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Reading List 2010

Jan 06, 2010 12:47

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1 DragonologyDugald Steer

2 The Anubis GatesTim Powers

3 Uhura's SongJanet Kagan

4 The Magic in the WeavingTamora Pierce

5 The Power in the StormTamora Pierce

6 The Fire in the ForgingTamora Pierce

7 The Healing in the VineTamora Pierce

8 TerrierTamora Pierce

9 BloodhoundTamora Pierce

10 The Dragon Booked. ( Read more... )

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hardcore_pixee January 7 2010, 11:36:40 UTC

I know that you like fantasy, and was wondering if you have any recommendations? I love Lord Of The Ring, and really liked the first few books of The Wheel Of Time. I'm in a fantasy sort of mood, but have no idea where to start.

nimoloth January 7 2010, 12:54:22 UTC

[Part 1]

Where to start! I suppose it depends what kind of fantasy you're looking for.

If you like dragons:Anne McCaffrey's Pern series are great - some are mediaeval esque, some have a more technological slant, depending on where in the world's timeline the book is. These dragons are telepathic and bond with their riders, protecting the world from falling thread, a highly destrutcitve and corrosive substance, by breathing fire on it. Some books focus on the dragon riders, other on the harpers, others on general people ( ... )

nimoloth January 7 2010, 12:55:04 UTC

[Part 2]

If you fantasy with a modern twist:

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere - an alternative London exists below and among the London we know and a man gets drawn into the world by the girl Door who must discover who murdered her family. The cast of characters and locations is amazing, and you'll never see London or the Underground the same way again!

Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's Good Omens - the antichrist is born but there's a mix-up at the hospital and he's brought up as an ordinary child. And angel and a demon try to influcence him for good and bad, and have a grudging respect for each other. Hilarious!

Anything by Charles de Lint - these generally combine modern day America with mythical figures and ideas.

If you want something mythological in style:Number one recommendation - Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock. A little girl lives near a wood that happens to be the Wild Wood, the true ancient forest, where all mythology and mythological characters come from, coming into being from the minds of humans. It has no centre, and ( ... )

hardcore_pixee January 7 2010, 13:42:54 UTC

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll look them up on Amazon. I like the medieval style fantasies, and epic is good so I think I'll start there.