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Poll Question: Just curious: Which of these authors is your favorite?
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George R.R. Martin get my vote, though I also like Brandon Sanderson and Jim Butcher. 
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Other: Harlan Ellison — and from the list: PKD.
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Johnathan Stroud - ""the Bartimaeus Trilogy" very funny read and good story, Bartimaeus vracks you up.

Phillip Pullman - "His Dark Materials" very touching and gripping.

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Bradbury by far.
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Asimov, followed closely by Arthur C. Clarke (ummmm, why is he not on this list) and Stephen Baxter.  
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I voted other. As far as scarcely credible depictions of other worldly strangeness and far fetched alien landscapes hitherto untrodden by Beatle boot, it's gotta be Moshkito.Confused
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Of these, Heinlein but mostly for nostaligic reasons (Bradbury was a a more visually inspiring writer).  Also, Arthur C. Clarke has been mentioned several times in this thread and really should be on the list.
 
Would Vonnegut count?  If so I would vote for him.
 


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Although there are too many to mention, some of the best are listed here. I'm very partially to Dan Simmons after reading the extraordinary Hyperion Cantos series. Love your Shrike icon, Brufordfreak Wink
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Originally posted by bloodnarfer bloodnarfer wrote:


big fan of Roger Zelazny for the excellent Amber series.also Frank Herbert for Dune, and GRRM for Song of Ice and FireI was trying to explain like I like Zelazny's stories so much, which is very similar to why I like the Myst story so much, but wikipedia did it better than me<span></span>

"Many of Zelazny's works explore variations upon the idea that if
there exists an infinite number of worlds, then every world that can be
imagined must exist, somewhere. Powerful beings in many of his stories
have the ability to travel to worlds that possess precisely the
characteristics which that being wishes to experience. Many of
these same characters wonder whether they are creating these special
places anew, or are merely finding places which already exist"



Zelazny. The Amber series is based upon a true story.
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From the list: Asimov or Dick. Voted other: Karel Capek.
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

Originally posted by bloodnarfer bloodnarfer wrote:


big fan of Roger Zelazny for the excellent Amber series.also Frank Herbert for Dune, and GRRM for Song of Ice and FireI was trying to explain like I like Zelazny's stories so much, which is very similar to why I like the Myst story so much, but wikipedia did it better than me<span></span>

"Many of Zelazny's works explore variations upon the idea that if
there exists an infinite number of worlds, then every world that can be
imagined must exist, somewhere. Powerful beings in many of his stories
have the ability to travel to worlds that possess precisely the
characteristics which that being wishes to experience. Many of
these same characters wonder whether they are creating these special
places anew, or are merely finding places which already exist"



Zelazny. The Amber series is based upon a true story.
The Amber series is my all time favorite fantasy series.
 
 
Exactly how is it based on a 'true story'..?
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Any Raymond E Feist fans here?
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Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Any Raymond E Feist fans here?
The only one I  have read was Faerie Tale many years ago.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale
what do you recommend?
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Any Raymond E Feist fans here?
The only one I  have read was Faerie Tale many years ago.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale
what do you recommend?


I was actually fishing for recommendations myself as I'd like to start reading his work! Trouble is, he's done so much that it's difficult to figure out where to start. How was Faerie Tale for you?
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Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Any Raymond E Feist fans here?
The only one I  have read was Faerie Tale many years ago.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale
what do you recommend?


I was actually fishing for recommendations myself as I'd like to start reading his work! Trouble is, he's done so much that it's difficult to figure out where to start. How was Faerie Tale for you?
It was a decent 'modern horror' story.
The Wiki link seemed to indicate that his Riftwar series is his most popular work.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by The Pessimist The Pessimist wrote:

Any Raymond E Feist fans here?
The only one I  have read was Faerie Tale many years ago.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faerie_Tale
what do you recommend?


I was actually fishing for recommendations myself as I'd like to start reading his work! Trouble is, he's done so much that it's difficult to figure out where to start. How was Faerie Tale for you?
It was a decent 'modern horror' story.
The Wiki link seemed to indicate that his Riftwar series is his most popular work.


The Riftwar Saga is so vast though, I might need to book a whole summer off for that one

On another note, I just finished Assassin's Apprentice, first book of Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy. I can honestly say that it's one of the best books I've ever read, in and out of the fantasy genre. Highly recommended!
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