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Fa1nT
United States3423 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Shannara_Trilogy There is also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughter_of_the_Lioness And another one with a female-hero, but this one is a DARK story... (involves leeching peoples lives for magic power( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magister_Trilogy | ||
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Kale187
United States11 Posts
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sporkify
United States31 Posts
On October 06 2010 09:19 FishFuzz99 wrote: I'm pretty sure he still works at Brigham Young University. No, I'm pretty sure Brandon Sanderson (they guy who took over from Robert Jordan) doesn't work at any university. I read his blog regularly, and he's a full time writer. You may be thinking of Orson Scott Card, who does teach at BYU. Also, you guys know that two chapters have been released over the internet to hype the book, right? You can find them at Tor's website. (actually, one on their website, but they link to Sanderson's blog, which has the other.) | ||
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CynanMachae
Canada1459 Posts
On October 06 2010 14:33 Generic SC wrote: Its true, and the parts with Egwene in the last two made me forgive any shortcomings the ones in the middle may have had. Oh yes, totally. Elayne is probably the only one lacking a bit in the last few. On October 06 2010 14:34 Certa wrote: I haven't read Wheel of Time since I was 11-12 (I moved on to video games at that point), I think I stopped around book 8. I planned on re-reading everything once everything got finished, but I D:'d when Robert Jordan died. Is the series getting finished by someone else? That's pretty awesome, I think I'll re-read the whole series now that I'm 20 and see if the books seem better or worse. Yea, Brandon Sanderson is the one that is finishing the series, with help from RJ's wife and what notes he left. You should check out is other work as well, it's pretty damn good. | ||
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Thermia
United States866 Posts
On October 06 2010 14:43 sporkify wrote: Also, you guys know that two chapters have been released over the internet to hype the book, right? You can find them at Tor's website. (actually, one on their website, but they link to Sanderson's blog, which has the other.) And the prologue as well, where there were a few important bombs dropped. | ||
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aike
United States1629 Posts
On October 06 2010 15:21 Thermia wrote: And the prologue as well, where there were a few important bombs dropped. I'm such a SC nerd that I misread prologue here as proleague  haha. I loved the last book, so I'm excited for this next one. His website does say that he teaches 1 class, but it could be wrong. He doesn't live too far from me... I could go ask him!  | ||
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FishFuzz99
United States152 Posts
https://y.byu.edu/ae/prod/person/cgi/personLookup.cgi | ||
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tomatriedes
New Zealand5356 Posts
On October 06 2010 14:40 mmp wrote: Started that series when I was really young, couldn't stand the monotony and threw it away around book 5. Goodkind and Eddings write better fiction imo, although I really ought to reread some of these now that I'm older. Eddings' first series the Belgariad was good but his later ones just seemed to be rehashing a lot I felt and it got to the point where his heros just seemed too powerful and nigh-invulnerable. I like stories where it feels like the characters are actually in a lot of danger (LOTR is great for this- two hobbits in the middle of Mordor FFS!) | ||
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sporkify
United States31 Posts
On October 06 2010 15:26 aike wrote: I'm such a SC nerd that I misread prologue here as proleague haha. I loved the last book, so I'm excited for this next one. His website does say that he teaches 1 class, but it could be wrong. He doesn't live too far from me... I could go ask him! The prologue costs money. Something I'm not quite willing to pay for, considering the book will be out in a bit over a month. Also, where does it say he teaches a class? | ||
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ricerocket
154 Posts
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Incanus
Canada695 Posts
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Topp Ghuun
Canada54 Posts
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Earll
Norway847 Posts
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Ziken
Ghana1743 Posts
Also Malazan: Book of the Fallen series is awesome for those of you who haven't read it. | ||
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Augury
United States758 Posts
On October 10 2010 03:13 Ziken wrote: I'm quite an avid reader of fantasy books, but personally, I found the wheel of time series a bit stretched. Also Malazan: Book of the Fallen series is awesome for those of you who haven't read it. Agreed this series so ridiculously good, almost as good as A Song of Ice and Fire. | ||
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DarthXX
Australia998 Posts
 Towers of Midnight is sitting in my reading chair just waiting for me to finish my food. + Show Spoiler +Supposedly they're gonna reveal Asmodean killer in this one! | ||
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Warpath
Canada1242 Posts
While i agree that the pacing really died down, that doesn't stop it from being an amazing fucking book. I haven't read anything else aside for school just because i want to finish the series. And that Blind Guardian song was awesome xD | ||
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AzarIntrets
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heronz
25 Posts
im still holding out from buying it cause of those covers.anyone going to the signing in nyc? | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
I shouldn't pick it up till after my mid-term though | ||
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