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Like i said, censorship...stefan.urlus wrote:Not as I recall it
Guys, those stories were made mostly through the middle ages, torture and murder were prime-time TV.
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OK, lets make it clear, I'm talking specifically about Faerie Tale, a novel by Raymond E. Feist .... sorry about the spelling in previous posts .... my bad
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Faerie Tale is a fantasy novel by Raymond E. Feist, first published in 1988.
Phil Hastings and his family have just moved back to his hometown for some much needed peace and quiet from the Hollywood scene. As Phil's twins, Sean and Patrick, soon discover, there is more to their new home than was expected. Gloria, their mother, senses something, but simply dismisses her concern as stress from their recent move. Gabbie, their older step-sister, meets the man of her dreams, but also is tempted by other men. Deep in the woods, The Bad Thing and his Master are ready to break free of the centuries old Compact made to keep the Faerie world and the Human world at peace. Only through believing the insane and impossible can they save both worlds from colliding again.
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Faerie Tale is a fantasy novel by Raymond E. Feist, first published in 1988.
Phil Hastings and his family have just moved back to his hometown for some much needed peace and quiet from the Hollywood scene. As Phil's twins, Sean and Patrick, soon discover, there is more to their new home than was expected. Gloria, their mother, senses something, but simply dismisses her concern as stress from their recent move. Gabbie, their older step-sister, meets the man of her dreams, but also is tempted by other men. Deep in the woods, The Bad Thing and his Master are ready to break free of the centuries old Compact made to keep the Faerie world and the Human world at peace. Only through believing the insane and impossible can they save both worlds from colliding again.
Human madness is the howl of a child with a shattered heart.
A few not mentioned: Alice in Wonderland, Thomas Covenant, Thieves World, Harry Turtledove's Videssos saga. I guess I'm all over the place. I don't care for Harry Potter, Forgotten Realms, or the Feist Riftworld books -- they seem trite to me. It's not so much the genre as the quality of the writing and the depth of characterization.
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That's new .... I haven't heard the word "trite" used to descibe Feist's writing before .... but I guess there are as many tastes as there are people and that isn't a cannabalistic commentCaradoc wrote:A few not mentioned: Alice in Wonderland, Thomas Covenant, Thieves World, Harry Turtledove's Videssos saga. I guess I'm all over the place. I don't care for Harry Potter, Forgotten Realms, or the Feist Riftworld books -- they seem trite to me. It's not so much the genre as the quality of the writing and the depth of characterization.
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Of course it ain't... ppl all taste the same.stefan.urlus wrote:and that isn't a cannabalistic comment
So, any wiki links to those stories you like? maybe something will catch my eye.
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depends on how you season themThunderTitan wrote:Of course it ain't... ppl all taste the same.stefan.urlus wrote:and that isn't a cannabalistic comment
try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnatio ... mmortality, it's pretty neat, but be warned it's spoilerific in the extremeSo, any wiki links to those stories you like? maybe something will catch my eye.
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Well i am more interested in what's in them then actualy reading them. 10xstefan.urlus wrote: try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnatio ... mmortality, it's pretty neat, but be warned it's spoilerific in the extreme
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Never read those .... that's why I didn't mention them, the Incarnations series was actually a bit out of the norm for me, mixing fantasy and sci-fi (as in magic and technology), but was really good regardless
another one like that was Dayworld, or something like it ... that was interesting, anyone heard of it?
another one like that was Dayworld, or something like it ... that was interesting, anyone heard of it?
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Artemis fowl puts ferries,dwarves,goblins,centaurs and the rest into the modern world.Plus the dwarves there are not what you are used to.
Amber chronicles makes an extremelly interesting view of the modern world.
Also,I remember that in the sword of shannara the party fights a metalic centipede.
I just checked,shannara indeed is a post-apocalyptic earth.Thank you all,now I have a new huge serries to devour
Amber chronicles makes an extremelly interesting view of the modern world.
Also,I remember that in the sword of shannara the party fights a metalic centipede.
I just checked,shannara indeed is a post-apocalyptic earth.Thank you all,now I have a new huge serries to devour
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My favorite type fits a few of the choices, but I guess it would most resemble the Appocolyptic style. The hero is not neccessarily a good guy, does not always have the best intentions, and is a hero despite themselves. Thomas Covent is a perfect example, as well as Dark Tower (but that is more sci-fi) series. So I voted Appocolyptic. The poll I believe is what you like best, not is the only type you like. I don't like many fairy tales, especially where some 'prince charming(ish)' guy has to rescue the woman in distress. Now Grimm Fairy Tales are decent(or most of them).
Adventure is also fun, dragonlance/Forgotten realms and a host of others. Though I like sci-fi I do not catagorize that as any type of fantasy. Sci-Fi and fantasy should always be seperate. If their is technology more advanced then composit bows it qualifies as sci-fi in my book. (A gnome creating a mechanical dragon would not be fantasy at least not in my book, but golems are within the fantasy realm).
Adventure is also fun, dragonlance/Forgotten realms and a host of others. Though I like sci-fi I do not catagorize that as any type of fantasy. Sci-Fi and fantasy should always be seperate. If their is technology more advanced then composit bows it qualifies as sci-fi in my book. (A gnome creating a mechanical dragon would not be fantasy at least not in my book, but golems are within the fantasy realm).
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