In the past month I have read:

Wayfarer · 11-15-2002, 08:19 PM

Piers Anthony
Orson Scott card
Jack McDevitt
Daniel Weber

Any names on this list you recognize?

Silverstripe · 11-17-2002, 02:21 AM

I recognize the first author, Piers Anthony, but I've only read one book by him. It was pretty good, though.

Wayfarer · 11-17-2002, 08:12 PM

What did you read?

Silverstripe · 11-17-2002, 08:31 PM

The Dastard.

I read the book just because, well, it was there and I was bored.

Wayfarer · 11-17-2002, 11:12 PM

Yeah, me too.

That was one of his relatively recent Xanth novels. It was ok... I liked some of the other xanth novels better, but every time I think about pie-trees my mout starts to water (no joke!)

BeardofPants · 11-18-2002, 12:54 AM

The first few xanth novels were quite clever, but it got tiresome as the series wore on. I would quite like to read some of his "serious" stuff, but I've only read Dead Morn. Any recommendations?

Wayfarer · 11-18-2002, 01:17 AM

I agree with you that the xanth books are a bit worn. He also changes his mind on items like the names of minor characters(Dana or Dara? Stacy or Stella?)

Piers anthony writes serious stuff?

Let me think... The only serious (If you mean 'not humour') stuff I really remember of his was the battle circle 'trilogy' (which comes in one book, as opposed to none for his first xanth trilogy). It was moderately decent post-apocolyptic scifi, if a bit depressing.
His space-tyrant series looked good, but I'm holding of on reading that unitl I can read the entire set at once.
THe incarnations of immorality-eh, immortality, might be something that would interest you, but maybe not. They feature plotlines such as 'satan takes control of hell'

XRogue · 11-20-2002, 09:44 PM

Marion Bradley, Tolkien (duuuuh), Larry Niven.

galadriel · 12-03-2002, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wayfarer
Piers Anthony
Orson Scott card

Ooh... Orson Scott Card rocks. One of my favorite authors. He's not one of those sci-fi writers who is utterly incapable of writing outside his genre (ie, those who have no actual writing talent). And his characters and plots are terrific.

I agree with the previous comments: Piers Anthony is fun to read, but his series go downhill after the first few books.

BeardofPants · 12-04-2002, 01:11 AM

Forgot to mention this, but I've started on the Ender series. I've finished the first one (enders game), and I will start the second one right after I've finished 2nd Foundation by Asimov.

johnnyrod · 12-05-2002, 05:37 PM

I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card a few years back and I don't remember being very impressed. Does he get better after this?

galadriel · 12-15-2002, 02:46 PM

You DIDN'T like Ender's Game??????

Actually, IMO, the books get even better from there, since Card wrote Ender's Game when he was relatively young and his writing style matures. They'd also probably appeal to non-sci-fi fans more because of the extensive character-centric plot threads.

Still, I can't imagine not liking Ender's Game. I love the plot and the themes. And Ender's a great character. Some of the other characters have less developed characterization, but that's simply because the story is being told mostly through Ender's eyes and, being a child, he's not able to see the depths of their personalities.

Curunír · 12-15-2002, 03:41 PM

Robert Jordan, Tolkien

, George RR Martin and My school books (I had exams).

Linaewen · 03-07-2003, 07:23 AM

In the past couple of months i have read :
-The Farseer Trilogy
-The first two books of the Tawny Man trilogy
-All my school texts:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jane Eyre
Antigone
(i loved them all)

Now im reading the Silm. Very excited about it

ArwenEvenstar · 03-08-2003, 03:41 PM

Robert Jordan, Tolkien

, Michael Ende and some really dumb stories for english

TinuvielChild · 03-09-2003, 01:54 AM

Michael Crichton, Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Charles Dickens, and Mercedes Lackey.

ArwenEvenstar · 03-09-2003, 06:47 PM

C.S lewis is awesome

LeniFreak · 03-10-2003, 09:02 PM

Tolkien (my sister stole my copy of the Silmarillion, though)
Orson Scott Card (I REALLY NEED TO FIND A COPY OF CHILDREN OF THE MIND!!!)
Jack Kerouac (sp?)
Jaclyn Moriarty
Eireann Corrigan (I tend to gravitate toward authors of depressive melodramatic poetry...)
Pagan Kennedy (...and books on seventies junk culture.)
Ray Bradbury
Frank Herbert
Sylvia Plath (for school, urgh)
Pearl S. Buck (again, school. I want to burn every existing copy of The Good Earth and laugh maniacally while watching the bonfire devour them)
Charlotte Bronte
Edith Head & Yves St. Laurent (don't ask)

Grey_Wolf · 03-14-2003, 11:42 AM

In the past month I've:

finished off Kim Stanley Robinson's Green Mars.

Varda Oiolosseo · 03-16-2003, 10:52 AM

hmmmmm the past month...
The Hobbit
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (for like the 5th time)
Tales from The Perilous Realm

11-15-2002, 08:19 PM	#1
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	In the past month I have read: Piers Anthony Orson Scott card Jack McDevitt Daniel Weber Any names on this list you recognize? __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

11-17-2002, 08:12 PM	#3
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	What did you read? __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned Last edited by Wayfarer : 11-17-2002 at 08:19 PM.

