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Title: Fantasy book Post by: smi256 on December 07, 2003, 05:25:53 AM I’m not sure what are good books or not, so I’m posting to get some suggestions. I like character development, and plot mostly…I’ve already read R.A. Salvatore’s Drizzt series, maybe some of the like would be good. Like a said, I really don’t know…
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on December 07, 2003, 10:44:24 AM Read the Wheel of Time? If not, pick up The Eye of the World...
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 02:11:30 PM be warned if you enjoy the first book adiction isnt far off, i read EotW in 2 months and the second book in 2 weeks, and now just argh
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 04:56:13 PM it took you two weeks to read a book?!?! thats a crime it should never ever ever take you more than a week. (unless its for school, the dictionary, or the bible(or any other religious book)
Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on December 07, 2003, 05:01:43 PM :hmmm: It can take me over a month to read books sometimes. :(
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 05:08:09 PM :o a. . month??? . . . . a. . . . month?? thats insane I'm seriously disturbed now
Title: Fantasy book Post by: RipperRoo on December 07, 2003, 05:25:59 PM Some us have freinds/ schools to go to...
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 05:34:53 PM yea i have only what? 6 hours a day that im not in school or in bed and 800-1000pages in two weeks for me is pretty gd
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 05:41:04 PM LOL ripper having freinds and schools to go to has nothing to do with it.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: RipperRoo on December 07, 2003, 06:26:51 PM It means we dont have 24 hours to read...
For instance, getting up, going to school, getting home, takes till just gone 4 for me. Lots of homework/ coursework can take an hour or 2. Then we eat. If I go out doing things with freinds that takes even more time. Meaning I could have no reading time atall. So how does that have no affect on the amount of time you have to read? Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 06:36:08 PM Quote No Mole, not that kind of fantasy has my ignorance grown so that i didnt even notice this? LOL *claps* well if you want those im sure fire could get you her brothe.... cya Title: Fantasy book Post by: opperdude on December 07, 2003, 06:57:34 PM well 2 weeks to read a book is a long time indeed... if i like the book it usually takes me around 1-2 days in holidays and mebbe 3 on working days :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on December 07, 2003, 06:58:47 PM Quote LOL ripper having freinds and schools to go to has nothing to do with it. I agree with Anna here. I read for an hour before going to bed, and managed The Fires of Heaven in 5 days. Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on December 07, 2003, 07:19:34 PM Not all of us are Johnny 5. <_<
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on December 07, 2003, 08:12:05 PM Not all of us suck :P.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 08:28:09 PM thanx ruggeh. and no my brother threw all the good stuff out but I do know a couple websites with some nice stuff :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 09:27:21 PM LOL i dont read fast, if you read fires of heaven that quickly then u read faster than u can read a book aloud and thats how fast i read it gives me time to ponder the story and not skim over it
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 09:32:29 PM I suck at reading out loud for that reason. I trip over the words.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 09:37:49 PM :( me too i even do that in my head thats why it takes me quite awhile to read somtimes sayting that iveb read like 30 pages of my book today and somtimes it can take me a week to read that if im busy
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 09:38:39 PM thats why you get books on tape and cd. the voices for lord of the rings(on cd) are very spiffy ;)
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Biteme360 on December 07, 2003, 09:38:59 PM if it's a good book i can read about 500 pages per weekend, during the week i have no time to read books other than school books, which i read SLOW
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 09:41:14 PM book tapes :miffed: they destroy my mental images and donbt work at the speed i want them too and they dont progress as years go on with some books
Title: Fantasy book Post by: RipperRoo on December 07, 2003, 09:46:21 PM The person reading the story usually pisses me off on book tapes.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on December 07, 2003, 09:53:42 PM oo thats a good point
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on December 07, 2003, 10:11:52 PM Quote The person reading the story usually pisses me off on book tapes. The Discworld ones are good. Tony Robinson is brilliant. Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 07, 2003, 10:14:55 PM heh tony robbinson narates so manyt hings youd hope he was, he does alot of gd stuff like like
Title: Fantasy book Post by: smi256 on December 09, 2003, 12:26:24 AM The most and fastest I’ve gone through books was last summer; three trilogies in about a month… That only happens when I have a lot of time, and it’s a good book.
Question: Wheel of Time and The Eye of the World aren’t written like Dune right? That was really a hard book for me to get through, the author went on and on about this one room, and Paul didn’t even do anything in there. It’s great and all to have a vision and to describe it, but to take several pages to do so… Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on December 09, 2003, 12:40:13 AM No no, nothing like Dune.
