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<blockquote data-quote="Yuan-Ti" data-source="post: 236733" data-attributes="member: 4483"><p>Actually, I read the first book in the Confluence series by Paul J. McAuley recently and thought that was quite good sci-fi fantasy. </p><p></p><p>For horror, Richard Matheson ("I am Legend" and "Hell House"-- Hell House is a the ultimate haunted house, and originated many of those ideas we see in haunted house movies--though the end is also a slight let-down as are all haunted house stories)</p><p></p><p>"Wine of Dreams" by Brian Craig is set in the Warhammer world, but would appeal to anyone who likes thoughtful horror in their fantasy (he also avoids the hack-n-slash of William King, while still having swordplay)-- I reviewed it here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4085.html" target="_blank">http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4085.html</a></p><p></p><p>"Hammers of Ulric", another Warhammer novel by a trio of authors, is also quite good, though suffers from some inconsistencies in the characters.</p><p></p><p>Anyone looking for pulp should definitely pick up one of the John Carter, Warlord of Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs (who also created Tarzan)--essentially it is fantasy set on Mars with a main character familiar with 1920s earth!</p><p></p><p>For those who like epic fantasy with low magic, I recommend Guy Gavriel Kay -- a good first book by him would be "The Lions of Al-Rassan" which is set in a fictional, medieval Spain. It is a stand-alone novel and would appeal to someone willing to try him without getting involved in a series of books (as a side note, he was the author hired by the Tolkien estate to complete the Silmarillion)</p><p></p><p>also, I have only read one book, but I really enjoyed David Gemmell's "Legend". </p><p></p><p>For military sci-fi: John Dalmas "The Regiment", Jerry Pournelle "Falkenberg's Legion" AND "Prince of Sparta" series, Frank Frazetta "A Small Colonial War", David Weber and Steve (?) White "Insurrection" and "Crusade", Heinlein "Starship Troopers", Christopher Rowley "The War for Eternity"...</p><p></p><p>For non- or less-military and perhaps more thoughtful sci-fi: David Brin "Sundiver", Mary Doria Russell "Sparrow", anything by Asimov, some of Heinlein's stuff, Ray Bradbury (esp. "Martian Chronicles"), Jack McDevitt "The Engines of God", Frank Herbert the original "Dune", Philip Jose Farmer "To Your Scattered Bodies Go"...</p><p></p><p>Other than that, I really want to second recs for Glen Cook's Black Company series (the Silver Spike is a good stand-alone in the series, but does include many spoilers from the first three books, so I recommend starting with "The Black Company")... also, I long ago read "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula Leguin and thought the magic was well done... and repeat: <span style="font-size: 15px">if you have not read Fritz Leiber -- DO IT! </span></p><p></p><p>And, yes, I have read a lot of books and kept a list of my favorites. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yuan-Ti, post: 236733, member: 4483"] Actually, I read the first book in the Confluence series by Paul J. McAuley recently and thought that was quite good sci-fi fantasy. For horror, Richard Matheson ("I am Legend" and "Hell House"-- Hell House is a the ultimate haunted house, and originated many of those ideas we see in haunted house movies--though the end is also a slight let-down as are all haunted house stories) "Wine of Dreams" by Brian Craig is set in the Warhammer world, but would appeal to anyone who likes thoughtful horror in their fantasy (he also avoids the hack-n-slash of William King, while still having swordplay)-- I reviewed it here: [url]http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4085.html[/url] "Hammers of Ulric", another Warhammer novel by a trio of authors, is also quite good, though suffers from some inconsistencies in the characters. Anyone looking for pulp should definitely pick up one of the John Carter, Warlord of Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs (who also created Tarzan)--essentially it is fantasy set on Mars with a main character familiar with 1920s earth! For those who like epic fantasy with low magic, I recommend Guy Gavriel Kay -- a good first book by him would be "The Lions of Al-Rassan" which is set in a fictional, medieval Spain. It is a stand-alone novel and would appeal to someone willing to try him without getting involved in a series of books (as a side note, he was the author hired by the Tolkien estate to complete the Silmarillion) also, I have only read one book, but I really enjoyed David Gemmell's "Legend". For military sci-fi: John Dalmas "The Regiment", Jerry Pournelle "Falkenberg's Legion" AND "Prince of Sparta" series, Frank Frazetta "A Small Colonial War", David Weber and Steve (?) White "Insurrection" and "Crusade", Heinlein "Starship Troopers", Christopher Rowley "The War for Eternity"... For non- or less-military and perhaps more thoughtful sci-fi: David Brin "Sundiver", Mary Doria Russell "Sparrow", anything by Asimov, some of Heinlein's stuff, Ray Bradbury (esp. "Martian Chronicles"), Jack McDevitt "The Engines of God", Frank Herbert the original "Dune", Philip Jose Farmer "To Your Scattered Bodies Go"... Other than that, I really want to second recs for Glen Cook's Black Company series (the Silver Spike is a good stand-alone in the series, but does include many spoilers from the first three books, so I recommend starting with "The Black Company")... also, I long ago read "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula Leguin and thought the magic was well done... and repeat: [size=4]if you have not read Fritz Leiber -- DO IT! [/size] And, yes, I have read a lot of books and kept a list of my favorites. :D [/QUOTE]
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