06-25-2002, 04:35 AM
Ok, the disallowal of series seriously limits the number of titles I can nominate, so I'm going to have to play around with the rule a little. With that in mind, I submit:
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks, author of the various and rather well known Shannarra series, and the less well known Magic Kingdom for Sale series. While it isn't, in my opinion, among the best Fantasy novels out there, it is still a very good one. The interesting point with this book (and the 2 others that follow the storyline, although this is a stand-alone novel) is that instead of taking place in some fantastic mythical world of swords and wizards, it takes place in a rather gritty modern day Illinois town, so it might prove to be less confusing or intimidating departure from reality to those who find fantasy a little hard to swallow. There is, to be sure, magic and mysticism a-plenty, but it's generally less showy and less "out there" than the standard fantasy fare.
I must, however, now take a moment to go beyond my single "nomination" and make a recomendation for side reading.
I STRONGLY suggest that the next time any of you are in a bookstore, you take a moment to drift over to the fantasy section, and look for "Pawn of Prophecy" by David Eddings. I have recommended this book time and again over the past decade or so, and I have YET to have anyone disappointed with what they discover. I have, in fact, given away my own copy no less than 6 times and never seen it again. I can almost garauntee you, should you open this book you WILL be hooked in (and there's 11 more titles to glut yourself on in the series), even if you're NOT a fantasy buff. Trust me, it's 5 dollars well spent.
And a final note.. AM, I had enough of a headache plowing through the Inferno, I am NOT going to volunteer to twist my brain around the ENTIRE Divine Comedy in a month. I think it's an intriguing intellectual and theological journey, but there's NO WAY I'd be able to wring a proper understanding out of it in just a month.
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks, author of the various and rather well known Shannarra series, and the less well known Magic Kingdom for Sale series. While it isn't, in my opinion, among the best Fantasy novels out there, it is still a very good one. The interesting point with this book (and the 2 others that follow the storyline, although this is a stand-alone novel) is that instead of taking place in some fantastic mythical world of swords and wizards, it takes place in a rather gritty modern day Illinois town, so it might prove to be less confusing or intimidating departure from reality to those who find fantasy a little hard to swallow. There is, to be sure, magic and mysticism a-plenty, but it's generally less showy and less "out there" than the standard fantasy fare.
I must, however, now take a moment to go beyond my single "nomination" and make a recomendation for side reading.
I STRONGLY suggest that the next time any of you are in a bookstore, you take a moment to drift over to the fantasy section, and look for "Pawn of Prophecy" by David Eddings. I have recommended this book time and again over the past decade or so, and I have YET to have anyone disappointed with what they discover. I have, in fact, given away my own copy no less than 6 times and never seen it again. I can almost garauntee you, should you open this book you WILL be hooked in (and there's 11 more titles to glut yourself on in the series), even if you're NOT a fantasy buff. Trust me, it's 5 dollars well spent.
And a final note.. AM, I had enough of a headache plowing through the Inferno, I am NOT going to volunteer to twist my brain around the ENTIRE Divine Comedy in a month. I think it's an intriguing intellectual and theological journey, but there's NO WAY I'd be able to wring a proper understanding out of it in just a month.
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You're workin' with a professional here. You bunch of losers!! NICE FUCKING MODEL!!!