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[lunaratu]

I open the floor:

Suggest books to me ^_~

ta!

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[groen]

Permit me to submit, for a start, one of the very, very, very few Epic Fantasy Trilogies™ I've ever actually enjoyed: Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams.

Hmm. Jeff Vandermeer, City of Saints and Madmen.
Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, natch.
The Rule of Four, by... well, I can't actually remember at the moment, but there's two of them and they're very impressed with their own cleverness.
The Fencing Master by Arturo Perez-Reverte.
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick.

And sundry others...

[lunaratu]

I borrowed the Fencing Master from you and read it already, hun--don't you remember? ::raises eyebrow::

[groen]

...I have a hard time keeping track. There are an awful lot of them, you know.

[lunaratu]

do I need to send you the list of books I have? 'cause I think I can beat your's...by a lot actually...god it's amazing how much of my life has been spent reading (and the books I have barely scratch that iceberg)...I know that I haven't managed to list all of my books yet but I have about 700 very nicely organized into a list but then I have tons in boxes and behind other books on the shelves and whatnot and, um, yeah, I have tons of books too is the point here :-P

[lars_chan]

I just picked up "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss and so far it looks very promising! I am finding it quite the page turner :)

[lars_chan]

I also really enjoyed Pratchet's "Going Postal"

[lunaratu]

the only thing by pratchet i've read thusfar is good omens which of course was hilarious--i've been meaning to pick up some of his other stuff but it's kinda like "where do you start?" more than anything else ^_^

[adelynne]

Start with Equal Rites. It's the 4th in the Discworld, but it's the first really cohesive one, and it's the first with Granny Weatherwax. After that, you probably want Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad, then Lords & Ladies. That would give you a good survey of the Disc, which means you can go back to The Color of Magic and Mort.

[adelynne]

I thought I had...

[lunaratu]

hehe, of course you do (and you know I listen) but an official written list so I can find them that much easier helps ^_~

[adelynne]

Melusine and The Virtu is probably where you want to start, as you'd already started the first one. The Mirador will be out in August, and you can read the 1st 3 (it'll be 4 in July) chapters on Sarah Monette's website.

We also spoke of Libba Bray's A Great & Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels. Currently I have a great love of Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief, The Queen of Attolia and The King of Attolia books. They're for a bit of a younger audience, but after TT you can't really tell.

[lunaratu]

it does make it easier to actually have a list ^_^

also, the rooibus chai is yummy btw and I need to send you a check for it (also I requested time off from starbucks at least for the time surrounding Readercon so no matter what I will have the time off to visit)