>From: "warbi" <warbi at warbi.net> >To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> >Subject: Re: Seen the other night.... >Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:20:28 -0800 > > > > If you like Robert Jordan you might like: > > George R. R. Martin > > Terry Goodkind (caveat emptor) > > Terry Brooks > > J. R. R. Tolkien (Cart...horse...) > > > > and maybe some equivalent epic space opera > > > > David Brin > > E. E. "Doc" Smith > > > > but Steven Brust? I guess they both (sometimes) write books about > > guys with long pointy metal things. I hate to think what would happen > > if the Jordan fan picked up the recently reissued "Cowboy Feng's Space > > Bar and Grille" expecting complicated epic fantasy. > > > > They seem really different to me. Hence the clean up in the SF and >Fantasy > > aisle. > > > > -- > > Bradford Holden > > "And goalies can only play net wearing an apron and holding a live > > largemouth bass." > > - One of John Buccigross's suggestions for improving the NHL. > > > I wouldn't put Martin in with Jordan. I managed to slog through six or >so >of the Wheel of Time. While Martin's current work is definitely an "epic" >it is nowhere near a "good vs evil" set. All of the characters have bad as >well as good in them. The books are more like a sociopolitical drama. The >fantastic elements at times almost fade away and you are left with >character >development amidst a chaotic power struggle. In addition, many of the >characters who start out important wind up dead. In Jordan's works it >seemed that the main characters survived. Of course, I did stop after the >sixth book or so. warbi > Ditto! George is one of my fav writers, from way back when he wrote _Tuf Voyaging_ and wrote and produced the Beauty and the Beast series. Then came _Wild Cards_ and he rocked my world. I think I remember a steamship/vampire book called _Fevre Dream_ ... the list goes on. He knows how to write, not just ramble... _________________________________________________________________ Watch high-quality video with fast playback at MSN Video. Free! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200365ave/direct/01/