?



I have a distinct aversion to hemp, peace signs, and kumbayah, so probably not.

[MonkeyLungs]

IAGTTBleed wrote...

I can't believe no one's suggested Stephen Donaldson yet. The Tomas Covenant books are one of my favourite stories. Fantasy without the clichés.

This. If you enjoy fantasy, and probably even if you don't, you will enjoy the tales of the Unbeliever. These two trilogies are my favorites.  I probably need to re-read these books actually. So many amazing characters. Foamfollower, the Bloodguard ... yeah good stuff.

[Adria Teksuni]

Covenant is not one of my faves, but my husband adores them.

[Trajan60]

Worst. Novels. Ever.

[Taleroth]

I don't see what's wrong with cliches, anyway.

[Godeshus]

Taleroth I love your signature. Actually, I think I'm going to start demanding that Bioware provide us with a chainsaw arm as DLC.

[AiyanaLindari]

I enjoyed the Dragon Age books. They were quick reads and I'm glad I picked them up.



I'd recommend:

The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson

First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie



They're all fairly recent authors on the fantasy scene but they're brilliant in their own ways.

[Zenon]

I only read "The Stolen Throne", which is the story of King Maric, father of King Cailan, and more importantly Loghain. I enjoyed reading it before playing the game. Of course afterwards I was even more burning to get my hands on Dragon Age at release date.



Concerning the books: Some people compared the writing of the books with the game. I'd say hard to compare, because the presentation and stories are so much different. So if someone didn't like the book much, the game may still be great for that person. I liked the book, but the game is even better as a whole.



I consider "The Stolen Throne" as above average quality and solid written fantasy novel, that breaks with some cliches (tropes) of well known fantasy stories. While refreshing on the one hand, there are some weak spots I find hard to explain without adding spoilers. Let's just say, that I was sometimes surprised by the actions of some protagonists up to the point of disbelief and having a hard time to figure out the motivation or personality of the characters. Perhaps I'm just too much conditioned in a certain way to feel some things "should" be different. Hah! To make the long story short: The book is worth reading it.



P.S.: Some of my internationally known favourite fantasy authors are Michael Stackpole (pretty much all of him), Dennis McKiernan (Dragondoom) and Michael Moorcock.

[Taleroth]

AiyanaLindari wrote...

I enjoyed the Dragon Age books. They were quick reads and I'm glad I picked them up.

I'd recommend:
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie

They're all fairly recent authors on the fantasy scene but they're brilliant in their own ways.

I need to pick up Mistborn.  That's the guy writing the final Wheel of Time books.

[Luxus]

The Stolen Throne was awesome in my opinion. =D



I've read about half in The Calling, but I've yet to find whatever got to me in TST. =(

[AiyanaLindari]

Taleroth wrote...

AiyanaLindari wrote...

I enjoyed the Dragon Age books. They were quick reads and I'm glad I picked them up.

I'd recommend:
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
First Law Trilogy - Joe Abercrombie

They're all fairly recent authors on the fantasy scene but they're brilliant in their own ways.

I need to pick up Mistborn.  That's the guy writing the final Wheel of Time books.

You won't regret it. The magic system is probably the most original I've seen in recent years. Definitely worth reading for world building, characters and story as well.

[GammaRayJim]

Try the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher a six book series light read but a great take on fantasy.

The best assassin/fantasy trilogy I ever read was the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.

Tad Williams Shadowmarch series is off to a great start the 3rd book due out in March with the fourth and final of the series due out by the end of 2010.

Katherine Kurtz Deryni series is one of my favorites if you like theology in your fantasy.

Melanie Rawn Dragon Prince and Star Scroll trilogies lots of dragons, politics and dark magic.

Big George Martin fan here, Tolkien got me started many, many years ago and it has been a great ride ever since.

[Eluethra]

I would throw out Robin Hobb's series: The Assasins... Liveship Traders... Tawny Man Series. If you enjoy GRRM, you would probably like these as well. Good writing, good relationships and not to heavy on unrealistic and overwhelming magic. Real people with real problems that just happen to live in a fantasy world.

[_Tarekith_]

The Fire & Ice series is probably my favorite, though I also really enjoyed the Sword Of Truth series overall. A little preachy at times, but still a really good read.

[IAGTTBleed]

MonkeyLungs wrote...

IAGTTBleed wrote...

I can't believe no one's suggested Stephen Donaldson yet. The Tomas Covenant books are one of my favourite stories. Fantasy without the clichés.

This. If you enjoy fantasy, and probably even if you don't, you will enjoy the tales of the Unbeliever. These two trilogies are my favorites.  I probably need to re-read these books actually. So many amazing characters. Foamfollower, the Bloodguard ... yeah good stuff.

You know that the Last Chronicles are being written by Stephen Donaldson right now? Book one and two have been out for a while and the story is supposed to be four books in total. It's probably the best in the series.

Edit:    NOM.

Modifié par IAGTTBleed, 12 décembre 2009 - 10:22 .

[Allyahnah]

Holy crap! There are DA novels??? FTW!

P.S. I'm a huge fan of James Clemens and R.A. Salvatore who are really awesome fantasy novelists.

Modifié par Allyahnah, 12 décembre 2009 - 10:23 .

[KariTR]

The books are part of my christmas box, so I havent read them yet. I was just overjoyed to see a few Terry Goodkind dissenters among the thread, it's refreshing to know there are others out there who hate his writing as much as I do



My favourite fantasy author is probably David Gemmel but my all time favourite rereads are Fritz Lieber's Fafhrd and Gray Mouser books, their adventures are such fun!

[Wolf Northwind]

I'd have to recommend you read the Steven Eriksson books first. They are amazing.

[Ghandorian]

I found the Dragon Age Novels a fun companion to the game, but not anything to stand on its own. They are fun and quick with some interesting expansion on the history and lore but again I would not recommend them outside of their role as interest for people playing the game.



One writer who has escaped notice so far in this thread is Guy Gavriel Kay. He wrote a trilogy called The Fionavar Tapestry and I like if for its originality in a high fantasy setting. His other books deal with fantasy inspired by other aspects of our culture and are quite interesting for that.

[Derengard]

Wolf Northwind wrote...

I'd have to recommend you read the Steven Eriksson books first. They are amazing.

I concur. In parts it's larger than life, and in other parts almost light entertainment in the way of RPG prose or a classic action movie. But every bit is masterfully planned out (nevermind some minor unclarities). It reminds me a bit of BG2.

[LP Marshall]

For dark fantasy, Michael Moorcock is a must read. Especially the Elric series.

The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny is great as well. classic fantasy. (He writes so well you can't put the book down.)

[sofly]

I like the game and lore, so I didn't really notice if the books were woven like a tapestry of words when I read them. I found them rather enjoyable with some interesting information that makes you consider things in the game more profoundly.

[sofly]

Adria Teksuni wrote...

Oh, am I A hippy?

I have a distinct aversion to hemp, peace signs, and kumbayah, so probably not.

I'm not sure about this I didn't even know how to spell "kumbayah." Now, that is legit anti-hippy!

[Gliese]

Wolf Northwind wrote...

I'd have to recommend you read the Steven Eriksson books first. They are amazing.

I was waiting for someone to mention this.
Steven Erikson's character are badasses, or think they are until they meet someone else that is even more badass, it's simply incredible how badass some of them are. I love it.

[IAGTTBleed]

This is maybe off topic but I can't help myself.



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