Thread: What other fantasy books do YOU read?
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Old 07-26-2007, 04:33 PM   #616
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Originally Posted by Hammerhand View Post
I've followed the Raymond Feist works for a while, and whilst it is a good read, his work reeks of Tolkien! maybe thats why i like it.
I read Feist a loong time ago (just the four of the Riftwar Saga). It seemed good enough to me at that time, nowadays my taste has developed to that point that I'd probably dump it together with all the "braque fantasy"... I wasn't as picky back then. However I remember I really, really hated how Feist stole Elvish words from Tolkien! Man, that was really nasty! And what more, he did not even attempt to cover it! I remember vividly (and it's some eight years since I have read it) when Tomas calls the elven queen Aglaranna "Shining Moon"; followed by the explanation that it's "in her own ancient language". And also the name Valheru. I remember I had the urge to beat my head against the wall. But besides that, it was a good read.

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