<!--QuoteBegin-CMEast+Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CMEast @ Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 'Enders Game' and 'Enders Shadow' - by Orson Scott Card. Possibly the two greatest books you will ever read. I lent them out to a friend a few weeks ago and he literally cried at one point. Ok so he watches musicals and I didn't see anything worth crying about personally but they really are the most incredible books.
<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
<!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Apr 15 2005, 03:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Apr 15 2005, 03:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CMEast+Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CMEast @ Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 'Enders Game' and 'Enders Shadow' - by Orson Scott Card. Possibly the two greatest books you will ever read. I lent them out to a friend a few weeks ago and he literally cried at one point. Ok so he watches musicals and I didn't see anything worth crying about personally but they really are the most incredible books.
<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> PRESS IT
Oh, and anything by Asimov. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> QFT.
Douglas Adams is amazing. Anything written by him is excellent.
Isaac Asimov is usually excellent, as well. Check out I, Robot and the Foundation series. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Thirded. But it's not exactly news.
I like most anything by Crichton. Personal favorite: Timeline. I cried when the movie came out, because it sucked so bad. It sucked so hardcore people didn't even talk about how sucky it was, it was that bad.
And, if you're looking in other genres, another favorite author is Tom Clancy. <i>The Bear and the Dragon</i> was great, as well as most of his other novels. Generally, the smaller ones are worse than the large ones, most likely because the best thing about his novels is the plot development, which necessarily takes a long time.
Harry Turtledove is a good author too, though his works are more easily classified as "alternate history" or something like that. <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I've read a lot of Star Wars books, but those books are really hit-or-miss: you'll hate 'em if you don't like Star Wars, love 'em if you like Star Wars, and hate them if you're a HARDCORE Star Wars fanatic because they deviate from what "really" happened. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Man-Kzin Wars in Larry Nivens Ring World universe, it's literally an sci-fi authors playground series (aka niven got together with a bunch of authors and they all did some short stories of a war between the untill recently pacifist humans and a race of cat like predators called the Kzinti)
Someone already mentioned Ender's Game, and Ender's Shadow. I had to read Ender's Game for a school report, and it was great. Loved that book. It wasn't until recently that I found out there were more than one book!!!! But I have a long list of books to read already, so I won't be able to get to them for a while <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Fahrenheit 451, also an excellent book. The message is great and I never really realized it until I read that book. Censorship is the doom of us all!
I must also recommend, although not Sci-Fi, The Sword of Truth series, by Terry Goodkind. It's a fantasy series, my favorite one so far, followed closely by the Dragonlance books.
Then there's the one that started them all... Beowulf.
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game William Gibson - Start with Burning Chrome (Short stories) and Pattern Recognition, then read Neuromancer and it's sequels... Then read the bridge trilogy... or at least that's my order for reading 'em. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash and Diamond Age were my two favorite books of his. Robert Heinlein - Most everything he rights is good. David Weber - The Honor Harrington series is /okay/ don't read it if you have a short attention span. Dan Abbnet - If you like sci-fi military stuff, this is the man to turn to. George Orwell - All of his stuff is good. Ray Bradburry - All of his stuff is good. Issac Asimov - same as the last two.
Various Authors: I kinda reccomend the Starwars X-Wing series, you know, for a fun read.
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<!--QuoteBegin-Shockwave+Apr 16 2005, 05:09 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shockwave @ Apr 16 2005, 05:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Apr 15 2005, 08:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Apr 15 2005, 08:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Erm... On a casual count, I see three people suggesting Gibson <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I see five reccomending Stephenson... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> this was him making fun of me saying only 1 person suggested Gibson.
Though I still only see 2 people before my first post <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-DontShootMePlease+Apr 16 2005, 05:36 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DontShootMePlease @ Apr 16 2005, 05:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I must also recommend, although not Sci-Fi, The Sword of Truth series, by Terry Goodkind. It's a fantasy series, my favorite one so far, followed closely by the Dragonlance books. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I was going to try Goodkind, until I read about a <a href='http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20030805003/tscript.htm' target='_blank'>few</a> <a href='http://www.terrygoodkind.com/' target='_blank'>interviews</a> with him. A few choice bits, compiled from a thread over at <a href='http://www.gamerswithjobs.com' target='_blank'>Gamers with Jobs</a>:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Orem Utah: What do you think distinguishes your books from all of the other fantasy books out there, and why should readers choose to read your series?
