wiseheart: Hm, fantasy books are hard. I always compare them with Tolkien, and so far every single one of them lost.*g*
Ursula K. L Guin is fantastic where worldbuilding is considered, but I find her incredibly depressing. And Larry Alexander's stories, lovely though they are, are clearly meant for children. So is Narnia; only that I don't really like Narnia.
I own an anthology titled "Tales Before Tolkien", which is very interesting, but the tales themselves are, well, mediocre at best. I positively hated George R.R. Martin's stuff; tried the first volume but never got any further than 1/3 of it. Ever since then, I've been extremely wary when it comes to give a fantasy book a try.
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Hm, fantasy books are hard. I always compare them with Tolkien, and so
far every single one of them lost.*g*
Ursula K. L Guin is fantastic where worldbuilding is considered, but I
find her incredibly depressing. And Larry Alexander's stories, lovely
though they are, are clearly meant for children. So is Narnia; only that
I don't really like Narnia.
I own an anthology titled "Tales Before Tolkien", which is very
interesting, but the tales themselves are, well, mediocre at best. I
positively hated George R.R. Martin's stuff; tried the first volume but
never got any further than 1/3 of it. Ever since then, I've been
extremely wary when it comes to give a fantasy book a try.