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TroutBum said:
Series that got better over time:

Harry Potter
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I maintain Book #5 is the best of the series with an extreme quality drop-off after that point, perfectly captured by 200+ pages of camping in Book #7.

As far as Sci-Fi authors, no one's giving any love to this guy?

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Many of his books/stories are easily classifiable as science fiction (Sirens of Titan being a prime example) and many of his books take place in alternate timelines (Galapagos).

Plus, he just published another posthumous collection.

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Thought I would revive this thread.

I have been reading Brandon Sanderson lately. (He's the guy completing the series for Robert Jordan)

I really like this author. Elantris was a really good read. I am now reading the mistborn trilogy and it's very entertaining. These books really move. Lots of action keep me interested throughout and very well written.

Unfortunately he does not have many books out yet. But I would highly recommend these books for anybody into this genre. For me they are right up there with Robin Hobb and Terry Brooks. Two of my favorite authors.
 
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I'm currently reading The Court of the Air while I'm still on my steampunk high. After this book, I plan on reading Camera Obscura.

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BTW, I highly recommend reading The Gates by John Connolly. One of my favorite books I've read the last couple of years. It's short, but hilarious and witty. The sequel just came out as well, Hell's Bells. I'm going to read that as soon as possible.
 
gregbroncs said:
Thought I would revive this thread.

I have been reading Brandon Sanderson lately. (He's the guy completing the series for Robert Jordan)

I really like this author. Elantris was a really good read. I am now reading the mistborn trilogy and it's very entertaining. These books really move. Lots of action keep me interested throughout and very well written.

Unfortunately he does not have many books out yet. But I would highly recommend these books for anybody into this genre. For me they are right up there with Robin Hobb and Terry Brooks. Two of my favorite authors.
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My roommate read some stuff by Sanderson and really liked him. I'm sure I'll get around to him eventually, I've just got too much stacked up right now.

BTW, I can't remember if I posted this already, but here's a great back-and-forth interview between Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind): https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000661941. It's long but quite entertaining.
 
AtheistPreacher said:
My roommate read some stuff by Sanderson and really liked him. I'm sure I'll get around to him eventually, I've just got too much stacked up right now.

BTW, I can't remember if I posted this already, but here's a great back-and-forth interview between Sanderson and Patrick Rothfuss (Name of the Wind): https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000661941. It's long but quite entertaining.
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I think you will like his books. Just based on some of the ones I read on recommendation from you.
 
chitownjazz said:
Just finished up Moon Fetus. Looking forward to diving into Star Bracelets this weekend. Both by Ronald Chevalier
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You'll have to check out his new release, I think it's called Bronconius and Balzac.
 
gregbroncs said:
Thought I would revive this thread.

I have been reading Brandon Sanderson lately. (He's the guy completing the series for Robert Jordan)

I really like this author. Elantris was a really good read. I am now reading the mistborn trilogy and it's very entertaining. These books really move. Lots of action keep me interested throughout and very well written.

Unfortunately he does not have many books out yet. But I would highly recommend these books for anybody into this genre. For me they are right up there with Robin Hobb and Terry Brooks. Two of my favorite authors.
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Who the heck was it who recommended Hobb in the thread on the old board, anyway? Was that you? I don't remember. But I'm sure glad I picked those up. Right up there with my favorite fantasy ever.

Not so sure about Brooks. All I ever read was Sword of Shannara, and I just couldn't get over what a huge Tolkien ripoff it was. But I hear (possibly again from this board, I don't remember) that his books get better and more original after that first one.
 
AtheistPreacher said:
Who the heck was it who recommended Hobb in the thread on the old board, anyway? Was that you? I don't remember. But I'm sure glad I picked those up. Right up there with my favorite fantasy ever.

Not so sure about Brooks. All I ever read was Sword of Shannara, and I just couldn't get over what a huge Tolkien ripoff it was. But I hear (possibly again from this board, I don't remember) that his books get better and more original after that first one.
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Haha. I actually thought it was you who recommended her. She became one of my favorite authors because of that thread. Maybe it was Colton he had lots of recommendations in that thread as well.

Terry Brooks I read before that thread, I really like his books. And yes his books got better. Sword of Shannara was a complete LOR rip off. After than they get much more original and much better.
 
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