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    Quote Originally Posted by logrus View Post
    There, I fixed that little oops for yah

    I am a big Frank Herbert fan, as well as a fan of Orson Scott Card, I love the Ender's Game series.

    Lately I haven't had much time for reading things that aren't related to school. My prof's at college keep me on my toes.

    I have branched out a little bit, though other than my favorites, and am always willing to try new books, and series.

    ~L
    I'm a big fantasy fan. I enjoy Sci-fi and a ecclectic mix of other genres too.

    If I can recommend something for you...
    The Quintaglio Ascension trilogy by Robert J Sawyer.
    1) Far-Seer
    2) Fossil Hunter
    3) Foreigner

    I have not read such amazing world-building since Tolkien.
    If your a fantasy or sci-fi fan at all, I would call it a "must read"
    They are by far the best sci-fi/fantasy books I have EVER read!
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    i started to read this and agree with everything rota says. if people just listened to him the forums would be a better place.
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    Rota is correct.

    I don't even understand the question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rota View Post
    I'm a big fantasy fan. I enjoy Sci-fi and a ecclectic mix of other genres too.

    If I can recommend something for you...
    The Quintaglio Ascension trilogy by Robert J Sawyer.
    1) Far-Seer
    2) Fossil Hunter
    3) Foreigner

    I have not read such amazing world-building since Tolkien.
    If your a fantasy or sci-fi fan at all, I would call it a "must read"
    They are by far the best sci-fi/fantasy books I have EVER read!
    I almost have the whole tolkien collection. Way before they made the movies by the way. If you want a world as complex as middle earth read the mar's trilogy. Futuristic and more real. But its so well written you keep asking for more. Its 3 books of pure heaven.


    I'm Utterly Disgusted at the present situation of events. The injustice that has taken place and the way things have gotten out of hand by both parts. But I'm more disgusted at the way that things are being handled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barbaroja View Post
    I almost have the whole tolkien collection. Way before they made the movies by the way. If you want a world as complex as middle earth read the mar's trilogy. Futuristic and more real. But its so well written you keep asking for more. Its 3 books of pure heaven.
    /nod

    I have read the mar's trilogy, excellent books.
    I also had all of Tolkien read well before the movies were ever seriously considered to even be produced. I probably had about 5-6 read-thru's of the 4 books (Hobbit-RotK) under my belt by the time the movies were announced. I got that count up to about a dozen before actual release.
    Quote Originally Posted by Lazzzzzzzzalicious! View Post
    i started to read this and agree with everything rota says. if people just listened to him the forums would be a better place.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dawnseeker View Post
    Rota is correct.

    I don't even understand the question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rota View Post
    /nod

    I have read the mar's trilogy, excellent books.
    I also had all of Tolkien read well before the movies were ever seriously considered to even be produced. I probably had about 5-6 read-thru's of the 4 books (Hobbit-RotK) under my belt by the time the movies were announced. I got that count up to about a dozen before actual release.

    I read LOTR back in 1978 when I had just turned the tender age of 8 and it had a particular bearing on my futre genre preference. Other influential books were Raymon E. Feists Magician which would be more mainstream of modern writers but highly entertaining and I still buy everything he publishes. I was also a big fan of David Gemmel whose book altho being uncomplicated and sometimes fomulaic were always a good read.

    Pity Robert Jordan went and died on us before he finished the wheel of time series but at least he picked the author to run with the ball and I'm currently reading the first of the trilogy that will complete the saga a few decades after it began.

    Oh yeah any other terry pratchett fans out there?

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    I love Jordan books. Loved his influence in the continuation of the connan the barbarian series. I still consider his the Originals from Robert E Howard the best.


    I'm Utterly Disgusted at the present situation of events. The injustice that has taken place and the way things have gotten out of hand by both parts. But I'm more disgusted at the way that things are being handled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BRIAN.BORU View Post
    I read LOTR back in 1978 when I had just turned the tender age of 8 and it had a particular bearing on my futre genre preference. Other influential books were Raymon E. Feists Magician which would be more mainstream of modern writers but highly entertaining and I still buy everything he publishes. I was also a big fan of David Gemmel whose book altho being uncomplicated and sometimes fomulaic were always a good read.

    Pity Robert Jordan went and died on us before he finished the wheel of time series but at least he picked the author to run with the ball and I'm currently reading the first of the trilogy that will complete the saga a few decades after it began.

    Oh yeah any other terry pratchett fans out there?
    I'm a fan of every author you just mentioned.

    Used to like David Eddings when I was 12 until I figured out that he's horribly predictable and writes the same story line time and again.

    Just found a new young author by the name of Brent Weeks that wrote a pretty good series known as the Night Angel trilogy. It's a bit raw and over sensationalized but I like it.

    The Mrs works for a book publisher so I'm going to check all these books you guys have been bringing up lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
    I'm a fan of every author you just mentioned.

    Used to like David Eddings when I was 12 until I figured out that he's horribly predictable and writes the same story line time and again.

    Just found a new young author by the name of Brent Weeks that wrote a pretty good series known as the Night Angel trilogy. It's a bit raw and over sensationalized but I like it.

    The Mrs works for a book publisher so I'm going to check all these books you guys have been bringing up lol.
    Yeah i read the Belgariad and the mallorean but I found Eddings to be overly sentimental and once he started co-writing with his wife Leigh the neighbourhood really went. He has published several over the last few years and I just wouldnt bother again.


    Actually another good series is the Sword of Truth saga by Terry Goodkind. they made a horrible tv version called legend of the seeker but I suppose if I was Goodkind I wouldnt turn down the money either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BRIAN.BORU View Post
    Yeah i read the Belgariad and the mallorean but I found Eddings top be overly sentimental and once he started co-writing witg his wife Leigh the neighbourhood really went. He has published several over the last few years iand i just wouldnt bother again.


    Actually another good series is the Sword of Truth saga by Terry Goodkind. they made a horrible tv version called legend of the seeker but I suppose if I was Goodkind I wouldnt turn down the money either.
    I have read the series a few times, just finished all of them when the final book came out. One of, if not my favorite. I used to HATE the show, but it is actually growing on me if you don't try and compare, which I did at first. Same characters, somewhat different story line. Kahlan and Cara are just so damn fine in that show, though.
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    well i guess i would like to be the lady gender of ur nut loving specie lol. i can spread my hands like a parachute... u will just fall hehe

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