RyushiBlade on 8/4/2006 at 05:09
I'm an avid reader of Fantasy books. I own all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and they are among my favorite. I really hate average, run of the mill fantasies because of their similarity as a whole. Terry Pratchett has made something unique.
Piers Anthony did something similar in his Xanth series by creating a comedy based fantasy setting, meant to be a parody of the fantasy genre as a whole. Some of the novels are great, and others aren't. He's not on par with Terry Pratchett, I think, but he's close.
Raymond E. Feist is my favorite 'serious' fantasy author. His two Magician novels are just spectacular. I don't have to say anymore, he's that good. Go read them!
I'll read the occasional Sci-Fi, but really the genre isn't for me. Ray Bradury's Fahrenheit 451 was a good read, but I don't like a lot of his other stuff (especially his short stories....) Right now I'm reading Ender's Game, which is pretty cool.
It starts out with a six year old kicking this other six year old in the face five times. Pretty cool, heh.
aguywhoplaysthief on 8/4/2006 at 06:29
I like toast!
Fringe on 8/4/2006 at 07:25
I hate toast!
descenterace on 8/4/2006 at 08:25
My favourite authors: Isaac Asimov, Terry Pratchett and Dale Brown.
I'm a fan of sci-fi mainly, but I like funny Fantasy books too.
I recently came across a book called 'The Atrocity Archives', by Charles Stross. It's a very interesting book and takes a different tack on unifying magic and science. Unfortunately it seems to be the only book he's written of that 'world'; most of his other writing seems to be far-future sci-fi, of which there is already a lot. Nonetheless, I shall buy some more of his books just as soon as I clear my overdraft.
Koki on 8/4/2006 at 08:37
Steampunk. I'm so rebel
PigLick on 8/4/2006 at 09:08
lets not rag on poor old navyhacker too much, he's actually pretty cool.
Insertnamehere on 8/4/2006 at 11:04
I dislike most sci/fi and fantasy. Fantasy is always so much the same thing, with a Country or Civilization threatened by Evil Lord Knurk from the Dark Country to the North and only the Heir to the Throne of Gnandor who is currently missing but turns out to be the spotty teenage boy raised by pigfarmers from the little village of Flepnep can destroy the Evil Lord, but he has to find the Magical Sword of WipsyWopsy and the Evil Lord can only be destroyed if you shove the Magical Sword up his censored. Luckily the spotty teenage boy from the little village of Flepnep is aided by Plop the pedophile Gnome and Skeela the big-breasted Warrior Princess of the Lalalala nomad people. On their adventures they have to perform quests like finding a Shrubbery and getting the aid of Blarf the Reumatic Wizard.
Sci-fi is mostly the above but with laserguns and planets.
I completely love Discworld though!:)
ilweran on 8/4/2006 at 11:05
Mostly sci-fi I think- Philip K Dick, Ursula le Guin, John Wyndham, Ray Bradbury. I do like fantasy, but I'm a huge Tolkien fan and nothing comes close to his work.I do like le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, early Terry Pratchett, Guy Kay, and I have read some Stephen Donaldson.
Dr Sneak on 8/4/2006 at 12:06
I'd rather read a history book than fantasy/sci-fi, but if stuck with those two I'd choose sci-fi.
Naartjie on 8/4/2006 at 12:09
Discworld started out a madcap satirical pageant of all things swords & sorcery until about 7 books ago when he moved on to mirroring real life issues with the whole mental cast of characters and places he'd made. It's predictable in an unpredictable way.
(It's also very very good, so no complaints from me)
edit: why separate the two genres anyway? They're more or less the same thing, you can read both and enjoy similar elements in each.
