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[peterbound]

Bedanzilla, on 27 August 2012 - 09:54 PM, said:

A nice quick read is Stephen Kings "The Eye's of the Dragon" This was fantasy novel he came up with for his daughter I believe.

Who is this King guy?  I'm having a hard time finding any of his books.

[Billy Quizboy]

Don't look into the deadlights petey.

[instantdeath999]

Horatz, on 10 March 2011 - 03:58 AM, said:

The Tales of the continuing time by Daniel Keys Moran.

Spoiler

First book contains scene that might be considered squicky by some

The wilderness of Four by Niel Hancock.

I just want to second this one.  I really like what I've read of Daniel Keys Moran.

[R33K]

anyone tried william burroughs -junky-naked lunch
headfuckers

[brAnthelAstgreenseer]

shiva trilogy by amish tripathi
1st book the immortals of meluha
2nd book the secret of nagas
3rd and final to be released as of yet..
the story has a azor ahai type prophetic warrior who has come to fight others..
good twists,nice fantasy element and the main protagonist smokes pot!!!

[Serious Callers Only]

I like Daniel Keys Moran, very ... humane... (left wing trololol) weird SF series. Criminal that he has no publishing contract going so he can focus on writing.

Edited by Serious Callers Only, 16 November 2012 - 08:23 AM.

[Old-Growth]

Any of several novels by Kim Stanley Robinson. In particular the Mars Trilogy, The Years of Rice and Salt, and Galileo's Dream are all worth reading.  A word of warning tho':  GRRM is politically liberal, but Robinson is farther left than that. It does not come out in the last two but it is definitely there in Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars. Then again Martin did write "Meathouse Man", which can be read as a savage anti-corporate satire, and The Armageddon Rag has a definite 1960's New Left flavor to it. I like it, but YMMV. Another warning: the yuck factor for Meathouse Man may be a bit much. I read it once and I may not read it again.

[R33K]

how about The Book-The Bible- bet you aint read mainstream fantasy like it
Read Spares by Michael Marshall Smith

[bnman]

Briiliant SF :
Armor and Vamoires by John Steakley

Gritty and dark.

[Tookie Clothespin]

anyone read the azean vs. braxana works of c.s. friedman? in conquest born and the wildling?

[bnman]

Tookie Clothespin, on 21 December 2012 - 02:57 AM, said:

anyone read the azean vs. braxana works of c.s. friedman? in conquest born and the wildling?

Not much interesting. Her other Series "The Coldfire trilogy" is much more interesting.   And " This Alien Shore
" is fucking awesome.

Edited by bnman, 09 January 2013 - 11:20 AM.

[Darth Richard]

Friedman is in no way obscure.

[bnman]

"Dante's Equation" by Jane Jensen. SF.

[SeanSnow]

"The Iron King" by Maurice Druon is said to be brilliant. GRRM himself wrote the preface.

[Ser Camaris]

The Unlikely Ones by Mary Brown (which apparently is part od a series too!) http://www.goodreads...e_Unlikely_Ones

Plays with fantasy conventions in a rather clever way

[The_Exorcist]

Billy Quizboy, on 01 September 2012 - 11:11 PM, said:

Don't look into the deadlights petey.

Great book, "It" was the pinnacle of his career, IMHO.

As for obscure books, I'd recommend "The Last Legends of Earth" ... and that covers a host of other categories as well. It's simply fantastic.
Here you go;

http://www.amazon.co...egends of earth

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When you finish reading this book, you won't put it down and pick up another. For days at least, you will just sit back thinking about the book saying "wow that has heavy, but SO great".

I'll stand by that.

[Saint Arya]

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[peterbound]

Saint Arya, on 07 March 2013 - 10:40 PM, said:

"The Magicians" by Lev Grossman

It's an interesting read, like a mix of Narnia and Harry Potter for adults.

SA,
This one belongs firmly in the 'Series Recommendations'  Grossman's work isn't what you would call obscure.

Great books though.

[Saint Arya]

peterbound, on 07 March 2013 - 10:52 PM, said:

SA,
This one belongs firmly in the 'Series Recommendations'  Grossman's work isn't what you would call obscure.

Great books though.

Ok, moving it

[PhoenixFlame]

Has anyone read Waking Beauty by Paul Witcover? I thought it was brilliant -- wonderful prose and a really twisted but intriguing world. I'd never seen present tense used in that long of a book before but it works perfectly.