Terry Goodkind: There are several things. First of all, I don't write fantasy. I write stories that have important human themes. They have elements of romance, history, adventure, mystery and philosophy. <b>Most fantasy is one-dimensional. It's either about magic or a world-building. I don't do either.</b>
And in most fantasy magic is a mystical element. In my books fantasy is a metaphysical reality that behaves according to its own laws of identity.
Because most fantasy is about world-building and magic, a lot of it is plotless and has no story. <b>My primary interest is in telling stories that are fun to read and make people think. That puts my books in a genre all their own.</b>
So I guess readers who are interested in story rather than world-building and details of magic would have a good time reading my books.
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<b>What I have done with my work has irrevocably changed the face of fantasy. In so doing I've raised the standards.</b> I have not only <b>injected thought into a tired empty genre</b>, but, more importantly, <b>I've transcended it</b> showing what more it can be-and is so doing spread my readship to completely new groups who dont like and wont ready typical fantasy. <b>Agents and editors are screaming for more books like mine.</b>
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Haddonfield, NJ: Second Question - I've noticed similarities between your Sword of Truth series and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series...(Black Sisterhood vs. Black Ajah; The Order vs. The Seanchan; Richard vs. Rand both discovering their powers, both have Nameless evil Gods...etc.) I've often voiced my suspicion that these two series might be occurring on the same world...how crazy am I?
Terry Goodkind: If you notice a similarity, <b>then you probably aren't old enough to read my books.</b>
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Question: Lately I've found myself in many arguments defending your books against 'fans' who say they used to like your books but no longer do to the extent that they used to. Would you mind settling some debates by answering the question: What, if anything do you have to say to the people that voice the opinion that you're latest four books haven't been as good as the previous four and call them "too preachy"?
Answer: Don't be fooled. The assertion made by these detractors is a note wrapped around a brick thrown through the window. These people are not fans. There are hundreds if not thousands of fantasy books that fulfill their professed taste in books. Why would they continue to read books they claim are bad? Because they hate that my novels exists. Values arouse hatred in these people. Their goal is not to enjoy life, but to destroy.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> (No point bolding the last paragraph. It's just too damn stupid to make single picks.)
I am generally not someone who boycots an author's works for his real world views , but in this case, I made an exception. I don't see why I should fuel this rampant narcism.
I can't say I've read much science-fiction. But so far I like the russian approach best. Books like Roadside Picnic and Solaris are really fascinating.
And about Goodkind. I really like his Sword of Truth series. You know, it's more than often crazy people who write best. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Wow, that Goodkind guy needs to have his ego knocked down about 30 notches... seriously, maybe if he was more recognised like Gibson (Who I first heard of at the age of 10... and would explain why I'm so messed up today <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->) and he had actually branched off into a genre all of his own (Like Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson and Gibson had done) then maybe, MAYBE he could get that big of an ego. But really, Fantasyis either about magic or world building? What the ****? I write fantasy in my spare time and it contains neither... **** I must be like... uber-anti-conformist.
What the photon is with Goodkind? He needs to sit in the corner with the dunce cap for a while. There is a mountain of good fantasy out there (and an even bigger mountain of poor and so-so fantasy). There is no real need to read his stuff. Just watch Star Wars, and you have already read most of the crap in that second very large pile.
<!--QuoteBegin-heartshaped+Apr 15 2005, 08:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (heartshaped @ Apr 15 2005, 08:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Olmy+Apr 15 2005, 03:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Olmy @ Apr 15 2005, 03:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CMEast+Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CMEast @ Apr 15 2005, 07:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 'Enders Game' and 'Enders Shadow' - by Orson Scott Card. Possibly the two greatest books you will ever read. I lent them out to a friend a few weeks ago and he literally cried at one point. Ok so he watches musicals and I didn't see anything worth crying about personally but they really are the most incredible books.
<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> PRESS IT <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Godamn, now i'm gonna have to change it! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I had to read 7 books for a class the semester. I'd read 2 of them before and I actually read 2 of the other ones. I and think that accounts for half the books I've read in total.
