Badmike wrote: Yes, a Kane fan! I also am surprised at his lack of popularity...I run into fantasy afficianados all the time who have never even heard of him (?). I think it hurts that all of his works are now out of print (except in very pricey specialty edition), he's dead (not writing any new works), and that his output was so sporadic (only three novels and two short story collections in his career, plus a few scattered short stories in the mid 80's).
MShipley88 wrote:Interesting the literary cross-currents here. A surprising number of us have met or known the noteworthy fantasy authors of the 20th century.Zelazny bears mentioning in any list of fantasy writers. The first Amber series is great and the second is at least good.I also loved Lord of Light and Creatures of Darkness and Light.Mark
Onlondore wrote:Great lists of wonderful books and authors. I've read as much Elric, Kane, Gord, Fafhrd et. al. as I could get my hands on. Two books that I don't see very often on lists like these are Dream Park and Bimbos of the Death Sun. Both books are about role play gaming, and IMO they are a lot of fun to read. Dream Park is science fiction/murder mystery/role playing, and succeeds on all three levels. (You can start with chapter four if you want to get to the game ) Bimbos pokes a lot of fun at a game convention, and Sharon McCrumb is a very good author.
MShipley88 wrote:Oh...and I can't remember the author's name, but who else here has read Grunts?This is a novel about fantasy world orcs who are transformed into American marines by a dragon horde's curse.I consider it a hoot.Mark
Kosh Vorlontay wrote:Intersesting....yet not surprising I would have to say the best D&D series, next to Gord the Rogue, would have to be for me the Dark Elf series by RA Salvatore....ALL of them!....
Badmike wrote:Greenwood's stuff is always way too over the top to be taken seriously.