William T Goodall wrote: > Pillars was a whole lot worse...
A good friend of mine still reads them and he enjoyed Pillars. Then again, he didn't think there was anything wrong with the Night's Dawn trilogy. I thought it was fun and he thought it deserved a re-read over my recommendation of _Hyperion_ and _The Fall Of Hyperion_. I give up. > > David Gemmell > > Never read. The Parmenion books (_Lion Of Macedon_ and _Dark Prince_) are really good, and are an alternate take on Alexander the Great (well, the second one is. The first sets the scene). Actually, come to think of it, these books are excellent. Gemmell is prolific, and the quality tends to vary. Still, fun to read. The Drenai novels are also quite good. He's never really bettered the first three in the series, though he always seems to have sieges taking place. After the first 5 or 6 times, you wonder if he has no other way of setting up a tense finish. Also, the first two Jon Shannow books are cool (_Wolf In Shadow_ and _Last Sword Of Power_). Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where the planet has toppled on its axis and strange, black-veined golden stones that grant people's wishes, the world has reverted back to a level of technology comparable to the Wild West (it's a kind of fantasy Western more than anything). It's 2am and my brain will probably be able to describe this better after some sleep. > > Peter F. Hamilton > > May never read again. I'm obliged to read _Fallen Dragon_ since I bought it. I've ranted at length about the evil that is _Misspent Youth_ but his one, _Pandora's Star_, looks quite interesting, even if he is jumping on the Fermi Paradox explanation bandwagon. > I've only read about five of them. I have no idea what order they are > supposed to be in :) I just like stories where people eat cheese... Right. The first one is present time, the second, third and fourth are prequels, and then the fifth book onwards follows on from the events of the first. Or something like that. Lal GSV The Love Of Stones _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