I recommend most books by Asimov, Heinlin, and Larry Niven. Some books that I recommend are <i>The High Crusade</i> by Poul Anderson, <i>The Moon is a Harsh Mistress</i> by Robert A. Heinlin, <i>Ringworld</i> by Larry Niven, <i>The Mote in God's Eye</i> by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, and <i>Footfall</i> by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Well, before that post, I knew zip about Terry Goodkind the person. Regardless, I enjoy his books FAR too much to let his enourmous ego deter me from reading them. I suggest you do the same, you won't regret it.
Gil "The Arm" Hamilton- nice shorts by Niven if you can find the anthologies. Most of Niven's shorts are just wonderful. I can't even count how many Hugo/Nebula awards he's gotten for them.
Ah, you guys are naming so many things that I totally forgot! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I second 'A Mote In God's Eye'. Or is that third? Can't believe I forgot about it though. It's one of my favorites.
Nah, for fantasy you should read R.A. Salvatore's Books. They're all very well written and very addictive. Don't let the D&D title throw you off.
Goodkind is good, but jesus... he's not <b>that</b> good. I think he needs to get his head checked out or something. Sounds like an Onion article interview or something. Terribly gone wrong.
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edited April 2005
It's technically not a book, but everybody in this thread needs to read <a href='http://marathon.bungie.org/story/' target='_blank'>Marathon's story</a> right now. In fact, it would be best if you were to go back in time so you can start reading it at the <i>exact moment I started typing this</i>. Preferably on its <a href='http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/' target='_blank'>original medium</a>, although if Medhead is to be believed, you don't <i>need</i> to play the game to appreciate the story (but you should anyway).
<span style='font-size:6pt;line-height:100%'>Props to the avatar thread for helping me remember (how could I forget!?).</span>
just about anything by Frank Herbert is good, his son, well, its very different. His son writes in about the exact opposite of him, its all action, not that much thought. Just finished Neuromancer, loved it. try some classic edgar rice Buroghs, thats good, but only read one series they get kinda repeditive. Lastly if you haven't already, Hitchikers guide to the galaxy, the trilogy of 5. READ THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE! some would say its more humor then sci-fi, but who cares about those people.
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What? Somebody had to say it.
Oh, and anything by Asimov. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
QFT.
Douglas Adams is amazing. Anything written by him is excellent.
Isaac Asimov is usually excellent, as well. Check out I, Robot and the Foundation series.
HUSH!
I was at work, and I only saw one.
I still only see 2...... (aside from me)
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<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
PRESS IT
Don't these ring a bell?
Seriously, anything by Peter F Hamilton. If you can find the Skylark series(terribly terribly old, like 50+ years or something), get those too.
What? Somebody had to say it.
Oh, and anything by Asimov. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
QFT.
Douglas Adams is amazing. Anything written by him is excellent.
Isaac Asimov is usually excellent, as well. Check out I, Robot and the Foundation series. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Thirded. But it's not exactly news.
I like most anything by Crichton. Personal favorite: Timeline. I cried when the movie came out, because it sucked so bad. It sucked so hardcore people didn't even talk about how sucky it was, it was that bad.
And, if you're looking in other genres, another favorite author is Tom Clancy. <i>The Bear and the Dragon</i> was great, as well as most of his other novels. Generally, the smaller ones are worse than the large ones, most likely because the best thing about his novels is the plot development, which necessarily takes a long time.
Harry Turtledove is a good author too, though his works are more easily classified as "alternate history" or something like that. <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I've read a lot of Star Wars books, but those books are really hit-or-miss: you'll hate 'em if you don't like Star Wars, love 'em if you like Star Wars, and hate them if you're a HARDCORE Star Wars fanatic because they deviate from what "really" happened. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Fahrenheit 451, also an excellent book. The message is great and I never really realized it until I read that book. Censorship is the doom of us all!
I must also recommend, although not Sci-Fi, The Sword of Truth series, by Terry Goodkind. It's a fantasy series, my favorite one so far, followed closely by the Dragonlance books.
Then there's the one that started them all... Beowulf.
William Gibson - Start with Burning Chrome (Short stories) and Pattern Recognition, then read Neuromancer and it's sequels... Then read the bridge trilogy... or at least that's my order for reading 'em.
Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash and Diamond Age were my two favorite books of his.
Robert Heinlein - Most everything he rights is good.
David Weber - The Honor Harrington series is /okay/ don't read it if you have a short attention span.
Dan Abbnet - If you like sci-fi military stuff, this is the man to turn to.
