The Best Fantasy Writer of this Generation......

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George R.R. Martin! I have read 5 (out of what will be 7 volumes) in the series: A Song of Ice and Fire. His writing is stunning! Finally some originality! No elves or orcs! Thank Heavens! I think Martin's work is as relevant to this generation as the works of the "other" RR :) to the past generation of readers. Anyone picked up his stuff? What do you think? (Those who have not read his stuff, Amazon up "A Game of Thrones" the first volume in the series. You WILL be hooked!:book2:
 
I am really liking Jordan right now. But I only started the Wheel of Time series recently (just finished volume 1). I liked Eddings's Belgariad quite a bit, although the later series were not as good. I have a really hard time with Brooks. He seems just a little ingrown to me. I think, despite all the negative hype about him, that Paolini will mature into a fine author as well, even though he needs to work on his originality.
 
greenbaggins said:
I am really liking Jordan right now. But I only started the Wheel of Time series recently (just finished volume 1). I liked Eddings's Belgariad quite a bit, although the later series were not as good. I have a really hard time with Brooks. He seems just a little ingrown to me. I think, despite all the negative hype about him, that Paolini will mature into a fine author as well, even though he needs to work on his originality.
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Give Martin a glance Brother! I prefer him to Jordan, his is both more polished and mature. :2cents::2cents::2cents:
 
etexas said:
greenbaggins said:
I am really liking Jordan right now. But I only started the Wheel of Time series recently (just finished volume 1). I liked Eddings's Belgariad quite a bit, although the later series were not as good. I have a really hard time with Brooks. He seems just a little ingrown to me. I think, despite all the negative hype about him, that Paolini will mature into a fine author as well, even though he needs to work on his originality.
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Give Martin a glance Brother! I prefer him to Jordan, his is both more polished and mature. :2cents::2cents::2cents:
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I will certainly give him a shot. Fantasy lit is one of my favorite genres. So much scope for imagination. Tolkien still rules the roost in terms of all-time writers, though. Wouldn't you agree?
 
I have a hard time with a lot of fantasy literature (I suppose with most contemporary literature) because it seems that a lot of people have no ear for words: if you try to read out loud it sounds childish and pathetic. I'll have to give Martin and Jordan a look (and has anyone read Erickson -Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen?), but honestly I will be more than astounded if anyone comes within several light-years of Stephen R. Donaldson.
 
greenbaggins said:
etexas said:
greenbaggins said:
I am really liking Jordan right now. But I only started the Wheel of Time series recently (just finished volume 1). I liked Eddings's Belgariad quite a bit, although the later series were not as good. I have a really hard time with Brooks. He seems just a little ingrown to me. I think, despite all the negative hype about him, that Paolini will mature into a fine author as well, even though he needs to work on his originality.
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Give Martin a glance Brother! I prefer him to Jordan, his is both more polished and mature. :2cents::2cents::2cents:
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I will certainly give him a shot. Fantasy lit is one of my favorite genres. So much scope for imagination. Tolkien still rules the roost in terms of all-time writers, though. Wouldn't you agree?
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Tolkien is still king! But he was "important" in that he was relevant to his generation, to be honest, I have been waiting for a writer to appear with creativity, imagination, and drop dead writing style for our times. I think this writer has come, George Martin.:book2::book2::book2::book2::book2:
 
etexas said:
George R.R. Martin! I have read 5 (out of what will be 7 volumes) in the series: A Song of Ice and Fire. His writing is stunning! Finally some originality! No elves or orcs! Thank Heavens! I think Martin's work is as relevant to this generation as the works of the "other" RR :) to the past generation of readers. Anyone picked up his stuff? What do you think? (Those who have not read his stuff, Amazon up "A Game of Thrones" the first volume in the series. You WILL be hooked!:book2:
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I used to work at Borders, and he was very, very popular. He came with such a high recommendation, so I'm thinking that I might start up that series.

