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Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth comes to mind, but it's a bit darker than WoT and less politics. I mostly enjoyed the series, although there is one book (Soul of the Fire) that was so full of what I can only label as smut that it nearly killed the series for me. I'm not opposed to romance or...

Sounds to me like you've got way more knowledge and detail in your head than the average Tolkien reader, and that could be why you're finding so many comparisons. <shrug> All the stuff that I mentioned about feist comes out to the casual reader, but the black numenoreans and panther-headed...

You're entitled to your opinion, but I find a flaw in your argument. You argue that the setting is what makes you say that it's Tolkien-like, but then your main evidence of this is the portrayal of the elves? Aren't the elves characters? And isn't their home a part of their culture? But it's...

If you feel like you have to "trudge" through it, maybe it's not for you. I keep saying the phrase "too much like lord of the rings" thrown around for SO many fantasy authors, I just have to question anymore just what makes a book so much like LotR? There was no Gandalf in "magician" unless...

Wow. It would be nice if the moderators would tell you when they move your thread. Anyways, I found the book. It's called Darkness of the Light by Peter David. Amazon.com: Darkness of the Light (The Hidden Earth Chronicles) (9780765311733): Peter David: Books Mathius

Hey... I need some help finding a book, but my memories are VERY vague on the subject. I read it several years ago. I am not sure how many, so I won't hazard to throw out a guess. The book seemed more fantasy to me in nature, but definitely leaned towards sci-fi rather than a medieval world...

Some are funny and relevant. Others are just a reach. The saberhagen one is so ironic, because it's clearly only meant to be funny to people who are juvenile enough to find the word penis humorous, because despite the fact that the writing itself is only so-so, the stories behind the...

I don't know, I don't see a lot of the things on that list as flaws for one thing. Also, if I go down that list, it seems to be more of an attack on the major players like Tolkien and Jordan than anything else, because there is a great number of books out there that don't use the majority of...

You're clearly taking my words far too literally. The farmhand was a generalization. I could have chosen an orphan, a green soldier, or a young priest. Heck, any young person down on their luck or inexperienced. I honestly think you're the one who is making such an issue about the word...

These are just products of bad writing, and I can't think of too many of the good fantasy writers that are guilty of these (outside of getting lucky, which is another product of overcoming adversity), but feel free to correct me if you can think of some. Another thing you're overlooking, is...

I don't want to hijack your thread, so if you feel I'm moving too far off topic, please stop me. But I have been seeing a great number of Tolkien books that are new after years of only a select few available. Are these all Christopher Tolkien releases cashing in on his dad's old notes...

I think the point I'm trying to get across is I don't agree with lists. Putting restrictions on content is not allowing someone the freedom to write their story. I know these things are cliche's because they're used over and over again, but I argue that they're used over and over again because...

I think I'm being misunderstood after that last message, particularly after I read the follow up post by Taidaishar. I'm not suggesting that anyone should ever write a book with the intent to use a genre cliche as you put it. I'm saying a good writer writes well. A good story teller tells a...

I don't perceive the authors intentions to be as pure as yours as to be wanting to help someone write a better fantasy novel. If you look at his opening statement: It is both degrading and derisive of the current fantasy authors who have published stories. The whole tone of the paragraph...

Again, I'm going to completely disagree. The perception I have from this list(the original) is it's coming from a guy who has an agenda, and clearly has issues with the fantasy genre. If we look at the list you provided (this thread is very old and I have not refreshed my memory of the...

Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind are the exception, not the rule. There are a lot of authors such as Weis and Hickman or Raymond E. Feist that will use the same characters over 10-20 books, but the books themselves don't continue the same story. IMHO, that is not the same as a series. I...

I mostly don't care for sci-fi and stick to fantasy, so aliens aren't my thing, but I did read "The Madness Season" by C.S. Friedman and it was pretty good. Also, her other books, "Black Sun Rising", "When True Night Falls", and "Crown of Shadows" all take place on an alien world with a...

I don't understand the "lied like a dog" reference. That list is pretty unreasonable. I was ok for the first 20 or so, but after they started complaining about the length of the book, or whether or not it was meant to be in series, I lost interest. Mathius

I second Elantris. Also, technically Sword of Shannara, Elfstones of Shannara, Wishsong of Shannara and First King of Shannara could all be read separately. They DO continue into each other, but it's not for generations later. They're written by Terry Brooks The Talismans, Scions, Elf Queen...

Anyone have any new news on Pratchett's health? Mathius