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Posted: 31 Jul 2007, 15:36
by ReverseEngineer
have you heard of these "Harry Potter" books that are so popular?
Posted: 31 Jul 2007, 15:45
by Thunder Beer
Fuck fantasy, read gonzo!
Posted: 31 Jul 2007, 15:53
by Thunder Beer
Thats where he got his name.
Posted: 31 Jul 2007, 16:22
by Dress Barn
When I was in grade school all I did was read fantasy
I read all the Conans
Xanth by Piers Anthony
tons of Tolkien
and I was a huge fan of John Carter by Edgar Rice Bouroughs but that's Martian fantasy
Posted: 01 Aug 2007, 02:50
by Thunder Beer
Xanne";p="900035 wrote:
Tell me, what is Gonzo?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_journalism
Posted: 01 Aug 2007, 02:56
by Redundant Retard
Lovecraft. Although that's pretty spooky.
Posted: 01 Aug 2007, 22:11
by Mobiesque
Cosmicomics!
Posted: 01 Aug 2007, 22:14
by ReverseEngineer
Mobiesque";p="900527 wrote:Cosmicomics!
I don't know if this is quite what Xanne is going for
I think she's looking for more 'beach-reading' types of things
but what do I know?
Posted: 02 Aug 2007, 02:09
by Roark
I don't really read fiction anymore, but check out George R R Martin, Sanne.
It's like Tolkien for grown-ups. Big focus on complex medieval politics. Awesome stuff.
Makes Robin Hobb's stuff seem like Little Golden Books...
Posted: 06 Aug 2007, 06:45
by Don Eduardo
I'm not bothering with Martin until he gets off his arse and finishes that series. I guess I'll get back to you in 2030.
I re-read Dune over my uni holidays, as a lightweight recovery sesh for that last Pynchon tome. It fits all the "fantasy" archetypes, albeit in the future 'n' shit.