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You know I directly added almost all of those Wolfe quotes there, right? Larry Send a noteboard - 06/12/2009 05:26:40 AM
Yes, it's very fun to be political with your writings, but it's not anything particularly new. He's just the darling of the spec fic crowd because he's political and New Weird. If there's another reason, I don't see it; his prose is good, but definitely not exceptional, and his plots are nothing compared to Book of the New Sun, at least.

By the way, I'm not sure I ever actually thanked you for getting me to read Book of the New Sun (to be honest, like all other of my favorite reads it's mostly due to WoTmania's Quote of the Moment, but you were the second biggest influence ;). So thanks. :P


Glad to know that you enjoyed Wolfe's masterpiece. I just finished re-reading the second half of it for the fourth time last night. As for Miéville, what does any perceived association with the "New Weird" have to do with anything? That term isn't exactly a defined area, plus Miéville has distanced himself from it. I'd argue that any importance placed on his works deals with a combination of his works capturing a sort of Zeitgeist, as well as the quality of his stories as a whole (I prefer his shorter fiction).
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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Six best fantasy novels? Larry - 04/12/2009 05:54:54 AM 2198 Views
Best fantasy authors Tavi - 04/12/2009 07:01:48 AM 1929 Views
Have you read Robin Hobb? *NM* Deadsy - 04/12/2009 04:01:23 PM 968 Views
I have, and wasn't really impressed Tavi - 04/12/2009 10:08:25 PM 1718 Views
You definitely read the wrong stuff first Deadsy - 05/12/2009 12:12:07 AM 1841 Views
Agreed. unr3stricted - 09/12/2009 09:55:12 PM 1755 Views
Only read two. Book of the New Sun definitely deserves that spot. Mieville, not so much. Ghavrel - 04/12/2009 08:06:45 AM 1883 Views
Interesting. Werthead - 04/12/2009 05:21:04 PM 1740 Views
Why Mieville, if I may ask? *NM* Ghavrel - 04/12/2009 08:33:43 PM 971 Views
I didn't mean that to be a reply to you, but still Werthead - 05/12/2009 03:15:36 AM 1881 Views
No worries. Ghavrel - 05/12/2009 03:52:11 AM 1758 Views
But the list was for favorite books, not favorite or most important authors A Deathwatch Guard - 05/12/2009 10:25:13 AM 1688 Views
It was for "best" books. I realize that has a lot of meanings, though. *NM* Ghavrel - 05/12/2009 08:37:01 PM 812 Views
Hm... good point A Deathwatch Guard - 06/12/2009 02:19:13 AM 1469 Views
Glen Cook is radically overrated. Werthead - 05/12/2009 04:09:07 PM 1815 Views
Well, he's at least part of the wave that humanized fantasy. Ghavrel - 05/12/2009 08:36:29 PM 1617 Views
In the US, yes. Elsewhere, no, because they didn't know about him. Werthead - 06/12/2009 04:36:31 PM 1705 Views
Interesting. Ghavrel - 07/12/2009 02:15:37 AM 1644 Views
Two years? It was published in 2000... *NM* Legolas - 05/12/2009 09:03:33 PM 724 Views
Nine years is like two. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/12/2009 12:25:49 AM 880 Views
I've yet to read a Gene Wolfe. rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:26:54 AM 1662 Views
Yes, yes, yes. Ghavrel - 06/12/2009 02:35:45 AM 1574 Views
You know I directly added almost all of those Wolfe quotes there, right? Larry - 06/12/2009 05:26:40 AM 1730 Views
I just find Mieville's prose exceptionally standard. Ghavrel - 06/12/2009 07:25:05 AM 1756 Views
Isn't that almost a contradiction of terms there? Larry - 06/12/2009 07:45:47 AM 1649 Views
It's remarkable for its normalcy because so many people praise it? Ghavrel - 06/12/2009 09:11:18 AM 1572 Views
Who the heck are these people? *NM* ironclad - 04/12/2009 12:46:48 PM 941 Views
I've never heard of any of them either.... *NM* Fantasy - 05/12/2009 02:58:11 AM 1268 Views
