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.
What are you reading in 2023?
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Nellisir
Adventurer
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.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
It's worth checking out, absolutely. It reminds me in parts of King of Elfland's Daughter and The Hobbit, though with fewer overtly magical elements.
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
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.
Nellisir
Adventurer
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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.
Nellisir
Adventurer
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.
Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
Poul Anderson? Was a big influence on D&D iirc - maybe in Appendix N?
Whizbang Dustyboots
100% that gnome
Just found out that there's a sequel to Lovecraft Country being published this spring and I couldn't be more excited.
Nellisir
Adventurer
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 got
gnomes.
Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth
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.
ETA: Also a slightly different take on elves and a werewolf
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Eyes of Nine
Everything's Fine
Which Poul Anderson series is the best? Goodreads is listing:
- Future History of the Polesotechnic League
- Time Patrol
- Flandry
- And this Otherworld Saga (includes Operation Chaos and Operation Luna)
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Three Hearts is definitely his most influential work on the creation of D&D, but for my money The Broken Sword is the better book.
Voadam
Legend
I am still in pandemic mode of not really in the mindset for sitting down to read for a while at a time non-professionally but I am currently in the middle of a Scarred Lands anthology of short stories of hugely variable quality in writing. Also I am part way into H.R. Haggard's People of the Mist.
And a few gaming books, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and Hyperconscious Explorations in Psionics.
And a few gaming books, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and Hyperconscious Explorations in Psionics.
Nellisir
Adventurer
Yes, but the Deeds of Paksenarrion is probably the best example of one.
That book holds up. Really well written. Mostly.
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