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<blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 5904140" data-attributes="member: 62721">One author I haven't seen mentioned yet: Charles Stross.&nbsp; He writes mostly science fiction, but he has some pretty interesting fantasy works as well.&nbsp; Notably, &quot;The Merchant Princes&quot; series is fantasy, mixed with modern world and some dimension-hopping.&nbsp; Certainly worth a read.&nbsp; Also, the &quot;Atrocity Archives&quot; offers up some fuel for anything Cthulhu-related.On top of that, Charles Stross is the creator of the Slaad.&nbsp; So he's got some D&amp;D cred to his name!I thoroughly enjoy Patrick Rothfuss' work.&nbsp; He's one of us, too; he's a self-professed geek and gamer.&nbsp; I had the chance to meet him at one of his tours, and he talked about D&amp;D and gaming and writing the book.The best part was when he asked us to come up to get books signed.&nbsp; He said, &quot;Think about what you want me to write, whether it's a line from the book or a dedication, or something else.&nbsp; If you just ask me to write anything, I'll write 'Anything'.&nbsp; And then I'll feel pretty clever until I see your face.&quot;So I picked out the best part of the book I could find.&nbsp; On the inside page of my book, Pat Rothfuss wrote the following:&quot;I, by signing below, hereby attest to the fact that I can neither read nor write.&nbsp; --Pat Rothfuss&quot;Scott Lynch may be my favorite author.&nbsp; His tales have such panache and derring-do.&nbsp; &quot;The Lies Of Locke Lamora&quot; can be described like this; picture Ocean's Eleven set in the renaissance, featuring a band of thieves who are ripping off the nobility while trying to conceal their actions from the thieves' guild.&nbsp; Add mages and sharks.&nbsp; And a whole boatload of violence.David Eddings writes some incredibly fun stuff.&nbsp; The Belgariad / Mallorean / Belgarath / Polgara makes for a wonderful 12 book series.&nbsp; It's been too long since I last read those books...The Bloody-Nine is fantastic.&nbsp; So are Glokta, Bayaz, and even Jezal Dan Luthar grows on you by the time the books are through.&nbsp; The First Law trilogy is fantastic; one of the few times I've bought a book by its cover, and it was a brilliant decision.For all the excellence of that trilogy, however, I think my favorite Abercrombie book is &quot;Best Served Cold&quot;.&nbsp; Joe Abercrombie writes a mean revenge story.&nbsp; And really, just look at the cover:<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PeHC_tpMyoo/TSh_Hy15XPI/AAAAAAAAAfc/-QdDlxz9PL0/s1600/best-served-cold.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Oh, one more thing.&nbsp; A while back, a bunch of fantasy authors got together at a Con and played D&amp;D (including Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, and Pat Rothfuss).&nbsp; You can read about the hilarity <a href="http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2012/01/articles/guest-post-geeks-come-home-10-sff-authors-play-dd-together-by-brent-weeks/" target="_blank">here</a>!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MortalPlague, post: 5904140, member: 62721"] One author I haven't seen mentioned yet: Charles Stross. He writes mostly science fiction, but he has some pretty interesting fantasy works as well. Notably, "The Merchant Princes" series is fantasy, mixed with modern world and some dimension-hopping. Certainly worth a read. Also, the "Atrocity Archives" offers up some fuel for anything Cthulhu-related. On top of that, Charles Stross is the creator of the Slaad. So he's got some D&D cred to his name! I thoroughly enjoy Patrick Rothfuss' work. He's one of us, too; he's a self-professed geek and gamer. I had the chance to meet him at one of his tours, and he talked about D&D and gaming and writing the book. The best part was when he asked us to come up to get books signed. He said, "Think about what you want me to write, whether it's a line from the book or a dedication, or something else. If you just ask me to write anything, I'll write 'Anything'. And then I'll feel pretty clever until I see your face." So I picked out the best part of the book I could find. On the inside page of my book, Pat Rothfuss wrote the following: [i]"I, by signing below, hereby attest to the fact that I can neither read nor write. --Pat Rothfuss"[/i] Scott Lynch may be my favorite author. His tales have such panache and derring-do. "The Lies Of Locke Lamora" can be described like this; picture Ocean's Eleven set in the renaissance, featuring a band of thieves who are ripping off the nobility while trying to conceal their actions from the thieves' guild. Add mages and sharks. And a whole boatload of violence. David Eddings writes some incredibly fun stuff. The Belgariad / Mallorean / Belgarath / Polgara makes for a wonderful 12 book series. It's been too long since I last read those books... The Bloody-Nine is fantastic. So are Glokta, Bayaz, and even Jezal Dan Luthar grows on you by the time the books are through. The First Law trilogy is fantastic; one of the few times I've bought a book by its cover, and it was a brilliant decision. For all the excellence of that trilogy, however, I think my favorite Abercrombie book is "Best Served Cold". Joe Abercrombie writes a mean revenge story. And really, just look at the cover: [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PeHC_tpMyoo/TSh_Hy15XPI/AAAAAAAAAfc/-QdDlxz9PL0/s1600/best-served-cold.jpg[/img] Oh, one more thing. A while back, a bunch of fantasy authors got together at a Con and played D&D (including Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie, and Pat Rothfuss). You can read about the hilarity [URL="http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2012/01/articles/guest-post-geeks-come-home-10-sff-authors-play-dd-together-by-brent-weeks/"]here[/URL]! [/QUOTE]

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