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Mirthful Maiden
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Only five? sorry not possible
J.R.R. Tolkien Terry Brooks Dennis L. McKiernan Lloyd Alexander Lewis Carroll David Eddings Brain Jacques to name a few  
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05-17-2004, 11:10 AM
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You should read Martin.
Oh, and Robin Hobb just pushed Pullman and the rest one step down.
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05-17-2004, 11:20 AM
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Mirthful Maiden
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*makes note*
OK thanks I'm always looking for more good authors. I see you are now a wretched creature? 
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05-17-2004, 07:42 PM
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the Shrike
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1) Tolkien
2) Tad Williams 3) GRR Martin 4) David Eddings 5) Ursula LeGuin Thats my top five list. There are others like Garth Nix, and Pullman who both wrote such extraordinarily different fantasy, but are both marked with weak endings. 
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05-18-2004, 11:08 AM
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Mirthful Maiden
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Adding another to my list-
L. Ron Hubbard
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06-07-2004, 07:02 PM
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Top 5 in any order
Prof Tolkien david wingrove david eddings roger taylor ( not the drummer )  stephen donaldson oh no cant help myself.... susan cooper alan garner ahhh....its taken possession of my fingers julian may raymond e feist must gain control....of fingers....
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06-07-2004, 07:49 PM
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the Shrike
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Urgh, I really tried with Stephan Donaldson's Thomas Covenant series, but god, that main character - I just wanted to jump on him, and not in a good way!
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06-07-2004, 07:53 PM
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Enting
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yeah..as heroes go hes a bit of a s##t...its ok for a few books but in the end you almost want him to fall to bits.
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. We know where the music's playing, let's go out and feel the night. Because I'm still in love with you, I want to see you dance again, because I'm still in love with you on this harvest moon.Well the sun is surely sinking down But the moon is slowly rising So this old world must still be spinning 'round And I still love you NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM |
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06-18-2004, 09:01 PM
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my top five (which will end up being 6 or 7) in any order :
~Tolkien ~GRR Martin ~Tamora Pierce ~Douglas Adams ~Terry Pratchett ~Terry Goodkind I have a question about the Sword of Truth, is the series done becasue if it is I'm really disappointed with the ending of Naked Empire! Well, not disappointed but it would be nice to see that guy that I can't remember his name defeated.
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06-19-2004, 08:13 PM
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Elven Warrior
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My top 5 ....
Well, Tolkien of course, but there are some other authors I particularly like.. Sara Douglass - the Axis trilogy is fantastic and the Wayfarer trilogy, which was released in Australia several years ago, is a superb sequel Robert Holdstock - this English author writes fantasy novels unlike any other I have read - fascinating and compelling reading. Mythago Wood and its sequel Llavondyss are fabulous Susan Cooper - The Dark Is Rising series is great - I have read this several times and although it is aimed at the adolescent audience, this holds the interest of a wide variety of readers - just get past the first book and you'll love the rest Kate Forsyth - The Witches of Eileanan series is good Terry Brooks - The Shannara series David Eddings oops... That's more than 5. I could keep going too....
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06-24-2004, 07:27 PM
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Enting
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Good call on the Susan Cooper - one of those series( especially The dark is rising and the Grey king ) that can appeal to all ages - the struggle of good and evil, maybe the good and evil that is within us all.
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06-24-2004, 08:06 PM
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Elf Lord
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I thought of another really good writer, Mary Stewart. Has anyone read her Arthurian books? They are stellar!
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06-24-2004, 09:19 PM
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Quote:
A lot of the same names circulating around here. Here's my list (no order): Tolkien  Robert Jordan Douglas Adams Orson Scott Card Frank Herbert And I like Tamora Pierce too. Also agree with Elizabeth Haydon and Phillip Pullman, and of course, C.S. Lewis. Marion Zimmer Bradley is near the top too. 
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06-25-2004, 01:31 AM
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the Shrike
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Oooh, another Dune fan!
(though not a newbie)
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06-25-2004, 07:46 AM
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Elven Warrior
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Lollypopgurl,
Since you are interested in Arthurian legends, I thought you might like to know that the "The Dark Is Rising" series of 5 books written by Susan Cooper that I referred to earlier is based on Arthurian legend. Give it a go!! Regards, Elanor the Fair
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07-04-2004, 10:31 PM
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in no order
J.R.R. Tolkien D.J. MacHale Garth Nix Chistopher Paloni [sp] C.S. Lewis |
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07-22-2004, 12:14 AM
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Tolkien
Zelazny Fritz Leiber(fahfrd & Grey Mouser) CS Lewis Poe
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09-13-2004, 03:29 AM
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1. Tolkien
2. Terry Brooks 3. Guy Gavriel Kay 4. C.S. Lewis 5. George MacDonald
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09-13-2004, 02:44 PM
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Um...
Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien John R.R. Tolkien John Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien That's about as far as it goes.
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09-14-2004, 03:20 PM
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A'mael Dalharen Eldarele
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JRR Tolkien
RA Salvatore (ok, so I'm starting to get a tiny bit tired of Drizzt, but Artemis Entreri and Jarlaxle are keeping me with his books right now!) Robin Hobb (Farseer Assassin's Apprentice was indeed amazing! Can't wait to start the rest of the books in the series!) Hmm... seeing that Salvatore hasn't even been mentioned before this post... perhaps I should start reading books more often :P I've been stuck with Salvatore's series for ages!
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