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I reviewed Shaman's Crossing a couple months ago here.

Although I don't consider theebest woek to be in a seies to a large degree, here are what are in my mind some of the best SF/Sequences (in no particular order) A Song of ice and Fire By George R.R. Martin (on going) Malazan Book of the Fallen by steven erikson (on going) Gormenghast by...

More of the same - which as it should be, is not the same at all! City of Saints and Madmen employ stories in the Anbergis setting (one of the best setting in fantastic fiction IMHO), and Jeff has a full length novel coming out called Shriek: an Afterword at the beginning of 2006, that is...

As noted in the other thread (*with changes since): May favorite 21 SF/F books published in 2005: 1. Vellum by Hal Duncan 2. Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land by John Crowley 3. Girl in the Glass by Jeffrey Ford 4. Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright 5. Genizah at the House of...

Althoguh obscurity is relative, I think I can recommend tons, here is a just a few (admittedy I don't think theyare obscure but should be talked baout more IMHO) The Fourth Circle by Zoran Zivkovic One of the most narrativley ambitious works in years, yet Zivkovic never loses control -...

Yes - Hyperion The Fall of Hyperion Endymion The Rise of Endymion There are omnibus editions collecting the first 2 books in one editon, and another collecting the latter 2.

No need to worry, I'm much too comfortable and confident with the value of my own opinion to take offense, just because someone else has differing one:) I'm concious that this is a discussion board afterall. That's your opinion - you are certainly welcome to it. Note that I interviewed...

I am (well trying to steal time) to read Girl in the Glass which is thus far excellent. I'm waiting for his Cosmology of the Wider World from PS Publishing. I agree at this point A Portrait Of Mrs Charbuque is my favorite Ford work - but I also admire his short fiction, particularly his...

' Big fan of Ford, honestly he one of my favorite current writers.

The characters/Pov's = Canterbury Tales nod you mentioned. My opinion is always finishing a book and then decide whether or not to continue on with the rest of the cantos. I don't think anyone can answer the question regarding waste of time, without knowing what other SFF books you enjoy. This...

Because I reread a lot of books, and sheer number of books I have read this year, I'm going to limit it to books published in 2005 (or will be published in 2005). 1. Vellum by Hal Duncan 2. Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright 3. Genizah at the House of Shepher - Tamar Yellin 4. Eternity...

The Icewindale Trilogy was published first, bit I would recommend starting with The Dark Elf Trilogy, which occurs chronolgically first. I usually almost always advocate reading books in order of publication first, but this is one of the few exceptions Read The Dark Elf Trilogy first (which...

It always surprises me how little Ramsey Campbell and Arthur Machen are mentioned - these are legends, and not far making TV movies. I also enjoy Thomas Ligootti.

Made arrangements to obtain a copy -- as I didn't even know it was out until a couple weeks ago -- Mccarthy is IMHO one of the great contemporary authors. Blood Meridian is as mentioend above, absolutely fantastic.

Not my thing anymore, but I used to enjoy the enjoy the work, and I have a respect for RAS. The Drizzt stories have run past any level of interest I had for them. I hope he recaptures some of the magic with his next effort, which features Jaraxle and Artemis, but the sample chapter doesn't...

I would recommend a recent book I read that is getting a lot of mention to be similar to Pullman's work although not a YA book. It features adolscent characters and is a fantastic tale with firm roots in reality however. It's the first book in a series that will probably encmpass four books...

I stopped reading The Wheel of Time and Robert Jordan after The Path of Daggers.

Well, I have had Jordan's Knife of Dreams for a couple weeks now. Books I'm looking forward too: (2006 releases)) - Ink - Hal Duncan Empire of Ice Cream - Jeffrey Ford Shriek: an afterword - Jeff VanderMeer Buring Girl - Holly Phillips Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch (I'm...

Absolutely - great recomendation.

Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson