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I remembered liking the sword of Shannara trilogy a long time ago so I've been reading more of his books. And the answer is yes, terry brooks is good.
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Aug 8, 2017 17:14
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Aug 8, 2017 17:14
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Too many tragic heroes, but the prologues actually were kinda good to explain the origin of the world he used. But, really I thought the whole tragic hero thing got quite out of hand throughout most of his trilogies.
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Aug 8, 2017 21:02
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No. But he is popular, which is far more fiscally rewarding.
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Aug 8, 2017 23:44
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Aug 9, 2017 04:53
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I read Sword of Shannara before Lord of the Rings so I didn't know it was a point for point, character for character, complete and total.ripoff.
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Aug 9, 2017 06:19
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Aug 9, 2017 08:45
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I read something with a runner girl, a wizard paladin and demons, but mostly set in the real world. Going from that to shanarra was pretty jarring. 😀
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Aug 9, 2017 12:56
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Avalerion posted:I read something with a runner girl, a wizard paladin and demons, but mostly set in the real world. Going from that to shanarra was pretty jarring. 😀 They are the same setting. This is not a joke post, I am 100% serious.
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Aug 9, 2017 14:18
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No. I mean if you're just looking to move time forward and you're not into substance abuse or binge watching netflix shows then maybe these books are for you, but that's all they're good for.
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Aug 9, 2017 16:40
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Were the Kingdom for Sale books any good? I vaguely remember reading them when I was a kid.
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Aug 10, 2017 02:50
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p. nice Wolf Parade ref posted:Were the Kingdom for Sale books any good? I vaguely remember reading them when I was a kid. I definitely read the first one as a kid and remember absolutely nothing about it, so I'm going to veer towards 'no'
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Aug 10, 2017 03:05
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p. nice Wolf Parade ref posted:Were the Kingdom for Sale books any good? I vaguely remember reading them when I was a kid. If you're into comedy fantasy where a dumpy rich American plays out a power fantasy and IIRC marries a tree, I suppose you could read them.
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Aug 11, 2017 12:31
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Brooks is a better writer than Tolkein. His OG books are basically lotr fanfic tho.
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Aug 11, 2017 14:35
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If you're used to reading Terry Goodkind he is a vast improvement If you're used to reading China Mieville then no His Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold! is like the archetypal 1980s pulp fantasy novel though p. nice Wolf Parade ref posted:Were the Kingdom for Sale books any good? I vaguely remember reading them when I was a kid. You could make a not-bad made-for-tv cartoon kids movie out of it, especially the wizard who accidentally turned himself into a dog Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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Aug 11, 2017 16:12
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OWLS! posted:Brooks is a better writer than Tolkein. talk about a sophie's choice
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Aug 11, 2017 20:07
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OWLS! posted:Brooks is a better writer than Tolkein. you are developmentally delayed
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Aug 12, 2017 01:20
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The first book is a LOTR rip off, the next couple of trilogies are some decent fantasy pulp with a neat twist, then it rapidly goes downhill into formulaic ultra-poo poo writing. I dunno, I enjoyed the whole post-apocalypse magic world thing where you occasionally visit the ruins of the old world. They're pretty hard to read now that I'm older than 15 though.
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Aug 14, 2017 01:36
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He's better than Piers Anthony at least
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Rime posted:The first book is a LOTR rip off, the next couple of trilogies are some decent fantasy pulp with a neat twist, then it rapidly goes downhill into formulaic ultra-poo poo writing. Think I agree with this. All the twists got predictable in later series. He probably peaked with the Shadowen books E. Source, I read all the series while traveling a bunch over the last few weeks
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Aug 15, 2017 02:47
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Juaguocio posted:He's better than Piers Anthony at least Piers Anthony is a nice change of pace and wrote fun books. He's no Terry Pratchett, mind you.
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Aug 17, 2017 16:29
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Nothing says fun like explicit gang rape of children
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Aug 17, 2017 17:48
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haha what
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Aug 17, 2017 20:55
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Piers Anthony has a book that has a 12 year old girl being gang raped in explicit detail in the opening chapters
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Aug 17, 2017 21:25
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Aug 18, 2017 00:59
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isnt there some crap about child gang rape in a stephen king book as well
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Aug 19, 2017 02:22
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A human heart posted:isnt there some crap about child gang rape in a stephen king book as well No that was a completely consensual preteen gangbang
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Aug 19, 2017 02:24
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Piers Anthony has a book that has a 12 year old girl being gang raped in explicit detail in the opening chapters Are you talking about "And Eternity"? Been a while since I read that series.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:37
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Whistling Death posted:Are you talking about "And Eternity"? I'm pretty sure he means the "Bio of a Space Tyrant" series. The first book is about a spaceship full of kid refugees who are repeatedly attacked, raped, and/or killed by space pirates. Plus underage sex, cannibalism, and heavily hinted at incest.
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Aug 21, 2017 19:57
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Selachian posted:I'm pretty sure he means the "Bio of a Space Tyrant" series. The first book is about a spaceship full of kid refugees who are repeatedly attacked, raped, and/or killed by space pirates. Plus underage sex, cannibalism, and heavily hinted at incest. Huh, sounds pretty hosed up. Xanth novels were fun. 
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Aug 21, 2017 20:25
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Is Piers Anthony any good?
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Aug 21, 2017 20:45
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BananaNutkins posted:Is Piers Anthony any good? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3560541&pagenumber=1
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Aug 21, 2017 21:31
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Whistling Death posted:Are you talking about "And Eternity"? Selachian posted:I'm pretty sure he means the "Bio of a Space Tyrant" series. The first book is about a spaceship full of kid refugees who are repeatedly attacked, raped, and/or killed by space pirates. Plus underage sex, cannibalism, and heavily hinted at incest. I love that you guys mentioned two separate book series and neither of you were right The judges were looking for "Virtual Mode"
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Aug 21, 2017 22:22
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chernobyl kinsman posted:you are developmentally delayed Hey, tolkien wrote some neat poo poo, his prose was dryer than Mercury tho.
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OWLS! posted:Hey, tolkien wrote some neat poo poo, his prose was dryer than Mercury tho. just devestatingly retarded
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Aug 22, 2017 01:42
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BananaNutkins posted:Is Piers Anthony any good? Xanth books are good. A couple of the Incarnations of Immortality books (Death and Satan in particular) are good.
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Aug 22, 2017 18:42
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BananaNutkins posted:Is Piers Anthony any good? Well, by all accounts, he's a hell of a nice guy in person. His books are weird and pervy though.
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Aug 22, 2017 20:50
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Whistling Death posted:Xanth books are good 
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Whistling Death posted:A couple of the Incarnations of Immortality books (Death and Satan in particular) are good. I liked those as a teenager but refuse to revisit them after that super-pedo horror novel he wrote, which I refuse to Google the name of (Firefly? Firebug?)
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