George Orwell - All of his stuff is good.
Ray Bradburry - All of his stuff is good.
Issac Asimov - same as the last two.
Various Authors: I kinda reccomend the Starwars X-Wing series, you know, for a fun read.
I see five reccomending Stephenson... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I see five reccomending Stephenson... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
this was him making fun of me saying only 1 person suggested Gibson.
Though I still only see 2 people before my first post <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I was going to try Goodkind, until I read about a <a href='http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20030805003/tscript.htm' target='_blank'>few</a> <a href='http://www.terrygoodkind.com/' target='_blank'>interviews</a> with him. A few choice bits, compiled from a thread over at <a href='http://www.gamerswithjobs.com' target='_blank'>Gamers with Jobs</a>:
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Orem Utah: What do you think distinguishes your books from all of the other fantasy books out there, and why should readers choose to read your series?
Terry Goodkind: There are several things. First of all, I don't write fantasy. I write stories that have important human themes. They have elements of romance, history, adventure, mystery and philosophy. <b>Most fantasy is one-dimensional. It's either about magic or a world-building. I don't do either.</b>
And in most fantasy magic is a mystical element. In my books fantasy is a metaphysical reality that behaves according to its own laws of identity.
Because most fantasy is about world-building and magic, a lot of it is plotless and has no story. <b>My primary interest is in telling stories that are fun to read and make people think. That puts my books in a genre all their own.</b>
So I guess readers who are interested in story rather than world-building and details of magic would have a good time reading my books.
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<b>What I have done with my work has irrevocably changed the face of fantasy. In so doing I've raised the standards.</b> I have not only <b>injected thought into a tired empty genre</b>, but, more importantly, <b>I've transcended it</b> showing what more it can be-and is so doing spread my readship to completely new groups who dont like and wont ready typical fantasy. <b>Agents and editors are screaming for more books like mine.</b>
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Haddonfield, NJ: Second Question - I've noticed similarities between your Sword of Truth series and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series...(Black Sisterhood vs. Black Ajah; The Order vs. The Seanchan; Richard vs. Rand both discovering their powers, both have Nameless evil Gods...etc.) I've often voiced my suspicion that these two series might be occurring on the same world...how crazy am I?
Terry Goodkind: If you notice a similarity, <b>then you probably aren't old enough to read my books.</b>
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Question: Lately I've found myself in many arguments defending your books against 'fans' who say they used to like your books but no longer do to the extent that they used to. Would you mind settling some debates by answering the question: What, if anything do you have to say to the people that voice the opinion that you're latest four books haven't been as good as the previous four and call them "too preachy"?
Answer: Don't be fooled. The assertion made by these detractors is a note wrapped around a brick thrown through the window. These people are not fans. There are hundreds if not thousands of fantasy books that fulfill their professed taste in books. Why would they continue to read books they claim are bad? Because they hate that my novels exists. Values arouse hatred in these people. Their goal is not to enjoy life, but to destroy.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
(No point bolding the last paragraph. It's just too damn stupid to make single picks.)
I am generally not someone who boycots an author's works for his real world views , but in this case, I made an exception. I don't see why I should fuel this rampant narcism.
And about Goodkind. I really like his Sword of Truth series. You know, it's more than often crazy people who write best. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And I need a new avatar.
<b>The 'culture' novels by Iain M. Banks - Amazingly clever, definitely worth reading.</b>
Robert Heinlein - If you haven't heard of him then you don't know enough about scifi. I'm sure everyone else on the forum can testify as to how good these authors are but seriously, if you get anything from this thread then Enders Game (1st) and Enders Shadow (2nd). <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You knows it. Eon is also a good scifi book <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Godamn, now i'm gonna have to change it! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
You people are <b>weird</b>.
Ah, you guys are naming so many things that I totally forgot! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I second 'A Mote In God's Eye'. Or is that third? Can't believe I forgot about it though. It's one of my favorites.
Nah, for fantasy you should read R.A. Salvatore's Books. They're all very well written and very addictive. Don't let the D&D title throw you off.
Goodkind is good, but jesus... he's not <b>that</b> good. I think he needs to get his head checked out or something. Sounds like an Onion article interview or something. Terribly gone wrong.
<span style='font-size:6pt;line-height:100%'>Props to the avatar thread for helping me remember (how could I forget!?).</span>