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themanwithnoname on 05 June 2010
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 

Funny. I've heard just as much negativity on the Wheel of Time as you seem to be laying on the Sword of Truth. I have no problem with you having an opinion, but please stop acting like you're stating facts.



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Chairman-Mao on 05 June 2010
Riachu said:

I have read a few really good books recently.  I've read The Hunger Games and its sequel Catcher Fire by Suzanne Collins, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, just finished reading Catcher in the Rye with my English class, and I am now reading Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

 

Has anyone read any good books lately?


What the hell is a book? I only watch TV/Video Games



FaRmLaNd on 05 June 2010
starcraft said:
FaRmLaNd said:

I'm reading The Ship of Destiny which is the 3rd and final book of The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb. Its the best of the three books, so its looking like the trilogy will end with a bang.

I've just read two graphic novels. V For Vendetta and Kick Ass. Both were very good, especially V For Vendetta which I like just as much as Watchmen. Alan Moore is amazing.

I have read three of her trilogies.

I am just about to start the Rain Wild Chronicles.

This woman is simply amazing.

 

Have you read the Farseer or Tawny Man trilogies?  They are absolutely stunning.  I know The LiveShip Traders is set in the Elderling universe.  Is it great?


I came late to the Robin Hobb party. I have only read outside of the Liveship traders the Farseer trilogy. Love her work. The Liveship traders is basically as good as the Farseer Trilogy. I haven't finished it though so I can't say which is better yet.



O-D-C on 05 June 2010

currently reading: Fight Club but if you can rad french get 99F, its AMAZING



blaydcor on 06 June 2010
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 

Funny. I've heard just as much negativity on the Wheel of Time as you seem to be laying on the Sword of Truth. I have no problem with you having an opinion, but please stop acting like you're stating facts.


What are you talking about? Bold the parts where I ''act like I'm stating facts" erroneously. 



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themanwithnoname on 06 June 2010
blaydcor said:
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 

Funny. I've heard just as much negativity on the Wheel of Time as you seem to be laying on the Sword of Truth. I have no problem with you having an opinion, but please stop acting like you're stating facts.


What are you talking about? Bold the parts where I ''act like I'm stating facts" erroneously. 

As you wish.



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blaydcor on 06 June 2010
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 

Funny. I've heard just as much negativity on the Wheel of Time as you seem to be laying on the Sword of Truth. I have no problem with you having an opinion, but please stop acting like you're stating facts.


What are you talking about? Bold the parts where I ''act like I'm stating facts" erroneously. 

As you wish.

But, see, those are facts. Terry Goodkind has, in fact, stated in interviews that he doesn't even write fantasy novels---he's just using fiction as a means to convey his philosophy. 

It is also widely accepted among pretty much any literate person familiar with Terry Goodkind that he is not particularly skilled at doing this. 

I suppose saying that one book has more well-drawn characters than another isn't a fact, but, 1)at a certain level, you can objectively evaluate how well written and nuanced characters are and, 2) I never presented that statement as anything other than my opinion. 



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caz604 on 06 June 2010

I'm into the fantasy, and sci-fi genres at the moment. 

Notwithstanding, Tolkien works. 

If you like Disneyesque fantasy, the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series is good.  Also, the Stephen Erickson Malazan series is very good and the George R.R. Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire is exceptional.

All of these are epic in scope and have many books to them.



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weaveworld on 07 June 2010
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 


Thanks



weaveworld on 07 June 2010
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
themanwithnoname said:
blaydcor said:
Vertigo-X said:
weaveworld said:

If anyone in this thread is looking for some series that beat Goodkind's by a longshot it's Jordans'  The wheel of time!

Care to give a quick synopsis? I really enjoyed Sword of Truth series so it'd have to be earth-shattering to be better in my mind.

Sword of Truth is basically (in some documented cases, exactly so) a rip-off of Wheel of Time and a few other major fantasy series. 

Wheel of Time is a landmark fantasy series, probably only eclipsed in the past two decades in genre significance by George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'--which was a complete game changer and ushered in a new age of "gritty, realistic" fantasy, as opposed to the previously-dominant swords-and-sorcery fantasty of the 80's/early nineties.

Anyway, The Wheel of Time has been around since the early 1990's and is set to (finally) conclude next year in volume 14. There's also a prequel. So, reading it is a big commitment, but it's totally worth it. Some of the later books drag if your read them on their own, but if you plow through the series in one straight shot they hold up pretty well.

Imagine Sword of Truth without all the philosophical pandering, poorly disguised parables, and much more well-drawn, memorably characters. It takes place in a very-elaborately detailed pre-industrial fantasy world. Grab the first book, "The Eye of the World', and trust me, you won't be disappointed. 

Funny. I've heard just as much negativity on the Wheel of Time as you seem to be laying on the Sword of Truth. I have no problem with you having an opinion, but please stop acting like you're stating facts.


What are you talking about? Bold the parts where I ''act like I'm stating facts" erroneously. 

As you wish.

Hearing negativity, or experiencing something yourself tends to make a difference in this case...

Maybe give Jordan a try for yourself if you haven't already.