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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 2125 Views
I don't think Donaldson is underappreciated so much as disliked. Craig - 03/09/2009 04:21:33 AM 1284 Views
Donaldson is "kiddie" have you actaully read Donaldson? random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:30:14 PM 1094 Views
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I thought it must be something like that random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:49:27 PM 1051 Views
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Goodkind. Kotagg - 03/09/2009 05:20:51 AM 1380 Views
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He said "underappreciated", not "underwhelming" *NM* Tom - 03/09/2009 02:41:27 PM 552 Views
my problem with Goodkind... ranagrande - 03/09/2009 03:36:51 PM 1421 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 1176 Views
Goodkind is porn! rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:33:32 PM 1318 Views
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+1 *NM* Bryce - 05/09/2009 07:57:35 AM 698 Views
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I don't either Nyrende - 04/09/2009 11:55:09 PM 1471 Views
yep, we should Mat Girl - 05/09/2009 12:51:14 AM 1702 Views
All Michelle West's books are fantastic. ajah - 05/09/2009 04:00:22 AM 1270 Views
I tried something of hers and couldn't get into it. rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:14:12 PM 1065 Views
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I just couldn't get into it *NM* Ryan - 03/09/2009 05:05:24 PM 685 Views
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I <3 her stuff very much. *NM* Rebekah - 03/09/2009 05:20:22 PM 643 Views
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Definitely! Meona Goodday - 04/09/2009 03:16:52 AM 1303 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 1132 Views
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The Worm Ouroboros is underappreciated Tom - 03/09/2009 02:40:22 PM 1265 Views
One does sort of wonder... jh - 03/09/2009 05:25:43 PM 1264 Views
Everything by Guy Gavriel Kay. Tigr - 03/09/2009 02:46:54 PM 1333 Views
I got Tigana from the library. Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 02:50:01 PM 1269 Views
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Kay in general, yes. However, Jacob - 03/09/2009 03:47:39 PM 1309 Views
Sure. Tigr - 03/09/2009 04:04:38 PM 1344 Views
+1, Tigana's a wonderful book. *NM* Perdita - 03/09/2009 06:40:16 PM 825 Views
If you liked Tigana... Tigr - 03/09/2009 09:47:43 PM 1387 Views
Don't worry, I've read all of his *NM* Perdita - 04/09/2009 12:10:14 AM 795 Views
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I liked the first Fey book a great deal. rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:34:50 PM 1218 Views
*hugs* Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:50:30 AM 1294 Views
AHH! rebelaessedai - 04/09/2009 03:49:29 PM 1254 Views
*dies of laughter* Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:31:17 AM 1107 Views
God? ! rebelaessedai - 08/09/2009 04:24:14 PM 1109 Views
Yes. Now bow down to me. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 10:59:07 PM 1135 Views
Okay. *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/09/2009 03:23:59 PM 656 Views
Christopher Priest, Brian W. Aldiss, Paul Kearney, Chris Wooding Werthead - 03/09/2009 03:52:49 PM 1319 Views
My Amazon wishlist just got a lot longer. *NM* Haggard - 03/09/2009 04:10:51 PM 544 Views
Agrees on Kearney IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:02:07 AM 1168 Views
Yes. Werthead - 04/09/2009 05:59:07 PM 1459 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 1291 Views
Mercedes Lackey LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:54:21 PM 1295 Views
I've always thought of her as Mercedes Lacking... Antigone - 12/10/2009 04:46:03 PM 1590 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 1139 Views
Angelslayer maraude - 04/09/2009 12:13:51 AM 1140 Views
For younger people: Nicholson's Wind on Fire trilogy IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:06:08 AM 1235 Views
Not even just for younger people! Nicholson wrote the Gladiator screenplay Perdita - 04/09/2009 09:32:42 AM 1457 Views
The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney (Spook's Apprentice in the UK) Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:22:43 AM 1284 Views
For this board? Larry - 04/09/2009 07:09:00 AM 1270 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 1258 Views
Re: J. G. Ballard wrote more than SF! And they were all awesome! Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:37:02 PM 1424 Views
I've read three and am on a fourth. Craig - 05/09/2009 01:54:49 AM 1263 Views
Thanks Larry. Seriana Sedai - 13/09/2009 10:22:57 PM 1163 Views
Re: All the stuff that gets called "Magical Realism". Stupid post-colonial conservatives. Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:49:43 PM 1225 Views
which C J Cherryh have you read random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 1136 Views
I need a My Favorites button!! *NM* nossy - 04/09/2009 05:53:51 PM 669 Views
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Mmm Gerald Tarrant. *NM* rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:13:23 PM 575 Views
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Not one book but the whole Historical fantasy genre is sorta unappreciated..... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/09/2009 09:44:36 PM 689 Views
Watership Down random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:35:51 PM 1212 Views
That is a very good book, indeed. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 07:10:07 PM 650 Views
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The Gone-Away World. Seriously, people Camilla - 11/12/2009 09:26:22 PM 1117 Views
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