tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75957682011-09-14T08:17:06.498-06:00As a huge Fantasy bookworm (and occasionally SciFi as well) I have stumbled along blindly through the SF&F section at my local bookstores. I am hoping that through this little "blog" I can let others learn from my findings, and I can learn too if anyone else would like to share!-c'est moi-http://www.blogger.com/profile/02474268904334224381noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595768.post-1089520441023653682006-07-10T22:24:00.000-06:002004-07-25T10:56:12.256-06:00

This is my very first entry. I will now pause for the customary celebrations. Champagne, balloons, and confetti are expected but should be cleaned up promptly following the festivities. *pause* Ok. Now that we have that out of the way... Here is how this will go for me. Throughout the next months, years, or what-have-you, I will publicly reveal what I have read, am reading, or will read and my

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Hmmm... This book was definately meant to set up a longer epic fantasy. Don't get me wrong, it was good, definately good, just you could tell that even though the things that happened were suspenseful and important, you knew that it was just setting the stage for something better. I loved the characters, very well done. There were some nice character foils and some interesting fantastical beasts.

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Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. The whole concept is amazing. Two races of people living in a country together. One, the human class, hold most of the power and rules the land. The other, a magical race whose every magic act shortens their own life, tries to conquer the country, fails, and now finds itself holding positions of authority as advisors to upper class humans all over. This sets the

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I'm now reading Rules of Ascension by David B. Coe (hardcover) which I purchased for the low price of $6.99 Canadian at Coles today. As of this very second, I am 24 pages into it. Thus far, I'm really feeling the atmosphere; very "disgruntled Middle-Ages proletariat", unstable ruling class, social turmoil sort of thing. Stay tuned. I also have ANOTHER $6.99 Fantasy novel (also hardcover) to read

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....but first!! A side note on The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown: WOW!  I hardly ever venture from my well-worn path to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of the local bookshoppes but this foray into the popular murder mystery was well worth the trip. I know many people will call books "riveting" so you pick them up and find them good, but not mind-blowing. The DiVinci Code is actually mindblowingly

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Apologies to anyone waiting on my review of "Legacies" by L. E. Modesitt. I have accidentally become involved in another book that I just can't put down! It's called "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (I know, not fantasy... I am ashamed....). I'm only about 40 pages into it and I am absolutely hooked. I should be finished in a day or so, time permitting, then I'll be back to my fantasy so I can

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Today I would like to do a brief post on Tolkien, godfather of fantasy. His name is synonomous with epic fantasy. His work has been reprinted hundreds of times. He remains a landmark on the map of literature. Unfortunately, some people have not yet had the time or the desire to read his works. While I maintain that he is a fantastic story-teller, I agree that his books are not for everyone.

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The book I am currently reading is called Legacies by L. E. Modesitt Jr. It is the first book of the Corean Chronicles series. I also picked up the second book, Darknesses and plan to read that after, unless this first one makes me vomit (although, from the first 100 pages, I can't see that happening). ...okay. Even if it did, I would still read the second book. You know, in case it gets

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The whole world is Potter crazy. Including myself. If you haven't read these books simply because you think they're childish, you are in for an eye opener. There are whole levels of these books that kids simply don't have the knowledge or perception to pick up on. The books also, as the series progresses, get darker and more mysterious and less cheerful. There is death, there is fear, there is

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I had not heard of Sarah before but now that I have time to read her list of publications, I think some of you may recognize her work. She is an accomplished writer best known for her Science Fiction. Some of her works include: Reclamation Fool's War Playing God The Quiet Invasion Kingdom of Cages I originally picked up this series as sort of "filler" reading to keep me occupied while waiting

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Hmmmm... I have to say I had mixed feelings about this until I was about 2/3 of the way through. Though well-written, it was a bit slow to start rolling. The first half-dozen chapters I had to encourage myself regularly to keep reading. After about the half-way mark I realized I had transitioned from "reading for the sake of reading" to "reading because I wanted to". By the 2/3 mark, I couldn't

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Ahh... True love. My first experience with this author was almost like that first date with the pefect person. You are only just discovering them and yet you can feel, deep in your soul, that it is a fabulous match. The series is, so far, as follows: 1. A Game of Thrones 2. A Clash of Kings 3. A Storm of Swords and coming soon... 4. A Feast for Crows Ohh, I can hardly WAIT for that 4th book!!

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Many people who love fantasy as adults cut their fantasy teeth as young adults on Eddings' work. I did. My grade 8 English teacher "forced" the class to read "Pawn of Prophecy" as a class reading. Let it be known he also introduced us to Anne McCaffrey, another author of some prestige. Eddings and, more recently, his wife Leigh, have written several books, as follows: The Belgariad 1. Pawn of

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