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Christopher Priest, Brian W. Aldiss, Paul Kearney, Chris Wooding Werthead Send a noteboard - 03/09/2009 03:52:49 PM
The author of the greatest piece of spec fic published this century, The Separation, and of several last century, such as The Affirmation and The Glamour. He's got a bit more cred these days since his novel The Prestige was turned into a hit movie, but still not as much as he should have.

Brian Aldiss is an SF writer who should be mentioned in the same breath as Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke. The Helliconia Trilogy is a superior work of worldbuilding power to Dune, whilst Non-Stop and Hothouse are indisputable classics. Report on Probability A is brain-meltingly bizarre as well.

Paul Kearney is one of our very best epic fantasy writers, better than Erikson, Keyes or Hobb and not far off Martin or Bakker, probably equal to Abercrombie and Lynch in quality. Definitely should be mentioned more often.

Chris Wooding is another excellent author with a varied career. His Braided Path trilogy is an excellent Oriental fantasy, whilst Retribution Falls (Firefly meets Crimson Skies) is the most outrageously fun book I've read in several years.
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Underappreciated Fantasy books? Bryce - 03/09/2009 03:36:10 AM 2138 Views
I don't think Donaldson is underappreciated so much as disliked. Craig - 03/09/2009 04:21:33 AM 1296 Views
Donaldson is "kiddie" have you actaully read Donaldson? random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:30:14 PM 1108 Views
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Goodkind. Kotagg - 03/09/2009 05:20:51 AM 1393 Views
but... Mat Girl - 03/09/2009 05:31:24 AM 1322 Views
He said "underappreciated", not "underwhelming" *NM* Tom - 03/09/2009 02:41:27 PM 562 Views
my problem with Goodkind... ranagrande - 03/09/2009 03:36:51 PM 1436 Views
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he does preach and ramble a lot and i admit that annoys me LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:51:37 PM 1189 Views
Goodkind is porn! rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:33:32 PM 1332 Views
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+1 *NM* Bryce - 05/09/2009 07:57:35 AM 706 Views
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I know! Mat Girl - 04/09/2009 03:19:31 PM 1355 Views
I don't either Nyrende - 04/09/2009 11:55:09 PM 1482 Views
yep, we should Mat Girl - 05/09/2009 12:51:14 AM 1716 Views
All Michelle West's books are fantastic. ajah - 05/09/2009 04:00:22 AM 1280 Views
I tried something of hers and couldn't get into it. rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:14:12 PM 1082 Views
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I just couldn't get into it *NM* Ryan - 03/09/2009 05:05:24 PM 694 Views
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I <3 her stuff very much. *NM* Rebekah - 03/09/2009 05:20:22 PM 651 Views
I tried slogging through Fugitive Prince four times AgentOrange - 04/09/2009 08:46:37 PM 1421 Views
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Definitely! Meona Goodday - 04/09/2009 03:16:52 AM 1316 Views
Well, I am about to react like the people above who are having an allergic reaction to goodkind... jh - 04/09/2009 10:05:43 AM 1143 Views
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The Worm Ouroboros is underappreciated Tom - 03/09/2009 02:40:22 PM 1278 Views
One does sort of wonder... jh - 03/09/2009 05:25:43 PM 1278 Views
Everything by Guy Gavriel Kay. Tigr - 03/09/2009 02:46:54 PM 1346 Views
I got Tigana from the library. Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 02:50:01 PM 1282 Views
Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 03:12:50 PM 580 Views
Kay in general, yes. However, Jacob - 03/09/2009 03:47:39 PM 1322 Views
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+1, Tigana's a wonderful book. *NM* Perdita - 03/09/2009 06:40:16 PM 832 Views
If you liked Tigana... Tigr - 03/09/2009 09:47:43 PM 1404 Views
Don't worry, I've read all of his *NM* Perdita - 04/09/2009 12:10:14 AM 804 Views
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I liked the first Fey book a great deal. rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:34:50 PM 1230 Views
*hugs* Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:50:30 AM 1308 Views
AHH! rebelaessedai - 04/09/2009 03:49:29 PM 1268 Views
*dies of laughter* Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:31:17 AM 1123 Views
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Yes. Now bow down to me. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 10:59:07 PM 1150 Views
Okay. *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/09/2009 03:23:59 PM 664 Views
Christopher Priest, Brian W. Aldiss, Paul Kearney, Chris Wooding Werthead - 03/09/2009 03:52:49 PM 1331 Views
My Amazon wishlist just got a lot longer. *NM* Haggard - 03/09/2009 04:10:51 PM 552 Views
Agrees on Kearney IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:02:07 AM 1182 Views
Yes. Werthead - 04/09/2009 05:59:07 PM 1472 Views
Priest and Aldiss are brilliant. I'll have to pick up some of Wooding's works. Jacob - 22/12/2009 05:39:14 PM 1304 Views
Mercedes Lackey LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:54:21 PM 1307 Views
I've always thought of her as Mercedes Lacking... Antigone - 12/10/2009 04:46:03 PM 1604 Views
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You've been pimping these books for... getting close to a decade now? Jacob - 22/12/2009 05:26:04 PM 1148 Views
Angelslayer maraude - 04/09/2009 12:13:51 AM 1151 Views
For younger people: Nicholson's Wind on Fire trilogy IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:06:08 AM 1249 Views
Not even just for younger people! Nicholson wrote the Gladiator screenplay Perdita - 04/09/2009 09:32:42 AM 1471 Views
The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney (Spook's Apprentice in the UK) Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:22:43 AM 1294 Views
For this board? Larry - 04/09/2009 07:09:00 AM 1285 Views
I've read three of those and have plans to read maybe 10 of the others. Chas - 04/09/2009 02:22:42 PM 1270 Views
Re: J. G. Ballard wrote more than SF! And they were all awesome! Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:37:02 PM 1435 Views
I've read three and am on a fourth. Craig - 05/09/2009 01:54:49 AM 1276 Views
Thanks Larry. Seriana Sedai - 13/09/2009 10:22:57 PM 1174 Views
Re: All the stuff that gets called "Magical Realism". Stupid post-colonial conservatives. Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:49:43 PM 1240 Views
which C J Cherryh have you read random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 1147 Views
I need a My Favorites button!! *NM* nossy - 04/09/2009 05:53:51 PM 677 Views
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C.S. Friedman's Coldfire Arok Manok's Astral Projection - 05/09/2009 05:19:12 AM 1175 Views
Mmm Gerald Tarrant. *NM* rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:13:23 PM 583 Views
I liked the Madnedd Season as well *NM* random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:51:37 PM 683 Views
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Bleah. Joel - 14/09/2009 09:59:21 AM 1241 Views
Not one book but the whole Historical fantasy genre is sorta unappreciated..... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/09/2009 09:44:36 PM 697 Views
Watership Down random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:35:51 PM 1224 Views
That is a very good book, indeed. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 07:10:07 PM 659 Views
The Chronicles of Prydain! by lloyd alexander Fantasy - 26/09/2009 07:48:50 PM 1358 Views
They're good Craig - 05/10/2009 12:39:35 AM 1241 Views
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The Gone-Away World. Seriously, people Camilla - 11/12/2009 09:26:22 PM 1158 Views
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