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4 years ago ::
Apr 01, 2008 - 6:10PM
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My favorite author is Katherine Kurtz. She has several series and I suggest you start with the Deryne (Deryne Rising, Deryne Checkmate, High Deryne). This series features great characters and a great story. I still ocassionally re-read these 3 books. She also wrote the Adept series with Deborah Turner Harris. This is a great series.
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4 years ago ::
Feb 23, 2008 - 3:42PM
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A good fantasy series is Jacqueline Carey's KUSHIEL's series, George RR Martin, someone else also mentioned DeLint - start with the Newford stories, shorts but so well done.
Sci-Fi, I like Catherine Asaro's Skolian Empire series, Ursula LeGuin I also like though she tends toward 'literary' science fiction and likes to delve into social issues. I also like Julie Czerneda, Connie Willis, and definitely as someone also mentioned Harlan Ellison (Glass Teat, Have No Mouth, etc...) and Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land as well as classics by Bradbury, Asimov, and Clarke (esp my fav of his Childhood's End).
The great thing is that you can have your sci-fi really philosophical, really technical, or a combo of both. So many great books, not enough time in the day to read as much as I'd like. Now after reading this I've got a new list of books to check out. I may be crushed one day by my TBR pile.
Don't even ask about my fav Horror (or other genre) authors...
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4 years ago ::
Feb 22, 2008 - 10:57AM
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All good choices of Authors. But I noticed one very glaring omission. Any & all of the books by Robert Heinlien.
There's his Lazurus Long series. But imho his best was STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. Which to me was an allegory of Jesus & Christianity. But let me warn the poster of this thread. He was also known as the dirty old man of SCI-Fi. I also recommend Gordon Dickerson's Dorsai series. A.E. Van Voit, Anything of Anne MeCafferty, Ursula Le Quin, Marion Zimmerly Bradley Arturial trilogy starting with the " MISTS OF AVALON." Oh there are so many good authors that cover the whole spectrum of SCI-FI & Fantasy.
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4 years ago ::
Feb 11, 2008 - 6:34PM
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My favorite sci fi author? That would be Greg Bear. I love the way he plays with physics and turns the world upside down. Though if I remember correctly, he is not easy reading in some of his stuff.
My favorite fantasy author would be Charles deLint because he delves deeply in the Jungian mindset. Every story of his is a lesson--at least all of the ones I've read.
Shekah
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4 years ago ::
Feb 10, 2008 - 4:41AM
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i've just started a new book called Lady of Mazes, by [SIZE=-1]Karl Schroeder. it's turning out to be a really good read. it's hard sci-fi and a little cyber-punky -- which means it starts off a little bit surreal -- but it manages to make use of fantasy elements in a very deft manner.
actually, they are far more interesting used in this book than your typical elf-apprentice-named-thorg-book V of XX type fantasy novel.
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4 years ago ::
Feb 03, 2008 - 2:28PM
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Wow, guys! Thank you so much for all the great suggestions. I'm headed off to the library this afternoon to see what I can find. Y'all are great!
~JavaGirl
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4 years ago ::
Feb 03, 2008 - 11:04AM
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I'm a big fan of the Dragonlance series, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Also David & Leigh Eddings, Mercedes Lackey, Eve Forward and Jaquiline Carey. All of these authors create strong character beautiful lands to explore and storyline you will want to visit again and again. They also include their own unique belief systems and mysticism that will open your mind to new possibilities, even if only within the experience of each book. Enjoy!
Shelly
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4 years ago ::
Feb 03, 2008 - 5:39AM
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terry pratchett's disc world series is easy reading and quite fun. look for the ones with granny weatherwax.
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4 years ago ::
Feb 03, 2008 - 5:39AM
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terry pratchett's disc world series is easy reading and quite fun. look for the ones with granny weatherwax.
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4 years ago ::
Feb 02, 2008 - 4:47PM
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[QUOTE=kilgoretrout2006;258737]Anna McAffery's dragon books are sort of classic. (Dragons, hot romance, what's not to love?) I think Dragonflight is the first. And Terry Goodkind writes epic fantasy, starting with "Wizard's first rule", that's pretty good. (Though a little violent.)
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oooh totally!! i love theMcCaffery books theyre great!
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