Argh.

[dryride]

Another call for recommendations

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Awesome.

[dryride]

I'll check those out.

Thanks.

[mlknchz]

Have you read the Charles Stross "Clan Corporate" series? It's pretty draned good sci-fi/fantasy with a dash of alt history thrown in. I can't recommend "The White Company" series by Glen Cook highly enough

[dryride]

I haven't read that particular Stross. Strangely enough, I'm familiar with Glen Cook in name only. I seem him in a lot of the chain book stores, but I've never gotten around to reading him.

Which book should I start with?

[mlknchz]

I believe "The Black Company" is the first in the series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook

"Glen Cooks stories read like Viet Nam fiction on peyote" is pretty apt :)

[rebirtha]

as if you did not have my love forever, you have it for loving the Black Company. good god, with Croaker? That shit is money.

[eat_you_up]

If you haven't read Guy Gavriel Kay, I recommend - if you can get past the first 50 pages of "Sailing to Sarantium" you will be rewarded.

Can do.

[dryride]

My favorite his is "The Lions of Al-Rassan."

[3g0]

man, I freaking love Robert Holdstock. Why doesn't he write more? The Hollowing is one of my top ten ever.

What about Connie Willis? I'm sure you've probably read her whole oevre. I struggle finding good stuff too.

I have indeed.

[dryride]

She's lovely if you're in the right mood.

It's weird isn't it? There's so much of it out there, but it's all terribly un-interesting. I love picking up a volume, looking at the five pages of uninspired maps, checking out the attempt at a constructed (or languages), and reading through a few pages.

Good fun.

Re: I have indeed.

[rebirtha]

domesday book much? fr. Rock is like my whole reason for existence. JK. You might like Robert Wilson's Gypsies? Is that even what it's damned called? I forget, but I love domesday book.

Not a hand; a finger, maybe.

[trachea]

I don't have much to offer -- actually, I'm gleaning recs from your list above and the comments. (I'm all over The Hollowing.)

The only thing that comes to mind is a YA novel called Dreamhunter (titled The Rainbow Opera outside the US) by Elizabeth Knox. It's pleasantly devoid of fantasy tropes and the setting is downright lush. Also, there's a golem (and who doesn't like golems?).

Knox wrote a sequel, but it wasn't all that great, so I'm only recommending the first volume.

I don't know whether that helps but like I said, it's all I got.