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Cobranaconda
Title: Ex-FF-UK: South CR
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Mar '04
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Date Posted:
7/5/07 7:27am
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RE: On An Epic Quest... Recommendations.
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StarscreamPrime posted:
NYCitygurl posted:
It's really, really worth the $7. You'll (hopefully) really enjoy it. However, there are some sex scenes, so while they're not IMO overdone, it's not something I'd let my mother know I read. In other words, if yuo're uncomfortable with that sort of thing, it's not the series for you.
I think the first one is Kushiel's Dart.
As long as it's not gratuitous and/or rather silly, (In other words, LKH-style sex scenes  ), or ESPECIALLY if it doesn't detract from the story, then I have no issues with the content. Besides, my Fantasy can't always be about the continual slaughter, right? Heh!
Yeah, it's not quite LKH style. For a start, the main character doesn't have superpowers  Only thing to be wary of is the fact that the sex scenes are somewhat... rough.
(Read: strapped to a wall, whipped and prodded with a red hot poker )
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StarscreamPrime
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7/6/07 6:04pm
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Hmm... The more I hear about Carey, the more it kind of reminds me of Goodkind. Well... Early Goodkind, when he was all about the brutal details. Still, this is convincing me more and more to look into Carey's work.
Oh! And to DarthDiobolous, I did actually read through the first Paolini book. I'll say that, at best, I found it to be popcorn Fantasy entertainment. I mean, the story itself was fast-paced, but the derivative nature kind of got irritating. I guess it sort of came off as Fan-Fiction, in my mind. But still, thanks for the note!
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NYCitygurl
Title: Railroad Baroness of SFFBC, C&G, and NSWFF
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7/7/07 8:06am
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Her writing style is actually pretty different that Goodkind's.
And I agree; I didn't find Paolini very good.
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JEDI-SOLO
Title: Former FanForce CR
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7/9/07 9:32am
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I read the first book Eragon and thought that it was alright. Then I got Eldest and haven't made it past the second chapter! lol
I just finished Tad Williams: Memory,Sorrow,and Thorn trilogy. It was really good, I highly enjoyed it and recommend it to you. I liked it so much that I started reading his other fantasy book Shadowmarch.
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DarthBoba
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7/10/07 10:55am
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Kingdom Come. I obviously don't know if you're a comic-books fan, but that's one of the best books I've ever read.
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Fire_Light
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7/13/07 6:32pm
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Since some others already suggested some comics, I would have to recommend Bone. It definitely has that epic adventure quality. It's kind of like Ducktales mixed with Lord of the Rings
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Chancellor_Ewok
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7/15/07 12:53pm
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Fire_Light posted:
Since some others already suggested some comics, I would have to recommend Bone. It definitely has that epic adventure quality. It's kind of like Ducktales mixed with Lord of the Rings
That's an interesting combination.
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arwen_sith
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7/27/07 12:35am
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Perhaps you could give Robin Hobb's three trilogies set in the Six Duchies a try (Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man)? They're certainly epic, total around 3000 pages of a decent read, at least if you get past the first half of the first book (Assassin's Apprentice) where nothing much happens. There's also another trilogy being written, but I haven't read the books yet.
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