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You know, I'm not really much into reading Epic Fantasy any more these days -- I read it so much as a kid that I practically glutted on the stuff *g* -- but these days, I'm a lot more fond of urban fantasy. Stories where our world blends with the supernatural, I am so there I was reading it yesterday. *g*
(Fairytales, obviously, don't count here. Fairytales are awesome no matter what they are.)
But that doesn't stop a piece of fairly epic "high fantasy" music from totally getting to me, to the point where I can see the white castles and dramatic swordfights between masked men and women in black robes and bird-masks and the sky on fire.
Guys, guys, I love the music I'm listening to right now. o/ (A piece by Immediate Music called "Electric Romeo.") It makes me want to write things. LUNCHBREAK CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. \o/
P.S. Senpai! I watched the first two episodes of Storm Hawks last night. :Db I WILL BE WATCHING MORE, I THINK /o/
(Fairytales, obviously, don't count here. Fairytales are awesome no matter what they are.)
But that doesn't stop a piece of fairly epic "high fantasy" music from totally getting to me, to the point where I can see the white castles and dramatic swordfights between masked men and women in black robes and bird-masks and the sky on fire.
Guys, guys, I love the music I'm listening to right now. o/ (A piece by Immediate Music called "Electric Romeo.") It makes me want to write things. LUNCHBREAK CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. \o/
P.S. Senpai! I watched the first two episodes of Storm Hawks last night. :Db I WILL BE WATCHING MORE, I THINK /o/
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That said, I'm not surprised that Stork is one of your tossups for favorite. XD
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Re: fantasy genre-- YOUTH DENIES ME OF JOYS. ALAS, I FIGHT. D: I've never really... touched this hood of imaginary before, literary-wise, despite being ridiculously infatuated with the genre-type grâce à la Japonaise. But since quasi-exampunks are now over, I decided it's time to feed this malnourished innerchild. It's kind of going awkwardly, but I'm trying to say the least. |Db (ON THIS NOTE: have you heard of the manga Yami no Kodou? It sort of pinged back when you mentioned supernatural coalesced with some form of ah, reality.)
(Also, hey! This is versine, on her new journal. XD)
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I used to read SO MUCH Epic Fantasy, it was ridiculous. *g* These days, I find it a lot harder to keep up with -- one because I am impatient and hate waiting for the next volume of something to come out. XD MR. JAMES ALAN GARDNER, THE NEXT "EXPENDABLE" BOOK WOULD BE A+++++ YES. (I have not heard of it! B-but I also have so much I need to read/catch up on, I'd probably not get to it within the year, orz)
Hallo, hallo~ o/
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I WILL LOOK OUT FOR THIS. Aha, I'm just-- mainly going with books I've known people to have liked so far. 8) Since my knowledge is kind of narrow and non-existent. (Ah, no worries! Just curious; it sounded like something you might've read. XD)
heeeey, yo! ♥
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I like James Alan Gardner's stuff a lot, for scifi. Start with Expendable, because Festina is AWESOME LIKE THAT, and work your way till you're stuck with the rest of us, waiting four years without a new book. :(
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Got any recommendations? *in desperate need of new fantasy books*
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I'd recommend anything by Lynn Flewelling (I prefer the Tamir Triad in terms of the "epic fantasy" feeling [starting from The Bone-Doll's Twin], but the series that starts with Luck in the Shadows is also a lot of fun and fast as a read), for one! C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy always holds a big soft spot in my heart for another. David Eddings is like the comfort food of "epico fantasy" for me -- it's not like he does anything groundbreaking or brilliant, but his books are fun and fast and just sort of make me smile.
For something denser, longer, and still incomplete (sob I need to read the newest one; I HAVE it but I haven't cracked it open yet), I'd recommend Janny Wurst's Wars of Light and Shadow, beginning with The Curse of the Mistwraith. Anything by Raymond Feist makes me happy, too!
And if you're in for something more sci-fi, the Expendable series (starting with Expendable) by James Alan Gardner is awesome. \o/
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I actually should reread Janny Wurt's series. I remember starting on them, but I think it may have been over my reading level when I tried. So never quite got into them.
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The Janny Wurts books are dense, I think is the problem; she puts a LOT of extra detail and over-the-top language -- honestly, it's gotten to a point where it tires me out a bit to read her stuff. XD; But I still like her world and her characters (and her glossary for her world's language is interesting; I've never seen one that gives the roots of languages♥) and her story, so I'm willing to put up slogging through her language for it. XD
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Then Scott Lynch wrote The Gentleman Bastard Sequence and I was SUNK. Though probably, you could argue that those series of books has less to do with magic than it has to do with PURE AWESOME, PLOT AND CHARACTER.
o/ WATCH MORE STORM HAWKS.
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I TOTALLY WILL o\ POSSIBLY EVEN TONIGHT♥ And then I will hit you up for where I can go for icons. :Db
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ♥
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♥♥ :D
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♥♥♥♥♥
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Basically, yes, WATCH MOAR! XP
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But I am enjoying it so far! SO I WILL TOTALLY BE WATCHING MORE though uh. Maybe not tonight, as I've got fics and such I need to finish before tomorrow, woe. XD
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