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<blockquote data-quote="Dr Bunsen Honeydew" data-source="post: 603199" data-attributes="member: 9338"><p>Here's a few more of my mini book reviews...</p><p></p><p>Gene Wolfe- I'm struggling through the second half of The New Sun books at the moment (one of the fourteen books that I'm reading at the moment). Very hard to deal with. The writing is difficult, but there are some neat ideas (go <em>Terminus Est</em>!!). I did enjoy <em>The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories</em> (yeas, that's its full title!) however.</p><p></p><p>Jack Vance - I'd like to read more, but haven't had the chance yet. What I have read has been very good.</p><p></p><p>Harlan Ellsion - Only read a couple of dozen short stories, but will definitely go for more when I get the chance...</p><p></p><p>Tad Williams - his <em>Memory, Sorrow & Thorn</em> really got me back into epic fantasy. It was also the kick that gave George RR Martin the kick to start writing ASoIaF. Although you can tell from page one what the ending is going to be, the journey there is fantastic. His sci-fi <em>Otherland</em> series is also excellent. I've heard some good things about his online Shadowmarch writings (at <a href="http://www.shadowmarch.com/main.asp" target="_blank">http://www.shadowmarch.com/main.asp</a> ) but haven't read any of it yet.</p><p></p><p>Robert Zelazny - <em>Lord of Light</em> is a remarkable book and I can't recommend it enough.</p><p></p><p>Robert Jordan - although I've already mentioned him, I didn't mention his Conan books. How he can write the same book over and over again, changing only the names, without being caught is beyond me, but as fluff, they work well.</p><p></p><p>Stephen Donaldson- <em>The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant</em> start really well - Donaldson seems really twisted, but after the first book they die a slow, horrible death. The article <a href="http://www.ansible.co.uk/Ansible/plotdev.html" target="_blank">The Well-Tempered Plot Device</a> makes excellent reading for every would-be writer.</p><p></p><p>Anne Mcaffrey - Another person who doesn't know when she should stop writing and leave us all alone. Pern stops being interesting after a book or two.</p><p></p><p>Raymond E. Feist - I've hate to say it, but <em>Magician</em> is a horrible book. Very tacky. IMO the series that he did with Janny Wurst(can't remember what it's called) was much better.</p><p></p><p>When I think of more, I'll be back, so in the meantime - Make sandwiches, not War!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr Bunsen Honeydew, post: 603199, member: 9338"] Here's a few more of my mini book reviews... Gene Wolfe- I'm struggling through the second half of The New Sun books at the moment (one of the fourteen books that I'm reading at the moment). Very hard to deal with. The writing is difficult, but there are some neat ideas (go [I]Terminus Est[/I]!!). I did enjoy [I]The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories[/I] (yeas, that's its full title!) however. Jack Vance - I'd like to read more, but haven't had the chance yet. What I have read has been very good. Harlan Ellsion - Only read a couple of dozen short stories, but will definitely go for more when I get the chance... Tad Williams - his [I]Memory, Sorrow & Thorn[/I] really got me back into epic fantasy. It was also the kick that gave George RR Martin the kick to start writing ASoIaF. Although you can tell from page one what the ending is going to be, the journey there is fantastic. His sci-fi [I]Otherland[/I] series is also excellent. I've heard some good things about his online Shadowmarch writings (at [url]http://www.shadowmarch.com/main.asp[/url] ) but haven't read any of it yet. Robert Zelazny - [I]Lord of Light[/I] is a remarkable book and I can't recommend it enough. Robert Jordan - although I've already mentioned him, I didn't mention his Conan books. How he can write the same book over and over again, changing only the names, without being caught is beyond me, but as fluff, they work well. Stephen Donaldson- [I]The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant[/I] start really well - Donaldson seems really twisted, but after the first book they die a slow, horrible death. The article [URL=http://www.ansible.co.uk/Ansible/plotdev.html]The Well-Tempered Plot Device[/URL] makes excellent reading for every would-be writer. Anne Mcaffrey - Another person who doesn't know when she should stop writing and leave us all alone. Pern stops being interesting after a book or two. Raymond E. Feist - I've hate to say it, but [I]Magician[/I] is a horrible book. Very tacky. IMO the series that he did with Janny Wurst(can't remember what it's called) was much better. When I think of more, I'll be back, so in the meantime - Make sandwiches, not War! [/QUOTE]
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