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Post by AnimaStone on Feb 19, 2005 16:18:00 GMT -5
As much as I like LOTR, I have to say that Last Call by Tim Powers is the greatest book I have ever read, much less the greatest fantasy book. The connections he makes in his books are amazing, and so is the way he can pull from so many sources without suspending disbelief past the point other good fantasy authors do. Oh, and the book is so realistic that you'll never be able to play poker for money afterwards without making sure you don't have any reason to want to not be watched.
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Post by Disgruntled Misanthrope on Feb 19, 2005 16:33:18 GMT -5
LOTR is definitely way up there, but I have to say the book I'm reading now is the best I've read so far. That, however, doesn't say much, considering a good amount of the fantasy I read is crap, albeit enjoyable crap. Anywho, "The Eye of the World", despite the fact that it moves slower than molasses in January, is the best fantasy book I've read yet.
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Post by piñata on Feb 21, 2005 18:34:40 GMT -5
Good book, DM. It picks up toward the end, too... and The Great Hunt is a LOT faster-paced.
I think for me it's probably a tie between The Belgariad (I count it as one book for the sake of my own sanity) and the series I'm reading right now, The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind.
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Post by Lady Enelya on Jun 22, 2005 3:38:19 GMT -5
I love Deathscent by Robin Jarvis it so strange but the story is totally engaging!
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Post by Aiden on Aug 12, 2005 15:36:51 GMT -5
A really good book that I just finished was "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. It was excellent  |
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Post by piñata on Aug 14, 2005 14:03:03 GMT -5
I've heard good things about that from others too, I should probably check it out.
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Post by Aiden on Aug 14, 2005 14:58:27 GMT -5
yes you should, and the next in the series is supposed to be coming out this month too. Its called Eldest.
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Post by Lady Enelya on Aug 30, 2005 3:08:00 GMT -5
The gollums eye Can't rem who it's by but it's pretty good!
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Post by Wren on Aug 31, 2005 15:45:40 GMT -5
The Lord of the Rings is my choice for best fantasy ever written (for adults). For children my choice is the Narnia series. I also really liked the Sword of Shannara.
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Post by piñata on Sept 1, 2005 7:53:09 GMT -5
I haven't finished The Sword of Shannara yet... I can rest assured it gets better, then?  |
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Post by Wren on Dec 1, 2005 21:42:16 GMT -5
I read it when I was in high school, and just loved it. It seemed to be faster paced than the Lord of the Rings. I plan on reading it again, but I don't have a copy of it yet. Sometimes though, when I read books as an adult that I read when I was a kid, some of the magic seems to be gone.
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Post by Lady Enelya on Dec 2, 2005 4:50:38 GMT -5
cus we're all alot more cynical...well I am anyway!
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Post by piñata on Dec 2, 2005 9:02:04 GMT -5
Sometimes though, when I read books as an adult that I read when I was a kid, some of the magic seems to be gone. Yeah, that happens to me sometimes too, although I still love Narnia. |
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Post by AnimaStone on Dec 2, 2005 23:42:38 GMT -5
Sometimes though, when I read books as an adult that I read when I was a kid, some of the magic seems to be gone. Yeah, that happens to me sometimes too, although I still love Narnia. How ironic... I hated those books with a passion when I read them 4 years ago. Actually, the opposite seems to usually be true with me: all the really good stuff, like Ender's Game and Tim Powers's books, just get better. |
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Post by eldae on Dec 8, 2005 23:20:07 GMT -5
I'm going to have to go with the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. Technically classified as children's books, I classify them as fricking amazing. And by "them", I mean the last two. Although the first 3 are worth reading, and needed to understand the last two.
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