I need a new book.
And it has to be awesome. It has to be about a quest or something with dragons and slaughtering and orcs and mountains and perhaps pirates and treasure. If there's a ginger dwarf with a pot belly and attitude then that's even better.
Has to be pretty epic. Any suggestions?
:mario::luigi:
The Stand by Steven King. Try to get the uncut edition, its 1124 pages long.
Leave some shards under the belly
Lay some grease inside my hand
It's a sentimental jury
And the makings of a good plan
If you haven't read them already: The Hobbit or A Game of Thrones? Or some of Stephen King's fantasy stuff, like The Talisman or the Dark Tower series. I haven't read a whole lot of fantasy, unfortunately.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.
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Er, assuming that you'll accept a book that only fulfills 3 of your qualifications (Epic and Awesome and Treasure)
I don't wanna read Stephen King as I just spent the last two years working through the Dark Tower series.
Yeah I'm a slow reader.
:mario::luigi:
You've read Lord of the Rings, right?
Of course.
For others out there: The Princess Bride is one of the best books I have ever read. Though make sure you read the abbridged version. The full lenght is .... tedious.
:mario::luigi:
How about Eragon? Its a trilogy. Theres orcs, a lot of dragons i tink, a guy who finds a gem, dragon rider people, the works.
It looks like the ground had a sex change.
At least try the Stand.
You should remember a familiar face if you read the Dark Tower series...
The Once and Future King.
Also, believe anything Azzie tells you about a Game of Thrones etc. (but not lotr). I've only read that one, but it is huge and very excellent.
Anna Karenina is probably longer than both of the above (maybe not a game of thrones) but it also excellent, but it is more philosophical than epic or questy.
The Obsidian trilogy by Mercedes Lackey might fit. The Outstretched Shadow, To light a Candle, and When Darkness Falls.
Last edited by DarkLadyNyara; 12-05-2006 at 12:19 AM.
Odd. I really didn't like Game of Thrones o_O
Anyways, Wheel of Time? Robert Jordan. Pretty damn excellent (although you might've read it already xD)
You could also try Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy; underrated but good stuff!
AND TERRY GOODKIND. Wizard's First Rule.
The Shannara books. Brilliant those books are.
Sooooo much detail. He left absolutely nothing to the imagination. Argggh!Originally Posted by Resha
My suggestion is Forgotten Realms. More specifically, anything to do with one Drizzt Do'Urden. Because I am a fanboy. Yessir.
BUT!
Awesome: Check!And it has to be awesome. It has to be about a quest or something with dragons and slaughtering and orcs and mountains and perhaps pirates and treasure. If there's a ginger dwarf with a pot belly and attitude then that's even better.
Question: Check!
Dragons: Check!
Slaughter: Check!
Orcs: Check!
Mountains: Check!
Pirates: Check!
Treasure: Check!
Ginger Dwarf with a pot belly pig and attitude: Semi-check. I don't know what a ginger dwarf is. But I don't know a person alive would could resist the charms of Pwent and Bruenor.
Forgotten Realms are winners.
Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. Translated by Moss Roberts.
A bit different here. It's history and epic rolled into one. It tells a real rags-to-riches story of Liu Xuande who comes from nothing to try save the Han Empire. It's got all the elements of an epic drama but also manages to set it out in rather easy-to-read prose. This is probably due to the translation process. It's a real page turner and though it lacks orcs, it DOES have mountains (often inhabited by monks), magic spells, prayers, a helluva lot of fighting and pirates. As for dragons.. dude, the main character is a guy named Sleeping Dragon. xD
It's quite a read. And quite hard to find.
A better alternative is probably C.H. Brewitt-Taylor's translation which is a bit harder to read but also available for download online. It's a try-before-you-buy thing really. I prefer Roberts' myself but if you're in it for the story then I guess it might not matter how it's told. I can't track down the link ATM. I'll get back to you on this.
EDIT: Found it xD
Last edited by Mo-Nercy; 11-06-2006 at 01:52 PM.
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