Game of Thrones begins....

[mosschops]

I read Gardens of the Moon recently. If you like reading D&D scenarios it's OK I guess. Won't bother with the rest of the series.

To be fair its by far the worst in the series, the second book is probably the best though. It does get a bit messy after that.

[Siege]

I read Gardens of the Moon recently. If you like reading D&D scenarios it's OK I guess. Won't bother with the rest of the series.

Who The Fuck Are You? (tm)

Respect your elders.

That is Emperor Gupta.

Whoa, the glorious emperor made it here?
I thought he was still in Paradox forums sucking dick.

[CountDeMoney]

I read Gardens of the Moon recently. If you like reading D&D scenarios it's OK I guess. Won't bother with the rest of the series.

Who The Fuck Are You? (tm)

Respect your elders.

That is Emperor Gupta.

Mola Ram returns!

[grumbler]

I read Gardens of the Moon recently. If you like reading D&D scenarios it's OK I guess. Won't bother with the rest of the series.

Agree.  I felt the same way about Wizards' First Rule (or something like that), which also spawned many sequels in spite of being just the exact Star Wars story only without space ships.

I understand perfectly why modern fantasy is so disdained.  It sucks.

[grumbler]

Mola Ram returns!

Where is Agelastus?  He is the other Brit with Wit, and we need him.

[Razgovory]

Mola Ram returns!

Where is Agelastus?  He is the other Brit with Wit, and we need him.

British Tim with the lego butt plug?  I wouldn't call that wit..

[Razgovory]

I would like to read a fantasy novel again, but I have two criteria:

It be fairly well written

If it be part of a series it already is finished.

[grumbler]

I would like to read a fantasy novel again, but I have two criteria:

It be fairly well written

If it be part of a series it already is finished.

The Black Company Ignore anything past the first three.  they are complete.

[Razgovory]

I tried to the Black Company.  I think I read the first book, but it just didn't jell with me.  It did have an interesting setting though.

[Ed Anger]

I guess I'll skip recommending Cook's Dread Empire series then. 

[HisMajestyBOB]

I would like to read a fantasy novel again, but I have two criteria:

It be fairly well written

If it be part of a series it already is finished.

Codex Alera series, by Jim Butcher, is finished and has ~5 or 6 books.
By the same author of The Dresden Files, which is an awesome urban fantasy series.  Dresden Files isn't finished yet, but he's regularly put out one book a year with it.

[CountDeMoney]

By the same author of The Dresden Files, which is an awesome urban fantasy series.  Dresden Files isn't finished yet, but he's regularly put out one book a year with it.

Apparently the RPG is all the rave with the young people these days, too.

[Josquius]

China Miéville's books are pretty good. They're self contained stories set in the same world so no waiting for a series to finish.

I think I need to read more fantasy really. When I was younger I was Forgotten Realms obsessed but thats pretty much all I've read beyond Tolkein, I've mostly been a sci-fi guy. Never really realised there was a lot of good fantasy until quite recently.

[Razgovory]

I did enjoy the light Fantasy of David Eddings.  At least to a certain point.  That was a guy who knew how to write one book over and over again.  I admit I like the more epic fantasy of Tolkien to the power fantasies of Moorcock and Leiber.

[Siege]

Alternate history works better for me than fantasy.
These are the last 3 I got into:
- The Change by S. M. Stirling
- Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson
- The Ring of Fire by Eric Flint