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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 2420 Views
I don't think Donaldson is underappreciated so much as disliked. Craig - 03/09/2009 04:21:33 AM 1649 Views
Donaldson is "kiddie" have you actaully read Donaldson? random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:30:14 PM 1385 Views
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Goodkind. Kotagg - 03/09/2009 05:20:51 AM 1646 Views
but... Mat Girl - 03/09/2009 05:31:24 AM 1607 Views
He said "underappreciated", not "underwhelming" *NM* Tom - 03/09/2009 02:41:27 PM 697 Views
my problem with Goodkind... ranagrande - 03/09/2009 03:36:51 PM 1703 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 1443 Views
Goodkind is porn! rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:33:32 PM 1663 Views
I didn't know anything about Goodkind when I started reading his books. Danu - 04/09/2009 12:52:37 AM 1713 Views
+1 *NM* Bryce - 05/09/2009 07:57:35 AM 939 Views
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I know! Mat Girl - 04/09/2009 03:19:31 PM 1616 Views
I don't either Nyrende - 04/09/2009 11:55:09 PM 1773 Views
yep, we should Mat Girl - 05/09/2009 12:51:14 AM 1971 Views
All Michelle West's books are fantastic. ajah - 05/09/2009 04:00:22 AM 1583 Views
I tried something of hers and couldn't get into it. rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:14:12 PM 1335 Views
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I just couldn't get into it *NM* Ryan - 03/09/2009 05:05:24 PM 837 Views
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I <3 her stuff very much. *NM* Rebekah - 03/09/2009 05:20:22 PM 832 Views
I tried slogging through Fugitive Prince four times AgentOrange - 04/09/2009 08:46:37 PM 1705 Views
I actually put down Mistwraith a couple times before I made it through the first few chapters. Arok Manok's Astral Projection - 05/09/2009 05:20:33 AM 1520 Views
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Definitely! Meona Goodday - 04/09/2009 03:16:52 AM 1595 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 1410 Views
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The Worm Ouroboros is underappreciated Tom - 03/09/2009 02:40:22 PM 1524 Views
One does sort of wonder... jh - 03/09/2009 05:25:43 PM 1538 Views
Everything by Guy Gavriel Kay. Tigr - 03/09/2009 02:46:54 PM 1615 Views
I got Tigana from the library. Darth_Katie - 03/09/2009 02:50:01 PM 1533 Views
Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 03:12:50 PM 720 Views
Kay in general, yes. However, Jacob - 03/09/2009 03:47:39 PM 1593 Views
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+1, Tigana's a wonderful book. *NM* Perdita - 03/09/2009 06:40:16 PM 987 Views
If you liked Tigana... Tigr - 03/09/2009 09:47:43 PM 1713 Views
Don't worry, I've read all of his *NM* Perdita - 04/09/2009 12:10:14 AM 960 Views
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I liked the first Fey book a great deal. rebelaessedai - 03/09/2009 06:34:50 PM 1516 Views
*hugs* Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:50:30 AM 1578 Views
AHH! rebelaessedai - 04/09/2009 03:49:29 PM 1536 Views
*dies of laughter* Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:31:17 AM 1360 Views
God? ! rebelaessedai - 08/09/2009 04:24:14 PM 1373 Views
Yes. Now bow down to me. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 10:59:07 PM 1427 Views
Okay. *NM* rebelaessedai - 15/09/2009 03:23:59 PM 786 Views
Christopher Priest, Brian W. Aldiss, Paul Kearney, Chris Wooding Werthead - 03/09/2009 03:52:49 PM 1587 Views
My Amazon wishlist just got a lot longer. *NM* Haggard - 03/09/2009 04:10:51 PM 713 Views
Agrees on Kearney IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:02:07 AM 1441 Views
Yes. Werthead - 04/09/2009 05:59:07 PM 1735 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 1562 Views
Mercedes Lackey LadyLorraine - 03/09/2009 03:54:21 PM 1572 Views
I've always thought of her as Mercedes Lacking... Antigone - 12/10/2009 04:46:03 PM 1838 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 1438 Views
Angelslayer maraude - 04/09/2009 12:13:51 AM 1412 Views
For younger people: Nicholson's Wind on Fire trilogy IndigoAjah - 04/09/2009 01:06:08 AM 1523 Views
Not even just for younger people! Nicholson wrote the Gladiator screenplay Perdita - 04/09/2009 09:32:42 AM 1747 Views
The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney (Spook's Apprentice in the UK) Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:22:43 AM 1530 Views
For this board? Larry - 04/09/2009 07:09:00 AM 1553 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 1543 Views
Re: J. G. Ballard wrote more than SF! And they were all awesome! Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:37:02 PM 1742 Views
I've read three and am on a fourth. Craig - 05/09/2009 01:54:49 AM 1537 Views
Thanks Larry. Seriana Sedai - 13/09/2009 10:22:57 PM 1457 Views
Re: All the stuff that gets called "Magical Realism". Stupid post-colonial conservatives. Danae al'Thor - 04/09/2009 03:49:43 PM 1486 Views
which C J Cherryh have you read random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 1416 Views
I need a My Favorites button!! *NM* nossy - 04/09/2009 05:53:51 PM 819 Views
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Mmm Gerald Tarrant. *NM* rebelaessedai - 05/09/2009 09:13:23 PM 729 Views
I liked the Madnedd Season as well *NM* random thoughts - 15/09/2009 07:51:37 PM 811 Views
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Bleah. Joel - 14/09/2009 09:59:21 AM 1475 Views
Not one book but the whole Historical fantasy genre is sorta unappreciated..... *NM* Murtach74 - 08/09/2009 09:44:36 PM 864 Views
Watership Down random thoughts - 14/09/2009 04:35:51 PM 1480 Views
That is a very good book, indeed. *NM* Craig - 15/09/2009 07:10:07 PM 793 Views
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The Gone-Away World. Seriously, people Camilla - 11/12/2009 09:26:22 PM 1409 Views
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