In fact, it's only that series of his that I keep hearing about. Does he have any other good stuff?
 
danmpem said:
etexas said:
George R.R. Martin! I have read 5 (out of what will be 7 volumes) in the series: A Song of Ice and Fire. His writing is stunning! Finally some originality! No elves or orcs! Thank Heavens! I think Martin's work is as relevant to this generation as the works of the "other" RR :) to the past generation of readers. Anyone picked up his stuff? What do you think? (Those who have not read his stuff, Amazon up "A Game of Thrones" the first volume in the series. You WILL be hooked!:book2:
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I used to work at Borders, and he was very, very popular. He came with such a high recommendation, so I'm thinking that I might start up that series.

In fact, it's only that series of his that I keep hearing about. Does he have any other good stuff?
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There is a two volume set of short stories (I forget the title) that is VERY well received by both readers and lit critics.
 
My favorite contemporary fantasy writer is L. B. Graham. He is the author of the "Binding of the Blade" series, of which the last book (#5) is coming out this summer. He is also reformed and I believe a graduate from Covenant Theological Seminary. His reformed world view, although not explicit, often shines through in the "Binding of the Blade" books. I would highly recommend his books to any fans of the fantasy genre. They would be good for younger kids too because there is nothing inappropriate in them, except for some violence, and they would be conductive to teaching a reformed world view.
 
It has to be the writers of Spy vs Spy. I don't care who you are, that right there is some good stuff.
 
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Ivanhoe said:
Martin's work was to crude and banal for me. Robert Jordan any day.
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I have not read Jordan but I had a similar impression of Martin when I tried to read him. I did not finish the book.
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Honestly I find his work work far from crude (there is more realism than some current writers and I will even grant that sometimes this approach will set elements which a few people might find offensive at some level) that said I do not equate elements of "literary realism" with being crude. as far as being banal, there is a great depth in his writing, in point of fact, many literary critics (who are not even fantasy buffs) have commended the scope and intensity of his writing, despite not liking the genre. :2cents::2cents::book2::)
 
I'll probably get some rotten tomatoes thrown at me for this but, I enjoy Piers Anthony myself. I find his use of puns humourous.
 
MrMerlin777 said:
I'll probably get some rotten tomatoes thrown at me for this but, I enjoy Piers Anthony myself. I find his use of puns humourous.
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Don, I used to enjoy some of his stuff back in the 80's in fact I gave the first 3 of his Xanth novels a reread a few years back, and there was much to commend in his early stuff. He was a victim of his own success, in my opinion, I just felt like he was in a rut, gradually I just stopped reading him.
 
Scott said:
Ivanhoe said:
Martin's work was to crude and banal for me. Robert Jordan any day.
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I have not read Jordan but I had a similar impression of Martin when I tried to read him. I did not finish the book.
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I don't mind the author implying that such and such married folk had sex. I understand that. Martin explicitly described a number of sexual activities. I really felt grossed out.
 
Ivanhoe said:
Scott said:
Ivanhoe said:
Martin's work was to crude and banal for me. Robert Jordan any day.
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I have not read Jordan but I had a similar impression of Martin when I tried to read him. I did not finish the book.
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I don't mind the author implying that such and such married folk had sex. I understand that. Martin explicitly described a number of sexual activities. I really felt grossed out.
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I've heard this from another brother as well. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is a masterpiece, in my estimation. Too bad he died before finishing the last volume. It's still supposed to be released next year though. I've only read about half of the series, so can't speak of his later contributions. (keep in mind, I still like "Three Billy Goats Gruff.")
 
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Hello Gentlemen,

I started Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time but quit halfway through the third book. The first book I really enjoyed and it showed a lot of promise. However, I got the sense it was less about the story and more about how many volumes he could squeeze out of the idea.

Nobody has come close to Tolkien.

I have read the first book by Graham in his Binding of the Blade series. It was ok. What I did appreciate was that his Reformed worldview was very evident. As such, even though it is rather light, I will read the next volume.

Because of this thread I will try George R.R. Martin. Someone once loaned to me A Game of Thrones, but I never started it and just returned the book.

Sincerely,

Brian
 
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