Ralif Redhammer
Legend
I finished Mirrlees' Lud-in-the-Mist. What a forgotten gem. Beautiful language, deep ideas. It's a truly magical pastoral fantasy.
Now I'm reading Brian Aldiss' Non-Stop.
Now I'm reading Brian Aldiss' Non-Stop.
I've had it on my shelves since forever ago (or at least a decade). I'll bump it up. I like magical pastoral fantasies.I finished Mirrlees' Lud-in-the-Mist. What a forgotten gem. Beautiful language, deep ideas. It's a truly magical pastoral fantasy.
Now I'm reading Brian Aldiss' Non-Stop.
I've had it on my shelves since forever ago (or at least a decade). I'll bump it up. I like magical pastoral fantasies.
Finished book one of the Inheritance Trilogy. What a great writer.
.Heck yeah. The Broken Earth Trilogy is probably the more acclaimed, deeper read, but I think I like Inheritance more. Not that Broken Earth isn't awesome, too.
spoilers.....Is it book 2 or 3 that has the goddess of hunger? Because there's that scene at the dinner table where she takes offense....literally one of my very best favorites.
Inheritance is more traditional fantasy, whereas Broken Earth...isn't. I read Broken Earth as it was released, and it's probably about time for a reread. It's hard to fully appreciate some stories when you're reading them with 12-18 months gaps between each book.
There is literally nothing I can say about that that couldn't be construed as a spoiler, including saying it's not a spoiler. The book has been out for years; it's been discussed on this forum before. But, alright. Comment removed.spoilers.....
Poul Anderson? Was a big influence on D&D iirc - maybe in Appendix N?Just finished reading Three Hearts and Three Lions for the first time.
Three Hearts and Three Lions is the most cited of Poul's works in the D&D context. Personally I think The Broken Sword was likely more influential. It's gotPoul Anderson? Was a big influence on D&D iirc - maybe in Appendix N?
Yes, it's clearly a major influence which is why I was interested. It's the source for Law and Chaos and regenerating trolls and features familiar D&D creatures like dwarves, goblins, kobolds, giants, dragons, unicorns, and nixies.Poul Anderson? Was a big influence on D&D iirc - maybe in Appendix N?
Three Hearts and Three Lions is the most cited of Poul's works in the D&D context. Personally I think The Broken Sword was likely more influential. It's gotgnomes.
Yes, but the Deeds of Paksenarrion is probably the best example of one.I forgot to say the protagonist of "Three Hearts" seems to be the inspiration for the paladin class.
That book holds up. Really well written. Mostly.Yes, but the Deeds of Paksenarrion is probably the best example of one.