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<blockquote data-quote="Justinian" data-source="post: 936311" data-attributes="member: 6358">The best books I've read so far in June are Star Wars: Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover and The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. Shatterpoint is about Mace Windu, and is an excellent addition to the Star Wars novels. Actually, everything Stover writes is excellent. Anyone who likes fantasy, and especially D&amp;D, should read Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle by Stover. There's some definite parallels to D&amp;D.Bakker is a new Canadian author, and that is his first book. It's not a basic fantasy novel, and the characters are unusual and well-drawn.There's been four or five other books scattered through in these first few weeks, with the result that my monthly run on Amazon is already almost gone.Upcoming: Black Projects, White Knight. A collection of short stories by Kage Baker about the Company, from her series of science fiction novels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Justinian, post: 936311, member: 6358"] The best books I've read so far in June are [I]Star Wars: Shatterpoint[/I] by Matthew Stover and [I]The Darkness That Comes Before[/I] by R. Scott Bakker. Shatterpoint is about Mace Windu, and is an excellent addition to the Star Wars novels. Actually, everything Stover writes is excellent. Anyone who likes fantasy, and especially D&D, should read [I]Heroes Die[/I] and [I]Blade of Tyshalle[/I] by Stover. There's some definite parallels to D&D. Bakker is a new Canadian author, and that is his first book. It's not a basic fantasy novel, and the characters are unusual and well-drawn. There's been four or five other books scattered through in these first few weeks, with the result that my monthly run on Amazon is already almost gone. Upcoming: [I]Black Projects, White Knight[/I]. A collection of short stories by Kage Baker about the Company, from her series of science fiction novels. [/QUOTE]

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