11-17-2002, 11:12 PM	#5
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	Yeah, me too. That was one of his relatively recent Xanth novels. It was ok... I liked some of the other xanth novels better, but every time I think about pie-trees my mout starts to water (no joke!) __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

11-18-2002, 12:54 AM	#6
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	The first few xanth novels were quite clever, but it got tiresome as the series wore on. I would quite like to read some of his "serious" stuff, but I've only read Dead Morn. Any recommendations? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

11-18-2002, 01:17 AM	#7
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	I agree with you that the xanth books are a bit worn. He also changes his mind on items like the names of minor characters(Dana or Dara? Stacy or Stella?) Piers anthony writes serious stuff? Let me think... The only serious (If you mean 'not humour') stuff I really remember of his was the battle circle 'trilogy' (which comes in one book, as opposed to none for his first xanth trilogy). It was moderately decent post-apocolyptic scifi, if a bit depressing. His space-tyrant series looked good, but I'm holding of on reading that unitl I can read the entire set at once. THe incarnations of immorality-eh, immortality, might be something that would interest you, but maybe not. They feature plotlines such as 'satan takes control of hell' __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

11-17-2002, 02:21 AM	#2
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	I recognize the first author, Piers Anthony, but I've only read one book by him. It was pretty good, though.

11-17-2002, 08:31 PM	#4
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	The Dastard. I read the book just because, well, it was there and I was bored.

11-20-2002, 09:44 PM	#8
XRogue Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2000 Location: D/FW Texas, USA Posts: 345	Marion Bradley, Tolkien (duuuuh), Larry Niven. __________________ Farewell wherever you fare, till your Eyries recieve you at the journey's end.

12-04-2002, 01:11 AM	#10
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Forgot to mention this, but I've started on the Ender series. I've finished the first one (enders game), and I will start the second one right after I've finished 2nd Foundation by Asimov. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

12-05-2002, 05:37 PM	#11
johnnyrod Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Scunthorpe, UK Posts: 166	I read Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card a few years back and I don't remember being very impressed. Does he get better after this? __________________ Frodo Lives!

12-15-2002, 02:46 PM	#12
galadriel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a castle made of clouds Posts: 459	You DIDN'T like Ender's Game?????? Actually, IMO, the books get even better from there, since Card wrote Ender's Game when he was relatively young and his writing style matures. They'd also probably appeal to non-sci-fi fans more because of the extensive character-centric plot threads. Still, I can't imagine not liking Ender's Game. I love the plot and the themes. And Ender's a great character. Some of the other characters have less developed characterization, but that's simply because the story is being told mostly through Ender's eyes and, being a child, he's not able to see the depths of their personalities. __________________ Human kind cannot bear very much reality. dreamflower - for all things Lady Galadriel

12-15-2002, 03:41 PM	#13
Curunír Enting Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: iepe kriepe friepe liepe Posts: 95	Robert Jordan, Tolkien , George RR Martin and My school books (I had exams). __________________ Innie winnie frimmie zillie hoele kroele froele troele ape krape rape zape ulle frulle kulle a cup of milk huy!

03-07-2003, 07:23 AM	#14
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	In the past couple of months i have read : -The Farseer Trilogy -The first two books of the Tawny Man trilogy -All my school texts: To Kill a Mockingbird Jane Eyre Antigone (i loved them all) Now im reading the Silm. Very excited about it

03-08-2003, 03:41 PM	#15
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	Robert Jordan, Tolkien, Michael Ende and some really dumb stories for english __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

03-09-2003, 01:54 AM	#16
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	Michael Crichton, Tolkien, C.S.Lewis, Charles Dickens, and Mercedes Lackey. __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

03-09-2003, 06:47 PM	#17
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	C.S lewis is awesome __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

03-10-2003, 09:02 PM	#18
LeniFreak Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a small town in a small state in a...rather overlarge country Posts: 38	Tolkien (my sister stole my copy of the Silmarillion, though) Orson Scott Card (I REALLY NEED TO FIND A COPY OF CHILDREN OF THE MIND!!!) Jack Kerouac (sp?) Jaclyn Moriarty Eireann Corrigan (I tend to gravitate toward authors of depressive melodramatic poetry...) Pagan Kennedy (...and books on seventies junk culture.) Ray Bradbury Frank Herbert Sylvia Plath (for school, urgh) Pearl S. Buck (again, school. I want to burn every existing copy of The Good Earth and laugh maniacally while watching the bonfire devour them) Charlotte Bronte Edith Head & Yves St. Laurent (don't ask) __________________ "We are the people our parents warned us about." --Jimmy Buffett

03-14-2003, 11:42 AM	#19
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	In the past month I've: finished off Kim Stanley Robinson's Green Mars.

03-16-2003, 10:52 AM	#20
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	hmmmmm the past month... The Hobbit Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (for like the 5th time) Tales from The Perilous Realm Last edited by Varda Oiolosseo : 03-16-2003 at 10:55 AM.

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