Literati Larry - 06/12/2009 05:27:28 AM 1617 Views
Yeah you're so much better than us *NM* ironclad - 06/12/2009 12:00:27 PM 899 Views
Well, you can hardly expect a group to go around calling themselves "elitist snobs." *NM* Ghavrel - 07/12/2009 02:16:16 AM 868 Views
Is he trying to be cool by listing stuff that 90% of fantasy readers have never heard of? Deadsy - 04/12/2009 04:05:46 PM 1648 Views
Actually, several of those books have been bestsellers and/or won several genre awards Larry - 06/12/2009 05:28:18 AM 1629 Views
I'm very ambivalent about A Wizard of Earthsea AgentOrange - 04/12/2009 05:18:00 PM 1630 Views
Possibly has to do with the times in which it was written/read Larry - 06/12/2009 05:29:27 AM 1586 Views
My Best Six best fantasy novels Nolan - 04/12/2009 07:44:12 PM 1386 Views
Re: My Best Six best fantasy novels *NM* Nolan - 04/12/2009 07:45:25 PM 782 Views
oops! *NM* Nolan - 04/12/2009 07:46:34 PM 812 Views
Re: Six best fantasy novels? Aeryn - 04/12/2009 09:06:18 PM 1750 Views
I really need to get around to reading Mists of Avalon. Ghavrel - 04/12/2009 09:50:54 PM 1534 Views
Calenture Aeryn - 05/12/2009 12:44:14 AM 1490 Views
That... sounds so cool. I'm going to check it out as soon as I get home. Ghavrel - 05/12/2009 03:53:55 AM 1588 Views
Ooh, I need to get my hands on Calenture. *NM* rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:27:34 AM 878 Views
And ha! I thought it might be you. *NM* rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:29:13 AM 863 Views
I'll eventually get to those in the near future Larry - 06/12/2009 05:31:29 AM 1619 Views
I don't read or buy books anymore. Aeryn - 06/12/2009 11:45:33 PM 1614 Views
I understand that Larry - 07/12/2009 12:55:46 AM 1711 Views
Okay, I'll give it a shot Tom - 04/12/2009 10:12:47 PM 1745 Views
You might more mythopoeic material in your fantasies, don't you? *NM* Larry - 04/12/2009 11:22:33 PM 888 Views
Mythopoeic? Who...me? Tom - 05/12/2009 02:19:03 AM 1493 Views
Yes, you Larry - 05/12/2009 03:51:25 AM 1656 Views
The Blogger Seems to Agree With You. The Name With No Man - 05/12/2009 10:10:07 PM 1663 Views
Book of the New Sun is very early 80's and is almost inarguably a classic of the genre. Ghavrel - 06/12/2009 12:26:55 AM 1708 Views
Never Read It, But All Accounts Support That View. The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 02:44:17 PM 1803 Views
Bending the terms a bit... Larry - 04/12/2009 11:21:33 PM 1754 Views
n/a *NM* Aeryn - 05/12/2009 12:46:45 AM 826 Views
I like Grossman's list a lot more than Henry's. *NM* Legolas - 04/12/2009 11:41:36 PM 842 Views
Here are mine, but I probably haven't really read enough fantasy to have a top 5 Deadsy - 05/12/2009 12:16:13 AM 1534 Views
Have you tried any standalones recently? Larry - 06/12/2009 05:33:41 AM 1657 Views
I always end up wanting more Deadsy - 06/12/2009 05:53:11 AM 1597 Views
What if there were 50 more standalones that you could read that likely would be quite good? Larry - 06/12/2009 06:12:53 AM 1711 Views
The only one on his list I would think about agreeing with is Meiville. MightyYT - 05/12/2009 03:11:25 AM 1678 Views
Have you tried Mark Danielewski's House of Leaves yet? Larry - 06/12/2009 05:34:48 AM 1523 Views
No list is complete without Goodkind *NM* Choss Hauler - 05/12/2009 07:59:22 AM 898 Views
Sorry, I can't help it- no *porn* list is complete without Goodkind... *NM* rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:21:22 AM 730 Views
For me....: A Deathwatch Guard - 05/12/2009 10:36:42 AM 1722 Views
He certainly has a specific kind of taste. rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:20:30 AM 1538 Views
Pfft! Larry - 06/12/2009 06:54:24 AM 1452 Views
Who are you asking?? rebelaessedai - 07/12/2009 08:09:25 PM 1576 Views
Might give this a go myself... rebelaessedai - 06/12/2009 02:24:52 AM 1600 Views
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