Donaldson has great prose but his stories are very dark and some find him hard to read. Robert Charles Wilson also has great characters and prose but he is more scfi. I think it is better to give a writer a chance and be disappointed then it is to pass a writer up because he might not be good enough. You should be able tell if you like the prose just reading a few random passages.
Formerly Mat Bloody Cauthon on Wotmania, blessed be its name
Wheel of Time Hangover
- 24/03/2011 03:40:11 PM
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Erikson's books are fantastic, but the characterization could not be more different than WoT's.
- 24/03/2011 03:54:11 PM
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A few suggestions you may like
- 24/03/2011 05:15:56 PM
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I am about halfway through The Game of Thrones right now
- 24/03/2011 06:08:39 PM
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+1
- 25/03/2011 07:54:51 PM
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Well there is a reason Jordan chose Sanderson to finish the series for him
- 24/03/2011 06:29:06 PM
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Harriet's last name isn't Jordan so I'm assuming you mean Michael Jordan
- 24/03/2011 09:06:20 PM
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really? I thought he had picked him
- 25/03/2011 07:00:44 PM
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RJ didn't pick anyone. He tried to finish it before he died.
- 25/03/2011 08:21:26 PM
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Re: RJ didn't pick anyone. He tried to finish it before he died.
- 25/03/2011 09:31:53 PM
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robin hobb! her characters are lovely. the stories are great too. 
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- 24/03/2011 07:30:16 PM
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- 24/03/2011 07:30:16 PM
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I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb *NM*
- 24/03/2011 09:06:58 PM
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Re: I third Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
- 24/03/2011 10:11:24 PM
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I enjoyed the book but I don't think his prose were as good as Jordan's
- 25/03/2011 07:05:02 PM
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Haha dude Robin Hobb is a woman 
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- 25/03/2011 09:23:34 PM
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- 25/03/2011 09:23:34 PM
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I'm loving the Robin Hobb shout outs! (She's sadly underrepresented here) *NM*
- 25/03/2011 02:57:37 AM
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Name of the Wind, and its recent sequel Wise Man's Fear are really, really good.
- 25/03/2011 04:49:51 PM
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Are the Dresden books really that good?
- 25/03/2011 08:14:37 PM
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Honestly, they kind of remind me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, if Giles was the main character.
- 29/03/2011 06:18:44 PM
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I was really disappointed by WMF, reminded me A LOT of Crossroads of Twilight *NM*
- 06/04/2011 09:30:17 PM
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I feel the same about Wot as you, and Robin Hobb is a great recommendation!
- 26/03/2011 12:22:09 AM
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Re: I feel the same about Wot as you, and Robin Hobb is a great recommendation!
- 28/03/2011 02:26:10 AM
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If you are willing to step out of the fantasy genre, check out David Weber
- 30/03/2011 01:53:19 PM
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