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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 04-14-2002, 02:43 AM

Fingolas, lol, this is hilarious.

I'm not impressed with the Wheel of Time, either, though I admit I read them all. The characters aren't developing.

Good fantasy? Depends on what you want.

I look for good writing, uniqueness, interesting believable characters, a world I find interesting. I don't mind sex, so long as it's relevant. But for those of you who've complained, I've rated my favorites [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

None of the following have a Dark Lord, deadly spiders, or any apparent LotR themes:

Like open-ended adventure, Odyssey-style, and poetic writing? Try Ursula K. LeGuin "Earthsea." Rated G.

Like richly detailed cultures, believable and unique magic, fine ironic humor? Patricia A. McKillip "Riddlemaster." Rated PG (sorry, there's a relationship, but it is chaste).

Like idealism, magic and a fine fast-paced writing style? Try Mercedes Lackey "Valdemar" series. Rated R for sexual situations.

Like bloody cynical medieval politics, richly portrayed, complicated plots? George R. R. Martin "Game of Thrones." Depite the name, this is no Tolkien rip-off. Rated R, mostly for brutal violence.

If you don't care about quality of writing, but are sick to death of every fantasy novel being about war, try Anne McCaffrey "Dragonriders." This is teenie bopper crap, but you gotta love her dragons, and the idea of fighting an ongoing natural enemy. Rated B, until the "White Dragon" which is PG-13.

Love sci-fi intelligence, brilliant writing and fine ethical dilemmas (despite one stupid name that happens to be the title)? C. J. Cherryh "Cyteen." This is a twisted psychological thriller that leaves you wondering if the ends justifies the means. Rated R for psychological abuse and some sexual situations.

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Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	Fingolas, lol, this is hilarious. I'm not impressed with the Wheel of Time, either, though I admit I read them all. The characters aren't developing. Good fantasy? Depends on what you want. I look for good writing, uniqueness, interesting believable characters, a world I find interesting. I don't mind sex, so long as it's relevant. But for those of you who've complained, I've rated my favorites [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] None of the following have a Dark Lord, deadly spiders, or any apparent LotR themes: Like open-ended adventure, Odyssey-style, and poetic writing? Try Ursula K. LeGuin "Earthsea." Rated G. Like richly detailed cultures, believable and unique magic, fine ironic humor? Patricia A. McKillip "Riddlemaster." Rated PG (sorry, there's a relationship, but it is chaste). Like idealism, magic and a fine fast-paced writing style? Try Mercedes Lackey "Valdemar" series. Rated R for sexual situations. Like bloody cynical medieval politics, richly portrayed, complicated plots? George R. R. Martin "Game of Thrones." Depite the name, this is no Tolkien rip-off. Rated R, mostly for brutal violence. If you don't care about quality of writing, but are sick to death of every fantasy novel being about war, try Anne McCaffrey "Dragonriders." This is teenie bopper crap, but you gotta love her dragons, and the idea of fighting an ongoing natural enemy. Rated B, until the "White Dragon" which is PG-13. Love sci-fi intelligence, brilliant writing and fine ethical dilemmas (despite one stupid name that happens to be the title)? C. J. Cherryh "Cyteen." This is a twisted psychological thriller that leaves you wondering if the ends justifies the means. Rated R for psychological abuse and some sexual situations. [ April 14, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?