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<blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 589900" data-attributes="member: 3887">Olive......you probably have enough reading to last you awhile, but here goes...The Iron Dragons Daughter by Michael Swanwick {I'm surprised noone's mentioned this already} There might be a cybernectic dragon on the cover --ignore that for a minute, though its literally a character-- but don't let that fool you. To say it transcends the several genres it belongs to is a vast understatement. Also check out The Stations of the Tide by Swanwick. Its pure SF, and beautiful.Soldiers of Paradise by Paul Park. There are two more volumes, Sugar Rain and The Cult of Loving Kindness, but the first is the oddest, and best, IMHO. You like Banks, huh? Have you read his non-Culture SF novel Feersum Endjinn? I thought it was quite good. Even the phonetically spelled portions...And joining the chorus, I don't think you can get better than Martin's SoIaF right now. They're such a great read, and hopefully a shot in the arm to the dramatically moridbund fantasy genre. I also like Feist and Eddings. So sue me. Eddings Belgariad reads like an epic level D&amp;D campaign starring the cast of Friends. For some reason this works for me. And Feist is enjoyable. I like his later series better. He grew as a writer, and his characters are charming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mallus, post: 589900, member: 3887"] [b]Olive...[/b] ...you probably have enough reading to last you awhile, but here goes... The Iron Dragons Daughter by Michael Swanwick {I'm surprised noone's mentioned this already} There might be a cybernectic dragon on the cover --ignore that for a minute, though its literally a character-- but don't let that fool you. To say it transcends the several genres it belongs to is a vast understatement. Also check out The Stations of the Tide by Swanwick. Its pure SF, and beautiful. Soldiers of Paradise by Paul Park. There are two more volumes, Sugar Rain and The Cult of Loving Kindness, but the first is the oddest, and best, IMHO. You like Banks, huh? Have you read his non-Culture SF novel Feersum Endjinn? I thought it was quite good. Even the phonetically spelled portions... And joining the chorus, I don't think you can get better than Martin's SoIaF right now. They're such a great read, and hopefully a shot in the arm to the dramatically moridbund fantasy genre. I also like Feist and Eddings. So sue me. Eddings Belgariad reads like an epic level D&D campaign starring the cast of Friends. For some reason this works for me. And Feist is enjoyable. I like his later series better. He grew as a writer, and his characters are charming. [/QUOTE]

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