Fussy Fantasy Reader
- TwistedHelix
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Fussy Fantasy Reader
I like Fantasy, however, not J R R tolkein remakes. They are all painfully samey; Coming of age stable boy, a princess a big bad that's bad for badness sakes. Ridiculously long bloated narration. Cliche language such as the "for the.." template etc.
I enjoyed Feists work somewhat, and the actual LOTR was decent. GoT has been decent, though still have to power through the above issues.
My finished fantasy reading lists are
1. Dark Tower
2. Feists trilogy
3. H Potter
4. The Night Watch series (fantastic if you can grit through the average translation. I forgave it as Russian to direct English is essentially impossible so kudos to the editors/translators for getting it 95% correct).
5. LOTR
6. GoT
My incomplete list due to "not for me" is growing faster than wildfire.
I like fantasy, however am getting tired of the same old formats of medievil setting.
Are there any fantasys set with standard tech or advanced tech?
I DO NOT mean tech has to be involved with magical systems.
I DO NOT mean tech has to play any sort of major role.
I do not want a space opera with magic.
I literally mean a novel with magic and arcane wonders where instead of travelling by horse - a car or car-like invention exists.
Where instead of a big battle being yet another castle smash, could be a military complex.
Preferably also not based on Earth.
I have tried Jim Butchers dresden files and ugh, no, just no.
Yes I am fussy. Yes I am blunt.
But I hate having no books to read, and have gone a few months finding nothing but LOTR remakes, like Sanderson et al. It's all the same story in terms of setting and atmosphere, only the plot differs, but has the same allegorical feel.
Many thanks.
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Does the big nope to The Dresden Files make urban fantasy a no go?TwistedHelix wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 07:21 Hi All,
I like Fantasy, however, not J R R tolkein remakes. They are all painfully samey; Coming of age stable boy, a princess a big bad that's bad for badness sakes. Ridiculously long bloated narration. Cliche language such as the "for the.." template etc.
I enjoyed Feists work somewhat, and the actual LOTR was decent. GoT has been decent, though still have to power through the above issues.
My finished fantasy reading lists are
1. Dark Tower
2. Feists trilogy
3. H Potter
4. The Night Watch series (fantastic if you can grit through the average translation. I forgave it as Russian to direct English is essentially impossible so kudos to the editors/translators for getting it 95% correct).
5. LOTR
6. GoT
My incomplete list due to "not for me" is growing faster than wildfire.
I like fantasy, however am getting tired of the same old formats of medievil setting.
Are there any fantasys set with standard tech or advanced tech?
I DO NOT mean tech has to be involved with magical systems.
I DO NOT mean tech has to play any sort of major role.
I do not want a space opera with magic.
I literally mean a novel with magic and arcane wonders where instead of travelling by horse - a car or car-like invention exists.
Where instead of a big battle being yet another castle smash, could be a military complex.
Preferably also not based on Earth.
I have tried Jim Butchers dresden files and ugh, no, just no.
Yes I am fussy. Yes I am blunt.
But I hate having no books to read, and have gone a few months finding nothing but LOTR remakes, like Sanderson et al. It's all the same story in terms of setting and atmosphere, only the plot differs, but has the same allegorical feel.
Many thanks.
Have you tried any Terry Pratchett?
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is another fantasy magical book.
Middleton, Jacquelyn.
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One trilogy, Species Imperative, starts with a woman biologist who studies fish in a beautiful lake setting. She ends up in space saving the universe before all is over. These are fun, fast reads.
Another trilogy, The Trade Pact, is set in a different time and place. But the characters are so intriguing that Czerneda wrote another trilogy to continue with their families.
My favorite trilogy is probably The Web Shifters. I love to read about changelings from any planet. Again, she builds beautiful worlds and wonderful characters.
Maybe this will help. She has a couple of stand-alone books, too, if you are interested.
Good reading to you!!
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Sorry for this recommendation coming in way after you posted, I just joined a few days ago and I always tell other Fantasy people to read this book because it is so good.
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