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Yes exactly. Personally I'm not even fully sure why it means so much to me but it does.But I would say, more than favorite, perhaps, Imajica is an important book for me.
Yes exactly. Personally I'm not even fully sure why it means so much to me but it does.But I would say, more than favorite, perhaps, Imajica is an important book for me.
I'm past the halfway point, but I'm excited to dig into the compilations of the Discworld ephemera, like Nanny Ogg's Cookbook, etc., after my run through. Those portions will be shorter, but they'll be new to me, which will be fun.
Yes exactly. Personally I'm not even fully sure why it means so much to me but it does.
I should probably see if I can find a copy and reread it. I bounced off a lot of Barker, then I didn't--the turning point for me seems to have been The Thief of Always, after which even things I'd bounced off worked. It was like reading that little book unlocked Barker for me.Yes exactly. Personally I'm not even fully sure why it means so much to me but it does.
Graphic Novel selections, in addition to Mouse Guard and Mice TemplarQuestion for fans of red wall. I was watching king fu panda 3 yesterday and I realized there haven’t been many series of books with anamorphic animals in them? Anyone know of any other than redwall (could be syfy etc) that are geared towards adults. Looking more for the weapon bearing/clothes as opposed to say water ship down type animals
In another lifetime, I contracted with GraphicAudio to adapt novels into scripts for them. I adapted that series. I wouldn't want to go read the earlier novels, either--though I will say they were quick, easy, and painless to adapt, unlike some of the other dross.I couldn't sleep last night, and read much of Cold Welcome, by Elizabeth Moon (of Paksenarrion fame). Finished it today (I wrote off today and just stayed home). I wasn't sure if I'd read it before, but I definitely have. It...was fine, I guess. I finished it (again). Very much the whole "genius out-of-box-thinking bootstrapped military commander forced into unfamiliar situation (but better than going to see family like planned haha) but has lots of lucky breaks and stumbles across Really Big Secrets" cliche. Nothing about it makes me want to read the first 5 Vatta books; I only want to read the sequel so I (maybe) find out about the Really Big Secret.
I probably would've been better off going back to the bedroom & grabbing a different book, but at least that one's off my "to-be-read" shelf and I won't be rebuying it again.
The Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy really is excellent though.
It’s funny but there’s video games and comics with mutant animals with guns etc and yet the book medium is empty of these stories. No mutant year zero type novels or burrows and badgers or gamma world/thundercat themes. Just suprisingGraphic Novel selections, in addition to Mouse Guard and Mice Templar
Usagi Yojimbo (don't see it on overgeeked's list, maybe it was pretty far down there)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - the comics, not the shows
Blacksaad
Wild's End
Also, whilenotfor kids, the Disney comics are funny animal comics - Uncle Scrooge, Mickey Mouse, TaleSpin [edited to add: The Rescuers]
Novels not yet mentioned
There are uplifted animals (Gorillas, Chimps, Dogs, Dolphins) in the Uplift series of novels, although the novels don't really center the uplifted animals - they are more typically side characters
Wind in the Willows is for older kids and is a satisfying read for adults imho
Robert Lawson wrote or illustrated several anthro books: Rabbit Hill (more along the Watership Down angle); and then animals living in the human world: Ben and Me; Mr. Revere and I; I Discover Colombus
Also, you may find some interesting examples here:
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Civilized Animal - TV Tropes
Civilized Animals exhibit some form of cultured, well-mannered behavior, but otherwise occupy their species's natural role in the ecosystem and (especially) the food chain. They generally display half the mannerisms of a civilized human character …tvtropes.org
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Talking animals in fiction - Wikipedia
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For an RPG setting, you may like Historia. If for no other reason than the art is amazing (Italian RPG designers are legend for their art and design)
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Historia - Mana Project Studio
Welcome to merciless Vesteria Historia is a Dark Fantasy Renaissance setting for the 5th Edition of the world’s greatest roleplaying game that introduce the setting of Vesteria, a merciless land, full of intrigues and populated by anthropomorphic animals. The characters will find themselves...manaprojectstudio.com
Yeah, they're just...not that interesting. Not bad, but not a lot of emotional involvement.In another lifetime, I contracted with GraphicAudio to adapt novels into scripts for them. I adapted that series. I wouldn't want to go read the earlier novels, either--though I will say they were quick, easy, and painless to adapt, unlike some of the other dross.