Survivor Appendix E (5e) Authors- Ursula K. LeGWINS!

[squibbles]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Brooks, Terry 2-2=0
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 25
LeGuin, Ursula 26
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 24
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 21
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 19+1=20
Wolfe, Gene 24

I loved Terry Brooks' books as a kid, I even met him in person at a bookstore reading. Sadly, I no longer feel like his books hold up. So long bud.

 

[Parmandur]

My two cents? I recommend you start with the Heritage of Shannara series...it's 4 books, plus a prequel. Start with Scions of Shannara, then read Druid, Elf Queen, and Heritage. After you have learned how the story ends, go back and read First King. It's not exactly chronological order of the story, but it's the order that the author wrote them in (and the order that I read them in, back in the 90s).

I've read all of Terry Brooks's books, but these are the only ones that I've read multiple times. They are so good.

Ah, that makes a little more sense. I'm not gonna get involved, except to say that I hope you guys are able to sort it out. This is a tiny community, and the whole thing suffers a little bit when its members are at odds with each other.

I got Scion of Shannara from the library today. Been reading it, and it is better than what I have read from in the past. Not Robert Jordan levels, but an improvement. So, thanks for the recommendation. That's why I like threads like this, personally, I can learn something.

 

[Ickam]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 25-2=23
LeGuin, Ursula 26
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 24
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 21+1=22
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 20
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Bradley Hindman]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 23 - 2 = 21
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 23
LeGuin, Ursula 26
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 24 + 1 = 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 22
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 20
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[mortwatcher]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 22
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 23
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 22
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 20
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I think the thing with Brooks is he isn't consistant. Sometimes his stories rip along at a cracking pace, sometimes the blocks of text are painful to read. Sometimes his ideas are cracking, sometimes they are painfully predictable.

Which leads me to the biggest issues. He is a bit like M. Night Shyamalan: his stories often hang on a big twist at the end. If you spot the twist early on, then the rest of the (often huge) novel becomes a chore. The other one (and this was picked up in the TV series): his protagonists are angsty and whiny. I hate self-absorbed protagonists. When the world needs saving it's time to put your personal feelings aside and get on with the job!

Anyway, he is gone now, and I resisted commenting until after.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 22
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 20
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Nagol]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 22+1=23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 24
Smith, Clark Ashton 20-2=18
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[Grognerd]

Alexander, Lloyd 25
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 16-2=14
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 23
Sanderson, Brandon 24+1=25
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24

 

[akr71]

Alexander, Lloyd 23
Augusta, Lady Gregory 19
Bear, Elizabeth 114
Bulfinch, Thomas 24
Cook, Glen 23
Froud, Brian & Alan Lee 11
Hodgson, William Hope 16
Jemisin, N.K. 22
Kay, Guy Gavriel 21
LeGuin, Ursula 24
Lynch, Scott 26
McKillip, Patricia 25
Peake, Mervyn 25
Pratchett, Terry 24
Sanderson, Brandon 25
Smith, Clark Ashton 18
Wolfe, Gene 24