Did anyone ever read any books by R.A. Salvatore?
My brother got me the "Paths of Darkness" serie but now I'm wondering if it's advisable to read the previous 3series from the author as they are about the same character.
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If you want to read "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" (Publisher's Weekly) and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" (Magazine of F and SF) - stolen from the back cover but I couldn't have said it any better - then you really need to read "The Book of the New Sun" by Gene Wolfe, in four volumes:
1. The Shadow of the Torturer
2. The Claw of the Conciliator
3. The Sword of the Lictor
4. The Citadel of the Autarch
They are in-print and collected in two volumes published by Tor: Shadow and Claw is the first volume and Sword and Citadel is the second. I've read them all several times. I can't recommend them any more highly.
Oh, and if you like modern Cthulhu mythos stuff, like the Delta Green books but lots better, read "Radiant Dawn" and Ravenous Dusk" by Cody Goodfellow.
I've read most of the books listed. Any of those would be a good read for discussion and critique.
Just to add some more books for your list of options, though I do think you have quite a large list to choose from already:
The dice man ~ Luke Rhinehart
Any fictional work from Chuck Palahniuk (he wrote fight club) ~ though I recommmend "Haunted" if you decided to get stranded on an island with a book.
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Did anyone ever read any books by R.A. Salvatore? My brother got me the "Paths of Darkness" serie but now I'm wondering if it's advisable to read the previous 3series from the author as they are about the same character.
I've read almost all the books he's written and well they are full of action but apart from that, there really isn't much else, I mean the plot is okay in some of them but it gets kinda repetitive reading about how the one guy kills a hundred people in five minutes for the eighth book in a row.
The first ones were the best IMO such as the Icewind Dale series and the Paths of Darkness wasn't bad either, but his new books are definitely lacking.
If you're into that kind of fantasy have you ever read any books by Terry Brooks? I find them a lot more captivating and interesting.
I really loved Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve.
Enders game was a good book, but very predictable imo.
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Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester. Got the first book last night more then half way done. I love it, brings me back to the days when I was reading the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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Did anyone ever read any books by R.A. Salvatore? My brother got me the "Paths of Darkness" serie but now I'm wondering if it's advisable to read the previous 3series from the author as they are about the same character.
I've read almost all the books he's written and well they are full of action but apart from that, there really isn't much else, I mean the plot is okay in some of them but it gets kinda repetitive reading about how the one guy kills a hundred people in five minutes for the eighth book in a row. The first ones were the best IMO such as the Icewind Dale series and the Paths of Darkness wasn't bad either, but his new books are definitely lacking. If you're into that kind of fantasy have you ever read any books by Terry Brooks? I find them a lot more captivating and interesting.
I generally like R.A. Salvatore's books, but at some points, what you said, is true. I think Raymond E. Feist and his world of Midkemia, and any stories related to it, are generally better.
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I've read most of the books listed. Any of those would be a good read for discussion and critique.
Just to add some more books for your list of options, though I do think you have quite a large list to choose from already:
The dice man ~ Luke Rhinehart Any fictional work from Chuck Palahniuk (he wrote fight club) ~ though I recommmend "Haunted" if you decided to get stranded on an island with a book.
I'm currently reading Survivor, I think it's called. The one about the Creedish Death Cult.
It's very very interesting. Very unique. I really like it.
Did anyone ever read any books by R.A. Salvatore? My brother got me the "Paths of Darkness" serie but now I'm wondering if it's advisable to read the previous 3series from the author as they are about the same character.
I've read almost all the books he's written and well they are full of action but apart from that, there really isn't much else, I mean the plot is okay in some of them but it gets kinda repetitive reading about how the one guy kills a hundred people in five minutes for the eighth book in a row. The first ones were the best IMO such as the Icewind Dale series and the Paths of Darkness wasn't bad either, but his new books are definitely lacking. If you're into that kind of fantasy have you ever read any books by Terry Brooks? I find them a lot more captivating and interesting.
I generally like R.A. Salvatore's books, but at some points, what you said, is true. I think Raymond E. Feist and his world of Midkemia, and any stories related to it, are generally better.
When I was younger I really liked the Harry Potter series. After growing up and reading much more advanced material, I realized what a crock of shit it actually was. I don't read as much as I would like anymore. Now that its summer, I need to stop playing SRO 12 hours a day and start reading.
Anyway, on to the books. The only whole series I've read was the Belgariad by David Eddings. That would explain my name. He wrote with so much detail and vivid vocabulary. I just loved reading it.
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When I was younger I really liked the Harry Potter series. After growing up and reading much more advanced material, I realized what a crock of shit it actually was.
I don't know if you're reading the same Harry Potter as me but even after reading other books, I still have to say that series is one of the best I've ever read.
Did anyone ever read any books by R.A. Salvatore? My brother got me the "Paths of Darkness" serie but now I'm wondering if it's advisable to read the previous 3series from the author as they are about the same character.
I've read almost all the books he's written and well they are full of action but apart from that, there really isn't much else, I mean the plot is okay in some of them but it gets kinda repetitive reading about how the one guy kills a hundred people in five minutes for the eighth book in a row. The first ones were the best IMO such as the Icewind Dale series and the Paths of Darkness wasn't bad either, but his new books are definitely lacking. If you're into that kind of fantasy have you ever read any books by Terry Brooks? I find them a lot more captivating and interesting.
I generally like R.A. Salvatore's books, but at some points, what you said, is true. I think Raymond E. Feist and his world of Midkemia, and any stories related to it, are generally better.
Nine Princes in Amber and the rest of that series (10 books, you can find them as 1 big volume) is great. A strange blend of science fiction and fantasy leaning heavily to fantasy, by Roger Zelazny.
I've been meaning to read some Gene Wolfe ever since I got a review of one of my short stories at WriteFight! calling it "Gene Wolfe-ish". But unfortunately I owe the library $10 right now and don't feel like paying it.
I read Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean, and also later on the Tamuli and Elenium which are set in a different universe. The thing I always liked most about those series was how he treated magic use. Always unique and well thought-out systems; the force of will in the one series, borrowed power from deities in the other. Never just an old guy with a long beard chanting nonsense and throwing powdered newt around.
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