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mikev7.0

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Linsenman said:
mikev7.0 said:
Could someone please explain the difference between Fantasy and High Fantasy? Seriously, I don't know.
I would also like to answer this for you. High fantasy is merely a sub-genre of fantasy. It categorizes books that have settings in invented worlds.

However, there are different types of this. The 'primary world' (our world) (1)either can not exist, (2)exist alongside the primary world, or (3)be inside of our world.

1. Lord of the Rings
2. A Song of Fire and Ice Series
3. Harry Potter
Ah. I think. So the next time my roomie gives me the stink-eye for reading Flashpoint or Sigil I can just say "No, no my dear, this isn't a comic it's High Fantasy Modern Mythology...." (She seems to prefer sentances that you can have a glass of wine with....)

Also you might wanna' give my entire post about Tolkein below a miss. Just sayin'....

Then again it's just my opinion.
 

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All time favorites of mine:

Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
 

romanator0

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Black Company series by Glen Cook
Legend of Drizzt series by R.A. Salvatore
Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman
Vampire Earth series by E.E. Knight
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Threat from the Sea trilogy by Mel Odom
Chronicles (War of the Lance) trilogy by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman
 
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"A Song of Ice and Fire", most commonly (and incorrectly) referred to as "The Game of Thrones" series.

Seriously. They are long, needlessly complicated, and slow as hell, but totally worth it. The characters, as well as the over-arching story, are fucking amazing.

Oh, for fucks sake. Hey, anybody know which gas company has been the expert in gas since 1927? I want to make a post, but there's a pop quiz in my way.
 

AlAaraaf74

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Dan Brown, Angels and Demons
Arthur Golded, Memoirs of a Geisha
Stephen King, The Stand
Stephen King, Misery
Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle
William Shakespere, Othello
William Shakespere, Titus Andronicus
Dante Alighieri, The Inferno
and Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I just like the original title better: Men who Hate Women)
 

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As I've seen several people before say The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher very good series it's sorta like Harry Potter mixed with a detective novel. Also it's one of the funniest series I've read which reminds me you should also read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that's quite good as well.
 

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sean360h said:
Recent I looked at the amount of books I own (about 10-20) not including school related books so I was wondering if you escapists know any good books I should read
I have been reading
1984
Animal Farm
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Da Vinci Code
Harry Potter ( used to be a big fan)
Metro 2033
The Halo Books

That's all I can think of right now
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Books I want to read
mogworld
The lord of the rings
mein kampf (English translation)
the rest of Dan Brown's books and George Orwell's books
(1) Patrick Rothfuss.
(2) Patrick Rothfuss.
(3) Patrick Rothfuss.
 

TyTyofChaos

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The dark tower series
Enders Game
Stainless Steel Rat
DUNE- Everyone should read the entire dune series
Carrion Comfort
Lovecraft
Clive Cussler books are a good read but not for everyone
 

Silverfox99

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Anything by Jim Butcher and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Both excellent writers and some of the best books I have read. I tend to read about 30-40 books a year just to give you and idea of how much I like them.
 

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My almost-boyfriend-but-not-quite recommended to me 'Death and the Penguin' by Andrey Kurkov. I've read it once and am starting it again because it was so poignant. Well worth a read, and if you can pick up the sequel(s) too it's apparently a great deal.
 

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Other people have mentioned it, but American Gods by Neil Gaiman is fantastic (pretty much anything he writes turns to gold), and the only book I've ever accurately described as a "page turner." I do like books, and I like the stories that books tell, but I'm not sure I enjoy the physical act of reading so much--perhaps due in part to the time I'm growing up in. This was different though, and a rare occasion where I'd actually have to pull myself away from the book rather than looking for a place to stop.

Also, pretty big fan of Stephen King. It is great, but a hidden gem of his is "The Long Walk," a book written originally written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman. This is my favorite SK novel of all time, far eclipsing It and The Stand. It's dark, but it's also emotionally mature and surprisingly down-to-earth. And at 300 something pages, it's a much shorter read than those others.
 

Viral_Lola

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Hmm... Well here's a few:
The Kite Runner
Lolita
A Clockwork Orange
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre
Anna Karenina
Never Let Me Go
As I Lay Dying
To Kill a Mockingbird
 

EBonhawk09

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If you like science fiction, Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke is a fantastic read.
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds is also a great novel.
Or you could check out Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan, if you like gritty, noir- esque crime mysteries set in a cyberpunk world.

Either way, these are all great reads.
 

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mikev7.0 said:
Could someone please explain the difference between Fantasy and High Fantasy? Seriously, I don't know.
Fantasy is general, while High Fantasy is more specific. In High Fantasy, you have the whole made-up world, like Lord of the Rings that take place in Middle-Earth, with a ton of different races etc. The other one, obviously, would be Low Fantasy, which usually takes place in the modern world, think Harry Potter, which while it is fantasy, takes place in this time, and in this world. In Low Fantasy magic and the such is often a smaller part (but certainly not always).

High Fantasy is often called Epic Fantasy as well, just because of how grand the worlds usually are, with almost everything being made up from scratch.
 

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mikev7.0 said:
Could someone please explain the difference between Fantasy and High Fantasy? Seriously, I don't know.
High Fantasy is basically the most stereotypical kind of fantasy you can imagine; a colourful collection of imaginary races, grand stories, epic heroes, plenty of magic.

On the other side you have Low Fantasy, usually a more subtle kind of fantasy. On many fronts like our own ye olden days, but in an imaginary land, with perhaps a hidden spirit world or fae realm, a touch of magic. Just subtle.

Examples? You notice all those folks recommending Patrick Rothfuss in this thread? His Kingkiller Chronicles is what I'd call Low Fantasy. Your average Lord of the Rings or, from what I've heard, Wheel of Time would count as High Fantasy.