Here - I'll break copyright laws especially for you: Quote For all that spring should have come a good month since, the wind carried an icy chill as if it would rather bear snow. Gusts plastered Rand al'Thor's cloak to his back, whipped the earth-colored wool around his legs, then streamed it out behind him. He wished his coat were heavier, or that he had worn an extra shirt. Half the time when he tried to tug the cloak back around him it caught on the quiver swinging at his hip. Trying to hold the cloak one handed did not do much good anyway; he had his bow in the other, an arrow nocked and ready to draw. As a particularly strong blast tugged the cloak out of his hand, he glanced at his father over the back of the shaggy brown mare. He felt a little foolish about wanting to reassure himself that Tam was still there, but it was that kind of day. The wind howled when it rose, but aside from that, quiet lay heavy on the land. The soft creak of the exle sounded loud by comparison. No birds sang in the forest, no squirrels chittered from a ranch. Not that he expected them, really; not this spring. A much easier style to read than Dune, yes? Title: Fantasy book Post by: smi256 on December 09, 2003, 07:26:03 AM Thanx SS, umm, and are the books after that first one ready so bad that they shouldn’t be read?
:sheep: /me wiggles with anticipation for me to have enough free time to read some good books (and other fun things) :hehe: Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on December 09, 2003, 06:21:47 PM ...your kidding? the other books are incredable u will want to read them trust me
Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on December 09, 2003, 06:39:04 PM You shouldn't trust mole, but in this case he is right - the rest of the books are also great.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: RipperRoo on December 09, 2003, 06:47:55 PM And they are incredible... :rolleyes:
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest:KillerHummingbird on December 27, 2003, 08:09:52 PM Anyone know of a good series of books for a Wheel of Time and A Song of Ice and Fire maniac?
Thanks :D Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on January 11, 2004, 03:24:50 PM No, but I want to bump this thread incase anyone else does. :)
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest:KillerHummingbird on January 21, 2004, 06:25:53 AM LOL, well thanks :) hopefully someone comes along at some point :) I have been finding the Raymond E. Feist books very good though for the time being :D
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on January 22, 2004, 06:07:51 PM oh! i got the lord of chaos yesturday, it so beautiful.
bout the size of a collins english dictionary, with dust cover, orbit, 1994, first edition and with the sexy coloured map inlaid into the front and back covers Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on January 22, 2004, 07:10:34 PM Sounds a lot like my copy of Crossroads of Twilight.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on January 22, 2004, 08:44:54 PM not fun to juggle while reading though :blink:
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Perdition on January 23, 2004, 09:28:23 AM maps are sexy? | remembers scene on Duece Biggalo where creepy lady had a thing for maps| *dies laughing*
Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on January 23, 2004, 06:10:12 PM no but it is beautiful :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest:KillerHummingbird on January 26, 2004, 09:28:27 AM Anyone read the new WoT prequil yet? If so how is it? I just ordered it, so hopefully it should be comming to me soon. :D
Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on January 26, 2004, 05:05:13 PM Nope, not read it yet, and don't see myself doing it in the near future. Got too much other stuff to read. :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on January 26, 2004, 06:10:32 PM Need to order that along with a load of other stuff.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest:KillerHummingbird on January 26, 2004, 10:05:36 PM Quote Nope, not read it yet, and don't see myself doing it in the near future. Got too much other stuff to read. :P Stuff more important that WoT?! *goes away shaking his head in disappointment* Title: Fantasy book Post by: Rug on January 26, 2004, 10:26:06 PM I would rather be reading book 11 than book -3.
Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on January 26, 2004, 10:27:14 PM More important than a WoT prelude when I want Book-11 in my hands now, yes. :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest on January 27, 2004, 02:07:35 AM Haha, got another year or so to wait for that one. But I'm guessing the prelude was made so that you'd better understand some things that happen in book 11?
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Guest:KillerHummingbird on January 27, 2004, 02:07:57 AM That last post was me :P
Title: Fantasy book Post by: SS on January 27, 2004, 02:17:01 AM Oooh, good point. He might be wanting to introduce complex themes but doesn't want to waste time explaining them for people who might be bored by in-depth explanation, so he goes back in time to introduce them, thus making everyone happy. :D
{{optimism}} \o/ Title: Fantasy book Post by: mole on January 27, 2004, 05:22:35 PM ok if this is gonna go any further go find the WoT thread so we dont fall acrosds anything by accident in your convos
Title: Fantasy book Post by: Kaol on February 23, 2004, 05:38:13 PM I know some good books you would probably like ;)
You should check out the Dragonlance Saga, if you haven't already. But start at the beggining or you will be very confused :unsure: Dragon's of an Autumn Twilight <--- First one (I think) |