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I think the previous two posters have given you a ton of good stuff already, but a few more... Legolas Send a noteboard - 03/02/2010 04:36:02 PM
Celia S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy is a rather dark but brilliant series about a planet (which I guess technically makes it sci-fi, but in practice it's fantasy) dominated by the "fae", the local magic that is found everywhere in nature, but particularly in places where forces of nature are very strong, like oceans or volcanoes. Since "fae" and technology don't coexist very well, the society has quickly regressed to a medieval one, and one of the main characters is a kind of warrior-priest, or a member of a knight order if you will, who is also trained in the use of the magic flows. It's the other protagonist who is most remarkable, though, as he is rather evil by any standard, and one of the best anti-heroes in fantasy.

And then there's Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Mists of Avalon". There are probably dozens of retellings of the Arthurian myths, many of them semi-fantasy, and I guess we all have our favourites; that one is mine. It's rather feminist, at times militantly so, which puts some people off. There are a number of prequels, but I don't like them that much.
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I need some reading recommendations... - 03/02/2010 02:15:29 PM 1273 Views
Glen Cook Black Company - 03/02/2010 02:40:21 PM 824 Views
Heh. To each their own. I couldn't disagree more with those three. - 03/02/2010 02:47:44 PM 987 Views
One could question your sanity... - 03/02/2010 02:51:26 PM 805 Views
I guess if you want to read long flowery descriptions of every room entered thats a valid choice - 03/02/2010 06:12:00 PM 997 Views
I tried to read sword of shanara once. - 03/02/2010 09:53:12 PM 940 Views
I loved sword of shanara - 03/02/2010 10:23:42 PM 916 Views
And unoriginal in the extreme. *NM* - 03/02/2010 10:25:04 PM 451 Views
When you are 14 every thing is original - 04/02/2010 05:00:42 AM 799 Views
Re: - 07/02/2010 07:07:59 AM 992 Views
no reason to apologize for liking what you like - 09/02/2010 04:29:43 AM 810 Views
Pft. I've got your back on Glen Cook, Random. Don't listen to this nutjob *NM* - 03/02/2010 09:57:44 PM 368 Views
Yeah, you're just crazy. - 03/02/2010 11:06:34 PM 835 Views
The annals of a mercenary company is exactly what it is. - 04/02/2010 05:30:57 AM 933 Views
Based on your qualifying statements... - 03/02/2010 02:45:19 PM 1018 Views
I think the previous two posters have given you a ton of good stuff already, but a few more... - 03/02/2010 04:36:02 PM 1188 Views
Also good ones... - 03/02/2010 04:39:58 PM 955 Views
cold fire trilogy - 03/02/2010 06:33:31 PM 906 Views
Mmm, yes. Your good taste continues, *NM* - 03/02/2010 09:58:53 PM 442 Views
that is what my first wife said about my second wife - 03/02/2010 10:24:33 PM 892 Views
I'd not toss all of RA Salvatore out the window. He writes outside DnD - 03/02/2010 09:51:56 PM 837 Views
Since you love ancient history and majored in it... - 03/02/2010 11:28:40 PM 843 Views
Didn't Gene Wolfe also do something set in Ancient Greece? Latro in the Mist, I believe? - 03/02/2010 11:41:17 PM 910 Views
Yes - 04/02/2010 01:44:57 PM 982 Views
Thanks everyone for your recommendations. I appreciate the help! - 04/02/2010 04:56:13 AM 1108 Views
Bernard Cornwell - The Archer's Tale *NM* - 05/02/2010 01:21:23 AM 529 Views
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield - 05/02/2010 01:20:42 PM 1022 Views
Re: I need some reading recommendations... - 08/02/2010 10:01:30 PM 1006 Views
Sadly mine are - 09/02/2010 10:15:38 AM 946 Views

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