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Fantasy
Dec 26, 2005 16:27:27 GMT 2
Post by vargaskinn on Dec 26, 2005 16:27:27 GMT 2
Ok,many people who listen to metal also like fantasy literature.So,would you be so kind to share your favorites(if you have them)with me.But PLEASE,do not mention Tolkien or Rowling if you don't have to,I think we all already know too much about them.Try something else,for example,I like Lord Dunsany,George MacDonald,Evangeline Walton,Caiseal Mor,Marion Zimmer,Lovecraft.... ;D
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Fantasy
Dec 26, 2005 16:38:22 GMT 2
Post by DaveTheRake on Dec 26, 2005 16:38:22 GMT 2
I'm afraid I can only talk about Lovecraft, and I can't say something valuable about him; I really liked him when I was 16 and 17, but then I started to see something odd in his stories; if you read deeply, you can see how much xenophobist he was, you can always check how the thing to fear is what comes from the outside, the unknown and things like that. Anyway, you can have a great time rerading Lovecraft. Even so, I'd preffer Poe, he was one of the first writers that went directly into the heart of fear, into what everybody was afraid of in the XIX C; and I've always found really interesting how masterly he mixes love with death, as in Annabel Lee. Sorry, but ruight now I can't say much about fantasy, I've got to admit I'm not too much atrated by this kind of literature, but I read once Lewis, that gouy from Narnia Chronicles, an interesting book when you're a teenager
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Post by twilightheart on Dec 27, 2005 9:12:48 GMT 2
Here in Germany Wolfgang Holbein is a very famous fantasy writer. I have so many books of him (I just can never resist to buy one, when I enter a book store), I just love his love for dark mythical creatures etc. It´s good entertainment to read his books.
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Fantasy
Dec 27, 2005 13:59:51 GMT 2
Post by vargaskinn on Dec 27, 2005 13:59:51 GMT 2
I have never heard of Holbein,thanx for this new information:)The furthest I have ever gone in german fantasy...hm...hoffmann and michael ende(the neverending story)how old is that author,anyway?Is he still alive?
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Dec 27, 2005 14:05:31 GMT 2
Post by twilightheart on Dec 27, 2005 14:05:31 GMT 2
how old is that author,anyway?Is he still alive? He´s alive and maybe around 50 now, so a LOT of writing experience is with him.
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Dec 27, 2005 14:59:14 GMT 2
Post by DaveTheRake on Dec 27, 2005 14:59:14 GMT 2
I remembered yesterday nght a good book that may fit into this category, "the Adventures Of Erik The Red" by Monthy Pyton member Terry Jones. It's a book for children, but it's worthy to read, I liked it very much, I read it this year in April or so. BTW Terry Jones is a well reputed medievalist, so all his works have a deep research job underneath.
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Fantasy
Dec 29, 2005 10:12:56 GMT 2
Post by HerraHirwi on Dec 29, 2005 10:12:56 GMT 2
I don't like the basic Anglo-Saxon post-Tolkien fantasy crap (orcs & elfs etc.), which is for me too much overrated. As I was younger I liked more the works of the writers like Robert E. Howard, H.P.Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith, Ursula K. LeGuin. They had much more interesting elements in their stories.
I'm more interested in magical realism, which can be happened in normal world or a very realistic one, but which has magical, mystical and fantasy elements in it. Like ie. Mikael Niemi's and Johanna Sinisalo's writings.
And naturally the best fantisizing stories and close-to-the-nature stuff I've found in our own Finnish folklore and other Finno-Ugric people's folklore as well.
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Fantasy
Dec 29, 2005 11:44:12 GMT 2
Post by Humppaporo on Dec 29, 2005 11:44:12 GMT 2
I also love the magical-realism genre very much. This has always been my favourite genre (many writers like Hubert Lampo, Johan Daisne, Bordewijk, Belcampo, H.P de Boer, etc) Besides that I like some fantasy like jane Auel, Tolkien (the master himself) and the humorous books of Terry Pratchett. I have always loved tales, myths and sagas of every country and civilisation. Medieval poems, stories and (farce) plays are great! Religious books of many people, I also like to read, though some people would say this isn't fantasy @virva: thos writers you mention, do you know if anything has been translated?
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Dec 29, 2005 13:20:37 GMT 2
Post by SkogRoar on Dec 29, 2005 13:20:37 GMT 2
Actually I never liked Tolkien somehow it just didn't catch me. when i was younger i used to read Lovecraft all the time and i had all of his hungarian published books. exept one. this year i got it for xmas, and started reading, and realised how great writer is he indeed so i took some of his books from the shelf and got into it again i dont realy like fanatsy literature, exept those who make somethin more than a simple story, like Poe, Briece and Borges.
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Dec 29, 2005 15:49:20 GMT 2
Post by HerraHirwi on Dec 29, 2005 15:49:20 GMT 2
@virva: thos writers you mention, do you know if anything has been translated? I think there is. Mikael Niemi's Populäärimusiikkia Vittulanjänkältä is translated as Pop Music from Vittula, and Johanna Sinisalo's Finlandia - winner novel Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi is translated as Not Before Sundawn.
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Kettu
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Dec 29, 2005 17:09:18 GMT 2
Post by Kettu on Dec 29, 2005 17:09:18 GMT 2
Guy Gavriel Kay!
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Post by Calinë on Dec 30, 2005 0:09:28 GMT 2
Well, i read Tolkien a lot...Ihave to admit I`m his huge fan. I think his books and his Middle earth are amazing...but of course to each his own I also like Terry Pratchett, he`s fun. And I like books about vampires and mythology also.
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Dec 30, 2005 10:52:45 GMT 2
Post by HerraHirwi on Dec 30, 2005 10:52:45 GMT 2
And why do you like his works?
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Kettu
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Dec 30, 2005 11:26:56 GMT 2
Post by Kettu on Dec 30, 2005 11:26:56 GMT 2
And why do you like his works? I just do But okay, I'll stop tormenting you with my lunacy. I've read only the first book of the Fionnavar Tapestry (or something like that, don't remember the exact name well, although I'm sure about Tapestry) and Tigana. Tigana has an intertwined and thoroughly developed plot, ranging from religion, politics and interhuman relations on a mature level, so no shallow romance, throngs of goblins to cleave through (very few, remember just one actually, fantastic/magical beings anyway). I need some realism (thanks JRR) in fantasy, and a story that isn't just for D&D afficcionados and teenagers. Probably the best fantasy I've read, better even than The Lord Of The Rings, although I still count it among the best by far (re-reading it in english a the moment). The Tapestry has more fantasy elements, and I've only read the first book ( The Summer Tree), so can't say much about the story as a whole. He has a lot of other works out as well. I'd like to read some Robin Hobb, but can't find his books around here... Zagreb ahoy!
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Dec 30, 2005 11:32:37 GMT 2
Post by twilightheart on Dec 30, 2005 11:32:37 GMT 2
Well, i read Tolkien a lot...Ihave to admit I`m his huge fan. I think his books and his Middle earth are amazing...but of course to each his own It´s not the elfs and orks etc., that are so special to me in Tolkien`s books, but the values he has (what true friendship means, to fight for what you believe in, even if it costs your life etc.). I think it´s good if your children read those books, because they get tought a lot of good values.
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