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ArithonUK

#15
April 22, 2011, 10:31:40 PM
Wheel of Time is worth sticking with (it does get better).

Less long-winded but much more enthralling, the "Empire" Series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.

If you like them, try "Magician" by Raymond E Feist and "Mistwraith" by Janny Wurts.

Less fantasy but a damn good read, "The Dresden Files" series by Jim Butcher.

The "Darwath" trilogy by Barbara Hambley

Found the Sword of Truth a bit pedestrian.

My all time favourite, "The Godwhale" by T. J. Bass - sadly out of print, but worth hunting for. I am scanning my copy to put an .epub copy together for myself. The cover art is by Jim Burns and is featured in his book "Lightship".

Penfold

#16
April 22, 2011, 10:48:28 PM
Anything by David Gemmell

Jamoe

#17
April 26, 2011, 02:33:29 PM
Wheel of Time gets my vote, just finished the 13th book, last one is due out next year. There are some slow reads in there but it's definitely worth sticking with.

Noticed OB mention Peter F Hamilton, I'm reading "The Reality Dysfunction" on the kindle and its good. Not read any of his stuff before.

Oberg

#18
April 28, 2011, 10:36:09 AM
http://www.jamesbarclay.com/books/the-chronicles-of-the-raven/

those books was all i read last year.


and the Drenai saga from David Gemmell. how ever for me since i´m Swedish the English in the Gemmell books was to advanced.

OldBloke

#19
May 31, 2011, 09:57:50 AM
Game of Thrones books all currently 5GBP on Play - a saving of 3.99

The TV adaptation is excellent. I'm still hooked.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

BrotherTobious

#20
May 31, 2011, 10:02:22 AM
:withstupid:  Enjoying the book and the show :)
"It's hard, but not as hard as Arma!!!" Tutonic
"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon.." Terry Pratchett

TeaLeaf

#21
May 31, 2011, 11:49:13 AM
Quote from: OldBloke;326012Game of Thrones books all currently 5GBP on Play - a saving of 3.99

The TV adaptation is excellent. I'm still hooked.
Quote from: BrotherTobious;326013:withstupid:  Enjoying the book and the show :)
See, you're both closet pixies and yearning for WoW.  

:getmecoat:
TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

BrotherTobious

#22
May 31, 2011, 12:09:25 PM
Been there done that, didnt want the shiner sword for the price of my eternal soul, been clean for years now.  :) :)
"It's hard, but not as hard as Arma!!!" Tutonic
"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon.." Terry Pratchett

OldBloke

#23
September 06, 2011, 07:35:06 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;326012Game of Thrones books all currently 5GBP on Play - a saving of 3.99

The TV adaptation is excellent. I'm still hooked.

Book 1 now 1.99GBP - Paperback and Kindle. Amazon this time.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

smite

#24
September 06, 2011, 08:16:17 PM
Currently re-reading The Wheel of Time series in preparation for the final book coming out in November.

As oldie said a fair few years ago some of the books in the series are a little dull and can drag, get past these and the series is worth it.

smilodon

#25
September 06, 2011, 09:42:11 PM
Also working through the series. Sadly i don't seem to get much time to read so only on book Two but liking it a lot
smilodon
Whatever's gone wrong it's not my fault.

Penfold

#26
September 07, 2011, 08:31:34 PM
Did you try Gemmell or Eddings?

If you'd like, I'll being them some of them up to the LAN or you can grab them next time you're at the office.

If you like the heroic fantasy genre then they're a pretty good read.

Sadly, though, they'll be paperback !

smilodon

#27
September 07, 2011, 08:56:48 PM
eh? what? you mean a thing with pages and paper and stuff ???? How does that work then?

I think with a combination of another eleven and a half paperbacks plus all my photo related reads it will be a long time before I'm back in the market for books, but thanks for the offer. Once the wheel of Time is done I'll check those out, cheers.
smilodon
Whatever's gone wrong it's not my fault.

TeaLeaf

#28
September 08, 2011, 08:58:19 AM
http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/content.php?191-dmw-amazon-shop

A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues: A Song of Ice and Fire: volumes 1-4 (A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow ... / A Feast for Crows) (Song of Ice & Fire)

£23.99 from the dMw Amazon Affiliate Shop    It's nicer in a box set, honest!

TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

Padding

#29
September 08, 2011, 11:47:28 AM
When i was younger i loved to read the Dragonlance Series by Tracy Hicks and Margaret Weiss. Its a Role Playing game story inspired by a Dungeons and Dragons game and has since evolved unto a number of books and role playing items. It first book is from 1984, but much like the Lords of The Rings (no comparions) its a story that still holds today.

The first 3 books are called the Chronicles and the next 3 are called the Legends and those 6 books are telling the story of band of characters who will experience a lot of things and take some tough choices along the way. I recommend all reading these books if you like fantasy stories.

Link to the first trilogy:
http://www.amazon.com/Dragonlance-Chronicles-Trilogy-Omnibus/dp/0786955538/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1315478402&sr=8-3

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