--- Rebecca <rct9911 at comcast.net> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Howard Brazee" <howard at brazee.net> > > Then Borders recommends > > > > Robin Hobb > > David Farlkand > > Steven Brust > > > I don't know about the other, but Robin Hobb is > definitely recommended. > Robin Hobb is the best. Everyone should read Robin > Hobb. She did a book with > Steven Brust under her other psuedonym, Megan > Lindholm. Robin Hobb is > practically god. I really like Robin Hobb also. David Farland isn't bad, but I had a little trouble getting into his first book. It has a slow start. As a consequence, I haven't gotten around to trying the last three or so he has released in the series. > > Where did Jordan come in there? > Ah. . . that would be the Generic Lumping Together of Authors Who Write So-Called "High Fanasty." As in "since you like Robert Jordan and he writes about a big fantasy world where people ride horses, you should like these other authors who also write about big fantasy worlds where people ride horses." The authors they recommend are great (or good at least -- far better than Jordan, IMHO), but I still think the lumping together is silly. It's like saying "if you like spaghetti, you should also like toothpaste." Just because they both come in long, rectangular, cardboard boxes doesn't mean the same type of thing is in both packages. Amy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail