Shadeslayer

I love Robert Jordan, Farror! Though my good friend, Silver Hawk here, doesn't have patience with him, since Jordan puts too much discription in each of his paragraph and sentences.

To Silver Hawk: For the millionth time, Jake! I recommend Sanctuary by Lynn Abbey! Gurrh! Oh well, see you.

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Silver Hawk

Sorry, Shade, but I'm too worn out reading Jordan. Tolkien was a long killer, but I made it in the end and enjoyed his books. But having to go through a even more descriptive writing in Jordan's books makes me even ill sometimes; not to mention overly impatient. But, I'll admit, they were good books if you have a complex mind for one like The Wheel Of Times. Obviously, my mind isn't that complex in description. But I do read books to the extreme. Yeesh, you guys who have never met me should see my room.

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Farror

I'll admit that with Jordan's books I employed the noble art of skimming.

Another series I just thought of are "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the UnBeliever", by Stephen R. Donaldson.

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Talia_Brie

This was a really good idea done well, but I was really disappointed wiht the end of Book 5, and couldn't force myself to go on to the last one. But Thomas is such an annoying character!

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Shaun1138

Kurt Vonnegut's slaughterhouse 5..... a really good book

D4rk_3|f

he does get monotnous atllie. Will agree with you on that one

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Rob

I first read Donaldson's Thomas Covenant books some years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed them. I came back to them a couple of years ago and enjoyed them just as much the second time around. I see he's got a new Covenant book out, or due out, The Runes of the Earth, based around Linden Avery.

I've just finished Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan, and thought it was brilliant.

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Balgair

I just finished Alice Borchardt's Wolf Series. The first one is called The Silver Wolf and although she is Anne Rice's sister, the have a very different style. Not a big Anne Rice fan but I love her sister's stuff. She also has a series out about Guenniveir (spelling is wrong I am sure) that is nothing like anything I have ever read about the King Arthur era.

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JRStark

I've read all of Fiests books, and for the longest time, his were the only books i wanted to read. I'd reccomend The Dark Tower series by Steven King, also JK Rowling has wriiten some of the best books I've ever read. At first mention of reading Harry Potter books I cringed, but once into the series they get very dark. Also the fifth book in the series weighs in at 860 pages, hard to call that a childrens book.
If you're still having trouble, ol' man Fiest himself wrote this brief essay on reading new authors. it's worth a read!
http://www.shoalcreek.com/feist/alienwin.htm

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Shadeslayer

Silver Hawks already read Harry Potter... and he told me that it was okay. I agree with him. It itsn't the best, besides, the Harry Potter books aren't as deep and meaninful as real fantasy books are by way better authors.

Robin Hobb
George RR Martin
Dan Brown
JRR Tolkien

These four authors are a better example in literacy. (I'd say Robert Jordan, but most of you seem to dislike him)

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Your eyes are the gate to your hidden soul....
--Stepdad saying

Tis someone knocking upon my chamber door
--Edgar Allan Poe

Brian Jacques Rocks big time!